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Avilla
ELDON E. DIEHM, 83, died Wednesday at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne. Born in Avilla, he retired from Northern Indiana Fuel and Light in Auburn after 15 years. Surviving are his wife, Betty; two daughters, Beverly Hudson and Marilyn Parker, both of Fort Wayne; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; a brother, Freeman of Rome City; and a sister, Clara Hanes of Kendallville. Services at 11 a.m. Saturday at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Avilla, with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Brazzell Funeral Home, Avilla. Burial in the church cemetery. Memorials to the church.
Notice dated Fri, Dec. 06, 2002
Columbia City
GUY V. LINN JR., 81, died Wednesday at Parkview Whitley Hospital, Columbia City. Born in South Whitley, he had worked at Gripe Nut Co. in South Whitley, Nickle Plate Railroad and retired in 1982 from Norfolk Southern Railroad in signal maintenance after 41 years. He was a World War II Army veteran. Surviving are his wife, Florence A.; two sons, Landry L. of Columbia City and Jerry J. of Lansing, Kan.; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by twin sons, Terry and Teddy. Services at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Smith & Sons Funeral Home, Columbia City. Calling from 4 to 8 p.m. today. Burial in South Whitley cemetery, with military graveside honors by American Legion Post 98. Memorials to Columbia City United Methodist Church Building Fund or Whitley County EMS.
Notice dated Fri, Dec. 06, 2002
RICHARD JOSEPH SCHALLER, 83, of Columbia City, died Tuesday in Fort Wayne. Born in Chicago Heights, he was a tool and die maker and former owner of Reelcraft Industries Inc. and Toolcraft Industries Inc. Surviving are his wife, Jean; a son, James Michael of Fort Wayne; two daughters, Valerie Schaller of Brightwood, Ore., and Sharon Foss of Schererville; two sisters, Lou Nondorf of Munster and Ellie Foster of Ann Arbor, Mich.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services at 11 a.m. today at Covington Memorial Funeral Home, 8408 Covington Road. Burial in Covington Memorial Gardens. Memorials to Hospice Home or donor's choice.
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Cromwell
BERNETTE BETTY BALDRIDGE, 82, died Wednesday at Goshen General Hospital. Born in Cleveland, she was a homemaker. Her husband, Louis, died earlier this year. Surviving are two daughters, De De Scalzo of Clinton, Conn., Sharon Yoder of North Webster; a son, Gerald Dager of Fort Wayne; 10 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Helen Hayes of Fort Wayne. Services at2 p.m. Sunday at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Pierceton. No calling.
Private burial.
Notice dated Fri, Dec. 06, 2002
Harlan
ROBERT "BOB" W. BOLLIER, 77, died Thursday at Bethlehem Woods Nursing Home, Fort Wayne. Born in Wolcott, he retired in 1984 as a painter after 35 years and also had worked at Jack Zehr Decorators. He was a World War II Navy veteran. Surviving are his wife, Annabelle "Ann"; a son, William of Pierceton; two daughters, Nancy Meinerding and Kay Remenschneider, both of New Haven; two brothers, Ted of Fort Wayne and Jack of Leo-Cedarville; three sisters, Hazel Terrill of Antwerp, Jeanne Smith of Woodburn and Marylin Rogers of Harlan; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services at 2 p.m. Sunday at Harlan United Methodist Church, 16434 Indiana 37, with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 1 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at E. Harper & Son Funeral Home, 740 Indiana 930 E., New Haven.
Burial in Woodburn Mennonite cemetery, Woodburn, with military graveside services by Woodburn American Legion Post 377. Memorials to Harlan Youth Center or Central Lutheran School, New Haven.
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Hudson
RALPH S. SAMPLE, 92, died Thursday at Sacred Heart Home, Avilla. Born in Marvel, Ark., he retired in 1972 from General Electric in Fort Wayne after 42 years. His wife, Opal E., died earlier this year and son, Ralph Jr., in 2000. Surviving are two grandchildren, Kathy Chambers of Muncie and Keith Sample of Fort Wayne; three great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.
Services at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Johnson Funeral Home, Hudson, with calling two hours before services. Burial in Oak Lawn cemetery, Ossian. Memorials to Helmer United Methodist Church.
Notice dated Fri, Dec. 06, 2002
Huntertown
RYAN "RYNIE" RINGLER, 81, died Thursday at home. Born in Hoovers-ville, Pa., he was a plumber with Shambaugh & Sons and had also worked at P.B. Arnold. He was a World War II Army Air Corps veteran and had been the recording secretary of Plumbers Local 166 for 30 years. Surviving are his wife, Thelma; six daughters, Ellen Clair of Huntertown, Suzanne Seagers of Dothan, Ala., Margaret Jackson of Monroeville, Carolyn Gephart of Decatur, Cindy Getty of Fort Wayne and Jeanette Crance of Tri Lakes; a son, Fred of Tri Lakes; 10 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Margaret Faulkner of Fairfax, Va. Mass of Christian Burial at 12:30 p.m. Monday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, 1502 E. Wallen Road, with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at D.O. McComb & Sons Pine Valley Park Funeral Home, 1320 E. Dupont Road, with vigil at 8:30 p.m.
Burial in Huntertown cemetery, with military graveside rites by the U.S. Air Force. Memorials to Parkview Home Healthcare & Hospice.
Notice dated Fri, Dec. 06, 2002
New Haven
LAVERNA J. SCHUTTE, 73, died Wednesday at Hospice Home of Northeast Indiana, Fort Wayne. Born in Wheelersburg, Ohio, she retired in 2000 from accounts payable at Lincoln National Life Insurance Co. after 10 years. Her husband, George R., died in 1981. Surviving are two sons, Richard and Thomas, both of New Haven; two daughters, Elaine Crosby of Fort Wayne and Mary Ann Levine of Woodburn; a sister, Wanda Scroggy of Atlanta; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial at9 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 943 Powers St., New Haven, with calling 30 minutes before services. Calling also from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at E. Harper & Son Funeral Home, 740 Indiana 930 E., New Haven, with American Legion Auxiliary Post 330 calling service at 7 p.m. and rosary at 8:30 p.m. Burial in St. John's Catholic cemetery, New Haven. Memorials to Hospice Home of Northeast Indiana or Masses.
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Portland
MARIE E. THOMPSON, 81, of Bluffton, formerly of Portland and Pennville, died Wednesday at Meadowvale Health Care Center, Bluffton. Born in Geneva, she was a homemaker. Her husband, Forrest E., died in 1982 and son, Bobbie E., in 2001. Surviving are four sons, Richard E., Robert E. and Lonnie W., all of Portland and Donald L. of Middletown; four daughters, Betty A. Fancil, Mary C. Elliott, Mary L. Dailey and Kathy A. Sprunger, all of Berne; two brothers, John Duer and Virgil Duer, both of Ohio; 14 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services at 11 a.m. Saturday at Williamson & Spencer Funeral Home, Portland Chapel. Calling from 2 to 8 p.m. today. Burial in Center cemetery, west of Portland.
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Warsaw
GEORGE W. HULET, 74, died Wednesday at Miller's Merry Manor, Syracuse. Born in Kokomo, he retired in 1993 as a foreman from Warsaw Chemical and was a tractor-trailer rig driver for 35 years with American Standard of Kokomo. His wife, Marilyn J., died earlier this year. Surviving are a daughter, Faith Cook of Kokomo; two sons, William Ray and Timothy Clayton, both of Kokomo; three stepdaughters, Tamara Smith and Terri Evans, both of North Webster and Sandra DeSanto of Warsaw; a stepson, Tony Good of Wabash; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; seven sisters, Maxine Scott of Sharpsville, Helen Best, Vivian Lucky, Lottie Bell Bryan and Judy Lewis, all of Kokomo, Betty Rena of Orange County, Calif., and Karen Nelson of Norco, Calif.; and a brother, Walter "Ike" Isaac of Kokomo.
Services at 3 p.m. today at Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw, with calling two hours before services. Burial in Leesburg cemetery. Arrangements by Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw.
Notice dated Fri, Dec. 06, 2002
VIRGIL RUTTER, 72, of Columbus, Ga., formerly of Warsaw, died Tuesday at home. Born in Indianapolis, he was a shuttle transport driver at Groome Transport and was a World War II Army veteran. Surviving are his wife, Bette; four daughters, Debbie Steele of Columbus, Ind., Pam Hildebrand of Franklin, Rhonda Phifer of Warsaw and Michelle Lifgren of Kokomo; a son, Sam of New Whiteland; a brother, Kenny of Greenfield; a sister, Marie Elmore of Plainfield; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Services at2 p.m. Monday at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw, with calling two hours before services. Burial in Oakwood cemetery, Warsaw.
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Winona Lake
RAMON "RAY" SCHMID, 68, died Thursday at home. Born in Huntington, he was previously a pharmacist at Revco in Warsaw and was a U.S. Army Reserve veteran. His first wife, Gale, died in 1969. Surviving are his wife, Gloria Ann; five daughters, Susan Kethcart and Valerie Burns, both of Huntington, Linda Smith of Lakeland, Wash., and Paulette Schaaf and Karen Lawniczak, both of Fairport, N.Y.; four sons, Tony Schmid of LaFontaine, Terry Schmid of Spring, Texas, Tom Schmid of Loveland, Colo., and Stace Drabenstot of Wabash; 17 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services at 10 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Warsaw. Calling from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw. Burial in Mount Calvary cemetery, Huntington. Memorials to Kosciusko Home Care & Hospice, P.O. Box 1196, Warsaw, IN 46580.
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FORT WAYNE
EMMA J. RINEHART, 88, died Wednesday at St. Anne Home. Born in Philadelphia, she retired in 1972 as a registered nurse from St. Joseph Hospital. She was past president of District Catholic Nurses Association. Surviving are her husband, John A.; two sons, James J. and Jerry A., both of Fort Wayne; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Anne Home, 1900 Randallia Drive, with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at C.M. Sloan & Sons Funeral Home, 1327 N. Wells St., with vigil at 4 p.m. Burial in Catholic cemetery. Memorials to St. Anne Home, 1900 Randallia Drive, Fort Wayne, IN 46805.
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ELIZABETH A. VAN METER, 85, died Thursday at home. Born in Vincennes, she delivered meals to the homebound for 17 years and was a homemaker. Her husband, Robert B., died in 1997. Surviving are two daughters, Lana Farling of Pendleton and Bobbie Hughes of Fort Wayne; a son, Perry of Fort Wayne; 10 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services at 3 p.m. Sunday at Hockemeyer & Miller Funeral Home, 6131 St. Joe Road, with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday. Burial in Covington Memorial Gardens. Memorials to Carroll Road Christian Fellowship Church; Living Water Community Church, Anderson; or Parkview Home Health & Hospice.
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