Newspaper Tidbits Project Friday, November 6, 2009 Page 2 "Decatur Daily Democrat", Tuesday, April 14, 2009 Nola A. Isch, 72, of Decatur, passed away on Sunday, April 12, 2009 Andrew E. Dellinger, 20, of Willshire, Ohio, died Sunday in Van Wert County Hospital in Van Wert, Ohio, of injuries suffered in a traffic accident that day in Mercer County, Ohio. Jeff Jones, 38, of rural Bryant, died Saturday in Adams Memorial Hospital.

Newspaper Tidbits Project Friday, November 6, 2009 Page 1 "Decatur Daily Democrat", Monday, April 13, 2009 Nola A. Isch, 72, of Decatur, wife of former mayor Fred Isch, died Sunday in Lutheran Hospital at Fort Wayne. Lester W. Brickley Sr., 74, of Decatur, died Saturday at home. Janet Nussbaum, 90, of Warren, a former Berne resident, died Thursday in Heritage Pointe nursing home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The Berne Tri-Weekly News", Monday, April 13, 2009 Janet Soldner Nussbaum, 90, a resident of Warren, died at 11:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 9, 2009 Nola A. Isch, 72, a resident of Decatur, died on Sunday, April 12, 2009 I keep these on file so if you need a copy please let me know. Thanks! Rick B

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MargieRoopPearce Surnames: Reber, Stalter, Bowman, Hendricks Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.adams/3183/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams Co, IN; Tuesday, 19 June 1934 MARY REBER DIES TODAY Widow of Ezra Reber Dies This Morning At Home Of Daughter Mary E. Reber, 73, widow of Ezra Reber, died Tuesday morning at 7:30 o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Van Bowman, two miles west of Monroe. Mrs. Reber was born December 29, 1860, a daughter of Noah and Ellen Stalter. Her marriage to Ezra Reber took place on January 1, 1878. He preceded her in death six years ago. The following children survive: Marion Reber, Mrs. Van Bowman, Mrs. Noah Hendricks, Earl and George Reber, all of Adams County. Twenty-eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren also survive. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the Bowman home, and at 2 o'clock at the Christian Union Church at Honduras. Burial will be made in the Pleasant Dale cemetery. Rev. Jay Smith will officiate. S. E. Black will have charge of the funeral. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MargieRoopPearce Surnames: Hirschy, Biberstein, Myers, Bertsch Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.adams/3182/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams Co, IN; 12 January 1984 Eli Hirschy, 65, route 4, Portland (Jay County), a retired farmer and a former assistant supervisor with the Adams County Highway Department, died at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Jay County Hospital, Portland. Mr. Hirschy worked for the highway department for 18 years. He was a member of the Monroe United Brethren Church. Born in Adams County on Sept. 21, 1918, he was the son of George and Ida Biberstein-Hirschy, and was married to Ruth Myers on Oct. 2, 1937; she survives. Also surviving are three sons, Dale L., Marion; Bill Edward, Berne; Dewain L., route 2 Portland; five grandchildren; four brothers, Noah, Roy and Sylvan, all of Monroe; Chester, Charlotte, N.C.; three sisters, Esther and Edna Hirschy, Monroe; Mrs. Oscar (Sylvia) Bertsch, Bluffton. One son, Eldon, died in 1949. Services will be held Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the Downing Funeral Home, Geneva, where friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. Rev. Stephen Boardman and Rev. Mike Brown will officiate at the services. Burial will be in the Ray Cemetery. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MargieRoopPearce Surnames: Bluhm, Moeschberger, Zurcher Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.adams/3181/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams Co, IN; Saturday, 10 March 1984 Howard R. Bluhm, 72, route 1, Berne, a retired farmer, died at 1:55 p.m. Friday at the Berne Nursing Home. He was a member of the Cross United Church of Christ, where he served as a Sunday School teacher, Sunday School superintendent, deacon, and elder. He was a former member of the Berne-French School Board. Born on June 21, 1911, in Adams county, he was the son of Raymond and Delphia Moeschberger-Bluhm, and was married on March 25, 1933, in Vera Cruz, to Lois Zurcher; she survives. Also surviving are one daughter, Marjorie Bluhm, Highland, Ind.; one son, Duane Bluhm, route 1, Berne; one brother, Roger Bluhm, route 1, Monroe; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Cross United Church of Christ, with Rev. Robert Kauffman officiating. Burial will be in the MRE Cemetery. Friends may call at the Yager-Kirchhofer Funeral Home on Sunday from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m., and Monday from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m., and then at the church one hour prior to services Memorials are to the Church Assistance Fund. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MargieRoopPearce Surnames: Schwartz, Reece, Gause, Marshall, Strahm, Lushbaugh, Osborne, Baney, Hurless, Rodenbeck Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.adams/3180/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams Co, IN; Tuesday, 3 May 1988 Mae N. Schwartz, 82, a resident of Swiss Village, Berne, since April of 1987 and formerly of West Monroe St. in Decatur, died at 4:35 p.m. Monday in Adams County Memorial Hospital. She attended Decatur United Brethren Church. Born in Willshire, O., on March 11, 1906, she was the daughter of William and Phoebe Gause-Reece, and was married June 21, 1947, in Decatur, to Peter D. Schwartz; he died Oct. 30, 1984. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Lester (Mildred) Marshall Strahm, Decatur; a son, Clifford J. Marshall, Fairbanks, Alaska; four stepsons, Gerhart Schwartz, Battle Creek, Mich.; Chester Schwartz, Battle Creek, Mich.; LeRoy Schwartz, San Berdine, Calif.; Raymond Schwartz, Indianapolis; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Frances Lushbaugh, San Diego, Calif., and Mrs. Dale (Rosemary) Osborne, Fort Wayne; two sisters, Mrs. Lucille Baney, Findlay, O., and Mrs. Dorothy Hurless, Willshire, O.; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; 20 step-grandchildren; and 31 step-great-grandchildren. One stepdaughter, Anna Rodenbeck, and three brothers are deceased. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Zwick-Sefton & Jahn Funeral Home, Rev. Sylvester Martin officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Thursday. Memorials are to Swiss Village or the Decatur Missionary Church. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MargieRoopPearce Surnames: Schwartz, Nussbaum, Marshall, Lushbaugh, Osborn, Graber, Strahm Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.adams/3179/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams Co, IN; Wednesday, 31 October 1984 Peter D. Schwartz, 90, a resident of the Riverview Care Center, Fort Wayne, for the past four years, died at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday at his residence, following an extended illness. He was a former employee of the Decatur General Electric Co., a retired Decatur Industries employee and former operator of Schwartz Realty. He lived on West Monroe St. until moving to Fort Wayne and attended the Decatur United Brethren Church. Born in Adams County on Jan. 18, 1894, he was the son of David D. and Anna Nussbaum-Schwartz, and was first married to Elizabeth D. Nussbaum June 18, 1916; she died in November of 1936. He later married Mae Reece Marshall June 21, 1947; she survives and lives at Riverview Care Center. Survivors also include six children, Gerhart R. Schwartz, Macomb, Ill.; Chester H. Schwartz, Battle Creek, Mich.; LeRoy D. Schwartz, San Bernadino, Calif.; Mrs. E.H. (Frances) Lushbaugh, San Diego, Calif.; Raymond L. Schwartz, Indianapolis; Mr. R. Dale (Rosemary E.) Osborn, Fort Wayne; a sister, Mrs. Martha Graber, Lamar, Mo.; two brothers, Dan D. Schwartz, Berne, and J.D.R. (Jack) Schwartz, Douglas, Mich.; a stepson, Clifford Marshall, Fairbanks, Alaska; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Lester (Mildred) Strahm, Decatur; 20 grandchildren; and 31 great-grandchildren. One daughter, Anna, is deceased. Services will be held Friday at 10:30 a.m. at the Zwick, Boltz & Jahn Funeral Home, with Rev. Sylvester Martin officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur Cemetery. Friends may call at the (article cut off) Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MargieRoopPearce Surnames: Jacobs, Gephart, Smith, Gerber, Parker, Sipe, Gibson Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.adams/3178/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams Co, IN; Monday, October 7, 1985 Lawrence E. Jacobs, 79, 333 N. first St., died at 9:09 p.m. Sunday at home after having been in failing health for two years. He was born in Blue Creek Township on June 15, 1906 to George K. and Ida Gephart Jacobs and married the former Nettie Smith on May 8, 1934 in Monroe. She survives. He retired in 1978 from the Decatur Salvage Co., after working there 45 years. He began his career when Felix Maier owned the business; later, the Imel family purchased it. Aside from his wife, other survivors are a son, George W. Jacobs of Route 6; three sisters -- Mrs. Paul (Florine) Gerber of 1510 Madison St.; Mrs. Robert (Nora) Parker of Fort Wayne; and Mrs. Marion (Barbara) Sipe of 840 N. 12th St.; a brother, Norman Jacobs of Dayton, Ohio; a half-sister, Gladys Gibson of Hoagland; 11 grandchildren; and five greatgrandchildren. Three sisters, a half-sister and a half-brother preceded him in death. His funeral is at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the Zwick-Boltz and Jahn Funeral Home, with Roy Schwartz officiating. Burial will be in Decatur Cemetery. Visiting hours at the funeral home are noon to 9 p.m. Tuesday and from 1 p.m. to the time of service on Wednesday. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MargieRoopPearce Surnames: Peterson, Mitchell, Hawkins, Eyanson, Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.adams/3177/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams Co, IN; Thursday, 24 October 1974 Ilene Peterson rites to be on Saturday Mrs. Phyllis Ilene Peterson of route 6, Decatur, died at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday at the Decatur Community Care Center following an extended illness. She was 39 and a lifelong resident of Adams county. Mrs. Peterson, born in Decatur on February 13, 1935, was a housewife and a member of the Church of God and Order of Eastern Star. She was married on September 27 of 1963 to K. Richard Peterson, who survives. Also surviving are three children, Mrs. Joe (Linda) Eyanson, route 6, Decatur, and Vern and Kenneth, both at home; and her stepmother, Mrs. Lottie Mitchell. Her parents, Kenneth and Gertrude Hawkins Mitchell, are deceased. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Winteregg, Linn & Haggard Funeral Home, with Rev. Arthur R. Burnett in charge of the services. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday. Burial will be in the Decatur Cemetery. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MargieRoopPearce Surnames: Hirshey, Nuffer, Cook, Lough, Vorhees Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.adams/3176/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams Co, IN; Monday, 5 November 1973 Harold Hirshey, 63, of Geneva, brother of Harry Hirshey, of Decatur, died Saturday afternoon at the Adams county memorial hospital. He had been ill three weeks. Born in Decatur on October 17, 1910, he was the son of Frank and Ida Nuffer-Hirshey, and was married on Jan. 19. 1929, to Josephine Cook, who survives. He resided in Geneva 43 years. Also surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Mary Lough of Decatur; Mrs. Anna Vorhees of Geneva; one son, Charles Hirshey of Geneva; one brother, Harry Hirshey of Decatur; 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Hardy & Hardy funeral home, with Rev. Paul Hirshey officiating. Burial will be in the Riverside cemetery, located east of Geneva. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. today. Mr. Hirshey was a retired heavy machine operator. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MargieRoopPearce Surnames: Stahl, Dull, Wolf Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.adams/3175/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams Co, IN; Monday, July 12, 1971 William Stahl dies Saturday William Lloyd Stahl, 59, of 518 East Hawthorne Street, Fort Wayne, was dead on arrival Saturday at Community Health Center, Coldwater, Mich. A native of Ohio City, O., he lived in Fort Wayne 36 Years and was employed by the General Electric Co. He was a member of Moose Lodge 200 and the G. E. Quarter Century Club. Surviving are his wife, Mary E., a son, Thomas L. Stahl of Fort Wayne; two brothers, Robert Stahl of Ohio City and Walter Stahl, Jr., of Tigard, Ore.; two sisters, Mrs. Margaret Dull of Van Wert, O., and Mrs. Edith Wolf of St. Mary's, O.; a step mother, Mrs. Lois Stahl of Ohio City, and a grandson. Funeral rites will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at D. O. McComb & Sons Funeral Home, Fort Wayne, with Rev. W. Stanley Darrah officiating. Burial will be at Rockford, O. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. today. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MargieRoopPearce Surnames: Lough, White, Krontz, Currier, DeBolt, Andrews, Foreman Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.adams/3174/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams Co, IN; Monday, April 24, 1961 Mrs. Cora B. Lough Dies This Morning Mrs Cora B. Lough, 76, of 622 North Seventh Street, died of a cerebral stroke at 11 o'clock this morning at the Adams County Memorial Hospital. She had been ill for the past six years. She was born in Churubusco March 15, 1885, a daughter of John and Emily White. Her husband, Frank Lough, preceded her in death. Surviving are seven sons, Kenneth, Everett and James Lough, al of Decatur, Frank of Sturgis, Mich., Frederick of St. Paul, Minn., Donald of Fort Wayne, and Eugene of Willshire, Ohio; five daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Krontz of Sturgis, Mich., Mrs. Alvina Currier of Kalamazoo, Mich., and Mrs. Ruth DeBolt, Mrs. Idora Andrews and Mrs. Gretchen Foreman, all of Decatur; 46 grandchidlren and 47 great-grandchildren. One son, three brothers and six sisters preceded her in death. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Black Funeral Home, with the Rev. J. O. Penrod officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Tuesday until time of the services. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MargieRoopPearce Surnames: Myers, August, Brandt, White, Bundy Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.adams/3173/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams Co, IN; Monday, January 16, 1961 Mrs. Rosa Myers Dies Unexpectedly Mrs. Rose Myers, 84, a resident of Decatur since 1947, died suddenly at 8:30 o'clock Sunday evening at her home, 122 South Ninth Street. She was born at Willshire, Ohio, April 16, 1876, a daughter of William and Mary Brandt August, and was married to Josiah Myers, Oril 26, 1898. Her husband preceded her in death April 15, 1953. Mrs. Myers, who moved to this city from Willshire in 1947, was a member of the Union Evangelical United Brethren Church at Willshire and the Willshire Pythian Sisters. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Nellie White of Decatur, and Mrs. Robert (Myrtle) Bundy of Dayton, Ohio; two sons, James Myers of Decatur route 6, and Harold Myers of Anderson; eight grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Nine brothers and sisters preceded her in death. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 pm Wednesday at the Zwick Funeral Home, the Rev. Richard M. Ward officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today until time of the services. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MargieRoopPearce Surnames: Archbold, Fisher, Nachtrieb, Byron Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.adams/3172/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams Co, IN; Monday, March 25, 1957 Dr. Roy Archbold Dies Sunday Night Heart Attack Fatal To Decatur Dentist Dr. Roy Archbold, 80, prominent Decatur dentist, active in his practice in this city for nearly 60 years, died suddenly at 11 o'clock Sunday night at the Adams County Memorial Hospital. Dr. Archbold was stricken by a heart attack about 9 o'clock last night at his home, 604 West Monroe Street, and was rushed to the hospital. where he died two hours later without regaining consciousness. He had not been ill and had been at his North Second Street off daily. A native and lifelong resident of Decatur, he was born in this city April 23, 1876, a son of Thomas and Angeline Fisher-Archbold. He was married to Miss Nola J. Nachtrieb who preceded him in death, June 26, 1956. Dr. Archbold graduated from the University of Michigan in 1896, and began the practice of dentistry here the same year. He was a member of the Delta Sigma Delta fraternity, the Isaac Knapp dental society, the Indiana state dental society and the American dental society. Active all his life in civic and social affairs of the community, Dr. Archbold was a charter member of the Decatur Elks lodge, a charter member of the Shrine at Fort Wayne, and a member of the Decatur Masonic lodge and Scottish Rite at Fort Wayne. The Decatur dentist served for many years as treasurer and board member of the Adams County tuberculosis association. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Phillip E. Byron of Elkhart; one son, Richard T. Archbold of Coldwater, Mich.; and one grandson, Thomas A. Byron. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Zwick Funeral Home, the Rev. Virgil W. Sexton officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home until time of the services. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MargieRoopPearce Surnames: Haggard, Martz, Johnson Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.adams/3171/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette; Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana; September 27, 1908 LONG ILLNESS CULMINATES IN DEATH OF MRS. HAGGARD (By Kist News Bureau) DECATUR, Ind., Sept. 26. -- Susan, wife of John Haggard, a prominent Monroe township farmer, died yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at her home southeast of Monroe, after a year's illness with tuberculosis, at the age of thirty-six years and eighteen days. The deceased was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Martz, of near Monroe. September 7, 1892, she was married to John Haggard, and to them were born three children - Mrs. Ocie Johnson, of near Monroe, and Samuel and Addie at home. Besides the husband, three children and her father and mother, she leaves two brothers, Jesse Martz, of Oklahoma, and William of Monroe. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MargieRoopPearce Surnames: Haggard, Allen, Martz, Walker, Gilbert, Beitler, Johnson, Noffsinger, Erp, Roe Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.adams/3170/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams Co, IN; Friday, 24 November 1950 John Allen Haggard, 82, retired Adams county farmer, died at 6 a.m. Thursday at the home of his daughters in Berne, where he had lived for the past six weeks. Death followed a long illness of complications. Born in Fayette county, O., Nov. 25, 1867, he was a son of John and Sarah Allen-Haggard, and had spent most of his life in Adams county. He moved to Decatur one year ago and to Berne six weeks ago. His first wife, Susie Martz, died in 1909, and his second wife, Amelia Walker, also preceded him in death. He was a member of the Wesleyan Methodist church, three miles southeast of Monroe. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Addie Gilbert of Monroe, Miss Dorothy Haggard and Mrs. Frances Beitler of Berne; one son, Sam Haggard of near Monroe; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Osie Johnson of Fort Wayne; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; three brothers, Henry of Monroe, Jason of Holiday, N. D. and Harry of Pontiac, Mich.; and three sisters, Mrs. Robert Noffsinger and Mrs. Grace Erp of Monroe, and Mrs. Ed Roe of Decatur. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the home and at 3 o'clock at the Wesleyan Methodist church, the Rev. W. F. Siders and the Rev. Noah Wis??halter officiating. Burial will be in the Ray cemetery near Monroe. The body will be removed from the Lob??? funeral home to the residence where friends may call after 4 o'clock this afternoon. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MargieRoopPearce Surnames: Marshall, Brown, Strahm, Floualer, Teeple, Heimke/Helmke, Ray, Beery Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.adams/3169/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams Co, IN; Friday, 24 November 1950 Clifford Marshall Is Taken By Death Former Decatur Man Dies At Fort Wayne Clifford T. Marshall, 49, 2340 Sunnymede Drive, Fort Wayne, a resident of Decatur most of his life, died at 4:15 o'clock Thursday morning at the Irene Byron sanatorium where he had been a patient three months. He had been ill for the last eight months. He was born in Tipton county Oct. 5, 1901, a son of Orland and Mary Brown-Marshall. While a resident of Decatur he was a member of the First Baptist church. Surviving are is wife, Mary C., his mother, who lives in Decatur, a daughter, Mrs. Mildred Strahm of Flanagan, Ill; one son, Sgt. Clifford Marshall, with the army air force in England; three stepchildren, Rosetta D. Floualer (sp?) of Niceville, Fla., Martin W. Teeple of New Orleans, La., and Mrs. K E. Heimke (or Helmke) of Fort Wayne; nine grandchildren; one brother, Otto of Jackson, Mich.; and two sisters, Mrs. Dora Ray of Columbia City and Mrs. Pauline Beery of Decatur. The body was removed to the Black funeral home where friends may call after ???. Funeral arrangements have not been finalized until word is received from the son in England. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MargieRoopPearce Surnames: Dull, Hilton, Sovine, Beitler Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.adams/3168/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams Co, IN; Saturday, July 3, 1999 Mary Maxine Dull, 77, 700 block Mondor Street, died at 1:06 a.m. Friday in Parkview Memorial Hospital, Fort Wayne. She was born on June 9, 1922 in Adams County to A. N. Peck Hilton and Esther L. Sovine. She married Theron L. Dull on April 1, 1945 (Easter Sunday), he died March 1 this year. Mrs. Dull is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Jerry (Mary Lee) Beitler, New Haven. She was preceded in death by a sister, Laura Alice Hilton. Mrs. Dull was a member of St. Mark's United Methodist Church and was a past president of the VFW Auxiliary, American Legion Auxiliary, and was past Pocahontas of Majella Counsil (sic) 72 Pocahontas Lodge, Decatur. She formerly worked for General Electric and was retired from CTS Berne. Funeral services are at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Haggard & Sefton Funeral Home, with burial to take place in Ray Cemetery, Monroe. visiting hours are noon to 3 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. Monday at Haggard & Sefton Funeral Home. Memorials are to St. Mark's United Methodist Church or Parkview Cancer Center. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MargieRoopPearce Surnames: Baltzell, Andrews, Ramsey, Cullar, Adler, Williams, Lockner, Reber, Elzey Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.adams/3167/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams Co, IN; Monday, 28 March 1994 John C. Baltzell, 96, a Monroe Township resident from 1939-90, died at 5 p.m. Friday in Swiss Village at Berne, his residence the past four years. He was born on June 16, 1897 in Adams County to Thomas H. and Emma Jane Andrews Baltzell. He married Dorothy M. Ramsey on October 16, 1926; she died on May 29, 1966. He married Bernice Ramsey on September 21, 1971; she survives. He retired in 1967 after many years as a Monroe Township farmer. He was also a pilot for 40 years, including a job as an air mail carrier. He flew the first and only air mail from Adams County on May 18, 1938. He was also a member of the Civil Air Patrol at Van Wert, Ohio during World War II and the Flying Farmers and the OX5 Aviation Pioneers. He was a member of Monroe United Methodist Church, Decatur Masonic Lodge 571, Scottish Rite of Fort Wayne, York Rite, Mizpah Shrine Temple, Adams County Shrine Club, Adams County Calliopers, and Order of the Easter Star chapter 127. He was a former member of the Decatur Rotary Club and a charter member of the Monroe Lions Club and the Monroe Fire Department. Other survivors are a daughter, Mrs. John (Jane) Cullar, Kokomo; a brother, Victor L. Baltzell, Berne; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Deceased are two brothers, Dent and Walter Baltzell, and five sisters, Theresa Adler, Ruth Williams, Electa Lockner, Von Reber, and Crystal Elzey. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Zwick-Sefton and Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur, with burial in Decatur Cemetery. Visiting hours are today until 5 p.m., then 7-9 p.m. There will also be Masonic memorial services at 8:30 p.m. Preferred memorials are to Shriner's hospitals. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MargieRoopPearce Surnames: Slusher, VanCamp, Reusser, Ehrsam Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.adams/3165/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams Co, IN; Thursday, 24 March 1994 Clara N. Slusher, 91, 1333 Master Dr., died at 7:40 p.m. Wednesday in Adams County Memorial Hospital after having been ill for three months. She was a lifelong Adams County resident. She was born on February 21, 1903 in Decatur to Bealous and Anna Reusser VanCamp and married Orvill Slusher on May 15, 1924. He died in October, 1977. She was a homemaker and a member of Zion United Church of Christ, Decatur, and its Women's Guild. Surviving are a son, Donald W. Slusher, Decatur; a daughter, Mrs. Raymond (Alice E.) Ehrsam, Pleasant Mills; 16 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. A son, Ivan E. Slusher; three brother; and two half-sisters are deceased. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Zwick-Sefton and Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur, with burial in Ray Cemetery, west of Monroe. Visiting hours will be from 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Friday. Preferred memorials are to the church. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.