LaGrange,
Indiana Obituaries -
Surnames Starting with the Letter C
Updated - April 2020
Caballaro, Efren “Freddy” -
age 25, of LaGrange,
IN died Saturday March 16, 2013 in a Car
accident in Howe, IN. He was born on April 18, 1987
in Michoacan, Mexico to Salvador A. & Maria
R. (Montoya) Caballero. He was currently employed at Heartland RV in
Elkhart, IN. He
is survived by his parents, Fiance – Hermosa Murray, 3 brothers – Salvador
Caballero Jr., Jose Caballero and Poririo Caballero all of LaGrange,
IN. 5 sisters – Maria C. Caballero of Sturgis, MI, Maria Guadalupe
Munoz, Rosalino Caballero, Alma D. Dely Munoz and Maria Caballero all of
Lagrange, IN. He was preceded in death by 1 sister – Maria
Munoz. Visitation will be held on Friday March 22, 2013 from 4 to 8
p.m. at the St Joseph Catholic Church, LaGrange,
IN. The funeral mass
will be held on Saturday March 23, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. at the church with Father
J. Steele CSC officiating . Burial will be in Riverside
Cemetery, Howe, IN.
Caldwell, Esmerelda (HART)
- Mrs. David Caldwell, 80, died Wed. morning at her home at Valentine,
five miles
south of here. She had been ill for 18 months and in a serious
condition
for the past 4 weeks. She was born in LaGrange County
on July 10, 1861. Surviving are her husband; six daughters, Mrs.
Bertha
Darrow of Wayland, Mich., Mrs. Bessie Johnson of Comstock, Mich., Mrs.
Pearl
Sedgwick of Kalamazoo, Mich., Mrs. Sadie Jones of Iona, Mich., Mrs.
hazel Harp
of LaGrange, Ind., and Mrs. Mildred Ramer of Topeka, Indiana; seven
sons,
Edward,
Oscar, David, Glancy, Stewart, and Sanford Caldwell, all of near
LaGrange,
Ind., and Lester Caldwell of Vicksburg, Mich.; 51 grandchildren; 13
great-grandchildren; six brothers, John and Bert of LaGrange, Daniel of
Benton,
Ind., Alonzo Hart of Stroh, Alfred Hart of Topeka, and Alen Hart of
Wolcottville, Ind. The body is at Caton Brothers Funeral
Home.
Services will be held Friday at 2:00 p.m. from the Caldwell residence. Burial will
be in
the Greenwood Cemetery of LaGrange, In. -Source: LaGrange Co.,
Indiana
Obituary from August 27, 1941
Caldwell, Glancy R. Sr. -
LaGrange, 77 years of age at 229 North Maple Street, died at
4:00 a.m.
Saturday in Miller's Merry Manor here, where he had been a patient for
one
week, after a lingering illness. He was born April 13, 1893 in LaGrange County to David and Esmerelda
(Hart)
Caldwell. He was married to Myrtle Mobley on July 2, 1919 in Albion, Indiana.
Mr. Caldwell, a farmer, was a member of the United Methodist
Church in
Valentine and
was a veteran of WWI. He was a member of LaGrange Co. Post 215 of
the
American Legion. Surviving are the widow, one son, Glancy Jr., of
Alamo,
Texas; 7 daughters, Marietta Caldwell at home, Mrs. Ovid (Virginia)
Bond and
Mrs. Jerry? (Barbara) Lawson, both of LaGrange; Mrs. Clifford (Beverly)
Schrock, Wilson, NC; Mrs. Calvin (Betsy) Miller, Route 2, Wolcottville;
Mrs.
Larry (Shirley) Strayer, Route 3, LaGrange; and Mrs. William (Judy)
Gonser,
Howe; 24 grandchildren; 5 great grandchildren; 4 brothers and 5
sisters.
Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. in the Carney Funeral Home here with
the
Rev. J. Wilbur Yates, pastor of the First United
Methodist Church in LaGrange
officiating. Burial will be made in Greenwood Cemetery. The
American
Legion
post will conduct military rites at graveside. Friends may call
at the
funeral home beginning on Sunday. -Source: Sturgis, Michigan
Obituary, Nov. 1970
Caldwell, Glancy "Russ" Jr.,
- 67 of Alamo, Tenn., formerly of LaGrange, Indiana, died Friday, Sept.
5, 2008. He was born on June 27, 1941 in LaGrange Co., to Glancy
Russell and Lola Myrtle (Mobley) Caldwell. He was a 1960 graduate
of LaGrange High School and worked at Dometic in LaGrange. He was
transferred to Alamo, Tenn., in 1969 and worked there for 46
years. He was married on January 20, 1978 to Mary Hadley
Boling. She preceded him in death on Feb. 9., 2008.
Surviving are 1 son, Randall Dean Caldwell of Alamo, Tenn.; 1 daughter,
Marna Fruth of California; 3 stepsons, John, James and Jeffery Boling;
3 grandchildren, Sarah Caldwell, Kasey Kunert, and Grace Caldwell; 3
step grandchildren, Chelsey Harris, Jon Coburn and Josh Coburn; and 6
sisters, Mrs. Ovid ( Virginia) Bond of LaGrange, Indiana, Mrs. Clifford
( Beverly) Schrock of Elm City, N. C., Mrs. Calvin (Betsey) Miller of
LaGrange, Ind., Mrs. Larry (Shirley) Strayer of LaGrange, Ind., Mrs
Barbara Lawson of Sturgis, Michigan, and Mrs. Homer (Judy) Schrock of
Missouri. He was preceded in death by one sister, Marietta
Caldwell. Services were held Wednesday at Ronk Funeral Home in
Alamo, Tenn. - Source: "The LaGrange Standard," LaGrange, Indiana
- Sept. 15, 2008 #2 - Glancy
Russell Caldwell, Jr. died Friday, Sept. 5, 2008, at his home in
Alamo, Tenn. at the age of 67 years. He is survived by a son,
Randall Dean Caldwell of Alamo, Tenn. and a daughter, Mama Lynn of
Newhall, Calif. Also surviving are 6 sisters, Mrs. Ovid Bond,
Mrs. Calvin Miller, Mrs. Larry Strayer all of LaGrange, Indiana, Mrs.
Clifford Schrock of Wilson, NC, Mrs. Barbara Lawson of Sturgis, Mich.,
and Mrs. Homer Schrock of Neosho; and 3 grandchildren. He was
preceded in death by one sister, Marietta Caldwell of Salyersville,
KY. Viewing at Ronk Funeral Home and burial at Alamo, Tenn.
- Source: "Neosha Daily Times," Neosha, Missouri - Sept. 12, 2008
Caldwell (Colwell) , James Boyd
- was born near Fredicksburg, Ohio on May 28, 1829 and died
Feb. 13, 1904, aged 74 years, 8 months and 15 days. He was one of
8 children born to Samuel and Mary Boyd Caldwell. Two brothers
and 3 sisters are yet living. He grew to manhood in the vicinity
of his birth. In 1852 he went with a company in wagons to
California where he spent 8 years amid the scenes and vocation incident
to that country at that time and coming to LaGrange in 1860. He
was married to Elizabeth Snyder Dec. 25, 1861, who with 3 children
Samuel, Charles, and Maggie are left to mourn his departure, John
having gone before. He joined the M. P. Church about 1870 and was
a faithful member of the class at Robbins Corners until the class was
moved and he was unable to attend meetings regularly. For about
40 years he has been a great sufferer from rheumatism and other
complicated diseases. Being possessed of a strong constitution
and a cheerful mind he bore his trouble with much patience. With
him life's fitful dream in ended, his sleep is undisturbed. The
funeral services were conducted by Rev. Sink at Bethel on Monday and
his remains laid to rest in the Bethel Cemetery. - Source: "The
LaGrange County Democrat," LaGrange, Indiana, Feb. 26, 1904 ***As
a young man and in his death record at LaGrange, his surname is spelled
Colwell
Caldwell, Jesse - 94 of
Mongo, Ind., died Sept. 21, 1984 in Fountain View Place Nursing Home
where he had been a resident for 2 years. He was born in Mongo on
Aug. 8, 1890 to Samuel and Fannie (Frain) Caldwell. Burial will
be in English Prairie Cemetery. - Source: "The LaGrange Standard,"
LaGrange, Ind., Sept. 26, 1984
Caldwell, John H. -
departed this life after years of untold suffering at his home in the
Everett District, July 4, 1896, aged 28 years, 1 month and 22
days. The deceased had been afflicted with rheumatism for several
years but was able to do ordinary work until two years ago the 4th of
July, 1894. He became so ill that to labor was impossible.
From that time he had been a constant sufferer and for the last two
weeks death would have been a welcome messenger to end his
suffering. He was born in Clay twp., May 12, 1868 and was married
to Miss Anna Poynter in the Spring of 1887. He taught school
several years until his health failed. He was a member of the M.
P. Church at Pleasant Ridge and the very large congregation that
attended the funeral services gave proof that he was respected as a
neighbor and citizen by all who knew him. He leaves a wife and 2
children who have the sympathy of the community. His wife, noble,
little woman that she is, through all these years of sickness, never
faltered in her effort to alleviate his pain, comfort him in his
suffering and look after the wants of their little children, who had to
look to mother for much of their support. May heaven deal gently
with Anna and her fatherless boys. The funeral services were
conducted by Re. Keasey and Bradley at Bethel, on last Sunday, and his
remains laid to rest in the Bethel Cemetery. - "The Standard,"
LaGrange, Indiana, July 9, 1896
Caldwell,
Joseph
- 85, pioneer and
resident of this community, died Monday at the home of his daughter,
Mrs.
William Hunter at LaGrange. He had gone to the home of his daughter on
a visit
and while there was stricken with pneumonia. He had followed the
occupation of
a farmer and for more than fifty years resided on his farm near Diamond
lake.
He was preceded in death by his (MARY REN(t)FROW) wife several
years ago. Surviving
are two sons
and four daughters, including Chester Caldwell and Mrs. William Hunter
of
LaGrange, Charles Caldwell and Mrs. Mark Kinnison, Wawaka, Mrs. Adrian
Adair,
Albion, and Mrs. Belle Shell, Goshen.
Funeral will be Wednesday from the Eddy Church. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery.
Source: Noble County Obituary,
IN - January 1929
Caldwell,
Lloyd
L. - 81, R. 2,
Kendallville, died
Thursday in McCray
Hospital. Born in
LaGrange, Aug. 19, 1907, he was the son of Edward and Eva (Rodman)
Caldwell. On
Jan. 19, 1929 in LaGrange he married Helen Marie Dick, who died July 3,
1967. A
retired machinist, he was a member of the Kendallville Eagles Lodge.
Surviving
are four daughters, Mrs. Richard (Betty) Harrell, Granger, Mrs.
Lawrence
(Geraldine) Davey, Red Lodge, Mont.,
Mrs. James (Jacqueline J.) Bartlett and Mrs. Lloyd (Donna K.) Uhl, both
Kendallville; a son, Edward R. of LaGrange; three sisters, Mrs. Matt
(Neva)
Amon, Detroit, Mich., Mrs. Dudley (Ocie) Pickings and Mrs. Charles
(Ruby)
VanDusen, both Kendallville; 14 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren;
and one
great-great-grandchild. Services Monday in Hite Funeral Home,
Kendallville.
Burial, Lake
View Cemetery.
-Noble County, Indiana Obituary 11-3-1988
Caldwell, Marietta 79 of Saylersvile, KY
and
formerly of LaGrange, died Thursday, Nov. 7, 2002 at highland Regional
Medical
in Prestonburg, KY. She was born Oct. 14, 1923
in
LaGrange Co., to Glancy and Lola (Mobley) Caldwell.
Surviving are one brother Glancy Caldwell, Jr.; of Alamo, TN; and 6
sisters,
Virginia Bond of LaGrange, Beverly Schrock of St. Petersburg, FL, Betsy
Miller
of LaGrange, Shirley Strayer of LaGrange, Barbara Lawson of Middlebury
and Judy
Schrock of Arizona. Visitation will be from 2-3 p.m. on Friday at
Carney-Frost Funeral Home in LaGrange. Memorial services will be
at 3 pm
on Friday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the
Cancer
Society. - LaGrange Standard, LaGrange, Ind.,
Nov. 2002
Caldwell, Oscar B. - 89, 308
W. Mitchell St., Kendallville, died Friday in his home. Born Oct. 27,
1886 in LaGrange County, he lived in Kendallville the past 65 years. He
was the son of David and Esmerelda (Hart) Caldwell. He was married Feb.
27, 1907 to Golda B. Newman who died in 1944. He was a retired foreman
of the Newnam Foundry. Surviving are three sons, Willard, Kendallville,
Robert, Riverview, Fla., and Dale, Kendallville; three daughters, Mrs.
Winifred Kline, Kendallville, Miss Pauline, Kendallville, and Mrs.
Maxine Field, Newport Beach, Calif.; six grandchildren; four
great-grandchildren; one brother, Stewart, Wolcottville; and two
sisters, Mrs. Sadie Jones and Mrs. Bessie Johnson, Michigan. Four
brothers and four sisters preceded him in death. Services Monday at
Berhalter - Hutchins Funeral Home. Burial, Lake View Cemetery. -Source:
Noble County, Indiana Obituary in Nov. 1975
Caldwell,
Paul R. - went to be with his Lord on Thursday, March
14, 2013, at home. He was born on
February 4, 1939, in LaGrange
County to Rosa and
Stewart Caldwell, Sr. He married Roselea Wilson on September 4, 1976. He is survived by his wife, Rose and six
children, Jeff (Dianna) Wilson of Wolcottville, Mark (Annie) Caldwell of
Ligonier, Greg (Lori) Caldwell of Avilla, Teresa (Harlan) Arnold of St. Louis,
Missouri, Teresa Pergrem of Avilla, and Kristina (Ken) Wisner of Kendallville;
two brothers, Stewart “Squirty” (Linda) Caldwell of Wolcottville, and Dick
(Sherry) Caldwell of Fort Wayne; six sisters, Helen (James) Thomas of
Wolcottville, Jeanie (Jerry) Crawford of Sturgis, Charry (Ron) Levitz of
Wolcottville, Carol Zimmerman of Wolcottville, Rosie (Gary) Walchle of Howe,
and Janie (Jeff) Freed of Albion. He leaves 20 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife,
Lois; his parents; a brother, David Caldwell; and two sisters, Goldie Ley and
Kathy Gose. He was a farmer and worked
35 years in highway construction, retiring at age 65. Paul was an expert fisherman and knew the hot spots in local lakes and
lakes
throughout the state. Through the years, he has fished with many
people, including Bobby Knight. He greatly enjoyed saving up his fish and
frying them
for a family and community fish fry that he hosted for many, many
years. He was an avid IU fan, and loved having a big
garden. He also enjoyed working part time with his sister at Strawser
Auctions.
Paul knew no stranger, as he enjoyed meeting and talking with
people. Paul was a wonderful family man and truly
loved his family. He will be greatly missed.
Funeral services will be Monday, March 18, 2013, at 2 p.m. in Young
Family Funeral Home, Wolcottville Chapel, State Road 9 North,
Wolcottville with
Rev. Carldean Merrifield officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery,
LaGrange. Casketbearers will be Jon
Haines, Jarrod Haines, Kari Harris, Dustin Woods, Shawn Caldwell, Justin
Arnold, and Brandon Caldwell. Calling is
Sunday, March 17, 2013, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. in the funeral home and one
hour prior to services on Monday
Caldwell, Pauline M. -
92, died July 30, 1007 at her Kendallville residence. She was
born in Noble County on May 12, 1915, to Oscar B. and Golda B. (Newman)
Caldwell. She worked at Trenton Garment Co. in Kendallville in
the past. Surviving are a sister, Maxine Field of Laguna Niguel,
Calif., and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by
brothers Gerald, Dale, Willard and Robert Caldwell; and a sister,
Winifred Kline. Graveside services Thursday at Lake View
Cemetery. -Source: Noble County Indiana Obituary Aug. 1,2007
Caldwell, Rosa
L. (Draper) -
60, of Wolcottville,
Ind., died at 9 a.m. in Parkview
Memorial Hospital,
Fort Wayne, Ind., after an illness of 10
months.
She was born in LaGrange Co., Indiana on Jan.. 13, 1918 a daughter of
William
and Jena Rebecca (Randol) Draper. Mrs. Caldwell was a member of
the Lakeview
Methodist Church.
She was married on Nov. 25, 1932, in LaGrange to Stewart Caldwell, who
survives. She also left 8 daughters, Mrs. James (Helen) Thomas,
and Mrs.
Richard (Goldie) Bullock or Lay?, both of Wolcottville, Ind.; Mrs.
Jerry
(Mary
Jean) Crawford of Kalamazoo, Mich.; Mrs. Ronald (Chari) Levitz of
Tucson,
Arizona; Mrs. Kathy Gose and Mrs. Carol Neff, both of Mongo; and Mrs.
Perry
(Rosalyn) Hostetler and Ms. Richard (Janie) Arboagast both of LaGrange,
four
sons, David and Stewart Jr., both of Wolcottville; Paul of Rome City,
and
Donald of Indianapolis; 34 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; 4
sisters,
Mrs. Otis (Idamay) Friesner of Toledo, Ohio, Mrs. Weir (Grace) Barrow
of
Bronson, Mich., and Mrs. James (Josephine) Schrock, and Mrs. Charles
(Frances)
Lung, both of LaGrange; and 3 brothers Donald and Frank Draper of
LaGrange and
William Draper of Michigan and wife Dorothy. Services will be
held at
1:00 p.m. Monday in the Carney Funeral Home in LaGrange with the Rev.
Everett
Haines, Methodist Pastor, officiating. Burial will take place in Greenwood Cemetery, LaGrange.
Friends may
call in the funeral home after 2:00 p.m. Sunday. -LaGrange Obituary, LaGrange, Indiana
March of 1973
Caldwell (Colwell) , Samuel S. - was
born on Oct. 2, 1863 in Clay twp., LaGrange County, Indiana, the son of
Boyd and Elizabeth Snyder Caldwell, pioneers in northeastern
Indiana. His death occurred on Tuesday morning of this week at
the Arthur Keasey home in Howe coming without warning. Mr.
Caldwell was married on Oct. 15, 1885 to Samantha A. Camp, also of this
county. They lived in this county on a farm west of LaGrange
until 1911, then going to Texas where they had lived since that
time. Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell drove back to this county about
3 weeks ago to pass a few weeks with their two children here and to
call upon other relatives and friends. Strange are the ways of
Him who doeth all things well, and her it was, amidst the scenes of his
childhood, in the county of his nativity, far from the place he had
called his home for nearly a score of years, among those whom he had
known all of his life, that death came to this friend of ours.
Fitting it is too, that here he should sleep the silent years away out
yonder where his dust will mingle with the dust of kin and friend,
where the song of the birds and the requiem of the trees fall sweetly
upon the ears of those who mourn, but who do not forget that all is
well with those who are in keeping of a loving God. Mr. Caldwell
leaves his widow, 4 daughters, Mrs. Rollin E. Carney of LaGrange, Mrs.
Howard Ramsby of Wolcottville, this county, and Mrs. R. L. Smith
and Mrs. Elizabeth Crum of Sebastian, Texas; 17 grandchildren and many
other relatives and innumerable friends in the communities where he
lived so worthily and so well. Death, so unexpected and so
sudden, comes as a shock, but it is merciful. Samuel Caldwell was
a man of rugged integrity, honorable, just, loving and kind.
These are the attributes that made him friends and these are the
attributes that held his friendships through the long years of his
active and useful life. His work is finished. His column is
broken, and he sleeps. But those of us who knew him have lost
touch with one who was dependable in time of need, who stood by
us in shadow as well as in the sunshine, and who was steadfast and true
always, unfaltering, tireless, faithful. Mr. Caldwell was a
member of the Pythian lodge in LaGrange and his religious faith found
generous expression through his relations with the Bible Student's
Group. - Source: "The LaGrange Standard," LaGrange,
Indiana, Sept. 19, 1929 ** Changed to Caldwell after many
years of being Colwell
Caldwell, Stewart F. - 75, of
RR 1, Wolcottville, died Sat. June 27 1981 at Parkview Hosp. in Fort
Wayne, Ind. after an extended illness. He was born in LaGrange
Co. on Jan. 26, 1906 the son of David and Esmerelda (Hart)
Caldwell. Caldwell, a farmer, was a lifetime resident of the
county. He was married in LaGrange on Nov. 25, 1933 to Rosa
Draper who preceded him in death March 3, 1978. Surviving are 8
daughters: Mrs. James (Helen) Thomas, and Mrs. Perry (Rosa Lynn)
Hochstetler both of Wolcottville, Mrs. Jerry (Goldie) Mitchell and Mrs.
Richard(Jane) Arbogast of Rome City, Mrs. Larry (Carol) Burlew of
Mongo, Mrs. Kathryn Gose of LaGrange, Mrs. Ronald (Charry) Levitz of
Rio Rico, Ariz., and Mrs. Jerry (Mary Jean) Crawford of Vicksburg,
Mich.; 4 sons, David Lee, Paul Richard, and Stewart Jr. of
Wolcottville, and Donald Warren of Plymouth, Ind.; 36 grandchildren; 8
stepgrandchildren; 11 great grandchildren and 2 sisters, Mrs. Sadie
Jones of Lansing Mich., and Mrs. Bessie Johnson of Comstock, MO.
4 sisters and 7 brothers preceded him in death. Funeral services
were held Tues at the Carney -Frost Funeral Home in LaGrange with the
Rev. Russell Stevens officiating. Burial was in the Greenwood
Cemetery. - Source: "LaGrange Standard," July 1, 1981 - LaGrange,
Indiana
Caldwell,
Willard B -
76, of 308 W. Mitchell St.,
Kendallville, died
Saturday at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne. Born in LaGrange County Aug.
16, 1908, he was the
son of Oscar B. and Golda (Newman) Caldwell. He had been a farmer for
over 60
years. Surviving are three sisters, Winifred Kline and Pauline
Caldwell, both
Kendallville, Maxine Field, Costa
Mesa, Calif.;
a brother, Dale of
Kendallville; and several nieces and nephews. Two brothers and two
sisters
preceded him in death. Graveside services Tuesday at Lake View Cemetery.
- Noble County, Indiana
Obituary for May 4, 1985
Campbell,
Carl - 88, of R.R. 3,
LaGrange, died Monday, August 20, in the LaGrange County
Hospital where he
had
been a patient for one week. He was born in LaGrange Count on
December 7,
1890, the son of John and Elizabeth Campbell. He was a retired
farmer. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Floyd (Eula) Hall of
MOngo,
Mrs. Charles (Kathryn) Levitz of R.R. 2, LaGrange, and Mrs. Glen
(Barbara)
Coney of R.R. 3, LaGrange; a brother, Oscar of Battle Creek, Mich.; 22
grandchildren; 44 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Frurip-May Funeral
Home of
LaGrange with the Rev. Carldean Merrifield officiating. - Source: "The
LaGrange Standard", LaGrange,
Indiana - August 24, 1979
Campbell, Janice
I. (Baker) -
95, of Wolcottville, IN
died Tuesday April 1, 2008 at Life Care Center of LaGrange in LaGrange, IN.
Living her lifetime in LaGrange
County she was a
homemaker. She was a member of Stroh Church of Christ in Stroh, IN,
Ashley Chapter #229 Order of Easter Star, and Stroh Home Extension Club
and was
well known for her homemade bread. Mrs. Campbell was born on
February 16,
1913 in Stroh, IN to John and Mary Ethel (Canon)
Baker;
they both precede her in death. On May 14, 1938 she was married to
William E.
Campbell in Albion,
IN; he preceded her in
death on February 6,
2008. Surviving are two daughters and a son-in-law Billie and
Maynard
DeWitt of Wolcottville, and Mary Ellen Tollett and her companion Sam
Dismore of
Kingston, TN, a son and daughter-in-law John and Barbara Campbell of
Churubusco, IN, five grandchildren, and eleven great-grandchildren, and
a
sister Zula Adams of LaGrange, IN. Preceding her in death were her
parents, her
husband, two granddaughters, a brother and three sisters. Funeral
services will be held on Friday April 4, 2008 at 11:00 am at Frurip-May
Funeral
Home in LaGrange with Rev. Michael Hamm officiating. Burial will be in Wright Cemetery,
Hudson,
IN.
Visitation will be from 5-8 pm on Thursday April 3, 2008 at the funeral
home
with a 7:30 pm Order of Easter Star service by the Ashley
Chapter.
Memorials may be given to Stroh Church of Christ. - Source: LaGrange Co., Indiana Obituary, April
2008
Campbell, William E. "Bill" - 94,
of Big Long Lake, Wolcottville, IN died Wednesday February 6, 2008 at
Life
Care Center of LaGrange.
Living his entire lifetime in
Noble and LaGrange Counties he retired from
Nickel Plate Railroad and had sold produce from his house on Big Long Lake.
He was a member of the Stroh
Church of Christ, a lifetime member of the United Transportation Union
(UTU),
and was an avid fisherman and gardener. Bill was born on
July 7,
1913 in Albion, IN
to the late Fred E. and Mary L. (Johnston)
Campbell. On May 14, 1938 he married Janice I. Baker in Albion, IN;
she survives. Also surviving are two daughters and a son-in-law Billie
and
Maynard DeWitt of Wolcottville and Mary Ellen Tollett of Kingston, TN,
a son
and daughter-in-law John and Barbara Campbell of Churubusco, IN, five
grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren, and a sister Bertha Rockey
of Ft.
Wayne, IN. Funeral services will be held on Saturday February 9,
2008 at
11:00 a.m. at the Stroh Church of Christ in Stroh with Pastor Michael
Hamm
officiating. Burial will be in Wright
Cemetery, Hudson,
IN. Visitation will be from 3-8 p.m. on Friday February 8, 2008 at the
church. Memorials may be given to the Stroh Church of
Christ.
Arrangements are being handled by Frurip-May Funeral Home in
LaGrange. -
Source: LaGrange
Co., Indiana Obituary, Feb. 2008
Campos, Juan
“John”
Bautista - 72, of Topeka
died Saturday June 24, 2006 at his residence. Mr. Campos was born
on August 29, 1933 in Los Ramones, NL, Mexico
to Felipe E. and Belen (DeLeon) Campos; they both precede
him in death. He came to LaGrange
County in 1959 and owned BJ
Burritos on State Road 5
in Topeka, IN. He was a member of the Iglesia Sinai
PentecostalChurch
in Goshen.
On February 5, 1955 he married Barbara Garza in Mexico.
He is survived by his wife Barbara Campos of Topeka, three daughters
Ludivina
C. Marin of Topeka, Noelia Campos of Millersburg, IN, Jenoveva &
Rafael
Flores of Topeka, two sons Felipe G. & Sue Campos of Wessington
Springs,
SD, and John & Sara Campos, Jr. of Topeka, 13 grandchildren, 7
great-grandchildren, three sisters Julie & Ramiro Garza of Prosser,
WA,
Josefa & Miguel Valdez of Ramonville, TX, and Noemi & Isreal
Deleon of
Phoenix, AZ, two brothers Noe & Blanca Campos of Goshen, IN and
Lazaro and
Paty Campos of Omaha, NE, a brother-in-law Oscar Sanchez of Moses Lake,
WA and
a sister-in-law Juanita Campos of Harrah, WA. He is also preceded in
death by a
sister Agustnia Sanchez and a brother Luis Campos. Services will
be held on Saturday July 1, 2006 at 10:00 am at the Iglesia Sinai
Pentecostal Church
in Goshen, IN with Noe Campos officiating.
Visitation
will be Wednesday June 28th from 1-3 & 5-8 pm and Friday June 30th
from 1-3
& 5-8 pm at Emma Mennonite Church in Emma, IN. Burial will be in
Bontrager
Cemetery, Middlebury, IN. Memorials may be made to the church.
-LaGrange Co., Indiana
Obituary
Carlson,
Anita L.
(Troutman)
- 71, of Mongo, died, Saturday,
September 23, 2006 at Parkview
LaGrange Hospital. She
was born in Dekalb,
IL;
on June 3, 1935, to the late, Hubert and Wilma (Sitter) Troutman. Anita moved to the LaGrange
County area in 2005 from Wisconsin. She
had
worked at Mercy Hospital
in Janesville, Wisconsin as a Food Service Manager.
She was
also a member of the Red Hat Society. Surviving
are three sons and one daughter-in-law, Mark Carlson of Mongo, IN.;
Kent
Carlson and Gregg & Patricia Carlson both of Janesville, WI; two
sisters,
Donna Freeland of Stockton, IL. And Barb Kraeunas of Crystal Lake, IL;
and a brother Tom Troutman of Triumph, IL. She has four grandchildren
and four
great-grandchildren surviving as well. Family
services will take place in Illinois
at a later date. -LaGrange Co., Indiana
Obituary
Carlson,
Norman D. -
age
76, of LaGrange, IN., died Sunday, June 26, 2005, at Parkview Noble
Hospital in
Kendallville, IN. He was born on October
15, 1928, in Clymer,
PA., to the late Eric and
Edna (Powell)
Carlson. On July 16, 1962, he married Marilyn J. (Lane) in Royal Oak, MI.
She survives in LaGrange. He and Marilyn
moved from Royal Oak, MI., to LaGrange County,
IN. in 1983. Norman
retired from General Motors in Detroit,
MI. He was a Bus Driver
for the Prairie Heights
Community Schools
and a Security Guard at Dalton, Inc. in Kendallville, IN. He was a Korean War Army veteran and a 50
year member of the American Legion, a member of the VFW of Sturgis, MI.
Some of his other memberships would include the Meridian Sun Lodge
F&AM #76
of LaGrange, Fort Wayne
Valley of the
Scottish
Rite, LaGrange County Shrine Club and the Fort Wayne Mizpah. Surviving are three daughters and
son-in-laws, Mrs. Ron (Chanda) Parman of Warren, MI.; Mrs. Ken (Cindy)
Minoletti of McComb, MI.; and Mrs. Michael (Cheryl) Wencel of Atlantic
Beach,
FL. Also surviving are two sons, Craig Carlson of Warren,
MI. and Eric Carlson of Fort
Wayne,
IN. and nine grandchildren.Funeral services are going to be held at
11am on
Wednesday, June 29th at the Frurip-May Funeral Home in LaGrange, IN.
Burial
will follow at Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, IN.
Friends and relatives may call on the family from 6-8pm on Tuesday,
June 28th
at the funeral home and from 10-11am on Wednesday. The Meridian Sun
Lodge
F&AM #76 will conduct a Masonic Service at 7:30pm on Tuesday. Memorials may be contributed to the Parkview
Home Health & Hospice at P.O. Box 728, Kendallville,
IN 46755.
-LaGrange Co., Indiana
Obituary
Carnahan, Alexander
- #1 LAGRANGE, INDIANA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27,
1913 ALEXANDER
CARNAHAN KILLED BY AUTOMOBILE" - Clay Township Pioneer Meets Death This
- Friday - Afternoon, Near Howe- Was Driving A New Ford Car, His Own,
Home From Sturgis-Machine Ran Into Ditch Alexander Carnahan of Clay
township was accidentally killed this Friday afternoon, on the Vistula
road, west of Howe, not far from where the Foremans live. Mr. Carnahan
was driving home from Sturgis in a new Ford automobile, accompanied by
a young man named Long. In turning the corner on the west Sturgis road,
going west on the Vistual road and running about thirty miles an hour,
according to the Long boy, Mr. Carnahan lost control of his machine and
the automobile slid into the ditch made by a fill-in. Dr. Stewart H.
Shrock, deputy coroner, who held an inquest shortly after the accident
occurred, is of opinion that the death of Mr. Carnahan was caused by
shock. No bruise or contusion could be found upon the body, nor was the
body crushed or any bone broken. Mr. Long, who was in the car
with Mr. Carnahan, was not injured, being thrown clear of the machine.
He righted the automobile and called to Mr. Carnahan to "get up". No
response coming, he examined the body and found that the aged man was
dead. Mr. Carnahan was born in Ohio, 73 years ago, the
son of
Samuel and Mary Carnahan. He came with his parents to LaGrange county
and Bethel street in Clay township at three or four years of age, his
home thereafter. Mr. Carnahan leaves a widow, two daughters, Mrs.
David M. Ream of Sturgis and Mrs. Julian Doriot of Kansas City,
Missouri, a son, Albert, living in Clay township, a brother, Samuel
Carnahan, of Sherman, Michigan, and two sisters, Mrs. Allen and Mrs.
Naomi Taylor of Clay township. Alexander Carnahan was one of the
strong and sturdy men of the county, of rugged honesty, bluff in his
manner, but considerate and tender at heart. His accidental death has
come as a saddening shock, more especially to his old friends and
neighbors of seventy years in Clay township, and the sympathy of all
our people is with the aged widow and the other members of the stricken
family. #2 - LAGRANGE STANDARD,
DECEMBER 4, 1913 - "HIS LAST DAY" - Alexander Carnahan Was
Driving the Frank W. Wait Car With reference to the death of Alexander
Carnahan, which occurred last Friday afternoon, near Howe, the result
of an automobile accident, the Sturgis Journal of last week said:
"In company with his wife, Mr. Carnahan came to this city to spend
Thanksgiving with his daughter, Mrs. David M. Ream, at 204 North
Jefferson street, as had been the custom for a number of years.
"During his visit Mr. Carnahan expressed the wish to his son-in-law
that he would like to have him purchase a good driving horse, which Mr.
Ream agreed to do. After circulating around town for a few hours, he
entered the Parker & Kenyon livery stable, where Mr. Ream is
foreman, and imparted the information that he was considering the
purchase of an automobile. Nothing more was said until he requested Mr.
Ream to go to the Ford garage on North Nottawa street and look at the
Frank W. Wait car, which Mr. Wright was trying to dispose of. Mr. Ream
pronounced the car in good condition, and the deal was made a little
later. "In the meantime, Mrs. Carnahan becoming worried about the
son they had left at home, decided to take the one o'clock train for
home, leaving her husband to follow, as she supposed, on the later
train. "At the dinner table Mr. Carnahan told his daughter that he had
purchased the car, and that he intended to drive home in it, telling
Mr. Ream that a Mr. Long was going along to drive the car. Mr. Ream
supposed at the time that it was Long of the firm of Curtis & Long.
Instead it was Ray Long, son of Mr. and Mrs. W D. Long, who was to
accompany him. Had Mr. Ream known the true state of affairs he would
have gone along, being an experienced and licensed chauffeur
himself. Contrary to the statement appearing in several papers,
Mr.
Carnahan died from shock, and not from an injury, according to Dr.
Stewart H. Schrock, deputy coroner, who held the inquest and examined
the body. No bones were broken and there was no abrasion of the skin.
#3 - LAGRANGE STANDARD, DECEMBER 4, 1913, "IN
MEMORIAM" Be ye also ready, for in an hour that ye know not the Son of
Man cometh. Death rides aloft on every breeze and lurks in every
flower. It comes with the lightning flash, from the blast of a tornado,
and on sea and land we see its relentless hand. The rich, the poor, the
old, the young must pass under its rod. To our brother the blow
was quick and relentless and his spirit was wafted away in a moment to
that land whence no traveler ever returns. Alexander, son of
Samuel and Mary Carnahan, was born in Marion county, Ohio, March 2,
1841, and departed this life November 28, 1913, aged 72 years,
eight months and 26 days. He came with his parents to Clay when
two years of age and the father settled on land in Section 11 and from
the dense forest burned coal, lumbered, split rails and plowed among
stumps until a good farm and comfortable home was obtained. Those
pioneer days were trying and the hardships many. It was a common thing
to see the boys out at four o'clock with their ox teams, drawing logs
to the mill until school hours, and this in zero weather. Alexander,
Hiram and Samuel lived to see a good farm and plenty for their parents
in their declining years as a reward for their toil. The deceased
was
united in marriage to Sarah Fought, October 12, 1866, and five children
blessed this home. Two died in youth, while Mrs. Lorana Ream of
Sturgis, Albert of Clay and Mrs. Nellie Doriot of Kansas City,
Missouri, with their mother, are left to mourn the loss of a kind
husband and father. He was one of a family of nine children. Six have
passed the river of life, Mrs. Robert Allen and Mrs. Oregon Taylor of
Clay township survive him. The deceased was a hard working
industrious
man and by industry and economy has left a good farm and comfortable
home for his family. In early life he was converted and he united with
the United Brethren church at the Saylor schoolhouse on Bethel
street. The class became disorganized and the members drifted
away and
he never united with any other faith, was a firm believer of the bible
and believed a rest remains on the other shore for the children of God.
-Contributed to the LaGrange Gen Web by Barbara (Boyd) Stewart,
Original spelling
Carnahan, Orilla (Tidrick) -
was born on Sept. 18, 1847 at the old Tidrick farm home in Bloomfield
twp.., LaGrange Co., Indiana, two miles north of LaGrange. She
was the daughter of Jacob and Sarah (Rathburn) Tidrick, who were among
the early settler in LaGrange Co. Jacob Tidrick, the father, was
born in Cumberland Co., Maryland, in the Cumberland mountain region,
one of two sons. After the death of his mother, the father and
his two sons located in Ohio. Jacob Tidrick and Sarah Rathburn
were married in Ohio in 1835, and came to LaGrange County in 1836,
settling on what has long been known as the Tidrick farm, now the home
of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Lovell, the latter a daughter. Five of nine
children in the Jacob Tidrick family were born in the old log cabin
home and four were born in the white frame house yet standing, built by
Mr. Tidrick in 1844, 88 years ago. Orilla Tidrick was the sixth
of nine children born in the present Lovell home. She attended
common schools and finished her education in the old LaGrange County
Collegiate Institute at Ontario, preparatory to teaching. She was
a teacher for 8 or 9 years, among her schools being the Saylor, the
*Roy, the Beaty, the Lampman, now the Hoff, and the Donaldson, all
being pioneer names generally known in LaGrange County. Orilla
Tidrick and Hiram Carnahan were married on Nov. 13, 1869 and located on
a farm in Clay twp. Hiram Carpenter was a son of Sarah?? and Mary
A. (Marshone) Carnahan and was born on Dec. 12, 1842 in a house built
by his father on his first farm of 40 acres in Clay twp. His
death occurred on Feb. 11, 1898, in his 56th year. Mr. and Mrs.
Carnahan were the parents of 4 children, only one of whom, Elmer T. of
LaGrange, survive. Jacob S. died on Sept. 25, 1873 at 6 months of
age, Ellis T., twin brother of Elmer T., died on Aug. 17, 1884 at 10
months of age, and Carrie May died in 1913 at 38 years of age.
Mrs. Carnahan and her 2 children, Carrie May and Elmer T. came to
LaGrange from the farm, only two miles north from her birthplace, in
1910, and it was in her home here, only two miles from her birthplace,
that she answered the last call on Wed. evening, July 20, 1932, and
peacefully and painlessly slipped away in the deepening shadows.
She leaves her son, Elmer T., three sisters, Mrs. Emma Lovell, living
gin the old homestead, Etta Tidrick of Topeka, Kansas, and Mrs. E. B.
Smith of Newton, Kansas, and several nieces and nephews. Three
sisters preceded her in death, Anna Tidrick, Mrs. Naomi Strassler, and
Sarah Jane Tidrick, and two brothers, John C. and and infant. It
is given to few to live to 85 years. It is interesting to know
that this old mother died within two miles of her birthplace and that
all of her 85 years were lived in Clay and Bloomfield twps.., and in
the town of LaGrange. She became a member of the Methodist
Protestant church . . . the righteous victory of the north . . .
.and lived with no complaints. . . ** rest of obituary is missing. -
Source: the "LaGrange Standard," Indiana, July 27, 1932
Carnahan, Samuel -
who lived some three miles north west of this place, died on Tuesday
afternoon, under somewhat peculiar circumstances. On Saturday last he
was in town and purchased mourning clothes for his wife and family,
remarking that such clothing would be most appropriate for them. Sunday
morning he sent for Mr. Davis, his nearest neighbor, to whom he gave
money to pay his funeral expenses, stating that he should soon die. He
was up to this time in his usual health, which though has been poor for
several years. He died that afternoon in the presence of his family,
and as far as we can learn without any further cause. Mr. Carnahan was
about fifty years of age, an old and esteemed citizen, and in
comfortable circumstances. His sudden departure will occasion much
surprise and universal regret among his numerous acquaintances.
-Contributed to the LaGrange Gen Web by Barbara (Boyd) Stewart,
from the "LaGrange Standard," Indiana
Carney, Lloyd
H. - age 85, of LaGrange,
IN died Friday October 25, 2013 at Parkview LaGrange Hospital. He
was born on February 28, 1928 in LaGrange,
IN to Delbert I. & Hazel
(Loth) Carney. He married Dorothy E. Baer on September 5, 1950 in Dennison, IA. She
survives in LaGrange. Lloyd had owned and operated Carney Oil in LaGrange, IN
until his retirement in 1991. He was a member of the Mt Zion
Lutheran Church and a former member of the LaGrange Lions
Club. Lloyd and Dorothy had a lake cottage on Westler Lake
for 47 years. Some of the families fondest memories are of all the
summer and winter activities that the lake cottage brought. They
would Jet Ski and water ski in the summer and ice skate and snow mobile in the
winter. Lloyd also enjoyed gardening, horses, bow hunting
for deer and the outdoors. He is survived by his wife, 1 son – Lloyd
T. & Melody Carney of South Carolina. 2 daughters – Sonya K.
Spencer of St. Louis, MO
and Tina L. Carney of Grand Rapids,
MI. 1 sister - Dorothy
& Floyd Summey. 4 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren and 1
great-great grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents, 3
brothers – Robert Carney, Charles Carney and Howard Carney. 2
sisters – Alice Perkins and Margie Ruggley. The family will receive
friends on Friday November 1, 2013 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Carney-Frost Funeral
Home, LaGrange, IN. A Memorial Service will be
held at 5 p.m. on Friday November 1, 2013 at the funeral home with the Rev.
Carldean Merrifield officiating. Memorials may be given to the
League for the Blind & Disabled, 5821
S. Anthony Blvd., Fort Wayne, IN 46816.
Carpnter, Henrietta - 90 of
328 West DeWald St., died yesterday in Lutheran Hospital. She was
a retired Army Nurse. There are no known survivors.
Services will be at 11 a.m. on Tuesday in Carney Funeral Home,
LaGrange. Calling will be after 2 p.m. today and Monday. -
Source: "Journal Gazette," Fort Wayne, Indiana, Nov. 25, 1973,
pg. 20 A. * Note from Charlotte Edsall, She was the daughter of Lydia
M.
(Baker) Carpenter who was born in 1854 and died Dec. 1936. She
herself was born on Feb. 24, 1884 and had a sister named Nellie B.
Carpenter. Henrietta or "Eddy" was buried at Woodruff Cemetery in
Johnson twp., LaGrange CO., Indiana beside her mother Lydia in the Hill
Family plot. Her maternal aunt was Sarah L. (Baker) Hill who was
married to John C. Hill, a Civil War veteran.
Carpenter, Lydia (Baker)
- #1 "LYDIA CARPENTER CALLED BY
DEATH" "Bluffton Resident Passes Away at Home on
South Main Street" Mrs. Lydia M. Carpenter, 82, died at 6:15
Monday evening at her home on South Main street. She had been ill the
past eight days from flu and heart trouble. She was born in
Pennsylvania on March 29, 1854, a daughter of Brayton and Betsy
Phillips Baker. Her marriage to Emmett Carpenter took place at Sugar
Grove, Pa., in 1869. He preceded her in death in 1923. Mrs. Carpenter
had been a resident of this city since August. Surviving are a
son, Daniel B. Carpenter, of Gaiser, Okla., and three daughters, Mrs.
Ella Fagan, of New York; Henrietta Carpenter, of Bluffton, and Mrs.
Nellie Maxwell, of White Falls, Mont. Two children are deceased.
Four sisters and four brothers also preceded her in death. The
body was removed to the Thomas funeral home and funeral services will
be held in the Thomas chapel at 1 p.m. Wednesday in charge of Rev.
Matthew Worthman. Burial will be at Woodruff, Ind. - Source: "Evening
News Banner," Bluffton, Indiana - Tuesday, December 29, 1936, page 1,
column 2. # 2 The funeral home
record says that her parents Brayton Baker and Betsy Phillips were both
born in Vermont. Her physician was Dr. Harold Caylor. Cause
of death was LaGrippe, Myocardial _______ (can't read).
# 3
Bluffton, Ind., Dec. 30 - Mrs. Lydia Carpenter, aged 82, widow
of Emmett Carpenter, died at her home here. A son and three
daughters survive. Funeral services were held this
afternoon. Burial at Woodruff, Indiana. - Source: "News
Sentinel," Fort Wayne, Indiana, Pg. 7 Dec. 30, 1936
Carr, Jill A.
- 63, of Garrett, IN
died Saturday May 13, 2006 at the Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home in Ft. Wayne,
IN. Mrs. Carr was born on May 12, 1943 in Muncie, IN
to James T. and B. Louise
(Porter) Lahee. Living her lifetime in the Kendallville and
Garrett areas, she was a homemaker. She is survived by her mother
B. Louise Lahee of LaGrange, TX, three daughters
Patricia Allender of Mongo, Mrs. Joseph (Kathryn) Dunkel of Mongo, Mrs.
Russell
(Sloma “Cis”) Main of New Haven, IN, two sons Rocky and Julie Carr of
LaGrange
and James Carr of Mongo, 14 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, a
sister
Nancy Harlan of Round Top, TX, and two brothers Nick Lahee of Rosamond,
CA and
Jaye Lahee of Columbus, IN. She is preceded in death by her father
James T.
Lahee in 1995 and a daughter Jenny Lynn Carr. Services will be
held on May 17, 2006 at 2:00 pm at Mongo Untied
Methodist Church,
Mongo with Rev. Joe Freeman officiating. Visitation will be from 10:00
am until
the 2:00 pm service time at the church. Burial will be at a later date
in the Mongo
Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home, Ft. Wayne,
IN. -LaGrange Co., Indiana Obituary
Carr,
Scharman A. “Mandy” (Hall) - 37 of
LaGrange died Monday January 23, 2006 at the Visiting Nurse and Hospice
Home in
Ft. Wayne,
IN. Mrs. Carr was born on November 28, 1968 in Savannah,
GA. Living most of her life in
the Mongo, IN area she was a homemaker and a member
of the Lake Missionary
Church in Angola. On October 5,
1996 she was married to James T. Carr in Gastonia, NC,
he survives. Also surviving are her parents Jerry H. and Judy M.
(Gerald) Hall of Mongo, IN
her father Thomas Morgan of Rincon, GA, a daughter Chelsea B. Moreno of
Mongo,
IN, four sons Coty and Clayton H.M. Hall, Christopher C.J. Moreno, and
Caleb
T.J. Carr all of Mongo, IN, two grandmothers Eula Hall of Mongo, IN and
Betty
Gerald of Jackson, GA, two sisters Mrs. John (Shelley) Huffman of
Colon, MI and
Mrs. Tony (Libby) Fisher of Guyton, GA, and three brothers Tommy Morgan
of
Pembroke, GA Dekle Morgan of Rincon, GA, and Jason Hall of Stroh,
IN. All services for Mrs. Carr are private. Burial will be
in Mongo
Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the family. -LaGrange Co., Indiana Obituary
Case, A. P. - is
living
in the first frame house built in the township and upon the farm enter
by him in 1836. In company with his uncle, David Randall, he left
Astabula County, Ohio, in the spring of 1833, and traveled across the
country on foot to St. Joseph County, Mich., west of Sturgis, where
they soon earned enough to enter the eighty acres of land, in 1836, on
Sections 7 and 18, where, in the spring of 1837, subject, with his
mother, Anna (Randall) Case, and brother, Zopher, located, and for many
years endured the hardships of pioneer life. Zopher Case, father of the
subject, who ranked as Major in the war of 1812, came from Connecticut
at an early day, and settled in Ashtabula County, Ohio, where he died
in 1822, leaving a wife and four small children, among whom was our
subject, who was born in Ashtabula County, Ohio, October 6, 1812. After
coming to this county, his mother kept house for him until he was
married, December 4, 1841, to Miss Elsie Hill, daughter of Aaron and
Permelia (Winston) Hill, natives of New Jersey. They are parents of ten
children - Zopher P., Randall P., Daniel A. (deceased), Elizabeth C.,
Daniel A., Jr., Billings B., Elsie A., Perry A., Mary E. and Isa A. -
Source: "1882 History LaGrange County, Indiana" by F. A. Battey &
Co., - Milford Township
Case, C. M. - is a
native of this county, where he was born in Johnson Township, October
8, 1850. His parents were Zopher and Nancy (Highbargin) Case, natives
of Ohio. Zopher Case, with his brother, A.P. Case, and mother, came to
this township in 1837, but subsequently located in Johnson Township,
where he is yet living. The subject, when twenty years of age,
commenced teaching school, and for three years alternated that with
farm labor, during their respective seasons. In 1873, he bought forty
acres of land in Section 17, and his father gave him eighty acres
adjoining. Of this, he sold eighty acres of $3,000 and purchased his
present farm, that ranks among the best in the township in improvements
and appearance. It consists of one hundred acres, twenty of which were
presented to his wife by her father. For the remaining eighty acres he
paid $5,000. The proceeds of this farm for the year 1879 were $2,500;
1880, $2,800; and 1881, $2,000. Mr. Case also raises some of the best
blooded stock in the county. Although quite a young man, he is on the
road to prosperity and belongs to a representative family. He was
married to Miss Mary A. Newman March 17, 1874. She was born in this
township October 17, 1855, and is the daughter of Nicholas B. and Nancy
(Cochran) Newman. They were among the early settlers here, coming in
1835, and lived here until within the last year, when they moved to
Kendallville. - Source: "1882 History LaGrange County, Indiana" by
F.A.Battey & Co., - Milford Township
Case, Elsie
J. (Myers) -
"Mrs. B. B. Case died today at her home east of Woodruff. Mrs.
Case
was a sister of Mrs. C. O. Grannis of Wolcottville." - "LaGrange
Standard," LaGrange,
Ind., Thursday, January
13, 1916.
Case, Leroy -
94, died Monday at
the home of Mrs. Ida Brainard of Kendallville. Surviving are two sons,
C. C.,
Chicago, Frank H., Los Angeles,
Cal.; one brother, C. M.,
Kendallville;
and one half-brother, Riley, Wolcottville. Funeral Wednesday from L. E.
Berhalter Funeral Home. Burial, Woodruff Cemetery.
-Source: Noble County,
Indiana
Obituary in January of 1936
Case, Mary
A. (Newnam) - 77,
wife of ex-mayor C. M.
Case, died this morning at her home, 117 E. Rush St. from
complications. She had been a
resident of this city the last 45 years and was born in Milford Twp., LaGrange County, Oct. 17, 1855, the
daughter of
Nicholas B. and Nancy Newnam, early pioneers of that community. The
Newnam log
cabin, in which she was born, still stands near the north line of
Milford Twp.
March 17, 1874 she married Clinton M. Case, and after their marriage
they
resided on their farm in Milford Twp. until coming to this city in 1888
to make
their home. The body will be interred in the Case mausoleum, Lake View Cemetery,
which was erected in 1917. - Source: Noble Co., Indiana Obituary, July 18, 1933
Case, Mary
E. (Eshleman) -
66, wife of Riley C. Case and a lifelong resident of
Wolcottville, died Sunday following a heart attack. Surviving are the
husband;
a daughter, Mrs. Wayne Hughes, N.Y.C.; one son, R. L., Shipshewana;
three
brothers and one sister, Harvey Eshleman, Kendallville, Leroy Eshleman,
LaGrange, Ellsworth Eshelman, Spokane, Wash., and Mrs. Nellie Kroger,
South
Bend. Funeral Tuesday. -Noble County, Indian Obituary in March 1935
Case, William L. - Died at the
home of his grandparents, A. P. Case on Dec. 1, 1890, is William L.
Case, son
of Artimis and Hattie Case, aged 22 months. Remains were carried
to Woodruff
Cemetery.
Little Lonnie was a
bright and lovable little boy and will be missed by the relatives and
friends
here. The
parents were here from Marshall,
Mich. - Source: LaGrange
Standard, LaGrange,
IN
on Feb. 19, 1891 - by C. Edsall
Case,
Zopher, Jr. was
born Nov. 2, 1816 in Ashtabula
County, O., a son
of Zopher and Annie
Case. He was a grandson of Capt. Charles Case, a member of the
company
that formed Washington's
body guard in the Revolutionary War. His father enlisted and served
with
distinction as major in the War of 1812. He died in 1833 when the widow
and
family came to Sturgis,
Mich.. There being no
government left in
that vicinity young Zopher came to the neighborhood where he afterwards
lived
all his life and entered land. He erected a cabin just across the line
in
Milford Twp. and then returned to Michigan
for the family. He married Nancy Highbargin in 1838 and they had 5 sons
and 5
daughters, of whom 5 sons and one daughter survive. The mother died in
1866 and
in 1868 he married Annie Smith. They had 3 sons and one daughter, all
living.
He died from the grip Dec. 12 in his 78th year. Funeral at the Evangelical Church at Wright's Corners.
-Source: Noble County,
Indiana Obituary on
12-22-1893
Cavanaugh, John - died at his
home Thurs. morning April 9, 1910, the result of apoplexy from which he
never regained consciousness. The deceased was in his 81st year,
was a mute, born and educated in Ireland, and for several years
conducted a school for mutes. While yet a young man he came to
America and has for many years lived at Wolcottville. He leaves a
wife, son, granddaughter and two sisters to mourn his loss. The
funeral occurred Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Baptist church
conducted by the pastor Arthur Tipton, assisted by Elder W. W.
Lovett. Internment at Woodlawn. - "The LaGrange Standard," April
14, 1910
Chamness,
Anne L. (Dunlap) - 63, of LaGrange, passed away Sunday May 15,
2005 at her residence. Mrs. Chamness was born on March 19, 1942 in Goshen, IN
to John D. and Velda M. (Conrad) Dunlap. Mrs. Chamness is retired from
Sealed
Power Corp. in LaGrange where she worked from 1973-1995. She is a
lifetime
resident of LaGrange
County. She is
survived
by two daughters Mrs. Marc (Darci) Gaff of Angola, IN and Mrs. Kurt
(Shali)
Loudenslager of Mendon, MI, two sisters Mrs. Mervin (Lola) Miller of
LaGrange
and Mrs. Thomas (Jean) Carpenter of Leonidas, MI, and two brothers
David A. and
Julia Dunlap of Wolcottville, IN and Lonnie D. and Sue Dunlap of
Hamilton, IN,
and 7 grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents. She was a
member
of the Red Hat Society – Dames of LaGrange and volunteered for CASA,
she also
attended the First United Methodist
Church in LaGrange, IN.
Graveside
services will be held at 10:00 am Friday May 20, 2005 at Greenwood Cemetery
in LaGrange with Rev. Dexter Garman officiating. Visitation will be on
Thursday
May 19 from 5-8 pm at the funeral home. Memorial may be made to the
American
Lung Association. -LaGrange Co., Indiana
Obituary
Champion,
Evelyn May - 76, of Howe,
died Saturday, February 6, 2010 at Miller's Merry Manor, LaGrange. She was a homemaker and baby sitter. She came
to LaGrange County in 1944 from Hicksville, Ohio. She attended the New
Freedom
Baptist Church in LaGrange. She was born
June 2, 1933 in Hicksville, Ohio to Jesse and Iva (Doda) Champion. Her only survivors are several nieces and
nephews. She was preceded in death by
her parents, a infant sister, Lois Marie Champion, a brother, Donald
Champion
and two half-brothers, Walter and Delbert Manges. Funeral
services will be held at 1:00 pm on
Thursday, February 11, 2010 at Frurip-May Funeral Home in LaGrange with
Rev.
Wade Sturdivant officiating. Burial
will be in Scipio Cemetery in Harlan, IN.
Visitation will be from 11:00 am until service time on Thursday
at the
funeral home. Memorials may be made to
LaGrange County Clothes and Food Basket.
Chandler, Eula - 91, of LaGrange, died, Sunday, November 24,
2013 at Lutheran Life Villages in Kendallville, Ind. She was a lifetime
resident of LaGrange
County. Eula became a
"Rosie the Riveter Girl" during World War II by working at the Lima
Tank Plant in Lima, Ohio. She then worked until her retirement
for the Kirsch Co. in Sturgis,
Mich. Eula was a member of the
Stroh Church of Christ. She was born on June 29, 1922 in Mt. Pisgah, Ind.
to Clifford and Clara (Forst) Goodsell. On November 19, 1988 she married Duane
Chandler in Stroh, Ind. He preceded her in death on August 3,
2003. Surviving Eula are her two sons and daughters-in-law, James (Karen)
Clugston of LaOtto, Ind.; Michael (Kathy) Clugston of South Bend, Ind.; three
stepdaughters and a son-in-law, Carol Swartz of Leo, Ind.; Sandra Rose of Fort
Wayne, Ind. and Barbara (Don) Perl of Highland, Mich.; nine grandchildren and
eight great-grandchildren. Her parents and a brother, Andrew Goodsell, preceded
her in death. Funeral Services will be held at 11am on Wednesday, November 27th
at the Frurip-May Funeral Home, 309
West Michigan St, LaGrange, with the Pastor Mike
Hamm officiating. Burial will take place in Lake Bethel
Cemetery, rural LaGrange.
Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday, November 26th from
4-8pm. Memorial may be contributed to the Alzheimer's Assoc., 50 E 91st St. Ste. 100, Indianapolis,
Ind. 46209-4830
Christner,
Fannie
Marie (Miller) - 75, of LaGrange, died Wednesday, May 24,
2006, at Parkview
LaGrange Hospital. She was born on February 2, 1931 in LaGrange County,
to the late Jacob
J.L. and Moda J. (Miller) Miller. Mrs. Christner was a clerk at
Foltz Bakery and a member of the Shore
Mennonite
Church in Shipshewana, IN.
She married Vernon J. Christner on May 12, 1951 in Shipshewana, IN.
He preceded her in death on October 23, 2005. Surviving are
three daughters and three son-in-laws, Mrs. Robert (Sherryl)
Rhinesmith of Wolcottville, IN.; Mrs. Francis (Nedra) Langley of Dover,
Del.
And Mrs. Leo (Marsha) Pineda of West Lafayette, IN.; nine grandchildren
and ten
great-grandchildren and two brothers, Edward Lee Miller and Joseph N.
Miller
both of Bristol, IN. She was preceded in death by her parents,
husband, three brothers and one
sister. Funeral Services will be held at 5pm on Saturday, May 27,
2006 at the Shore Mennonite
Church, Shipshewana, IN;
with the Rev. Carl Horner and Rev. Brent Eash officiating. Burial will
be in Shore Cemetery,
Shipshewana, IN. Visitation will also be on Saturday, May 27th
from 1-5pm also at the Shore
Mennonite Church. Memorials may be
contributed to the Shore
Mennonite Church.
-LaGrange Co., Indiana
Obituary
Christner, Oscar
- 69, of LaGrange, route 1, died Sunday (11-15-1970) at 8:30 a.m.
at his home following an illness of two and one-half years. He
was born near Topeka (IN) March 3, 1901, the son of John D. and
Lucrettia (Renner) Christner. Christner, a farmer, moved in 1944 from
Scott, north of Shipshewana, to his present home. He was married March
28, 1924, to Mary Howard, who survives. Also surviving are two
daughters, Mrs. C. Gene (Velma) Sherck of LaGrange and Mrs. Keith
(Ruby) Notestine of Elkhart; three sons, Rollin of Syracuse, Lawrence
of Fort Wayne and Duaine of Goshen; 15 grandchildren; one
great-grandchild; a brother, Dana of LaGrange, and three sisters, Mrs.
Glen (Luella) S. Troyer of LaGrange, Mrs. Everett (Verona) Barness of
Scott and Mrs. Lloyd (Beulah) Mockler of Middlebury. Funeral services
were held yesterday (11-18-1970) at 10:30 a.m. in the Frurip Funeral
Home in LaGrange with the Rev. Ted Rigdon of Mooresville, and the Rev.
Robert Fields, pastor of the LaGrange Church of God, officiating.
Burial
was in the Woodruff Cemetery, northeast of Wolcottville. - Contributed
to the LaGrange GenWeb by Jim Knowles
Christner,
Vernon
J. -
76,
of LaGrange, died, Sunday, October 23, 2005 at Life Care Center of
LaGrange. Mr. Christner was born April 17,
1929, in Newberry Township,
LaGrange County, IN.; to John S. and
Gertie M.
(Yoder) Christner. Mr. Christner had
spent his lifetime in LaGrange
County and was
retired
from Lambright Hatchery where he had been a truck driver. He was a
member of
the Shore
Mennonite Church
in Shipshewana. On May 12, 1951, he married, Fannie Marie Miller
in Shipshewana, she
survives. Also surviving are three
daughters Mrs. Robert (Sherryl) Rhinesmith of LaGrange, Nedra F. Watson
of Dover,
DE.; and Mrs. Leo
(Marsha) Pineda of West Lafayette, IN.; nine grandchildren and ten
great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents, and a
sister Mary
Jane Yoder. Services for Mr. Christner
will be held at 10am on Thursday, October 27th at the Shore Mennonite Church
with Rev. Brent
Eash and Carl Horner officiating. Visitation will be held on Wednesday,
October
26th from 3-8 pm at the church. Burial will be at Shore Cemetery
in Shipshewana. Memorials may be made to Shore Mennonite Church.
-LaGrange Co., Indiana
Obituary
Chupp, Anna (Roop) -
"Aged Woman Dies Near Howe" - Mrs. Chupp, 82, Will Be Buried
Thursday. Howe, July 28- Mrs. Anna Roop Chupp, 82, the widow of George
Washington Chupp, died at her home 4 miles west of Howe at 10:45 a.m.
today (July 28, 1941). She had suffered a paralytic stroke 2
weeks ago. Mrs. Chupp was born in DeKalb County, Indiana on May
10, 1859 and had always lived in Indiana. She and Mr. Chupp were
married in LaGrange in November of 1881. Mrs. Chupp was a member
of the Evangelical Church west of here. Surviving relatives are a
son, Clyde at home; a sister, Mrs. Maude Gorrell of Hudson, Ind., and a
brother Jake Roop of Traverse City, Michigan. Mr. Chupp died in
June, 1940. The body will be taken to the home from the Shoup Funeral
Home tomorrow morning to remain until the funeral hour. Services
will be held Thursday at 3 p.m. EST from the funeral home with the Rev.
G. Allen Steeby of the Evangelical Church officiating and burial will
be made in Riverside Cemetery, Howe, Indiana. - Contributed to the
LaGrange GenWeb by Lori Kime taken from the "Sturgis Journal Paper-," -
Monday, July 28, 1941
Chupp, G. W. - 82,
"Dies near Howe & Was Last of Family of Nine Children" - Howe, June
5- George Washington Chupp, aged 82, the last of a family of 9
children, died at 10 a.m. today (June 5, 1940) at his residence, 5
miles west of Howe, after a 5 week illness due to complications. He was
born in LaGrange County on March 06, 1858, the son of Betsey Roop and
Henry Chupp. He married Anna Roop on November 30, 1880. Mr.
Chupp was a LaGrange County farmer and a member of the Methodist
Church. Surviving are his widow, a son, Clyde at home, and nieces
and nephews. Funeral arrangements are being made by the Shoup Funeral
Home in Howe. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Howe, Indiana -
Contributed to the LaGrange GenWeb by Lori Kime taken from the "Sturgis
Journal Paper-," - Wednesday, June 5, 1940
Chupp,
Ida "Iva"
(Harris) -
"Caesarian Operation Followed by Death of Mrs. Ida (Iva) Harris
Chupp" Mrs.
Ida Harris Chupp, wife of Sylvester J. Chupp, 22 years of age, died on
Thursday morning of this week at about 6 o'clock in the Sturgis
Memorial
Hospital, Mich., following a Caesarian operation. Her funeral
will be
held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock, from the Dunkard
Church at Brighton,
with the Rev. Carl Yoder having charge. Burial will be made at Brighton, Ind.
Mrs. Chupp leaves her husband, her mother, Mrs. Frank Harris of Sturgis, Mich.,
and several sisters and brothers. Mr. and Mrs. Chupp made their
home on
the Cor J. Trubey farm in Greenfield
Township.
Mrs.
Chupp had always lived in LaGrange
County. -
Source:
LaGrange Standard, LaGrange, Indiana, March 4, 1927
Chupp Levi S. - , 80,
Route 2, died March 2, 1990, at Lutheran Hospital,
Fort Wayne. He was born Dec. 25, 1909, in Elkhart County.
He had lived most of his life in the LaGrange and Shipshewana
area.
Surviving are his wife, Fannie (KAUFFMAN) CHUPP; two daughters, Mrs.
Kenneth (Wilma)
GILLETTE, Sturgis, and Mary LEVITZ, Angola; three sons, Elmer CHUPP,
Green Cove
Springs, Fla., Daniel CHUPP, Avilla, and Edd CHUPP, Sturgis; 14
grandchildren;
six great-grandchildren; one sister, Mary MILLER, LaGrange; and two
brothers,
Samuel CHUPP, White Pigeon, Mich., and Joseph CHUPP, Nappanee.
Relatives
and friends may call from 2-8 p.m. today at the Miller Funeral Home,
Middlebury. Services are at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Shore Mennonite
Church,
Shipshewana, with
the Rev. Richard Martin officiating. Burial will be in Shore Cemetery,
Shipshewana. - Source: Sturgis Daily Journal, Sturgis, Mich., 1990
Chupp, Michele L. - age 38, of Orland, IN died Saturday
November 24, 2012 at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne,
IN. She was born on May 4, 1973 in Sturgis, MI
to Franklin “Shorty” & Rachel (Mobley) Halferty. They preceded
her in death. She married Christopher Chupp. He survives
in Orland. Michele enjoyed fishing with her
husband, nieces and nephews and loved spending time with children. She
is survived by her husband, 2 step-sons – David C. & Ryan C. Chupp of Mishawaka, IN. 4
brothers – Allen Halferty of Elkhart, IN, Duane & Paula Halferty of
Wolcottville, IN, Curtis Halferty of Michigan and Al & Penny Halferty of
LaGrange, IN. 3 sisters – Beverly & Kirk Hoff of LaGrange, IN,
Nancy Dragoo and Linda Halferty both of Detroit,
MI. Visitation will be
held Wednesday November 28, 2012 from 3 to 7 p.m. at Carney-Frost Funeral Home,
LaGrange, IN. The
funeral service will be held on Thursday November 29, at 11 a.m. at the funeral
home with the Reverend Ken Weaver officiating. Carney-Frost Funeral
Home, LaGrange, IN is handling the arrangements.
Church, Eva Lavon ( Helvey) -
73, of R.R. 3, Howe died Monday night, January 20, in the
LaGrange County Hospital following an illness of one month. She
was born
in Roann, March 9, 1901, the daughter of Robert Sherman Helvey and Ida
(Lindzy)
Helvey. She was married in Goshen
February 16, 1927, to Frank Church, who preceded her in death July
1965.
The Church’s lived in the Howe area 31 years moving from New Haven.
The resided in California from
1951-1963, when they returned to the Brighton
area. She was a member of the Calvary
Baptist
Church in California. Surviving are
three
daughters, Mrs. Albert (Ellen) Hill of LaGrange, Mrs. Mary Wood of Howe
and
Mrs. John (Nancy) Lewandowski of Pueblo,
CO; two
sons, Frank R. of Fairbanks, Alaska,
and Thomas of Seattle, Washington; 18 grandchildren; four great
grandchildren
and a brother Howard Helvey of South
Bend. Private services were held Thursday
in the
Frurip-May Funeral Home in LaGrange with Rev. John Long
officiating.
Burial was in the Greenwood
Cemetery in
LaGrange. – LaGrange Standard, Indiana,
Wednesday, January 29, 1975. - Contributed by C. Edsall.
Church,
Frank -
LaGrange – 67, Rte. 2,
LaGrange, died at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, July 4, in the LaGrange County
Hospital, where he
had
been a patient for three days. He was born in St. Joseph County, Mich,
October 17, 1898, a son of Roy M. and Della (Johnsonbaugh)
Church. He was
married Feb. 16, 1927 to Eva Helvey in Goshen.
Mr. Church retired in March of 1963, as an employee of Rohr Aircraft
Co., in San Diego,
California.
He was a veteran of WW I. Surviving are his widow, three
daughters, Mrs.
Hugh (Mary) Wood, of Brighton, Ind., Mrs. Albert (Ellen) Hill of Plato,
Ind.,
and Mrs. Andy (Nancy) Jamieson, of Pueblo, Colorado; two sons, Sgt.
Frank
Church and Thomas Church, both in the United States Air Force, and both
stationed in Spokane, Wash.; 15 grandchildren; three sisters. Mrs. Earl
Garr of
Evansville, Ind., Mrs. Howard Atha of Angola, Ind., and Mrs. Lee Gilmer
of
Jacksonville, Fla.; and two brothers, Maurice of Lake James, Ind., and
Roy, of
South Bend. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in
the
Frurip Funeral Home in LaGrange, with the Rev. William Yanney, pastor
of the
First Presbyterian Church in LaGrange, officiating. Burial will
take
place in Greenwood
Cemetery, in
LaGrange. American Legion Post 215, of LaGrange County,
will conduct military rites at the grave. Friends may call at the
funeral
home. – LaGrange Standard, Indiana,
July 1965, Contributed by C. Edsall.
Claussen, Jack H. - age 97, of LaGrange, IN
died Saturday January 5, 2013 at Millers Merry Manor LaGrange,
IN. He was born on April 30, 1915 in Detroit, MI
to Jack F. & Fahn (Dice) Claussen. He was a veteran of the US
Army having served from November 20, 1940 to June 18, 1945. He
served in the Normandy Campaign, Northern France Campaign and the Rhineland
Campaign. He received the European-African-Middle Eastern Theatre
Ribbon, 3 Bronze Campaign Stars, American Defense Ribbon and a Good Conduct
Ribbon. Jack was a 1936 Graduate of Kendallville High School and
earned a bachelor degree at Northwestern
University in
1965. He worked as Technical Engineer and a freelance artist in the Chicago area and moved to Fort Wayne, IN
upon his retirement. He enjoyed taking pictures, drawing and water
colors. He is survived by 1 step sister – Eleaner Hackman of Toledo, OH. 2
nephews – Jeff & Ruth Claussen of Three Rivers,
MI and Richard & Karen Claussen of Wolcottville, IN. He
was preceded in death by his parents and 1 brother – Richard
Claussen. Visitation will be held on Wednesday January 9, 2013 from
10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Carney-Frost Funeral Home, LaGrange, IN. The
funeral service will be held on Wednesday January 9, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at the
funeral home with Terry Oldham officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery,
LaGrange, IN. Memorials
may be given to the Cancer Society or the activities Department at Millers
Merry manor. Arrangements are by Carney-Frost Funeral Home, LaGrange, IN.
Claussen, Richard Dice -
age 91, of South Milford died on
Monday, October 27, 2008 at Miller's Merry Manor
in LaGrange. Mr.
Claussen was born in Detroit,
Michigan on October 26,
1917 to
Jack and Fahn (Dice) Claussen. He
graduated from Kendallville
High School in
1937 where
he set the school broad jump school record at 21'6" at the Goshen
Relays
which held until 1956. Mr.
Claussen served his country during WWII in the United States Army.
Among other
medals, he received the Asiatic-Pacific Theatre Ribbon with two Bronze
Battle
Stars, the Purple Heart Medal, and the WWII Victory Medal. He
married Violet Mae Kitchen on March 1, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois
and she preceded him in death on January 14, 2000. He was retired from
Flint
& Walling in Kendallville where he was the billing clerk. Along
with his wife, they volunteered for many hours and years helping out
fellow
service men at the Veterans Administration Hospital
in Fort Wayne.
He was a member of the South Milford Church of Christ.
Survivors
include: Son, Rick and Karen Claussen of Wolcottville. Son, Jeff and
Ruth
Claussen of Three Rivers,
Michigan. Six
grandchildren: Dawn and John
Bartels of Orlando, Florida, Darrin Claussen of Laotto, Aimiee and Trey
Oldham
of Anderson, Seth Claussen of Orlando, Joe and Brooke Claussen of Fort
Wayne
and Jess Evans of Three Rivers. Seven great grandchildren and one
great-great
grandson. Brother,
Jack Claussen of Fort Wayne.
Sister, Xena Casselman of Orlando,
Florida. Sister, Eleanor
Heckaman
of Toledo, Ohio. Visitation
will be Wednesday, October 29, 2008, from 4:00-7:00pm at Hite Funeral
Home in
Kendallville. Funeral
Services will be Thursday, October 30, 2008 at 11:00am at Hite Funeral
Home.
Officiating the funeral service will be Pastor Brian Walters and Pastor
Trey
Oldham. Burial will be at Greenwood
Cemetery in LaGrange, Indiana. - Noble Co., Indiana Obit .
Oct. 2008
Clevenger,
Keith
J. - 76, of Orland,
IN, died Tuesday August 21, 2007 at Parkview
Hospital in Ft.
Wayne, IN. Mr. Clevenger
was born on March 28, 1931 in Winchester,
IN
to Paul and Idris (Woods) Clevenger; they both precede her in
death. Living in the Orland community since 1959 when he moved
here from Muncie, IN,
he was a retired Indiana State Police Officer and then worked for the
LaGrange
County Court System as a Probation Officer, he was also a Korean War
Veteran
with the United States Air Force. Keith was a member of the Wall Lake
Fisherman’s Association, Meridian Sun Lodge # 76 F & AM, Scottish
Rite,
LaGrange County Shrine Club, Mizpah Shrine, and the LaGrange American
Legion
Post #215.
On January 16, 1959 he was married to Barbara A. Clevenger in Muncie, IN;
she preceded him in death on October 30, 2004. He is survived by two daughters Vickie Petrie of Orland, IN and Kathy
Nelson of
LaGrange, IN, three grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, a sister
Pauline
Cates of Modoc, IN and three brothers James Clevenger of Losantville,
IN, Max
Clevenger of Losantville, IN and Donald Clevenger of Parker City, IN.
He was
also preceded in death by a grandson Benji Butler, and a brother Gordon
Clevenger. Funeral service will be held on Saturday August 25,
2007 at 10:00 am at the
Frurip-May Funeral Home in LaGrange,
IN with Rev. Mark A.
Emelander
officiating. Visitation will be from 2-4 & 6-8 pm on Friday August
24, 2007
at the funeral home, with a Masonic Service at 7:30 pm. Burial will be
in
Greenlawn Cemetery in Orland, IN with a Military Graveside
Service. Memorials may be made to the Shriner’s Hospital for
Crippled Children or the
American Diabetes Association. -LaGrange Co., Indiana
Obituary, Aug. 2007
Cline , Ellen
(Gibney) - August
26, 1881, Mrs. Ellen
(Gibney) Cline, relict of William Cline, died
after a short illness, at the
residence of B. Davidson, in the 83rd year of her age. The deceased was
born in
Richland County, Ohio,
and removed to this State at an early day, and has made her home in
this
Township (Bloomfield)
since. She was not a professed Christian, but strongly advocated the
doctrines
of the Presbyterian Church and lived a consistent life. A large circle
of
relatives and friends followed her remains to their last resting place Brushy Cemetery.
The funeral took place from the old Homestead,
Rev. T.E. Hughes officiating. -The Standard, LaGrange, Indiana,
September 1, 1881, Contributed by C. Edsall.
Cline,
Betty L. (Bell) - 71, of LaGrange passed
away on Saturday June 25, 2005 at her residence. She was born on
December 31,
1933 in Kendallville, IN
to Forrest E. and Gladys L. (LeMaster) Bell.
Living most of her life in LaGrange
County she was a member of the
East Springfield United
Methodist Church and was retired
from Prairie Heights School Corportation where she had been a
custodian. She
was married on May 30, 1951 in Decatur,
IN to Claude J. “Sam”
Cline, he
survives. Also surviving are 3 daughters Mrs. Richard (Karen) Garman of
Pleasant Lake, IN, Mrs. Spark (Tammy) Counterman of Angola, IN and Mrs.
Darryl
(Elizabeth) Oster of LaGrange, IN; 3 sons Ronald and Janice Cline of
LaGrange,
IN, Richard and Donna Cline of Hudson, IN and Douglas Cline of
Wolcottville,
IN; 20 Grandchildren and 13 Great-Grandchildren; 3 sisters Mrs. Earl
(Barbara)
Householder and Mrs. Michael (Helen) Prill both of LaGrange, IN and
Mrs. Samuel
(Ruth) O’Neal of Tinley Park, IL; and 2 brothers Forrest Eugene and
Betty Bell
of Wolcottville, IN and Richard J. and Sarah Bell of Frankfort, KY. She
is preceded
in death by her parents. Services will be held on Tuesday June 28, 2005
at
10:00 am at Frurip-May Funeral Home in LaGrange, IN,
with Rev. James Bartlett
officiating. Visitation will be on Monday June 27, 2005 from 2-4 &
6-8 PM
at the Frurip-May Funeral Home. Memorials may be given to the East Springfield United
Methodist Church. -LaGrange Co., Indiana Obituary
Cline,
Mary E. (Spears) - Mrs.
William A. Cline, was born in Springfield
Township, LaGrange County, Indiana,
January 17, 1840. She was one of thirteen children of Tunis and
Mary
Spears, all of whom have preceded her to the eternal home, except one
sister,
Matilda Bassett, and one half brother, Major Sears of Kansas City,
Missouri,
and a half sister, Mrs. Calvin Cline, of Lansing, Michigan. In
1858 she
was united in hold wedlock with William A. Cline. They began
their
married life on the farm, on which she had ever since resided.
For
49 years they toiled together, bearing share and share alike,
the
triumphs and defeats which came to them. She was the mother of
five
children, two sons and three daughters, the eldest of whom died in
infancy,
while four, Mary J. Anderson, Frank B., Nellie E. Hill and Rachel L.
Smith,
survive. There are eleven grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren. Her great love for the home and children
caused her
every effort to have them near her. Her every thought was to
serve and
make comfortable those about her. Her care of her worthy
companion in his
last, long sickness testifies the untiring faith and fortitude which
characterize her life. The responsibility of the financial
affairs, since
the loss of her companion, shows great strength and mental
ability. In
the last few months of failing health she was ever anxious and hopeful
that
relief might come, that she might again mingle with her loved
ones. At
last, however, she realized that her work her was done, and willingly
resigned
herself to her maker. Her loving spirit passed from the time of
trial
into the eternity of triumph which surely waits for faithful
souls. “Yet
not the less, o’er all the heart hath lost, Shall faith
rejoice when nature grieves the most; Then comes her
triumph. Through the shadowy gloom her star glory rises
from the tomb, Mounts to
the day spring, leaves the cloud below, And gilds the
tears that cease to flow. Yes all is o’er! Fear, doubt,
suspense are fled; Le brighter thoughts be with the virtuous dead, The final ordeal
of the soul is past, and the pale brow
is sealed to heaven at last!”
Mrs. Cline passed away at
her
home, May 31, 1917, having lived 77 years, four months and
thirteen
days. Her children and their families through the Standard, make
appreciative acknowledgment of the assistance and sympathy of the
neighbors and
other friends during the long illness and after the death of Mrs.
Cline. –
LaGrange Standard, LaGrange,
Indiana, June 1917
Cline, Nancy Jane (Gage)
- "MRS. SAMUEL E. CLINE OF NEAR PLATO DIES " Mrs. Samuel E.
Cline, a resident of Bloomfield township all of her life, passed away
at the family home east of Plato last evening at six o'clock, from
heart trouble. She had been in failing health for two or three years.
Mrs. Cline, whose maiden name was Nancy Jane Gage, was born July 11,
1866, in Bloomfield township, the daughter of Ezra and Rosannah Gage.
She and Mr. Cline were married Aug. 3, 1886. She would have been 68
years old next Wednesday. Mrs. Cline leave her husband, three sons,
Charles, Vern and Claud, all of near Plato, two brothers, Charles Gage
and Horace B. Gage, both of near Plato, and ten grandchildren. The
funeral will be held at two o'clock Saturday afternoon from the home,
and burial will be made in Greenwood cemetery, LaGrange. -
Contributed to the LaGrange GenWeb by Julie Burnette
Cline, Samuel - who
came to LaGrange Co. and Bloomfield twp. 58 years ago in 1854, died
early Wednesday morning at his farm home east of LaGrange, the result
of valvular heart disease. Funeral services will be held tomorrow
afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Plato Church and burial will be made at
the Brushy Prairie Cemetery. Mrs. Cline died suddenly, Dec. 18,
1909, in the evening, after a day at LaGrange in Christmas
shopping. He was born on March 4, 1836, in Richland Co.,
Ohio. He leaves four children, Calvin W., Harvey O., (the latter
for four years sheriff of Ingham Co., Michigan), Perley M. and May E. -
Source: "The LaGrange Standard," LaGrange, Ind., April 18, 1912
Cline, Twila Kathlene - Little
Twila Kathlene Cline, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claud Cline,
was born on Thurs., Sept. 22, 1927, and passed from this life on the
evening of Sept.29, 1928, aged one year and seven
days. "Twas a short life but so dear to the hearts of
the home circle, so sweetly blossoming into baby smiles and darling
winsome ways. Little can be said of so a brief a life, but we
know that the purity and innocence of a little child is
acceptable to Him who long ago placed His hands in blessing upon the
head of a little child. This young life leaves to mourn their
loss, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Claud Cline, two sisters , Mable and
June, three brothers, Charles , Donald, and Claud Jr., the
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Cline and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Feller, and
many other relatives and friends.
#2 Card of Thanks -
We wish to thank the relatives and
friends for the flowers and their kindness during our great
bereavement. Mr and Mrs. Claud Cline and Family
#3 -
Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claude J.
Cline,
Victim - Last Saturday Evening – Edward J. Gulick, about 55 years of
age,
prominent in the business affairs of Elkhart,
was arrested late St. evening, at his
home on
Morton Ave, charged with the responsibility in the death of little
Twila Cline,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Cline, living east of LaGrange about
six
miles. Mr. and Mrs. Cline, with their
children were driving to LaGrange last Saturday evening about 8 o’clock
in
their Ford sedan. When three fourths of
a mile east of Plato, and east of what is known as the sink-hole, the
Cline car
ran out of gas. Parking the car on the
North side of the road, with two wheels on the berne, Mr. Cline and one
of his
sons started on foot for Plato for gas. Gulick,
who had been at Hamilton,
and was on his way home, driving a
Packard Coup, crashed into the Cline machine, striking it a glancing
blow. As a result of the impact the Cline
car was
turned over on its side into the ditch.
Mr. Cline, hearing the crash, immediately ran back to the scene
of the
accident. Delbert Malone of Wakarusa, on
his way home to Steuben Co., accompanied by his sister and another girl
from
Wakarusa, had just passed the Cline car and was a few rods east. Gulick stopped his car an, with Malone and
with
Malone and Kenneth
Towns and Mrs.
Towns,
also passing, assisted in extricating the several members of the Cline
family
from the wrecked machine. Mr. and Mrs.
Towns brought the family to LaGrange and to the offices of Dr. Grubb,
in their
car. Upon their arrival here it was
discovered that the little girl was dead, her chest having been crushed. Malone took the number of Gulick’s car, but
did not learn the name of the Elkhart
man. Gulick drove home without reporting
the accident at LaGrange, but said that he was about to write down his
recollections for the police in his home city when officers called to
arrest
him. As soon as Sherriff Minnich and
Deputy Sherriff Orville E. Nelson looked up their list of automobile
incenses
they telephoned Elkhart
to hold Gulick there. Coroner John P.
Caton, after preparing the body of the child for burial, instituted an
inquest. He drove over to Steuben County, Sunday morning, to the
home of
Malone’s parents, and took the young man’s affidavit, and questioned
the two
girls who were with him. Malone said
that Gulick had been drinking, that he could smell liquor on his
breath, but he
would not swear that he was intoxicated.
Gulick, in his examination by the coroner said that he had not
been
drinking. Malone swore that Gulick was
driving 45 or 50 miles an hour when he crashed into the Cline machine. Gulick said that he was going about 25 miles. Malone swore that the headlights and the tail
light on the Cline car were burning, even after the machine had been
turned
over into the ditch. Gulick said that he
was confused by the headlights on an approaching machine and had slowed
down. After the other car had passed he
“stepped on the gas” and before he could swing far enough to the south
he
struck the southeast corner of the Cline sedan.
Gulick explains his failure to be coherent in his examination
and his
failure to report the accident at LaGrange by saying that when the
crash came
his nose was jammed into his steering wheel, leaving him in great pain
and more
or less dazed. His nose on Sunday
morning at the county jail was inflamed and considerable swollen. He also said , not being
familiar with the road, having driven
over it only a couple of times, that he thought he was close to
Middlebury, and
that he would make his statement to the police at Elkhart.
Gulick, after remaining in jail over Sunday,
appeared before Judge Carlin in LaGrange Circuit Court, on Monday
morning, to
answer to a charge of involuntary manslaughter, to which he pleaded not
guilty. His bond was fixed at five
thousand dollars, which he furnished in cash by friends, and he was
released to
appear for trial at the November term.
Gulick was represented by William E. Wider and former Judge
James L.
Harman f Elkhart
and Dunten & Dunten of LaGrange.
Prosecutor Thomas of Angola
and Deputy Prosecutor William B. Duff of LaGrange represent the state. Gulick is married, has one child, a son
nine-years-old,
and holds an executive position with the Conn
band instrument company at Elkhart. Those who were injured in the accident
include Mr. Cline, a daughter and a son.
Mr. Cline upon returning to the machine, crawled part way into
the car
to assist in extricating the members of his family.
His right forearm came in contact with broken
glass, cutting a long, deep gash therein and severing the tendons. Donald, the son, has a gash in his right
thigh, severing an artery, and he lost considerable blood, while the
little
girl sustained a gash in her head, which Dr. Jessup closed with several
stitches,
Mrs. Cline was uninjured, but suffered from shock.
Cline’s car is almost a wreck, while the
Gulick coupe escaped with a damaged bumper.
Rev. Clarence L. Robinson had charge of the funeral of the
little girl
who was killed, which was held on Monday afternoon from the Methodist
Episcopal
church at Plato. Burial was made in the Plato Cemetery. Considerable
excitement prevailed in LaGrange
following the accident, and scores of people congregated on the
sidewalk in
front of the offices of Dr. Grubb and Dr. Jessup, where the injured
were
receiving surgical attention, and in front
of the Caton Brothers mortuary, where the body of the little
girl was
taken. As usual many stories were
started and it was not until later in the evening that the facts became
known. Everybody in the community is
sympathizing with the Cline family, in the tragic death of the little
girl, and
community sentiment demands that if criminal guilt is involved a fair
and just
measure of punishment shall be inflicted. - Source:
Undated article from Norman Dueslar
Scrapbook Collection, LaGrange, Indiana, June 2008
Cline, Vern Ezra - Farm Leader
Dies, The funeral of Vern Ezra Cline was held at the home near Brushy
Prairie on Sept.. 16 in charge of Rev. LeRoy Kemper of Kokomo, Ind. and
burial took place at Greenwood Cemt. Mr. Cline, prominent farm
leader, passed away Sept. 14 following a long and painful illness. On
Aug. 4, 1912, he was married to Lottie E. Vesey and this union was
blessed with two children, a daughter, Evelyn Edna, who died July 14,
1914, and a son, Hubert Monroe, who is married and now resides at home
and has helped in the care of his father through his long
illness. He was a good leader in his community and always had the
interest of his fellowman at heart. Besides being a prominent
farmer, he found time to take an active part in community
affairs. He was a charter member of the Springfield twp. Farm
Bureau and was instrumental in the organization of the rural
electrification corporation and served on the county board. He
was also a member of the county committee of the AAA and a director of
the Producers Commission Association of Fort Wayne. He lived his
entire life in Springfield twp. and will be greatly missed by his many
friends throughout the county and elsewhere. He leaves to mourn
his departure, his wife and son Hubert, and two brothers Claude and
Charles, both of LaGrange county, and a host of relatives, neighbors,
and friends. - Source: Undated article from Norman Dueslar
Scrapbook Collection, LaGrange, Indiana, June 2008 * Note
from Charlotte Edsall, he was the son of Samuel E. CLine and
Nancy jane Gage Cline. His paternal grandparents were John Cline
and Martha McNutt Cline. John Cline was the son of William Cline
and Ellen Gibney, brother to William A. CLine.
Cline,
William A. - was born in Richland County Ohio, August 8,
1830, and after
having suffered more or less for four years, he quietly, peacefully
passed away
from the home near Plato, Indiana, June 7, 1907 at the age of 76 years,
nine
months, and 23 days. In 1854 he came with his parents to Indiana and in
1858 he was happily married
to Mary E. Spears and settled on this farm where they wrought and
labored for
49 years. Thus for most a half a century they, like two veritable
pilgrims,
have been trudging down life's weary way, bearing it's burdens,
dividing
equally it's cares and toile and sharing untidily in all it's triumphs
and
defeats. To this union there were born 5 children, two sons and three
daughters, the eldest whom died in infancy while four, Frank B., Mary
J.
Anderson, Nellie E. Hill, and Rachel L. Smith survive. He also had
eleven
grandchildren. Mr. Cline belonged to a hardy race, having a vigorous
constitution which served him well when hardships, much labor and rough
usage
constituted the heritage of the early settler but as a reward for all
of these
years you only need look around and behold the present environments.
Mr. Cline
was a man of unswerving integrity, sterling worth with a pure and
stainless
character and having lived in the same community on the same farm for
49 years,
he won and held the respect of all who knew him. He was a faithful and
devoted
husband, and affectionate father, and a noble citizen. He bore his
afflictions
and suffering so patiently that no murmur was ever heard and no
complaint
escaped his lips. While he was not a member of any church, he was a
believer ad
is private life was in harmony with that belief and he expressed
himself to a
friend that he was ready and willing to die. Last Friday morning,
surrounded by
his loved ones, the taper of life gently extinguished. He reached the
end of
his pilgrimage and his spirit sped away to that land from whence no
traveler
returns. The dissolution of this marital union leaves his companion of
many
years- this devoted wife - a lone pilgrim who in "only waiting until
the
shadows have a little longer grown" when she will be reunited with all
her
loved ones in the land of the blessed. She with four children, two
brothers,
George Cline of Angola, Indiana and Samuel Cline of Bloomfield
Township, and
Mrs. Hannah Davidson and Mrs. Sarah Cornell of this vicinity, together
with
many relatives and friends, will miss and mourn this kind husband and
father
and noble citizen. He always greeted his friends with a bright smiling
face. He
was ever cheerful and hoped that each day would bring him relief from
his
sufferings. When all had been done for him that loving hands could do,
he
quietly and peacefully passed away. The last hour, although expected
for many
days, was none the less painful for the loved ones remaining. His
helpfulness
and dependence on the family for so many years has all the more
endeared him to
them and their sorrow at his departure is keenly felt.
"How strange
it seems,
with so much gone of life and love, to still live on! O Mother,
only then art left of the home circle now. The dear
home face whereupon that ______ firelight paled and shown; Hence
forwards, listen, as we will. The voice
of that hearth is still, Look where we may the wild earth o'er, That bright
face will smile no more." Relatives from abroad in
attendance at the services were: William McNutt, Samuel Gage and wife,
Ashley,
Indiana; Albert Hoyarter and wife, Silas Helmer and wife, Charles
Helmer and
wife, Helmer, Indiana; Albert Cline and wife, Mrs. Nancy and Clara
Cline,
William More, wife and son, William Topping, Angola; Judson Mabie and
wife,
Arthur Mabie, Mount Pisgah; Mrs. Sarah Cornell, Albert and Delbert
Cornell,
Stroh; R. Butler and wife, Salem Center; Calvin Cline and wife, Mrs.
William
Gripe, Lansing, Michigan; Ray McKee and wife Emma, Salem Center; Mrs.
Huldah
Williams, Grand Rapids, Michigan; George Ousterhout, Fred Spears and
wife,
Abijah Emerson and wife, Salem Center; Fred Miller and wife and John
and Henry Spears,
Brushy Prairie; James Larue and wife, Valentine; and Charles Schindler,
wife
and son, LaGrange. Internment at Brushy Prairie Cemetery.
- The Standard - LaGrange,
Indiana, June 13, 1907,
Contributed by C.
Edsall.
Coffin, Ruthmary
(Baker) -
Mar. 23, 1915 - Jul. 25, 2007
- Ruthmary Coffin, 92, of
LaGrange died Wednesday July 25, 2007 at Miller’s Merry Manor in LaGrange, IN.
Mrs. Coffin was born on March 23, 1915 in Cicero,
IN to Alvin K. and Louva O. (Wilson) Baker;
they both precede her in
death. Living in LaGrange
County since 1947, moving here
from Bloomington,
IN, she was a former co-owner of
LaGrange
Title Company in LaGrange, IN,
a member of the LaGrange 1st United Methodist
Church,
and a member of the Radiant Chapter #200 OES of Noblesville, IN where
she was a
Past Matron and a 50 year member. On May 30, 1937 she was married
in Noblesville, IN
to Lynn O. Roberts; he preceded her in death on July 28, 1970. She then
married
E. Wyatt Coffin on January 2, 1979 in Las Vegas, NV;
he
preceded her in death on December 15, 1989. She is survived by a
daughter
and son-in-law Constance & David Dittman of Warsaw, IN,
nine grandchildren, and 22 great-grandchildren. She was also
preceded
in death by a son Gregory B. Roberts on February 19, 1976, two sisters,
and
four brothers. Funeral services will be held on Friday July 27,
2007 at
Frurip-May Funeral Home, 309
W. Michigan St., LaGrange,
IN. The service will
begin at 6:00 pm with
an Order of Eastern Star Service by the Sylvan Chapter # 251 OES of
LaGrange, IN
followed by the funeral service with Rev. Denise Heller officiating.
Visitation
will be on Friday July 27, 2007 from 3:00 pm until the 6:00 pm service
time.
There will be an 11:00 am graveside service on Saturday July 28, 2007
at Crownland Cemetery
in Noblesville, IN. Memorials may be made to
the
American Parkinson Disease Association.
- LaGrange Co., Indiana Obituary, July 2005
Cole,
Sylvia Ann (Charles) - age 30, of Wawaka, died unexpectedly
on Monday, September 1, 2008 at Parkview
Memorial Hospital,
Fort Wayne.
Mrs.
Cole was born in Goshen on February 28,
1978 to
John David Charles and Laura Mae (Niles)
Charles. She graduated from Lakeland
High School in 1997 and
married Johnny
Edward Cole on January 29, 2000 at the New Freedom
Baptist Church
in LaGrange. Sylvia worked at Courier Book Manufacturing in
Kendallville about
4 years and enjoyed sewing and reading. She was a dedicated mother,
taking care
of her two boys and her home. Survivors include: Husband, Johnny Cole
of Wawaka;
Sons, Kristopher and John Cole of Wawaka; Mother, Laura Charles of
Wolcottville;
Father, John Charles of Rome City; Brother, David and Kandice Charles
of
Wolcottville; Sister, Cari Charles of Butler; Sister, Brenda Charles of
Wolcottville; Maternal grandmother, Myrtle Kline of Kimmel; Maternal
great
grandparents, Floyd and Vivian Heltzel of Rome City; Paternal
grandparents,
Stella Jacobs of Cromwell; 2 nieces and 3 nephews. Visitation will be
Thursday,
September 4, 2008, anytime after 12:00 noon with an evening service at
7:00PM
at New Freedom Baptist
Church, 300 North Sycamore Street,
LaGrange. Funeral Services will be
Friday, September 5, 2008 at 1:00PM at New Freedom
Baptist Church.
Officiating the funeral service will be Pastor Wade Sturdivant. Burial
will be
at Orange Cemetery
in Rome City, Indiana. Hite Funeral Home in
Kendallville
is handling the funeral arrangements. Preferred Memorials may be made
to to the
Cole family. - Source: Noble
Co., Indiana
Obituary Clippings from News-Sun 2008
Collier, Alta
Marie (Weible) - Clyde,
Ohio, formerly of Unionville,
Mich., died on Wed., Feb. 13, 1991 at Bellevue General Hospital
in Bellevue, Ohio, following a brief
illness. She
was 82. She was born Alta Marie Weible on Aug. 12, 1908 in
Albion, IN,
moving to the Unionville area in 1933 from LaGrange, IN, where she had
lived
for about 18 years. She married Ray Collier on July 21, 1926 in Bay Port, Mich.
and they
then moved to Ohio
where he died July 2, 1981. She lived there since. She was
a
homemaker and past member of the Hickory
-Island/Wisner Methodist Church. She is survived by two sons
Clifford of
Caro, Mich. and Alfred R. Collier of Clyde, OH; two daughters,
Mrs.
Joseph (Alice ) Mageria of Caro, Mich., and Pete and Ann Smith of
Lawrenceville, GA; 18 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren; two
brothers,
Walter of Kendallville, Ind., and Harry Weible of LaGrange, Ind.; one
sister
Bessie Hannan of Calif.; and many nieces and nephews. She was
preceded in
death by two infant daughters, one son August Collier in 1965, one
brother and
one sister. Funeral services were Sunday, Feb. 17, at Huston
&
Ransford Funeral Home of Caro with the Rev. Calvin Blue
officiating.
Burial was in Hickory Island Cemt. in Unionville, Mich.
Memorials may be made
to the American Diabetes Association or charity of the donor's choice.
-
Source: Barbie Collier Ahrens
Collier, Elmer
A. - Vassar, Mich.
died Wed., June 24, 1980
at Saginaw General
Hospital. He
was
69. He was born on March 9, 1912 in Wixom,
Mich., but lived most of his life in Tuscola County, residing in Unionville
before
moving to Vassar. He retired from Gray Iron Foundry in
1970. He was
a member of the Harvest Baptist Church of Akron. He is survived
by his
wife, Mary; one son Robert of Fairgrove, two daughters, Mrs. Neal
(Beverly)
Redwanz of Decatur, AL, and Mrs. Thomas ( Nancy) Zelmer of Vassar; two
brothers Raymond Collier of East Tawas and Fay Collier of Montrose; two
half brothers,
Carl and Herbert Levitz of LaGrange, Indiana; nine grandchildren and
two great
grandchildren. One daughter, in 1934, and one son in 1979,
preceded him
in death. Funeral services were Saturday at Briggs Funeral Home
of Akron
with Rev. James Parker officiating. Burial was in Hickory Island
Cemt. Memorials may be made to the Harvest Baptist Church of
Akron. -
Source: Barbie Collier Ahrens, his granddaughter by Bob Collier
Collier, Elmer
Wayne - LaGrange, Ind.,
died Saturday, Dec. 22, 1979, suddenly in Kendallville, In. He
was 43
years of age and a former resident of Sebewaing and Fairgrove. He
was
born June 5, 1934 in Saginaw,
Mich. He married
Joan
Crawford, who survives him, on Aug. 15, 1968, in Howe, Ind.
He was the son of Mr. & Mrs. Elmer A. Collier of Brooksville, Flo.,
and was a self-employed truck driver. Surviving are one
stepdaughter,
Mrs. Susan Gillispie of Payne, Ohio;
one stepson, Kenneth Randy Eulmer of LaGrange; two sisters, Mrs. Thomas
(Nancy) Zelmer of Vassar, Mich.,
and Mrs. Neal (Beverly) Redwanz of
Decatur,
Ala.; one brother Robert E. Collier of Fairgrove, Mich.,
four step-grandchildren;
four nephews and five nieces. Funeral services were held Dec. 27,
1979 at
Carney Funeral Home in LaGrange,
Ind. - Source:
Barbie
Collier Ahrens
Collier, Fay
J. - 13107 Virginia
Court, age 72,
died Thursday, September 3, 1981, at Hurley Medical
Center.
Funeral Services will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 6, 1981, at
the Christian Faith
Church, Montrose, Mich.
Rev. Samuel Blakely will be officiating. Burial in the Montrose Cemetery.
Friends may call the funeral home after 2 p.m. on Saturday. Those
desiring to may make a contribution to the Christian Faith Church
Memorial
Fund. Mr. Collier was born in Quanicessee, Mich.
on Feb. 24, 1909, the son
of August and Rosenia (Levitz) Collier and has been a resident of
Montrose
since 1939. He married Marion Marker at Unionville, Mich.
on Dec. 10, 1032. He was a member of the Christian Faith
Church and he was
employed by Chevrolet Flint Manufacturing. He retired in 1969
after 28
years of service. Surviving are the wife; 1 son Charles Collier
of Moore,
OK; Mrs. Vera Scoby of Prudenville; Mrs. James (Vivian) Emmendorfer of
Flushing; Mrs. Ray ( Lena) Hipkins of Lincoln, Mich.; Mrs. Robert
(Ester) Malone
of Yuba City, CA; 13 grandsons; 2 brothers, Herbert Levitz and Carl
Levitz,
both of LaGrange, Indiana. A son Richard, preceded him in death
in
1960. - Source: Barbie Collier Ahrens
Collier,
Ray - died
Thursday,
July 2, 1980
following a 3 month illness. He was 76 years. He was born
on June
19, 1905 in Coleman,
MI, but moved to the
Gilford area as a
child. He lived in the Unionville area for most of his adult life
before
moving to East Tawas, Ohio
in 1972. He married the former Alta Weible on July 21, 1926 in Bay Port,
Mi. He was a retired farmer. He is survived by his wife,
two sons,
Clifford of Caro, and Alferd of Fremont, Ohio; two daughters, Mrs.
Joseph (Alice) Mageria and Louis (Mabel)
Smith of Vassar; one
brother Fay Collier of Montrose; two half brothers Carl Levitz of Elkhart, Ind.,
and
Herbert Levitz of Angola,
Ind.;
16 grandchildren;
13 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Two
daughters,
Mildred and Eleanor; one son, August; three brothers; Elmer, Chuck, and
Earl ;
one sister, Edith, all preceded him in death. Funeral services
were
Sunday at the Hutson ransford Funeral Home in Caro, MI
with the Rev. John Bertelsmeyer officiating. Burial was in Hickory Island Cemetery.
- Source: Barbie Collier Ahrens
Colwell, Hiram - Death of Mongo
Pioneer - for 40 Years a citizen of Mongo, he died Tuesday morning at
his home in that village the result of apoplexy. Samuel J.
Burger, the Brighton pastor, was in charge of the funeral service this
morning and burial was made at the Brighton Cemetery. Mr. Colwell
was about 73 years of age and he leaves a widow and three children. -
Source: " LaGrange Standard," LaGrange County, Indiana - April
16, 1914 for Hiram Colwell
Colwell,
John - died
at his home in Clearspring
twp., February 23, 1895. He was born in Richland County , Ohio
on January 1, 1832; aged 63 years, 1 month and 22 days. Mr.
Colwell was
married to Sarah Bloss on March 16, 1862 in Clearspring twp. Mr.
Colwell
moved with his parents from Ohio to St. Joseph County, and was about
11-years-old when
he moved with his parents to Clearspring twp., 6 miles southwest of
LaGrange. March 1868, he and his wife moved on a farm 4.5 miles
southeast
of Topeka.
He was confined to his home some 2 months and was very patient during
his
sickness. He leaves a wife, three daughters, 2 sisters, and four
brothers
to mourn their loss. He was fully prepared and ready to die when
the Lord
said "Come." He was very industrious and a quiet citizen.
Thess:, 4:28. The funeral services were conducted by the Rev.
Croume of
Wawaka and internment was at Sloan Cemetery.
- Source:
The Standard, LaGrange,
Indiana, March 7, 1895
- by C.
Edsall
* also used spelling of Caldwell and sometimes misspelled as Coldwell
Colwell, (John) Jackson - 67
years of age, died at the county infirmary at 5:30 this morning from
dropsy. He had been at the county farm three weeks. Mr.
Colwell had lived in the county most of his life. He leaves a
sister, Mrs. Effie Gunthorp of Howe and a brother, Morton at the county
farm. No funeral arrangements have been made. -
Source: "The LaGrange Standard," LaGrange, Ind., March 30, 1933
Colwell, John W. - Died,
at Mongo, Sept. 24th, 1883, John Colwell, aged 66 years, 6 months and
13 days. Mr. Colwell was born in Pennsylvania, and while yet
quite young he, together with his father anf father's family moved into
Ohio near Mansfield, where they resided until 1837, when they emigrated
to Indiana and settled in Steuben County. In 1843 he was married
to Margaret Ann Wilson, and settled at or near Mongo, where he resided
up to the time of his death. -Source: Lagrange Standard, Indiana
- Thur. October 4, 1883, from David Caldwell in Battle
Creek, Michigan
Colwell, Joseph
L. - "DIED" On
January 8th, 1880, at
his residence near Onaga, Pottawatomie Co., Kansas, Mr. Joseph L. Colwell , aged
about
fourty-six years. Mr. Colwell was a son of Joseph Colwell,
deceased, late
of this county, who was one of the early settlers of Steuben County.
Joseph L. emigrated to Kansas
some 21 years since, where he found a home, or, we might say, found a
wild,
unsettled country, and by his industry, perseverance and economy, and
with the
aid of his wife, he soon fitted up a comfortable home, and, as we
understand,
has left quite an estate for his family. It would seem that he
acted upon
the principle that it was better to wear out than to rust out, as it is
thought
that hard work has had very much to do in shortening his days. - The
Standard -
LaGrange, Indiana,
January 22, 1880. - Contributed by C. Edsall
Colwell, Margaret
Ann (Wilson) - died at Mongo, March 22nd, 1885. Deceased
was in her 62nd year. She was born in Richland CO., Ohio and came
to
Indiana in 1836 and was married to John Colwell by Rev. J. P.
Jones.
She was a consistent Christian and through a long and severe affliction
uttered not a word of complaint. That her Godly walk and pure
life may
be remebered and followed by the people of Mongo is the wish and hope
of the writer - by: O.L. Prentice in "TheStandard," April 2, 1885 -
LaGrange, Indiana Margaret Colwell obit
Combs, Emma J. (Mahon) - age 71, of
Wolcottville died on Sunday, January 25, 2009 at North
Ridge Village
Nursing & Rehab Center, Albion.
She
was born in West VirginiaMahon.
She married John Combs on October 11, 1991 at the Five Corners
Baptist Church
in Wolcottville. Mrs. Combs was a
homemaker. She was a member of the Five Corners
Baptist Church in Wolcottville
where she loved to attend services. Mrs. Combs also loved to crochet,
spend
time with family, cook and take care of her plants. Survivors include:
Husband,
John Combs of Wolcottville; five daughters: Brenda Bolen and Randy
Balser of
Albion, Pricey and Mark Feipel of Rome City, Tammy Combs of
Wolcottville, Beverly
and Glen McHenry of Auburn, Virginia Deskins of West Virginia; two
sons: John
Paul May of Hudson and Freddie and Irene Deskins of Kermit, Kentucky;
19
grandchildren; many great grandchildren; four brothers: John Mahon,
Larry Mahon,
Dave Mahon, and Michael Mahon; and one
sister, Nancy Steel. She was preceded in
death by her parents and three brothers.
Visitation will be Tuesday, January 27, 2009, from 2 to 10 PM with a
service starting at 7PM at Five Corners
Baptist Church in Wolcottville.
Funeral
Services will be Wednesday, January
28, 2009 at 11 AM at Five
Corners Baptist Church,
Wolcottville. Officiating
the funeral service will be Rev. Clarence Combs. Burial will be
at Woodruff
Cemetery in Wolcottville, Indiana.
- Source: LaGrange Co., Indiana
Obituary, Jan. 2009 on August 2, 1937 to
Carl and Osie (Duty)
Combs, Leroy
F.
- 89, of 604
Vine St., LaGrange, Indiana died Friday, September 5,
2008 at
5:35 P.M. at the Parkview
LaGrange Hospital
in LaGrange, Indiana.
He was born on January 15, 1919 in LaGrange County, Indiana
to
D.C & Ellen (Stags) Combs. He was a former mechanic and
wrecker
service operator for Marchand's Garage in LaGrange. He also
worked at the
Frosty Buick Garage, Nelson's Chevrolet and Hostetler Tire in
LaGrange.
He was a Baptist Minister for 40 years, retiring in 1993.
Before his
retirement, he was a Baptist Minister in Akron
and Bristol, Indiana
and served his last three years of ministry at the LaGrange Bible
Church. He
was married April 28, 2001, in the LaGrange
Church of God, to Mary E. Helmer. She survives.
Also surviving are one son and
daughter-in-law; Ronald & Elizabeth Coms of Avilla, IN.; 13
step-children; 6 grandchildren; 11
great-grandchildren; and two sisters and brother-in-laws, Barbara and
Max
McDonald and Hazel and Arthur Hentzel both of LaGrange, IN. He
was proceeded in death by three wives, Sarah
E. (Puls) Combs, Alice E. (Willard) Combs and Wilma (Fenton) Combs; and
one
brother - Ray "Bill" Combs. Visitation will be held from
2-4 and 6-8 P.M. at Carney-Frost Funeral Home in LaGrange, IN.
Services will be at 10:00 A.M. at the funeral home with Pastor Jeff
Hipley and
Brother Paul Maynard officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood
Cemetery, LaGrange, IN.
Memorials may be direted to the New Hope Baptist
Church
or Parkview Noble Hospice. – Source: "The LaGrange Standard," LaGrange
Co., Indiana
Obituary from Sept. 8, 2008
Conley,
Cline
- age 66, of South Milford, died Thursday,
September 11, 2008, from pancreatic cancer with his family by his side
at Parkview-LaGrange
Hospital. Mr.
Conley was born in Knott County, Kentucky on May 14, 1942 to Rev. Golden and Mae
(Handshoe) Conley and came to Indiana
in 1954. He
was first married to Anna L. Everage on April 7, 1961 in Stroh, Indiana.
She preceded his death January 6, 1995. He later married Joyce Ann
Chaffins on
October 4, 1997 at Community
Baptist Church
near Wolcottville. Cline
retired from Ross Laboratories in Sturgis, Michigan
in 1995 after 17 years
there as a senior process operator. Before that, he worked at Starcraft
in Topeka
for 14 years. Cline
was a member of the Community
Baptist Church
where he enjoyed his church family. He also enjoyed deer hunting and
fishing
with his friends and listening to Bluegrass Gospel music.
Survivors
include: His wife, Joyce Conley of South Milford;
Son, Rick Conley of South Milford;
Daughter,
Barbara (Conley) Bley of South Milford;
1
grandson, Travis Tons of South Milford; a Stepson, Mike and Theresa
Hale of Albion; Stepson,
Gregory Hale of Angola;
Stepson, Christopher and
Christina Hale of Kendallville; and a stepdaughter, Lisa and Ron Mack
of Avilla; 17
step grandchildren and 8 step great grandchildren; Brother,
Willie and Wilma Conley of Stroh. Sister, Jean and Bob McNamara of
Stroh.
Sister, Uthelene and David Shomaker of Avilla. He
was preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Finley Conley and
Herman
Conley. Visitation
will be Sunday, 9-14-08, from 3:00-8:00pm at Hite Funeral Home in
Kendallville.
Funeral
Services will be Monday, 9-15-08, at 1:00pm at Community Baptist
ChurchWoodruff Cemetery
in LaGrange County,
Indiana.
Casketbearers
will be Travis Tons, DeWayne Hale, Chris Hale, Greg Hale, Lawrence
Shepherd and
Ron Mack. Honorary Bearers will be Jimmy Canley, Finley Conley and
Edward
Bolen. Preferred
Memorials may be made to the Community Baptist
Church. -
Source: LaGrange
Co., Indiana
Obituary from LaGrange Publishing Co. near Wolcottville.
There will also be an hour of visitation before the funeral service on
Monday.
Officiating the funeral service will be Rev. Leburn Combs and Rev.
Willie
Collins.
Connelly, Lila C. (Sheets) - age
84, died
Tuesday September 29, 2009 at 4:55 P.M. at Parkview
LaGrange Hospital
in LaGrange, IN.
She was born on August 4, 1925 in Werner, ND
to Virgil & Esther
(Gibson) Sheets. She married Arnold
Connelly on June 5, 1943 in LaGrange,
IN. He
Survives.
Prior to moving to town in 1970, Lila had helped on the family
farm and
was a homemaker all of her life. She
enjoyed reading, decorating her home and spending time with her family.
She is survived by her husband; 1 son,
Roger
& (Sherry) Connelly of Three Rivers, MI;
5 daughters, Sandy & (Robert) Yoder of LaGrange, IN, Diane
&
(Fritz) Schlemmer of LaGrange, IN, Susan & (Mark) Dempsey of
Wolcottville,
IN, Ann & (Thomas) Pomeroy of Columbus, MT and Sherry &
(Robert) Ballard
of Howe, IN; 1 brother, Duane Sheets of Grand Rapids, MI;
3 sisters, Irene Niece of White Pigeon, MI,
Virginia & (Donald) Peterson of California and Judy Parsons of
Shipshewana,
IN; 12 grandchildren and 34 great and great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, 1
infant brother and 4 grandchildren. A
memorial service will be held on Saturday October 3, 2009 at 11:00 A.M.
at
Carney-Frost Funeral Home in LaGrange,
IN with the Rev. Carldean
Merrifield officiating. The family will
receive friends 1 hour prior to the memorial service at the funeral
home. Carney-Frost Funeral Home is in
charge of
arrangements. - LaGrange Co., Indiana Obituary Oct. 2009
Cook, Alice
I. (Wisel) - age 65, of Kendallville,
Indiana and formerly of Howe, Indiana died Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at 2:30
A.M.
at Shepherd of Hill Nursing Home in Kendallville, Indiana.
She was born
on May 22, 1943 in Ashley,
Indiana to George &
Arlene (Phillips)
Wisel. Mrs. Cook graduated from Ogden
high Scholl in Ogden,
Illinois in 1961.
She had been a
member of the Easgles and the Order of the Eastern Star in LaGrange, Indiana.
She was also a member of the Lima Presbyterian Church in Howe, Indiana.
She married David A. Cook on November 12, 1965. He
preceeded her in death in 2005. Surviving are 4 sons -
Ernest Cook of Fort Wayne, Indiana,
Steven Cook of Howe, Indiana, Shawn Cook of Ligonier, Indiana and
Edward A.
Wisel of Avilla, Indiana. 2 brothers - G. Ned Wisel of Garrett,
Indiana
and George E. Wisel of Carmel,
Indiana. 1 sister -
Mrs.
William (Georgette) Berry of Spencerville, Indiana.
6 Grandchildren and 4 Great-Grandchildren. Calling will be at the
funeral home on Saturday, September
27, 2008 at 2:00 P.M. A memorial service will follow
at 4:00
P.M. Cremains will be buried in Riverside
Cemetery in Howe, Indiana
at a later date. Memorials may be given to the LaGrange County Cancer
Society
or Shepherd of the Hill Nursing Home. - LaGrange
Co., Indiana
Obituary,
Cook, John E. - 88, of Adams Lake died
Monday, April 28, 2008, at 11:40 p.m. in Kendallville Manor Health Care
Center in Kendallville. Mr. Cook was a lifetime resident of Adams Lake.
He graduated from Wolcottville High School, and was a US Navy veteran,
serving during World War II. He was a self-employed carpenter, and
worked as a lineman for REMC and Gilbert Construction for 25 years. He
was a lifetime member of the LaGrange American Legion Post. He
was born November 30, 1919, at Adams Lake to Andrew J. and Bessie
(Ream) Cook. On October 5, 1940, in LaGrange, he married Dorothy Hall.
She survives at Adams Lake. Also surviving are a son and
daughter-in-law, James A. and Becky Cook of Adams Lake; a daughter,
Jonquil Vincent of Atlanta; a son-in-law, Tom Atkins of LaGrange; ten
grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; one great great grandchild; and
a brother and sister-in-law, Andrew J. “Bud” and Donna Cook of Fort
Wayne. He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter,
Judith Atkins; two sons, John A. Cook and Jerry Cook; three sisters,
Pansye Racht, Mercedes Babbis, and Margaret Sessler; and three
brothers, Bob Cook, Maynard Cook, and Bill Cook. Funeral services
will be Friday, May 2, 2008, at 1:30 p.m. at the Woodruff Grove United
Methodist Church, with Rev. Brad Garrett officiating. Burial will be in
Woodruff Cemetery with military graveside services conducted by the
LaGrange American Legion Post. Casketbearers will be Jeff
Marshall, Phil Evers, Jeremy Cook, Don Miller, Greg Racioppi, and Chris
Vosburgh. Calling will be Thursday, May 1, 2008, from 2 to 4 and
6 to 8 p.m. at the church. Preferred memorials are to the American
Cancer Society. Young Family Funeral Home, Wolcottville Chapel,
State Road 9 North, Wolcottville is in charge of arrangements. -
LaGrange County, Indiana Obituary May 2008
Cook, William H - died at his residence in Wolcottville
Monday of a complication of diseases, aged 56 years, 10 months and 11
days. He was a son of Mrs. Matilda Henderson and a brother of Ed Cook
of this city. For a number of years he resided in Elkhart Twp. about 2
miles east of Cosperville. He leaves a wife, 4 sons, one daughter.
Obsequies were held at Green Chapel west of Wolcottville Wednesday.
Democrat 5-28-1903 He was born in Ohio August 14, 1846 and departed
this life May 25, 1903. He came to Noble County about 38 years ago. He
married Sarah E. Turner December 1, 1869 and to this union was born 5
sons, James M., Williard A., Charles W, Clarence L, and William G. His
wife died June 2, 1884. He was married to Barbara M. Longfellow
December 13, 1895. To this union 2 children were born, Jennie E. and
Roy L. Clarence and Roy preceded him in death. They moved to LaGrange
County March 8, 1890 and lived on a farm. They retired from farming and
removed to Wolcottville March 18, 1902. He leaves his wife, 4 sons, one
daughter, mother, one brother and 6 grandchildren. In 1901 he united
with the Wesleyan Methodist Church at Green Chapel. Burial, Green
Chapel Cemetery. -Noble Co., Indiana, "Democrat, " June 4, 1903
Cook,
Willie H. “Shorty” - 88, of Rome City
died Tuesday January 24, 2006 at Parkview
Noble Hospital
in Kendallville, IN.
Mr. Cook was born on July 28, 1917 to William H. and Pearl
(Gause) Cook in Preble,
IN. They both precede him
in death. Living most of his life in LaGrange and Noble
Counties he worked for Levin
and Sons
in Kendallville and Fort Wayne
for 30 years retiring in 1982. On July 27, 1942 in Decatur, IN
he married Helen R. Griems,
she survives. Also surviving are four daughters Mrs. Robert
(Donna) Gulick of Avilla, IN,
Carolyn Cook and Linda Combs both of Howe, IN, Joan Cook of
Kendallville, IN,
three sons James William Cook of Okeechobee, FL, Donald E. Cook of Rome
City,
IN and Douglas W. Cook of Kendallville, IN, 26 grandchildren, 37
great-grandchildren, 3 great-great-grandchildren, a sister Isbelle King
of
Decatur, IN, and 3 brothers Virgil Cook, Herbert Eugene Cook, and
Richard Cook
all of Decatur, IN. He is also preceded in death by a grandson Eric
Wayne
Schrimsher on January 4, 2005, and 10 brothers and sisters.
Services for Mr. Cook will be Friday January 27, 2006 at 11:00 am at
the
Frurip-May Funeral Home with the Rev. Clarence Combs officiating.
Visitation
will be held on Thursday January 26th at the funeral home from 3-5
& 6-8
pm. Burial will be in Greenwood
Cemetery,
LaGrange, IN. Memorials may be made to the American Heart
Association or the LaGrange County
Cancer Society. -LaGrange Co., Indiana
Obituary
Coney, Loretta M.
(Rumsey) - 88, of LaGrange,
IN, died Thursday, December 18, 2008,
at Parkview
LaGrange Hospital
in LaGrange. Mrs. Coney had lived her
lifetime in LaGrange
County, and
retired from
Sealed Power Corporation in LaGrange after 23 years. She was a member
of the
St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Church of Hudson, IN, the Rosary
Sodality of
the church, and was a former 4-H Leader.
Mrs. Coney was born on March 28, 1920 in Mancelona, MI
to Verne and Josephine (Wisniewski) Rumsey. On November 23, 1940 in Coldwater, MI
she married Orval H. Coney; he preceded her in death on March 11, 1981. Surviving are four daughters and sons-in-law,
Joyce and Don Curtis and Connie and Ron Burtch all of Wolcottville, IN,
Brenda
and Paul Trowbridge of Westfield, IN, and Marsha and Mark Shumaker of
LaGrange,
IN; a son and two daughters-in-law Bruce and Nor Coney of Butler, IN
and
Rebecca Coney of LaGrange; fifteen grandchildren; thirty-five
great-grandchildren; and a sister, Cleo Carter of Bronson, MI. Also preceding her in death were her parents;
a son, Larry Coney on April 1, 2005; a sister; and three brothers. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday,
December 23, 2008 at 10:00 am at Frurip-May Funeral Home in LaGrange
with Rev.
Mark Weaver officiating. Burial will be in Brushy Chapel
Cemetery, LaGrange. Visitation will be from 2-4 & 6-8 pm on
Monday, December 22, 2008 at the funeral home.
Memorial masses may be given to the church. - Source: LaGrange Co., Indiana Obituary: Dec. 2008
Conley, Cline - age 66, of South
Milford, died Thursday, September
11, 2008, from pancreatic cancer with his family by his side at Parkview-LaGrange Hospital. Mr. Conley was born in
Knott County, Kentucky
on
May 14, 1942 to Rev. Golden and Mae (Handshoe) Conley and came to Indiana in
1954. He was first married to Anna L. Everage on April 7, 1961 in
Stroh, Indiana.
She preceded his death January 6, 1995. He later married Joyce Ann
Chaffins on
October 4, 1997 at Community
Baptist Church
near Wolcottville. Cline retired from Ross Laboratories in Sturgis, Michigan
in 1995 after 17 years there as a senior process operator. Before that,
he
worked at Starcraft in Topeka
for 14 years. Cline was a member of the Community Baptist
Church where he
enjoyed
his church family. He also enjoyed deer hunting and fishing with his
friends
and listening to Bluegrass Gospel music. Survivors include: His wife,
Joyce
Conley of South Milford; Son, Rick Conley of South Milford; Daughter,
Barbara
(Conley) Bley of South Milford.; One grandson, Travis Tons of South
Milford; Stepson, Mike and Theresa Hale of Albion; Stepson,
Gregory Hale of Angola; Stepson, Christopher and Christina Hale of
Kendallville; Stepdaughter, Lisa and Ron Mack of Avilla; 17 step
grandchildren and 8 step great grandchildren;
Brother, Willie and Wilma Conley of Stroh; Sister, Jean and Bob
McNamara of
Stroh; and Sister, Uthelene and David Shomaker of Avilla. He was
preceded in
death by his parents and brothers, Finley Conley and Herman Conley.
Visitation
will be Sunday, 9-14-08, from 3:00-8:00pm at Hite Funeral Home in
Kendallville.
Funeral Services will be Monday, 9-15-08, at 1:00pm at Community Baptist Church
near Wolcottville.
There will also be an hour of visitation before the funeral service on
Monday.
Officiating the funeral service will be Rev. Leburn Combs and Rev.
Willie
Collins. Burial will be at Woodruff
Cemetery in LaGrange County, Indiana.
Casketbearers will be Travis Tons, DeWayne Hale, Chris Hale, Greg Hale,
Lawrence Shepherd and Ron Mack. Honorary Bearers will be Jimmy Canley,
Finley
Conley and Edward Bolen. Preferred Memorials may be made to the Community Baptist Church.
- Source: LaGrange Co., Indiana
Obituary: Sept.
2008
Connelly,
Harold J. - 90, of LaGrange, IN died Tuesday November 6,
2007 at Life
Care Center of LaGrange. Mr. Connelly was born on May 1, 1917 in LaGrange, IN
to the late Floyd and Eva (Todd) Connelly. In 1964 he moved from
LaGrange
to Hugo, CO
where he lived from 1964 to 1970. He then moved to Eden,
TX where he lived from 1970 to 2001
when he
moved back to LaGrange,
IN. He was a retired
farmer and newspaper
publisher for the Eastern Colorado Plainsman in Hugo,
CO and The Eden Echo in Eden, TX.
He
was a member of Mt. Zion Lutheran
Church in LaGrange,
IN, Farm Bureau, Lions Club in Eden, TX,
and was an avid hunter and fisherman. On June 3, 1937 he married
Ruth I.
Beaty in LaGrange, IN;
Mrs. Connelly survives in LaGrange,
IN. Surviving are
six
daughters and sons-in-law Evelyn & Gary Soblotne of LaGrange, IN,
Marilyn
& James Poss of Noblesville, IN, Carolyn & Robert Hlozek of The
Woodlands, TX, Janet & Lynn Lubke of Iowa Park, TX, Jackie &
David Zarate
of Carrollton, TX, and Elaine & Richard Jones-Zach of Tampa, FL,
three sons
and daugthers-in-law William & Charlette Connelly and Allen &
Becky
Connelly both of LaGrange, IN and James & Cindy Connelly of
Greeley, CO,
nineteen grandchildren, four step-grandchildren, ten
great-grandchildren, five
step-great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild, and one
step-great-great-grandchild, and one brother and sister-in-law Arnold
&
Lila Connelly of LaGrange, IN. He was preceded in death by his parents,
one
grandson, three granddaughters, two step-granddaugthers, and one
step-grandson. Funeral services will be held on Saturday November
10,
2007 at 10:30 am at Frurip-May Funeral Home in LaGrange, IN
with Rev. James Elsner officiating. Visitation will be held on Friday
November
9, 2007 from 2-8 pm at the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery,
LaGrange, IN.
Memorials may be made to Mt.
Zion Lutheran
Church or LaGrange
County
Parks Department. - LaGrange Co., Indiana Obituary, November 2007
Cornell, Berniece E. (Anderson) - In Bloomfield twp.,
LaGrange Co., Indiana on Feb. 1, 1892, while winter winds and snows
surrounded the home of Orville Anderson and his wife, Mary J. Cline,
there came into that home to brighten its winter gloom and gladden
their hearts, a little baby daughter they christened Bernice E.
The brightness of her ways did not end with the prattle of her baby
voice, but all through her girlhood and schooldays she was ever
shedding sunshine in the home and among the friends that she
loved. She was educated in the public schools of Bloomfield twp
and spent nearly all of her whole life in the community of her
birth. To her was given the privilege of ministering more than
the usual amount to her parents, as she spent the most of her life with
them. It can truly be said of her that never did a mother
have a more loyal daughter, who bade fair to be a prop for her
declining years. Hers was a life of sacrifice, as all through the
years she was ever ready to lay aside her own interests and plans when
duty seemed to call her to the help of the mother she so dearly
loved. In Dec. 1926, she was united in marriage to Charles
Cornell of Auburn. Since her marriage her home has been with her
husband in Auburn, Indiana. Here she endured intense physical
suffering, but through it all she kept a smiling, uncomplaining front,
hiding her own ills as much as possible that she might yet do for
others. When she could endure no longer, she entered the hospital
at Garrett, Indiana , submitting to an operation for gall stones.
Her overwrought system, however, couldn't revive, nature could not
rebuild and on Sept. 1, 1929, a few hours after her operation, she
slipped away into the unknown, that land of eternal sunshine and glory
where suffering and tears and grief are unknown. Cut off in the
prime of her womanhood, we do not understand the why of His ways, but
though we see as through a glass darkly, some day we shall
comprehend. Her joys were many, her sorrows and sacrifices great
and we can but feel that the all merciful Father will say of her,
"Inasmuch as ye ministered unto these, ye ministered unto me." Of
her friends, those preceding her, were her father, Orville
Anderson; one sister, Troas L. Anderson; and her daughter,
Dorothy Horner. She leaves to mourn due in loving memory, her
husband and son, Marion; her mother; one brother, Leon Anderson, and
many other relatives and friends. Funeral services were conducted
on Tuesday afternoon by Rev. Wickersham at the Plato church with burial
in the Brushy Prairie Cemetery by the side of her daughter. - The
LaGrange Standard, Indiana - Sept., 12, 1929
Cook, Veronica M. "Cookie" (Stempki) -
LaGrange, Ind., 84, died June 29, 1996, at Millers Merry
Manor. She was born Jan. 8, 1912, at Cheboygan, Mich., a daughter
of Louis and Lena (Mushlouck) Stempki. In November 1975, she
married Clarence COOK. She was a homemaker, and moved to LaGrange from
Gary in February 1990. She is survived by a niece, Georgetta "Jo"
Gunthorp & Family of LaGrange. She was preceded in death by her
parents and husband. Relatives and friends may call from 5-8 p.m.
today at the Frurip-May Funeral Home, where a rosary service is at 7:30
p.m. Services are at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church with
her nephew, the Rev. William Rabior, officiating. Burial will be in
East Springfield Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the St.
Joseph Catholic Church. Envelopes are available at the funeral home. -
Source: "The Sturgis Daily Journal," Sturgis, Michigan, 1996
Coplin, George W. - whose full
obituary appears elsewhere, died suddenly at the
breakfast table, last Friday. Though in feeble health he was up
to the
moment of death cheerful and without the slightest indications of so
sudden a
departure. - Source:
LaGrange Standard, August 20,
1896
Cowley, Mrs. - an old resident
of Ontario, passed away last Friday at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Gonter, after a very brief illness. However, she had been in poor
health for some time , but her death came very unexpectedly. - "The
LaGrange Standard," LaGrange, Indiana, March 10, 1910
Crampton, Carl Vern -
63, a farmer, died unexpectedly Monday afternoon at his home near White
Pigeon (MI). Services were conducted this afternoon at the White Pigeon
Methodist Church. Burial was made in the church cemetery nearby. He is
survived by a son, Lee of Midland; a daughter, Mrs. Harley Finch of
Sturgis; two grandchildren and a sister, Miss Erma Crampton of Scott.
He was a native of Scott and lived there until his marriage. -
Contributed to the LaGrange GenWeb by Jim Knowles, (The only
reference was handwritten date Sept. 9, 1957)
Crampton, Mrs. Rosa (Weiss) -
widow of Charles Crampton of Scott IN, died Thursday, April 28, 1938,
at the home of her son, Carl Crampton, north of Klinger Lake, where she
went a week ago. Mrs. Crampton, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. (Casper)
Weiss, was born July 13, 1872, in the house in Scott IN, where she
spent her entire life. She was married September 7, 1890, to Charles
Crampton, who died March 16, 1931. Besides the son there are one
daughter, Erma, at home, and three grandchildren. The funeral will be
held at the Scott M.E. Church Sunday at 1:30 p.m. conducted by the Rev.
Mr. Girton of Howe. Burial will be in Scott Cemetery. - Contributed to
the LaGrange GenWeb by Jim Knowles
Crandell,
Leta
(Schroeder), 69, wife of the
late W. Walter Crandell, Howe
merchant, died on Monday at her home in Howe from a heart attack.
Survivors include
a foster son, G. Walter Henricks; a grandson, Sgt. Walter Warner
Henricks; a
sister, Mrs. W. F. Adams of Sturgis; a brother, Charles Schroeder of Fort Wayne; two nephews, Glen Schoeder of Royal Oak and Ralph Schroeder of St. Petersburg, Fla. She
was a former vice president of the LaGrange County Tuberculosis
Association and
a member of St. Mark’s Episcopal Parish. Funeral Wednesday at St.
James Chapel. Burial, Brighton
Cemetery. –Noble
Co.,
Indiana Obituary No date given
Craven,
Irene
- 81, died
Monday in LaGrange
Hospital. She was
born
Dec. 28, 1901 in Noble
County to
Lancaster and
Bertha (Smith) Craven. She had lived in Noble and LaGrange Counties
all her life. Surviving is one cousin, Mrs. Karl Grossman of R. 1,
Wolcottville.
Services Thursday at Frurip-May Funeral Home, LaGrange. Burial, Orange Cemetery.
–Noble Co., Indiana
Obituary on July 25, 1983
Crawford,
Becky
R. (Tackett) - 26, of Kendallville died Monday
August 28,
2006 at Parkview
Hospital.
Mrs. Crawford was born on January 18, 1980 to Katherlyn J. (Moore)
Tackett in Martin,
KY; her mother preceded
her in death on
January 24, 1990. Living her lifetime in LaGrange
County, she graduated from Lakeland High School
in 1998. She had worked as an administrative assistant at Indiana
Custom Trucks
in LaGrange, IN. On October 12, 2002 she
was married to Craig E. Crawford in LaGrange, IN,
he survives. Also surviving is one infant son Owen E. Crawford at
home, her grandmother who raised
her Mary E. Moore of LaGrange, two sisters Kimberly Tackett and Juanita
Hamilton both of LaGrange, and five brothers Matthew Palmer of Howe,
IN, Glenn
Moore, Billy Joe Moore, Cecile Moore, and John “Bo” Moore all of
LaGrange, IN. Services will be held on Friday September 1, 2006
at the Little Flossie Baptist
Church in Lisbon, IN at 2:00 pm with Revs. Elbert Hagerman and Russell
Hicks
officiating. Visitation will be held at the church after 2:00 pm on
Thursday
August 31, 2006 and until the 2:00 pm service time on Friday September
1, 2006.
Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery in LaGrange, IN.
Memorials are to Owen E. Crawford College
Fund in care of the family. -LaGrange Co., Indiana Obituary
Crider,
Helen D.
(Davis), 79, of
LaGrange, died June 17, 2004 in LaGrange Hospital.
She was
retired from Essex Wire Corp. She was born Feb. 13, 1925 in Huntington to
Harley and
Alta (Line) Davis. Surviving are 2 daughters and a son-in-law,
Sharon and
Kenneth Jones of Topeka and Susan
Koelling of Pittsburg, Calif.; 2
brothers, Herbert Davis of Bullhead City,
Ariz., and Russell Davis of Oregon;
a sister, Ruth Wood of Southport,
Fla.; 8 grandchildren and
25 great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by a son, Bobby Linton; and a brother,
Jim
Davis. Graveside services Monday in Sparta Cemetery.
–Noble Co., Indiana
Obituary on June 19, 2004
Cripe,
Benjamin
R. - , 90, of 204 Lincolnway
West, Ligonier, died Friday at
Strawberry Village Nursing Home. He was born Jan. 27, 1886 in LaGrange County
to Amos S. and Rebecca (Nusbaum) Cripe. On Dec. 21, 1911 he
married
Bearl Hall in Albion. He was a
lifetime area
resident and a retired farmer. He was a member of Maple Grove Mennonite
Church. Survivors
include
his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Everett (Virginia)
Elijah, Ligonier; one son, Newell H. Big Fork, Minn.; five grandchildren; and 14
great-grandchildren. One brother and two sisters preceded him in death.
Funeral
Sunday in Werker-Orr Funeral Home, Ligonier. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery.
–Noble Co., Indiana
Obituary in April 1976
Cripe, Beverly Jane (Garman) - 79,
of Goshen, Ind., died Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008, at Miller’s Merry Manor,
LaGrange, where she had resided for the past 2 1/2 months. She
was born March 17, 1929, in Elkhart, Ind., a daughter of Donald and
Helen (Eytcheson) Garman. On Aug. 10, 1946, she married Lawrence
J. Cripe. She had worked at the Sturgis Journal for 18 years as a
typesetter and computer operator, and she was a member of the Lutheran
Church. Surviving are: her husband, Lawrence Cripe; three sons,
Ronald (Peggy) Cripe of New Port Richey, Fla., Thomas (Pamela Sue)
Cripe of Sturgis and Clifford (Joan) Cripe of Fremont, Mich.; seven
grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. There will be no
services at this time, and a memorial service is planned at a later
date. Burial will be in Brown Cemetery. Memorials may be made to
Alzheimer’s Disease Research. Arrangements are by the Rieth Rohrer
Ehret Funeral Home of Goshen. - Source: Sturgis Journal,
Sturgis, Michigan - Tue Sep 09, 2008
Cross,
Tonya Lynn (Taylor) - 35,
of Howe, IN.,
died Sunday, March 12, 2006 in Howe,
IN. She was born on
March 11, 1971, in LaGrange, IN to Dave and Marcia (Jordan)
Taylor. They survive in
Sturgis, MI. Tonya had worked as a waitress at the Dawg House
Restaurant in LaGrange,
IN. On July 19,
2005, she married Paul D. Cross in LaGrange, IN.
He survives in Howe,
IN. Also surviving
is a daughter, Katrina Jordan of Howe, IN.; a son, Josh Giggy of
Sturgis, MI.; a step-daughter, Kailie Cross of Howe, IN.; a step-son,
Austin
Cross of Howe, IN., two sisters, Paula Aulbach and Deanna Taylor both
of
Sturgis, MI., a brother, David Taylor, II. of Sturgis, MI.
A Memorial service will be held at the Frurip-May Funeral Home on
Thursday,
March 16th at 7pm, with Pastor Jeff Farnham officiating.
Visitation will be held from 6pm until service time at the Frurip-May
Funeral
Home. Memorials may be directed to the Katrina Jordan and Josh
Giggy Educational Fund-LaGrange
Co., Indiana
Obituary
Crow, Emma
J.,
67, (b. 8-12-1880 - d. 6-21-1948) died Monday at the family
home near
Wolcottville of a heart ailment. She is survived by four sons, Otis of
Atlanta,
Ga., Lauren of Warren, Burl of Fairmount, Ralph of Albion; two
daughters, Mrs.
Charles Stout of Wolcottville, Mrs. A. C. Collins of LaGrange; and
twelve
grandchildren. She was a member of Green Chapel
Wesleyan Church from which place
the funeral was conducted Wednesday. Burial, Rose Hill
Cemetery. –Noble
Co., Indiana
Obituary in June of 1948
Crow,
J.
Perry,
66, died Friday of dropsy at his residence near Wolcottville. He is
survived by
the widow, Emma; four sons, Otho of Atlanta, Ga., Rev. Forest of
Fairmount,
Rev. Burl of Fairmount and Ralph of Albion; two daughters, Mrs. Mabel
Sutton
and Mrs. Arlene Collins of Wolcottville; a brother and two sisters.
Funeral was
at Green
Chapel Church
in LaGrange County Saturday. Burial, Albion Cemetery.
–Noble Co., Indiana
Obituary in June
of 1944
Croy, Wilbur
C., of Adams
Lake in Wolcottville, died
Nov. 20, 2006 at Parkview
LaGrange Hospital.
He was born June 11, 1922 in Albion
to John
and Grace (Deck) Croy. A veteran of the U.S. Army in WW II, he
received
the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. He met and married Lillian
Williams
in England
in about 1946. She died in England in 1985. He
worked
for Old Crown Brewery in Fort Wayne
until that
plant closed and then was a self-employed truck driver in New York.
He was a member of the
Churubusco American Legion and the Eagles Lodge in Fort Wayne. He is survived by a
sister,
Mildred Foote of rural Columbia
City. He was
also
preceded in death by 2 sisters, Ethel Byerley and Mabel Greenwell; and
a
brother, Albert. Services Wednesday at Sheets & Childs
Funeral
Home. Burial, Riverview
Cemetery.
–Noble Co.,
Indiana
Obituary on Nov. 26, 2006
Cureton,
Jr., Joseph R. -
46 of
LaGrange, died Sunday November 27, 2005 at Parkview
LaGrange Hospital,
LaGrange, IN. He
was born on May 3, 1959 to Joseph R. and
Melva (Schonter) Cureton, Sr. in Toledo, OH.
They both survive in Toledo. He had worked in maintenance for the In and
Out Mart in Toledo,
OH. He came to LaGrange in
1994. He is survived by his parents, a
daughter
Rebecca Cureton of Toledo, OH,
a son Joseph Lee Cureton of LaGrange, IN and three brothers James (Brenda) Cureton of
Albion,
IN, Jeffrey Cureton and John Cureton both of Toledo, OH.
Services will be held on Wednesday November 30th at 11:00 am at the
Frurip-May
Funeral Home in LaGrange,
IN with Rev. Mike Hamm
officiating.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday November 29th from 2-4 & 6-8 pm
at the
funeral home. Burial will be in Brushy Chapel
Cemetery
in LaGrange, IN. -LaGrange Co., Indiana Obituary
Curtis,
Donald D. "Pete" -
80, of
LaGrange, IN died Sunday May 18, 2008 at his residence. Living
his lifetime in LaGrange, he owned Curtis Wrecking in LaGrange since
1953. Mr. Curtis was a member of Mt. Zion Lutheran Church in LaGrange
and the LaGrange American Legion Post #215. He was a World War II U.S.
Marine Corps veteran, 2005 LaGrange County Citizen of the Year, a
LaGrange County Commissioner from 1981-1993, and on the LaGrange Fire
Department from 1953-1981 and was chief for fourteen years. Mr.
Curtis was born on August 13, 1927 in LaGrange to Clarence S. and
Florence E. (Stevens) Curtis. On November 25, 1946 he married Mildred
J. Gitt in LaGrange; Mrs. Curtis survives in LaGrange. Also
surviving are a daughter Kathleen Curtis of Indianapolis, IN, three
sons and daughters-in-law Phillip and Barbara Curtis of Howe, Stephen
and Sandra Curtis and Kem and Gail Curtis all of LaGrange, nine
grandchildren, twelve great-grandchildren, and a sister Donna Sturgis
of LaGrange. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister Marie
Gitt. Funeral services will be held on Thursday May 22, 2008 at
10:00 am at Frurip-May Funeral Home in LaGrange with Deacon George
Douglass officiating. Burial will take place in Greenwood Cemetery,
LaGrange with a military graveside conducted by the LaGrange American
Legion Post #215. Visitation will be held from 2:00-4:00 and 5:00-8:00
pm on Wednesday May 21, 2008 at the funeral home. Memorials may
be given to LaGrange Fire Department. - LaGrange Co., Indiana Obituary
Curtis,
Lillian
Mae ((Deakin), 82, of Cooper Dr.,
Howe, died Sunday in LaGrange
Hospital.
Born Oct. 3, 1907 in Toronto , Canada, she was the daughter of Frank
and Amelia
(Arnold)
Deakin. On Feb. 4, 1933 in Kendallville, she married William D. Curtis.
She was
a former secretary for the Associates in Cleveland, Ohio,
and Lima State Bank of
Howe, and a member of St. Mark’s Parish. Surviving are her husband; two
daughters, Mrs. James (Patricia) Garretson of Westminster, S.C., and
Mrs. Paul
(Sandra) Agnew of Pacific Palisades, Calif.; a brother, George of
Cleveland,
Ohio; and five grandchildren. Services Wednesday in St. James Episcopal
Chapel,
Howe. Burial, Riverside
Cemetery, Howe.
–Noble Co.,
Indiana Obituary and No date was given
Curtis,
Rosetta
Bertha
(Yunker) , daughter of
Rudolph and
Rosetta (Lew) Yunker, was born Feb. 6, 1881 in Jegensdorf, Canton of
Berne,
Switzerland. In Oct. 1883 the family came to America
and settled near Howe, then known as Lima.
She was a lifelong resident of that community. In 1910 the mother died.
The
family continued to live at the family home south of Howe until 1913.
The
father and children moved to Howe in the latter year. Here Rose made a
home for
the father, and upon the death of her younger sister, Mabel Woodward,
she
became devoted to the care and rearing of the infant daughter,
Margaret. On
March 8, 1922 she was married to Edward H. Curtis. She united with the
Methodist Episcopal Church early in life. She is survived by her
husband; four
stepdaughters, Mrs. Maynard Nelson of Jackson, Mich., Mrs. Kenneth Rice
of
Milwaukee, Wis., Mrs. Fred Fledderjohn of Harrisburg, Pa., and Dorothy
May of
Howe; two stepsons, Ralph of Sturgis and William of Columbus, Ohio;
five
grandchildren; five brothers, Rudolph and John of Howe, Amiel of
LaGrange, Fred
of Donephan, Mo., and Howard of Hobart; one sister, Mrs. Mary Moore of
Waterloo, Iowa, and Mrs. Margaret Woodward Gould of South Bend,
daughter of
Mabel Unker Woodward; also 7 nieces and 5 nephews. –Noble Co., Indiana
Obituary
and no date was given
Cutler,
Harry
was born at Greenfield Mills, LaGrange County,
Feb. 26, 1891; was married to Nora Wilson in Noble County March 29,
1902; died
at the home of his father-in-law, Ward Wilson, northeast of
Kendallville March
10, 1908. He was in the employ of the Interurban Railway Co. at the
Kendallville power house and was taken ill with pneumonia which
developed into
quick consumption. He leaves his parents, a wife and one child. Burial,
Wolcottville
Cemetery. –Noble
Co., Indiana Obituary
on march 19, 1908
