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C4 Friday, May 30, 1997 South Bend Tribune MWROP DEATH NOTICES INDEX ST. JOSEPH Antonio Yaar MICHIGAN CITY COUNTY MICHIGAN Kenneth Keen MISHAWAKA CASSOPOLIS NAPPANEE Nancy Coppens Michael Ruth Stutzman Richard G. Daly Fitzgerald NORTH JUDSON Walter Lugaresi DOWAGIAC Robert Wright Betty Smith Charles Hurre PIERCETON NEW CARLISLE NILES James Slusher Thelma Gerald Proud Cusac ROCHESTER SOUTH BEND Fred Riley Mary Wright Julia Arch INDIANA ROLLING PRAIRIE Emilia Bauwens ELKHART Robert A Lelah I Dale Merril A Newcomer Stombaugh Joseph Donovan George Lewis WARSAW Robert GOSHEN Velma A Alexander Joseph Scheidel Charlotte Paal Hagenbush Doris Helm Helen Mackowski KNOX WINONA LAKE William Woods Bernice Hignite Edna Sensibaugh ARRANGEMENTS PENDING Arch, Julia. 91. of South Taylor Street South Bend died Thursday.

Zahoran Funeral Home. South Bend Daly, Richard 69 of Ferris Avenue Mishawaka died today Bubb Funeral Chapel North. Mishawaka Donovan, Joseph. 72. of US 20.

South Bend died today St Joseph Funeral Home. South Bend Lewis, George. 62. of South 10th Street Elkhart, died Thursday. Alford's Mortuary.

South Bend Proud, Gerald L. 82, of Anderson Road Niles died Thursday Halbritter Funeral Home. Niles Riley, Fred. 79. of 1241 Barron Lake Road.

Niles. died today Pifer-Smith Funeral Home. Niles Smith, Betty 71. of Weber Drive. Mishawaka died Wednesday.

Bubb Funeral Chapel North. Mishawaka Robert 84 of 5384 County Road 425 East. Stombaugh, Rolling Prairie. died today. Haverstock Funeral Home.

LaPorte ST. JOSEPH COUNTY DEATH NOTICES Emelia Bauwens Dale. 86. of Haney Street. died July 23.

1903-May 29. 1997 Thursday in her home. Survivors SOUTH BEND Emelia include two daughters. Lelah Serge Bauwens. 93.

of South Nash, died of Nevada and Adena Durham of Thursday in her home. Services South Bend; and two sons. Chester will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in of Mishawaka and Fred of South Zahoran Funeral Home. where Bend.

Services will be at 1 p.m. friends may call one half-hour Monday in Forest G. Hay Funeral before services. Home. 435 S.

Ironwood Drive. Nancy Coppens where friends may call from 2 to 6 April 30. 1938-May 28. 1997 p.m. Sunday.

MISHAWAKA Nancy Coppens. 59. of Berkley Circle. died Robert L. Hagenbush in St.

Joseph Com Sept 9. 1923-May 29. 1997 Wednesday munity Hospital. of natural causes. SOUTH BEND Robert LeRoy Survivors include three daughters.

Hagenbush. 73. of 1510 Catherwood Cara Coppens Clark. Coleen Cop- Drive. died Thursday in his home.

and Corinne Coppens. all of Survivors include his wife. Florpens Mishawaka: and two brothers. ence (Carlson) Hagenbush: a Douglas E. Nelson of Shipshewana daughter.

Cheryl Hagenbush of and James L. Nelson of Auburn. South Bend; a son. Richard of Ind. Services will be at 9 a.m.

Mon- South Bend: a sister. Evelyn Tracy dav in St. Bavo's Catholic Church. of Argos: and three brothers. Ivo of Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m.

Tyner. Richard of Argos and Saturday and 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Donald of Peru. Ind. Services will Sunday in Thallemer-Goethals Fu- be at 2 p.m.

Sunday in Grossman neral Home. where a Funeral Home. Argos, where wake service will be at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. friends may call from 2 to 7 p.m.

Thelma H. Cusac Saturday and one hour before servOct 6. 1900-May 23. 1997 ices. NEW CARLISLE Thelma H.

Cusac. 96. of Hamilton Grove Re- Doris V. Helm tirement Community, died May 23 Aug. 19.

1938-May 28. 1997 in Hamilton Grove. Survivors in- SOUTH BEND Doris V. Helm, clude a daughter. Ovall Dahlgren of 58.

of Irish Hills Drive. died WedMishawaka: and a son. William of nesday in Memorial Hospital. Her El Paso. Texas.

Graveside services death is being investigated by St. will be at 2 p.m. today in Pine Lake Joseph County Coroner Charles Cemetery. LaPorte. There will be Hurley.

Survivors include two sons. no visitation. Forest G. Hay Fu- Dave. J.

Stahly of Nappance and neral Home is handling arrange- Frederick H. Stahly of Los Angeles; ments. her mother Edna Helm of Gridley. Lelah B. Dale and two sisters.

Dolores Sept. 18. 1910-May 29, 1997 SOUTH BEND Lelah Bernice See C4 INDIANA-MICHIGAN DEATH NOTICES Sept. 15, 1918-May 28, 1997 WARSAW Velma A. Alexander, 78, of 600 N.

Colfax. died at 5:30 a.m. Wednesday in Mason Health Care Facility. Private graveside services will be Saturday. There is no visitation.

Titus Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Michael W. Fitzgerald Velma A. Alexander and Nov. 28, 1949-May 29.

1997 CASSOPOLIS Michael W. Fitzgerald, 47, of 703 E. State died Thursday in his home after an illness. Survivors include his wife, Rebecca; a son, Michael Kelley of Charleston, S.C.: his mother, Stella Quinn of South Bend; a sister. Cynthia Fitzgerald of South Bend; and a brother, Steve of Las Vegas.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Connelly Funeral Home, where friends may call one hour before services. Bernice M. Hignite May 20, 1924-May 29, 1997 KNOX Bernice M. Hignite, 73, of 502 E.

Lake died Thursday in Starke Memorial Hospital. Survivors include her husband, Clyde Hignite; a daughter, Andrea Brown of Knox; two sons, Fred and Gary, both of Knox. Services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday in Braman Son Memorial Chapel where friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Saturday.

Charles H. Hurrle June 10, 1922-May 29, 1997 DOWAGIAC Charles H. Hurrie, 74, of 58803 Edwards died at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in Cass County Medical Care Facility. Survivors include his spouse, Virginia; four daughters, Susan Szymonski, Kathleen Morse and Darlene Hurrle; all of Dowagiac, and Debra Long of Niles; three sons, Albert 1 1, OBITUARIES Nancy 30, 1938 Ann Coppens, April Nancy Coppens, 59, of Berkley Mishawaka, passed away unexpectedly at 8:59 p.m.

Wednesday, May 28, in St. Joseph Community Hospital, Mishawaka. Nancy was born on April 30, 1938, in Constantine, to Guy E. and Angeline C. (Roy) Nelson, both of whom preceded her in death.

On August 20, 1960, Nancy married Richard H. Coppens in White Pigeon, Mich. They moved to the Mishawaka area in 1968 and he preceded her in death on March 13, 1979. She is survived by three daughters, Cara Coppens-Clark, Coleen Coppens and Corinne Coppens, all I of Mishawaka, and two brothers. Douglas E.

Nelson of Shipshewana, and James L. Nelson of Auburn, Ind. Nancy had been working in the St. Joseph County Clerk's Office in Mishawaka for the past eight years. Prior to that, she had taught home economics at Washington Twp.

High School in LaPorte County for eight years until 1968. She was a member of St. Bavo Catholic Church, the United Religious Community, Democratic Women's Club, active in the Shepherding Program at the Women's Care Center, and was a 4 Fair Judge covering Northern Indiana. Nancy was a 1960 graduate of Ball State University where she received her bachelor's degree in home economics. She completed her studies at I.U.S.B., receiving her master's degree.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, May 31, and 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, June 1, in the Thallemer-Goethals Funeral Home, 503 W. Third Mishawaka, where a wake service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Sunday Services will be at 9 a.m.

Monday, June 2, in St. Bavo Catholic Church with Rev. James Shafer officiating. Graveside services will be at 11:15 a.m. Monday in the Shore Cemetery in Shipshewana.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Women's Care Center. Sept. 9, 1923 Robert L. Magenbush, Robert LeRoy Hagenbush, 73, of 1510 Catherwood Drive, South Bend, died at 12:10 p.m. Thursday, May 29, at his residence following an extended illness.

Robert was born Sept. 9, 1923 in LaPorte County, Ind. He was the son of Ivo and Mabel Kindig Hagenbush. He had resided in the South Bend area for 37 years. Prior to his time in South Bend, he had lived in the Argos community of Marshall County, Ind.

He was married March 19, 1949 in Minneapolis, to Florence Carlson. She survives him at home. He was a union representative for the American Federation of State and Municipal Employees for the State of Indiana, in Indianapolis for 25 years until retiring in 1992. He attended Grace Baptist Church, Plymouth, Ind. and had served his country as a soldier in the U.S.

Army, in the European Theater during World War I1. He was also a member of the American Legion Post 68, in Argos, Ind. Robert is survived by his wife Florence, who resides at home in South Bend; a daughter, Miss Cheryl Hagenbush, of South Bend; a son, Richard of South Bend, a granddaughter, Mrs. Thomas (Karen) Edwards of Argos; a sister, Evelyn Tracy of Argos; and three brothers, Ivo and his wife, Kay Hagenbush, of Tyner, Richard and his wife, Betty Hagenbush, of Argos and Donald and his wife, Jackie Hagenbush, of Peru, Ind. Several nieces and nephews also survive.

He was preceded in death by his parents, an infant daughter. Christy, a son, Robert, and a brother, Wilbur who died in 1936. Funeral services for Mr. Hagenbush will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 1, in the Grossman Funeral Home, 208 N.

Michigan Argos, with Pastor Peter Wardlow officiating. Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos, where members of American Legion Post 68 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1162 of Plymouth will conduct military rites. Visitation for Mr. Hagenbush will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Saturday and one hour prior to services Sunday in the funeral home.

Merril A. Newcomer Aug. 20, 1912 May 28, 1997 ELKHART Merril A. Newcomer, 84, died Wednesday evening in Elkhart General Hospital. He was born in Newago, Michigan, August 20, 1912, the son of Jacob and Dora Wagner Newcomer.

During his early years he farmed in the men, Bourbon and Elkhart areas. Mr. Newcomer would drive his horses to Mishawaka and plow snow dur-. ing the winter months. He later worked for the Jimtown Schools as a custodian and bus driver.

He retired from the school system in 1972 after 20 years of service. He was married June 5, 1938 to Ruby Secor. She preceded him in death on March 21, 1978. Surviving are sons, Larry and Robert, and a daughter, Marge Krallman, all of Elkhart; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and sisters, Lola Weiss, Florence Hollar and Mary Schneider, all of Bremen, and LauraLee Kreig of Bradenton, Fla. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m.

Saturday in Chapel Hill Funeral Home, Osceola, with Rev. John (Jim) Secor officiating. Burial will be in Olive Cemetery in Elkhart County. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. today in the funeral home chapel.

Memorial donations may be Today's Obituaries Nancy Ann Coppens Robert L. Hagenbush Merril A. Newcomer Walter R. Whitmyer Sr. Obituary information is provided by the funeral home.

The three icons (shown above) are available for inclusion in a paid obituary for a small additional charge. Photos of the deceased are included at no additional charge made to the Diabetes or Heart Funds. Walter R. Whitmyer Sr. April 14, 1926 May 27, 1997 Walter R.

Whitmyer 71, of 808 Sherman Lane, Cassopolis, died Tuesday, May 27, at 2:07 a.m. in Lakeland Medical Center, Niles, after an illness. He was born April 14, 1926 in Edwardsburg, the son of Melvin Emma (Vickers) Whitmyer. He later moved to Vandalia, and then to Cassopolis, where he lived most of his life. Walter married the former Rowena A.

(Ronnie) Pye on May 15, 1945, in Portland, Maine. She survives, with four children, Walter R. Whitmyer, Jr. of New Buffalo, Melvin- L. (Buddy) Whitmyer of Greenland, N.H., Shirley A.

Stone, of Lynnville, and Dennis D. Whitmyer of San Diego, Calif. A son, William A. Whitmyer, died January 2, 1988. Also surviving are his nine grandchildren, Tracy Carlisle, Karrie Carlisle, Charles B.

Carlisle, Jessica Whitmyer, Taryn Whitmyer, Michelle Dumont, Beverly Whitmyer, Kirk Whitmyer and Walter R. (Bobby) Whitmyer, his two great-grandchildren, Brandon Dumont and Dana Dumont; and 13 brothers and sisters, Mildred Hunsberger and Dorothy McClain, both of Vandalia, Evelyn White of McMinnville, Roseline Townsend and Verla McKee, both of Cassopolis, Frances Dorn of Berrien Springs, Helen Hughes and Emma Underwood, both of Three Rivers, Clarence of Dowagiac, Paul of Port Richie, Jimmy of Three Rivers, Johnny of Edwardsburg and Willis of Cassopolis. He was preceded in death by a sister, Bertha P. Anglemyer, who died November 28, 1996 Walter retired in 1988 from Modineer Corporation, Niles, as a tool and die maker. He was a proud U.S.

Navy Veteran of World War Il and was a member of V.F.W. Post 4054, Marcellus. Funeral services will be Friday, May 30, at 11 a.m. in the Connelly Funeral Home, Cassopolis. Officiating will be Rev.

Elmer J. Sedory, pastor at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Niles. Interment will be in Reames Norton Cemetery, Cassopolis, where military graveside honors will be rendered. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m.

Thursday in the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Cass County Cancer Service. Guitarist Willie Woods, former South Bend resident, dies at 60 KALAMAZOO (AP) Former South Bend resident Willie Woods. the guitarist for Motown group Junior Walker and the A died of lung cancer Tuesday. He was 60.

Walker, who died in 1995. had played in Indiana in the mid-1950s before moving to Michigan and forming the All Stars, which recorded some of Motown's most enduring hits, including "Shotgun." "What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)." "How Sweet It Is" and "These Walker and Mr. Woods hooked up BIRTHS MEMORIAL SOUTH BEND DIEDRICH Julie and Mark Diedrich. 10352 Long Meadow Lane. Granger son, May 28 TAYLOR Amy and Paul Taylor.

56277 King smen Court. Mishawaka. son. May 28. WASOSKI Julia and Scott Wasoski.

306 Irvington. South Bend. son, May 28 CUNNAR Sarah James Cunnar. 319 LaSalle. 305.

South Bend. son. May 29 ST. JOSEPH'S MEDICAL CENTER SOUTH BEND JONES Jennifer Jones. 1329 Brookfield.

South Bend. daughter. May 28. MANRIQUEZ Maria Rodriguez and Nehemias Manriquez. 307 Luelde St.

South Bend. son. May 28. SCHUSTER Robin and Bill Schuster. 205 Carol Ave Niles.

son, May SARBER Sandra and Craig Sarber. 2530 Quince Road. Walkerton, son, ST. JOSEPH COMMUNITY MISHAWAKA KEISER Allison and William Keiser. 2348 Jefferson Plymouth, daughter, May 22 THOMPSON Tracey and Dane Thompson, 2458 Southwood Drive.

Warsaw. daughter. May 22 MILLER Pamela and Matthew Miller. 8262 Chestnut Road. Bourbon.

daughter. May 24. Mother, son pulled from blaze die Funds. and "Road Runner." Mr. Woods was the son of Johnny and Sallie Woods and was born Sept.

5, 1936, in Morehouse Parish, La. As a child he moved with his parents to South Bend and attended public schools here. He is survived by his widow, the former Karen F. Alexander. She survives along with five sons; two daughters; six brothers and eight sisters.

Funeral services and burial are to be Saturday in Battle Creek. JACKSON Evening Starr Jackson. 611 Monroe St. Elkhart. son.

May 29 PAGE Dominic and George Page. 315 Orchard St. Constantine. daughter. May 29.

SHOOK Latricia Shook. 51806 County Road 29. Bristol. daughter. May 29.

THARP Monica and Mathew Tharp. 325 Elkhart Wakarusa, daughter. May 29. THIBOS Shirley and Jonathan Thibos. 10343 Barker Road.

White Pigeon, daughter. May 29. (After 36 Years on Western Ave.) NEW LOCATION Window World .620 W. Mishawaka 12 blocks West of Grape Rd.) NEW PHONE: 257-4065 By STAN MADDUX Tribune Correspondent LAPORTE A mother and her 3-year-old son pulled from a burn ing apartment in Michigan City Tuesday have died. Tammie Harrell, 23.

was pro nounced dead late Thursday in Lovola University Medical Center In Maywood. according to a hospital spokeswoman. Her son. Jeffrey Griffin, died in South Bend Memorial Hospital at 9 am Thursday. Jeffrey was brain dead.

accord ing to St Joseph County Coroner Chuck Hurley Hurley ruled the cause of death for Griffin as respi ratory failure and carbon monoxide poisoning. The child also had first- and sec ond-degree burns to portions of his face. arms and upper torso, Hurley said. but the burns were not a factor in the boy's death. Harrell was initially taken to Me morial Hospital in Michigan City.

but later was flown by helicopter to Lovola University Medical Center and admitted to the burn unit. A representative from the Cook County Coroner's office could not be reached for comment on Har rell's cause of death. The woman and child were both unconscious when rescued by firefighters from an upstairs bedroom in their burning home at 612 E. 10th St. about 7:30 a.m.

Tuesday. Other residents of the apartment house made rescue attempts. but were driven back by thick smoke. Officials have listed the cause of the fire as a child's careless use of a cigarette lighter. 5-year-old playing with lighter sets fire to bed, house SOUTH BEND A 5-yearold boy playing with a cigarette lighter caused a fire about 5 p.m.

Thursday that caused an estimated $2.100 in damage to the home of Laquita Aldrigge. in the 1700 block of West Fassnacht Street, city fire officials said. Thelma Alexander. Aldrigge's mother. was babysitting with Aldrigge's 3- year -old son when Alexander's 5-year-old son went into a bedroom.

said Capt. Timothy Paczkowski. fire investigator. The older boy went into a bedroom where he apparently found a lighter on the bed. Paczkowski said.

The boy accidentally set fire to the bed as he was playing with the lighter. Paczkowski said. Alexander was able to get the children out of the house after calling 911. Firefighters responding to the call found smoke coming from the two-story wood frame house. Firefighters were able to remove the burning mattress by pushing it through a win: dow and dousing it with water.

The fire was brought under control in about 15 minutes and no injuries were reported. The home was valued at $34,000. Daniel be nelly Jacob. both of Dowagiac, and of Stevensville; and a sister, Virginia Teeter of. Niles.

There will no services or visitation. ConFuneral Home, Cassopolis. is handling arrangements. MICHIGAN CITY Kenneth F. Keen, 78, of Pine Tree Court.

died at 5:20 p.m. Wednesday in Hospice House, South Bend. Survivors include a daughter. Susan Gainey of South Bend; three sons, Marc, of Ludington, Frederick of Albuquerque. N.M., and Stephen of South Bend; and two sisters.

Eleanor Rist and Margaret "Marge" Tadras, both of Michigan City. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Mary's Catholic Church. Friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m.

today and 8 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday in Funeral Chapel. Kenneth F. Keen 19, 1918-May 28, 1997 Merril A. Newcomer Aug.

20, 1912-May 28, 1997 ELKHART Merril A. Newcomer, 84, of 58531 County Road 3 South, died Wednesday in Elkhart General Hospital. Survivors include a daughter, Marge Krallman; two sons, Larry and Robert, both of Elkhart; and four sisters. Lola Weiss, Florence Hollar, Mary Schneider and LauraLee Kreig, all of Bremen. Services will be at 11 a.m.

Saturday in Chapel Hill Funeral Home where friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. today. Charlotte R. Paal Nov. 23, 1904-May 29, 1997 WARSAW Charlotte R.

Paal, 92, of Mason Health Care Facility, died at 1:35 a.m. Thursday, in Kosciusko Community Hospital. See C5 1 musically in the mid-1950s. forming a band called the Jumping Jacks that played around South Bend. After moving to Battle Creek in the late 1950s they found regular work at El Grotto, a lounge credited with helping them get noticed.

The band signed with a small label that was taken over by Motown, which issued the All Stars' recordings on its Soul in the USA subsidiary. From the mid-1960s into the 1970s Junior Walker and the All Stars produced hits including See About Me." "Hip City" HARTLE Jessica Doll and Clay Hartle. 1005 Lincolnway East. Plymouth. daughter.

May 26 WELKER Kelle and Joseph Welker. 1120 Washington Plymouth. son. May 28 LAKELAND MEDICAL CENTER BERRIEN CENTER April and Daniel Blevins. 1745 MaBLEVINS.

Benton Harbor. 29 SCHAUS Gern and Joseph Schaus, 55100 Michigan-51 North. Dowagiac. daughter. May 29 LUTRELL Renae Lutrell.

624 Manitou Road. St Joseph. son. May 29. MARSHALL Shunteka Marshall.

142 Searles. Benton Harbor. daughter. May 29. GOSHEN GENERAL GIBBS Rebecca A.

Gibbs. 1013 Lincolnway E. Goshen, daughter. May 29 OLVERA Rosalinda Olvera. 116 Silverwood.

A. Goshen. son. May 29. WELTON Robin and Danny Welton.

111 S. 26th St. Goshen. daughter. May 29.

LAPORTE HOWARD Sonia and Joseph Howard. 5365 E. County Road 1400 North, son, May 29. SMITH Tracy Tokarz and Robert Smith, 315 Ash Parkway. Westville.

son, May 29. ELKHART GENERAL BROWN and Michael Brown, 423 S. Sixth Elkhart, daughter. May 29. 43-year-old reports robbery at gunpoint SOUTH BEND A 43-year-old South Bend man was robbed at gunpoint of his wallet and $3 about 2:30 a.m.

Thursday in the 400 block of West Marion Street, city police said. The victim told investigators he was confronted by three men. One of the men pulled a handgun and demanded his wallet, police said. CARD OF THANKS IN MEMORIAM Richard C. Hayes Card of Thanks The Family of Richard C.

Hayes (Ricky) wishes to thank everyone for their kindness at the time of our bereavement. Anna Klevgaard Card of Thanks A special thanks to all who prayed for, thought of or visited Anna (Rush) Klevgaard during her funeral in Goshen on May 20. Ivan Klevgaard Sons Card of Thanks and in Memoriam deadline is Noon 3 working days in advance of publication. $2.78 charge per line. Call Classified 235-6000 (out of town callers 1-800-248-7142).

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