Mary Lee Love
Dec. 18, 1924-Jan. 23, 1998
SOUTH BEND--Mary Lee Love, 73, of South Bendix, died Sunday in the center. She is survived by two daughters, Mary Ann Barrell of South Bend and Janice Houk of Urbandale, Iowa; and a sister, Eleanor Ryden of Dallas. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in St. Anthony de Padua Catholic Church. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today in Forest G. Hay Funeral Home, where a wake service will be at 7 p.m.

George E. Scott
Dec. 27, 1921-Jan. 25, 1998
SOUTH BEND--George E. Scott, 76, of 2219 Foxfire Drive, died Tuesday in the home of her daughter in Wakarusa. She is survived by her husband, Guadalupe Alvaredo; two daughters, Tina Harter of Wakarusa and Vicki Swartzentruber of Goshen; a son, Nicholas of Three Oaks; her mother, Mabel Hixson of Nashville, Tenn.; and four sisters, Carol Lyon of Collinsville, Okla., Sandy Brumfield of Oologah, Okla., Linda Fritsch of Nashville and Connie Nine of Nappanee. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Hudson Lake Mennonite Church. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday in Kaniewski Funeral Home, 201 S. Filbert St., and one hour before services in the church.

Grace V. Axelberg
April 30, 1904-Jan. 27, 1998
SOUTH BEND--Grace V. Axelberg, 93, of Ocala, Fla., formerly of South Bend, died Wednesday in his home. He is survived by his wife, Tina H.; and two daughters, Anneliese M. Foti of Elkhart and Claudia M. Brady of South Bend. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Saint Pius X Catholic Church. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday in Hickey Funeral Home, 17131 Cleveland Road, South Bend.

Janice K. Churchill
Nov. 21, 1942-Jan. 28, 1998
SOUTH BEND--Janice K. Churchill, 55, of Old Spanish Trail, died Wednesday in her home. She is survived by her husband, Deloyce "Sonny"; four daughters, Kathy Delaplain of Bloomington, Ind., Kitty Holland and Karol Jackson, both of Walkerton, and Kristie Beerwart of Galesburg, Ill.; three sons, Dalton D. Hunt and Nathan Cripe, both of Walkerton, and Aaron Cripe of Mishawaka; her mother, Sally (Fulfer) Bussell of Commerce, Texas; four sisters, Sally Jackson of Wills Point, Texas, Paula Bussell of Commerce, Delores Willaby of Box Springs, Texas, and Linda Hudson of Kauffman, Texas; and two brothers, Robert and Mark Bussell, both of Commerce. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in First Baptist Church. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday in Nusbaum-Elkin Funeral Home.

Guy J. Fansler
July 10, 1957-Jan. 27, 1998
LAKEVILLE--Guy J. Fansler, 40, of 21059 Newton Ave., died Wednesday in the nursing home. Survivors include his wife, Leah; two daughters, Barbara Hartman of Granger and Loretta Kotzin of Rockville, Md.; and a son, Marvin of Granger. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Hebrew Orthodox Cemetery, Mishawaka. There will be no visitation.

Geraldine Milliken
June 3, 1912-Jan. 22, 1998
SOUTH BEND--Geraldine Milliken, 85, of Bellflower, Calif., formerly of South Bend, died Monday in her home. She is survived by a daughter, Sarah Drudge of South Bend; a son, Ron Troup of Syracuse; four sisters, Mary Carter of North Liberty, Beatrice Allen of Mishawaka, Hazel Starrett of Niles and Charity Latham of LaPorte; and a brother, Robert Carson of South Bend. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in Chapel Hill Funeral Home, Osceola, where friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today.

John A. Mourer
Dec. 23, 1914-Jan. 27, 1998
SOUTH BEND--John A. Mourer, 83, of North Manchester Drive, died Jan. 23, in his home. Survivors include his wife, Melba Lois; a daughter, Jennifer L. Name of Hot Springs, Ark.; a son, Joseph L. of Little Rock, Ark.; and three sisters, Carolyn Myers of South Bend, Deloras Johnson of Kokomo and Barbara Cashen of Mesa, Ariz. Memorial services will be at a later date in South Bend. Myrtle Grove Funeral Service, North Bend, is handling arrangements.

Laura M. Paprocki
Aug. 20, 1916-Jan. 28, 1998
SOUTH BEND--Laura M. Paprocki, 81, of Mulberry Road, born on April 5, 1940 in Elkhart, Ind., the son of Charles Vernon and Louise M. (Stamper) Butte, and moved to Edwardsburg, Mich., in 1969 from Elkhart. He was a graduate of Elkhart High School's class of 1958. He was an electrician and worked for C.T.S. in Elkhart for 18 years, and then worked for Dodge Manufacturing in Mishawaka, Ind., from 1979 to 1998. Al and his late father, Vern, were co-owners of Economy Electric Service in the Edwardsburg area for several years. Al was married on Oct. 29, 1973 in Bourbon, Ind., to Sandra K. Strang, who survives. He is also survived by a daughter and her husband, BethAnn (John) Nelson of Edwardsburg; a son and his wife, Michael Allen (Diona) Butte, with the U.S. Navy, as FC2, at Chula Vista, Calif.; two grandchildren, Kayce Nelson of Edwardsburg and Michael A. Butte of Chula Vista; a sister, Kathleen A. Seaton of Kansas City, Mo.; and by his mother, Louise M. Butte of Edwardsburg. Al was a member of Sons of the American Legions (S.A.L.) of Edwardsburg Legion Post 365. Services will be at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 26 in the Paul E. Mayhew Funeral Home, with Rev. Walter K. Davis, Pastor of the Edwardsburg Presbyterian Church, officiating. Burial will be in Adamsville Cemetery. Friends are being received from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan 25, at the Paul E. Mayhew Funeral Home, and one hour before services on Wednesday. Memorial donations may be made to the Edwardsburg Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 4, Edwardsburg, MI 49112.

Brother Valery Greenwell
Nov. 29, 1918 - Jan. 18, 2000
Brother Valery (Paul) Greenwell, C.S.C. was born on Feb. 13, 1926 in Emporia, Kan., and had resided in this area since 1966. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from Emporia State University, a Master of Science Degree from Kansas State Teacher's College, and did post graduate work at the University of Kansas and the University of Notre Dame. Francis taught at Garden City Junior College (Kansas) and Regis College (Denver, Colo.). He taught Social Studies and coached basketball, baseball and golf at Central High School, Dickinson Middle School and Riley High School, retiring in 1992. He also served as a commissioner at Purdue University Basketball Camp for more than 20 years. Francis was a member of Little Flower Catholic Church and was a Navy Veteran of World War II. On July 6, 1966 in Chicago, Ill., Francis married Karen Downard, who survives. He is also survived by three daughters, Cecelia (Larry) Lewis of Burlington, Kan., Erin (Ken) Kauffman of Window Rock, Ariz., and Bronwyn (Tim) Minier of Wixom, Mich.; two sons, Karl (Cora) Kiene of Burleson, Texas and Francis (Bobbie) Kiene of Minneapolis, Minn.; two sisters, Marilee Phillips of Emporia, Kan., and Carol Herbert of Olathe, Kan.; 13 grandchildren; and by five great-grandchildren. Francis was preceded in death by a daughter, Patricia Ehret in 1991. Services will be at 10 a.m. on Monday in Little Flower Catholic Church. Friends may call in the Bubb Funeral Chapel North from 3 to 8 p.m. on Sunday. Burial will be at St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger, Ind. Memorials may be made to the National Kidney Foundation or to the Food Pantry of the Little Flower Catholic Church.

Florence M. Slack
Sept. 22, 1903 - Jan. 19, 2000
Florence M. Slack went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Jan. 19 at Hamilton Grove Nursing Home after a brief illness. Born on Sept. 22, 1903, in LaPorte, Ind., she was 96. She leaves behind a loving husband, Wilburn C., also of Hamilton Grove. They had been married 73 years in June. Cherishing her memory are a son and daughter-in-law, Roger C. and Lila M. Slack of Fulton, Ind., as well as grandsons, Kenneth E. (Barbara) of Granger, Ind., and Stephen J. (Denice) of Fort Wayne, Ind., and a great-grandson, Jonathan R. Slack of South Bend. Her half sister, Anna May May resides in Buchanan, Mich., her half brother, Otto (Marge) Kollar resides in LaPorte. Also missing her is her niece, Rosemary Miller and family of LaPorte, Ind. Her brother, Gary Stites of Downey, Calif., preceded her in death. For 60+ years, she and Wilburn resided in Stillwell, Ind., where she served as Postmaster from 1958 to 1986, and ran Slack's Grocery Store from 1954 to 1986. Mrs. Slack was a member of Salem Chapel Methodist Church for many years and served the church faithfully. There will be a visitation on Sunday, Jan. 23 from 3 to 7 p.m. (LaPorte time) at the Cutler Funeral Home in LaPorte, and a funeral service at 10 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 24, also at Cutler's. Burial will be in the Pine Lake Cemetery, LaPorte. Memorials may be given to the Salem Chapel Methodist Church or Hamilton Grove.

Ariana M. Troccoli
April 21, 1981 - Jan. 20, 2000
Ariana Marie Troccoli, 18, of Meadow Run Court, in Granger, Ind., passed away on Jan. 20, 2000 in Granger, after an automobile accident. Ariana was born on Dec. 25, 1926 in Alabama to the union of Thomas and Roberta (Banks) Ward who both preceded him in death. Coming from Alabama in 1948, he moved to South Bend. He retired from the Saint Joseph's Regional Medical Center in 1965 after many years of employment in the maintenance department. He was united in holy matrimony to Virginia (Singleton) in 1975, who preceded him in death in 1996. Mr. Ward is survived by two daughters, Tonya Ward of South Bend, Roberta (her husband, Donald) Lee of Indianapolis, Ind.; two sons, Matthew Ward, Jr. and Kevin (his wife, Trianetta) Hall, both of South Bend; three grandchildren, Alexis Lee of Indianapolis, Ind., Staton Blount, Jr., and Kavon Hall; two special friends, Shirley Mincy and Hollis Hughes, all of South Bend, Ind.; along with a host of other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister. Alford's Mortuary has been entrusted with handling the arrangements.

Joseph Wolter, Sr.
Nov. 8, 1915 0 Jan. 20, 2000
Joseph Wolter, Sr., loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, born on Nov. 8, 1915, to Grace (Louthan) and Joseph Wolter in South Bend, Ind. Joe worked for the South Bend Lathe Works before opening his own photography store in Mishawaka. During those years on Lincolnway West, he and his wife, Jane, who survives, shared with their three children many trips to the Canadian wilderness, instilling in them a love for nature. After retirement, Grandpa and Grandma traveled abroad frequently, enjoying the heritage of Europe and their roots. Dad is survived by our mother, Jane; two sons, Joseph A. (Christine) of South Bend and W. Dennis (Mary) of Wilmette, Ill.; a daughter, Carol (J. Anthony) Ernst of Granger; 10 grandchildren (six spouses); by and nine great-grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 24 in the St. Joseph Church, Mishawaka. Fr. Robert A. Yast, pastor of St. Joseph Church, where Joe was a member, and Fr. Anthony Puchenski will officiate. He will be buried in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola. Friends may call from 3 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 23 in the Thallemer-Goethals Funeral Home, 503 W. Third St., Mishawaka, where a Rosary will be recited at 3:30 p.m.