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Marshall County, Indiana Obituary and Death Notice Collection
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Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992

Avis I. Howard, 74, died of natural causes at 4:20 p.m. on Tuesday, March 18, 2003, in the Bremen Health Care Center, Bremen, Ind. She was born the daughter of August and Ruth Emmons Renz, in LaPaz, Ind., on May 20, 1928. She graduated from LaPaz High School. On April 1, 1953, in Plymouth, Ind., Avis and John J. Howard were married. John died on June 26, 1993. Avis was a manager at Norwesco, a cook at the Chuck Wagon Restaurant and later, a member of the dietary staff at the Koala Center, Plymouth, retiring in 1993. She loved flowers and did a lot of gardening in her younger years. After retirement, she enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren. She loved to read and play cards. She collected statues and photographs of birds and enjoyed bird watching in her yard. Avis is survived by three sons and two daughters and their families: 11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Her sons and their wives are Joe and Beverly Cooley, Rochester, Ind., Dan and Raelene Cooley, Warsaw, Ind., and Jack Howard, Etna Green, Ind. Ruth and Sandro Sickmiller, Tippecanoe, Ind., and JoAnn and William Martin, Bourbon, Ind., are her daughters. Four brothers; Ronald Renz, James Renz, August Renz, Jr. and Elwood and Kay Renz, survive as well. Avis was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, John, a son, Robert Cooley and a daughter, Debra Howard. Three sisters, Marcella Zupin, Opal Wade and Ivis Holderread, have also died. Visitation with the family will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday, March 21, 2003, in the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth. Funeral services for Avis will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 22, 2003, in the funeral home. The Rev. Mike Dixon, pastor of the Inwood United Methodist Church, will officiate. Interment will be in Eagle Creek Cemetery, Knox, Ind. Memorial gifts in Avis’ memory may be made to the Marshall County Hospice.

Franklin D. “Frank” Howard, 71, of 10145 Quince Road Plymouth, died at 5:50 a.m. Monday, December 15, 2003 in the Bremen Health Care where he has resided since August 2001. Frank died of natural causes due in part to his diagnosis of Alzheimers. Born in Alger, Ohio, on November 7, 1932, he was the son of Goebel and Victoria Fletcher Howard. He was a 1950 graduate of Harding High School in Marion, Ohio. He then graduated from Ball State University in 1954 with a degree in Elementary Education and was a member of Kappa Sigma Kappa. It was there he would meet his bride, Joyce E. Burkett, they were married September 5, 1952 in Ashville, North Carolina. Following college they made Plymouth their home. Frank was to teach only one year, the fourth grade at Plymouth’s Washington School. On June 15, 1955, Frank was called to serve with the U.S. Army in Korea. Frank was a sharpshooter and was honorably discharged on March 27, 1957. Following his return from service, he worked for McCracken Homes. With a gift in sales, Frank worked for over 15 years with Nystrom Co. and the Denoyer-Gephart Co. representing various educational school supplies. He then worked as an insurance broker and retired in 1997 from United American Insurance Company. Frank enjoyed time with his family, playing golf and keeping fit. Together, he and Joyce, his wife of fifty-one years, loved to dance and were members of the South Bend 100 Club. Their travel experiences would include a European trip to seven countries and later with his sister Jean and husband Richard they would tour England, Scotland, Ireland and Whales. A member of the Plymouth Church of the Brethren for over 45 years, Frank had served on the Finance Board as treasurer. He was a former President of the Plymouth Jaycees and received numerous local and national awards. Frank was also a hard working member of the Plymouth Optimist Club. In 1971, Frank ran for mayor of Plymouth on the Republican ticket and was later presented a Sagamore of the Wabash by Gov. Robert Orr. Frank is survived by his wife Joyce, two daughters and six grandchildren. They are: Deborah L. & Kurt Caudell of Springville, Indiana and their children; Caleb A., Collin G., Cain L. and Carly R. Caudell and Susan H. & John Wendel of Plymouth and their children Jared M. and Jordan C. Wendel. Three sisters also survive, Ann Sunday of Toledo, Ohio, Imogene “Jean” Schirr of Columbus, Ohio and Loretta Stahl of Muncie along with several nieces and nephews. Mary Burkett of Plymouth, Frank’s mother-in-law survives as well. He was preceded in death by his parents, a half brother Alfred Oliver and his father-in-law, Floyd Burkett. Visitation will be held in the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St. Plymouth on Wednesday from 4 – 8 p.m. and one hour prior to the 11 a.m. services in the Plymouth Church of the Brethren on Thursday, December 18, 2003. The Rev. David Kerkove will officiate. Burial will follow in the New Oakhill Cemetery where Military honors will be accorded him by members of the V.F.W. Post 1162. Memorial gifts in Frank’s memory may be made to the Church or Alzheimer’s Services of Northern Indiana, 108 N. Main St. Suite 707, South Bend, Indiana 46601-1617.

Sr. Joette Huels, P.H.J.C., 82, of Union Road Donaldson, Indiana, died of natural causes at her residence in the Catherine Kasper Life Center on Tuesday, November 25, 2003 at 7:30 p.m. Born the daughter of Paul J. and Elizabeth Hempen Huels on January 10, 1921 in Carlyle, Illinois. On June 25, 1940, Sr. Joette entered the Community of the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ and professed her vows on June 25, 1942. She lived a full and dedicated life serving children and older adults, with her gift of a kind and gentle nature, she put into practice her studies of two associates degrees. The first being in Child Care and her second in Mental Health for the Aged. In 1941, Sister Joette began her ministry as a child care worker at Angel Guardian Orphanage in Chicago, Illinois. In 1948, she continued child care work at St. John’s Orphanage in Belleville, Illinois, until 1954. From 1954 until 1973, she was the assistant administrator at Angel Guardian Orphanage in Chicago and also Local Leader for the Sisters there. In 1973, Sister Joette was elected as First Associate on the Provincial Team. She held that position until 1979. From 1979 until 1985, Sister Joette was the Local Leader at the Catherine Kasper Home. In 1985, she became the Executive Secretary for the Provincial Team and kept that position until January 2003. During ten of those years, she also served as Local Leader at the Motherhouse, Donaldson. Sister volunteered in the Provincial Office until September 2003 and at that time she retired at the Catherine Kasper Home. Surviving are brothers; Louis (Betty) Huels, Matt (Rita) Huels and Edward (Nancy) Huels all of Carlyle, Ill and Carl (Helen) Huels of Bartelso, Ill. Sisters include Olive (Ed) Becker of Carlyle, Catherine (Adolph) Von Hatten of Beckmeyer, Ill. and sister-in-law, Aggie Huels of Carlyle. Several nieces and nephews also survive. A brother Paul Huels has preceded her in death. Visitation will be held on Friday, November 28, 2003, from 4:30 to 9 p.m. in the Catherine Kasper Home Chapel, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Sat. November 29th with the Revs. Ed Konerman S.J., Dan McCarthy and Richard Schroeder concelebrating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Donaldson.

Lifetime Plymouth resident, Helen Marie Jacox, 90, 120 E. Harrison St., Plymouth died of natural causes at Miller’s Merry Manor at 2:50 p.m. on Tuesday, April 1, 2003. Helen was born in Plymouth on August 15, 1912, the daughter of Austin F. and Mary Gertrude Stockman Holland. She graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1930. She attended Ball State Teacher’s College and graduated from the International Business College, Ft. Wayne. Married in Plymouth to Sanford O. Jacox on April 26, 1936, the couple celebrated 60 years of matrimony prior to his death on September 11, 1996. Helen was a homemaker and co-owner of Sanford’s and the South Side Groceries. She and Sanford were also co-owners of Plymouth Products for 22 years. A true helpmate to her husband, she was a sweet lady who always wore a smile and never knew a stranger. The couple loved golf and were avid travelers, seeing much of the world together. Active in community, volunteer and charity work, Helen was a 50 year member and Past Worthy Matron of the Plymouth Eastern Star, a member and past president of Delta Theta Tau, a philanthropic sorority, United Way secretary for several years and the chair of the Marshall County Chapter of the American Cancer Society. Helen is survived by her son Steve and his wife, Lynn, of Michigan City, Ind., and their daughter, one of Helen’s two granddaughters, Jill Marie and Christopher Craig, of Valparaiso, Ind. Donna Jacox, a daughter-in-law of Park Ridge, Ill., also survives with Laura Ann Jacox, a granddaughter. Several nieces and nephews survive as well. Helen was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and a son, Larry Sanford Jacox. Visitation will be in the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth, from 4 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 3, 2003. An Eastern Star Memorial Service will be held at 8 p.m. in the funeral home. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 4, 2003. The Rev. Steven Mullin, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church where Helen was an active member for 60 years, serving also as an Elder and a Deacon, will officiate. Burial will be in Oakhill Cemetery, Plymouth. Memorial gifts in Helen’s memory may be made to the Marshall County Hospice or charity of the donor’s choice.

Sister Agnese Jasko, 81, died at 4:10 a.m. on Friday, February 14, 2003, in the Catherine Kasper Home, Donaldson, Ind., where she had been a resident since May of 2000. She was born in Gary, Ind., on June 22, 1921, the daughter of Michael and Helen Fujko Jasko. Sister Agnese earned her BA from Saint Xavier College in Chicago, Ill. Later she received her Masters in Library Science from Rosary College in River Forest, Ill. She taught junior high school for a total of 17 years at St. John’s in Belleville, Ill., Angel Guardian, Chicago, Ill., St. Augustine, Chicago, Ill., and St. Boniface in Edwardsville, Ill. Sister was then the librarian at Angel Guardian in Chicago for four years followed by 11 years as librarian at Mater Dei High School in Breese, Ill. For seven years, Sister Agnese did work for the Poor Hand Maid community. She served as an Area Coordinator and was Director of Community Programs. From 1980 until 1994, sister Agnese was Director of the Leo Dehon Library at Sacred Heart School of Theology in Hales Corner, Wis. She resided in Milwaukee at Ancilla Domini Convent and was director there until she became ill and moved to the Catherine Kasper Home. Sister Agnese is survived by a brother-in-law, Michael Rongers, Hobart, Ind., and several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be from 4:30 to 9 p.m. on Sunday, February 16, 2003, in the Catherine Kasper Home. The Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 at Monday, February 17, 2003, in the Catherine Kasper Home. The Reverend Fathers Charles Yost, S.C.J. and Edward Konerman, S.J., will officiate.

Stanley J. Jay, 92, a former resident of Chicago, died at 5:25 a.m. Wed. October 8, 2003 in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth. Stan has resided in Plymouth the past 8 years and most recently at the Miller's Merry Manor. Born the son of Polish immigrants on March 13, 1911 in Chicago, he is the son of Adam Jablonski and Mary Majdecki Jablonski. Stan was raised in Chicago and was ordained a priest in the Polish National Catholic Church. In Plymouth he was a member of St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church. Stan was preceded in death by a brother and two sisters. There are no services or visitation. Interment will be at Resurrection Cemetery in Justice, Illinois. Memorial gifts in Stan’s memory may be made to St. Michael’s Mission 2000.

Indiana Marriages, 1811-1959

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