Gerald R. "Jerry" Lehman
May 26, 1912 - May 18, 2001
A lifetime resident of Marshall County, Gerald R. "Jerry" Lehman, living at 12307 11th Rd., Plymouth, for the past 16 years, died of natural causes at 3:32 a.m. on Friday, May 18, 2001, eight days shy of his 89th birthday. Jerry, a patient for five days, died at the Woodlawn Hospital, Rochester.
He was born in Wakarusa, Ind., on May 26, 1912, the son of Lloyd and Zola Truex Lehman. He graduated from LaPaz High School with the class of 1932. He attended barber school and later had a barbering shop in Bremen.
On August 5, 1933, Jerry and Emma Josephine Becker, a high school classmate; were married in Elkhart, Ind.
Jerry first worked as a farm laborer. He barbered for awhile and then went into residential construction as Lehman's Construction. He became a union carpenter and worked at the Bridgeman Power Plant, at that same time he operated a mower repair service. Following his retirement, he worked at Miller's Coast to Coast and then Ace Hardware as a floor salesman where he was known to many in the area.
Jerry loved gardening, both flowers and vegetables. He enjoyed watching birds, fishing and working with wood and stained glass projects.
He had attended the Sunrise Chapel.
Jerry is survived by his wife of almost sixty-eight years, a son, Douglas D. Lehman, San Antonio, Texas, and a daughter, Linda J. and Larry Gibson, Plymouth.
Five grandchildren also survive. They are: Shane Lehman, Lance Lehman, Jacqueline Richardson, Kenneth Gibson and Suzanne Gibson. Two great-grandchildren and a sister-in-law, Juanita Lehman, Plymouth, survive as well.
Jerry was preceded in death by his parents, a great-grandson, Michael Richardson and a brother, Donald Lehman.
Friends are invited to visit with the family on Sunday, May 20, 2001, from 3 to 7 p.m. in the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth.
Funeral services for Jerry will be in the funeral home at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, May 21, 2001. The Rev. Charles Krieg, pastor of the Pretty Lake Trinity United Methodist Church, will officiate.
Burial will be in New Oakhill Cemetery, Plymouth.
Memorial gifts in Jerry's memory may be made to World Vision, P.O. Box 78481 Tacoma, Washington 98481-8481.
Rose M. Webb
November 12, 1905 - May 18, 2001
Lifetime resident of the Marshall County area, Rose M. Webb, 3113 Quince Rd., Walkerton, where she had lived for sixty years, died after an extended illness, at 12:20 p.m. on Friday, May 18, 2001. Rose died in Miller's Merry Manor, Walkerton, where she had been a patient since August of 2000. She was 95 years old.
Born in Plymouth on Nov. 12, 1905, Rose was the daughter of Charles W. and Mary Alice Lowery Stiles. She attended Marshall County schools.
On Christmas Eve of 1941, Rose and Glenn T. Webb were married. Glenn died on May 23, 1967.
She was a homemaker and assisted her husband in his farming operation.
Rose loved to cook, garden and she enjoyed crocheting. She liked to fish with her family in Wisconsin.
A sister, Dorothy A. Orr and a brother, Elmer M. Stiles, both of Plymouth, survive Rose's death. Numerous nieces and nephews, including greats and great-greats, also survive.
Rose was preceded in death by her parents and her spouse, two sisters; Bessie Cappus and Velva Hedges, and six brothers; Willis, Ellis, James, Robert, Arthur and Howard Stiles.
Visitation with the family will be on Monday, May 21, 2001, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth.
Following calling at 7 p.m., funeral services, officiated by her nephew, Rev. Delmas Stiles, will be held in the funeral home.
Burial will be in the Tyner Cemetery, Tyner, Ind.
Memorials in Rose's memory may be made to the Marshall County Cancer fund.
John B. Reeder Sr.
August 9, 1916 - May 19, 2001
John B. Reeder Sr., 84, died, after an extended illness, at 2:45 a.m. on Saturday, May 19, 2001, in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, South Bend. He had made his family's home at 801 S. Michigan St., Plymouth.
John was born on August 9, 1916, in Florence, Alabama, the son of Dr. & Mrs. F. B. Reeder. He graduated from Florence State Teachers College, now the University of North Alabama.
He was thought of by his friends as the epitome of a perfect Southern gentleman; he was kind, thoughtful and soft-spoken.
He first joined Montgomery Ward at Huntsville, Ala., then serving at Blytheville, Ark., thus beginning a forty-five year period of service with Wards, interrupted only by World War II.
He was married on March 28, 1936, in Iuka, Miss., to Kathleen K. Kinnibrugh, the couple were devoted to one another for over sixty-five years.
After three years in the United States Navy, serving in the Pacific Theater, he returned to Wards in Paris, Ill., then later to Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and Nashville, Tenn., followed by Bluffton, Marion and Greencastle Indiana stores.
After coming to Plymouth in 1956, he requested that no more moves be made. He appreciated the high quality of the schools and other important considerations of life in Plymouth. A highly respected and competent executive, his wishes were honored. He managed the local store for seventeen years until it was closed.
John was then transferred to the Grand Rapids, Mich. facility and the Ludington, Mich. store which he managed until he took early retirement in 1979. He and Kathleen then returned to Plymouth, their chosen home.
During his life in Plymouth, John was a member of the Kiwanis Club, the Plymouth Kilwinning Masonic Lodge #149, the Scottish Rite Consistory and the Toastmaster's Club. A member of the First United Methodist Church, he served as a volunteer treasurer for sixteen years.
He was an avid reader and interested in the growth of the Plymouth Public Library. The Young Adult Room, a first for Plymouth, will be in the new section of the library and will be named the John B. Reeder Family Young Adult Room.
Susie Reinholt, director of the library said "we are so grateful. It is so amazing to me," she said, "that the family, in the middle of this very difficult time, thought so much of the community that they wanted to give us all a gift."
In presenting the gift, John's last statement was that the family wanted to publicly express their appreciation of the quality of life that they have enjoyed in Plymouth.
John is survived by his spouse and their two children, a daughter, Ann R. Powell, Indianapolis, Ind., and a son, John B. Reeder, Jr., of Bryan, Texas.
Three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren survive as well.
His parents and a brother preceded John in death.
Friends may visit with the family on Tuesday, May 22, 2001, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth, and on Wednesday, May 23, 2001, from 10 to 11 a.m. in the First United Methodist Church, 400 N. Michigan St., Plymouth.
Funeral services, conducted by the Rev. Larry Houseman, pastor of the church, will be held at 11 a.m. following visitation in the church.
A burial service will be held at the Maple Hill Cemetery in Huntsville, Alabama at 3 p.m. Friday, May 25, 2001 with Rev. John Johnston officiating. The Spry Funeral Home, 2411 Memorial Parkway NW, Huntsville, Alabama is in charge of local arrangements.
Preferred memorials in the memory of John Reeder may be made to the First United Methodist Church or to a charity of the donor's choice.
Rosemary Delaney
July 2, 1915 - May 22, 2001
Rosemary "Rosie" Delaney, 86, a nearly 50-year resident of Shady Rest, living since May 21, 1996, in the Walnut Creek Nursing Home, 309 Kingston Rd., Plymouth, has died.
Rosie, remembered as "a little angel, beloved by everyone," had been in failing health for the past six months. She died at 7:10 p.m. on Tuesday, May 22, 2001.
Never married, Rosie was born on July 2, 1915, in Detroit, Mich. She was the daughter of William and Mable Donovan Delaney.
Her father was a railroad man and when he died she came to Shady Rest. She helped to feed, bathe and assist the older people at the Home.
For many years, the petite little lady worked in the kitchen of Shady Rest . She loved Shady Rest and her fellow residents often expressing concern for its' future.
"I used to get up t 5 a.m." she said in an interview in 1990, "to start cooking. Everybody like my cooking and I sure like everybody here."
At Shady Rest, she picked strawberries, hoed the garden, milked cows and made her own cottage cheese and butter. She remembered carrying water for resident's showers and baths in big marble bowls.
When Mrs. Harold Kruger, a past administrator of the Home, organized a trip to the Holy Land, Rosie, who had never been anywhere...went." She had a wonderful time. Later she visited England, Scotland and Ireland.
She loved to visit with folks and to show-off her collection of angel and cat figurines. She was especially fond of cats.
She loved to attend Mass at St. Michael's, and have lunch with the Harvest House group. Rosie enjoyed summer retreats at Ancilla Domini, and was a member of Christian Women.
Rosie is survived by a nephew, Michael Pavack of Crestwood, Ky.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, Denise Kusk and Marie Howard and a step-sister, Myrtle Kirkwood.
Friends may pay their last respects to Rosie from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 24, 2001, at the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth. A Rosary will be prayed at 7 p.m.
The Mass of Christian Burial in St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church of which she was a devoted member, will be on Friday, May 25, 2001, at 11 a.m. Father Anthony Gillespie, pastor of the church, will officiate.
Burial will be in Oakhill Cemetery, Plymouth.
Memorial gifts in Rosie's memory may be made to the St. Michael's Mission 2000.
Henry C. Bollhoefer
May 5, 1926 - May 31, 2001
Henry C. "Hank" Bollhoefer, 75, 4821 French St., Tyner, Ind., an area resident since he was discharged from the Marines, has died. Hank passed away in the Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth, at 2:34 p.m. on Thursday, May 31, 2001.
Born the son of Mark Lester and Pearl L. McDaniel Bollhoefer on May 5, 1926, in Huntington County, Ind., Hank attended Jefferson High School in Huntington.
He joined the United States Marine Corps and served in the Southwest Pacific during World War II until February of 1946.
On Sept. 14, 1947, in Argos, Hank and Virginia Jean Grossman were married.
Hank was a self-employed mechanic for 33 years, from 1960 to 1993. He had also worked for eight years as a John Deere mechanic for James Morrissey.
He enjoyed fishing, hunting and woodworking and was a collector of miniature John Deere tractors.
A member of the Blissville Church of the Brethren, Hank had served on the Tyner Volunteer Fire Department. He was a Marshall County 4-H leader for a number of years and a member of the Marshall County Fair Board, serving as president in 1978.
Hank is survived by Virginia, his wife of nearly 54 years, a daughter, a son and their families.
His daughter is Linda and her husband, Douglas Cannan, Brandon, Florida. His son and daughter-in-law is David and Emilia Bollhoefer, Tyner, Ind.
Five grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and a step-great-grandchild, also survive together with a brother, Phillip and Ardille Bollhoefer, Rancho Cordova, Calif., and a sister; Alta Keifer, Huntington, Ind. A step-sister and step-brother, both living in Texas, survive as well; they are Nina and Reever Morris and Harold Reding.
Hank was preceded in death by his parents, a daughter, Margaret Decker, three brothers and two sisters.
Friends may call on the family on Monday, June 4, 2001, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth.
Funeral services for Hank will be at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 5, 2001, in the Blissville Church of the Brethren, 6250 Spruce Trail, Plymouth. The Rev. Jimmy Baker, pastor of the Blissville Church, will officiate.
A military service, conducted by the Plymouth V.F.W., Post 1162, will honor Hank at the graveside in Tyner Cemetery, Tyner, Ind.
Memorials in Hank's memory may be made to the Parkinson's Foundation.
Lulu I. Kamp
June 7, 1928 - June 11, 2001
A Plymouth resident most of her life, Lulu I. Kamp, 73, 222 Parkview St., Plymouth, Indiana, died of natural causes at 9:45 a.m. on Monday, June 11, 2001, in the Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home.
Lulu, a graduate of Lincoln High School, was born in Plymouth on June 7, 1928. She was the daughter of Oral and Daisy Fear Haynes.
Retired from American Optical, now A.O. Safety, she had also worked as a waitress for Casey Jones.
An avid reader and a consummate Pepsi drinker, she enjoyed being with and often baby-sat for her nieces and nephews.
Lulu is survived by her son, Danny Kurtz and grandson, David Kurtz, both of Tampa, Fla. A brother, Raymond Haynes of Leesburg, Fla., a sister, Edith Maxon, Plymouth, and several nieces and nephews survive as well.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, Roy and Kenneth Haynes and two sisters, Martha Stiles and Dorothy Richardson.
There will be no visitation. Graveside funeral services will be held in New Oakhill Cemetery, Plymouth, at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 13, 2001. The Rev. Charles Krieg, pastor of the Pretty Lake Methodist Church, will officiate.
Memorial gifts in Lulu's memory may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
John R. Robinson
June 9, 1928 - June 11, 2001
John R. (Jack) Robinson, 73, of 5206 Michigan St., a Plymouth resident since 1954, coming from Delphi, Ind., died, following a short illness, at 4:35 p.m. on Monday, June 11, 2001, in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, South Bend, Ind.
Born in Chicago, Ill., the son of Raymond and Ann Kalis Robinson on June 9, 1928, John graduated from St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School in Delphi and from Delphi High School in 1946, where he ran track and pole vaulted. In 1964, he received his diploma from LaSalle Extension University. He later took computer and data processing courses at Ancilla College.
John was a Corporal in the National Guard from 1948 to 1952 serving as a light weapons infantryman and rifle sharpshooter. He was a member of the LaPaz American Legion Post 385.
On September 8, 1952, in Delphi, John and Janet A. Boyer were married. Janet died on July 5, 1996.
Employed for 38 years on the railroad, John retired in 1990 from Conrail. For the past thirty years, he operated a part-time income tax service.
John loved stock car racing and owned a race car for twenty years. He was an avid golfer. He loved gardening and was a part-time bee keeper.
He is survived by a daughter and two sons. His daughter, Jane A. Robinson, lives in Springfield, Va. Son Michael A. and wife Jennie Robinson, live in Huntsville, Ala., and son Jim Robinson of Plymouth.
Five grandchildren also survive: Lexie, Cassie, Christine, Cyndie and John R. Robinson, all of Huntsville, Ala. A brother and sister-in-law, Arthur and Mary Ann Robinson, of Delphi, together with four nieces and a nephew, survive as well.
John was preceded in death by two sisters: Mary and Jean Robinson.
Visitation with the family will be from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday, June 15, 2001, in the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth.
Funeral services, conducted by the Rev. Charles Krieg, pastor of the Pretty Lake Trinity United Methodist Church, will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 16, 2001, in the funeral home.
Burial will be in Oakhill Cemetery, Plymouth, Ind., where military honors will be provided by the LaPaz American Legion Post 385.
Memorial gifts in John's memory may be made to the Marshall County or the American Cancer Fund.
