Betty L. Kahn
March 27, 1930 - June 12, 2001
Seventy-one year old Betty Kahn, 7719 Redwood Road, Plymouth, died of natural causes at 4:08 p.m. on Tuesday, June 12, 2001, in St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, South Bend. A former Michigan City resident, Betty had lived in Sebring, Fla., for the past several winters.
Born in Plymouth, Indiana, on March 27, 1930, she was the daughter of Henry and Jennie Harbaugh Bixel. She graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1948.
On March 5, 1949, in Plymouth, she was married to Albert "Abe" Kahn.
Betty was an assembler for the Milton-Roy Corporation in Michigan City, retiring in 1992.
She liked to crochet and enjoyed playing cards and going to yard sales and flea markets. For 21 summers she enjoyed being in Jellystone Park.
Mostly though she loved her children and grandchildren and spending time with them.
She and Abe were members of the Moose Lodge # 980 in Michigan City.
Betty is survived by Abe, her husband of 52 years, a daughter and two sons. Her daughter and son-in-law, Judy and Jim Meece, live in Plymouth. Her son and daughter-in-law, Jack and Cindy Kahn, are in Michigan City and Jeffrey Kahn lives in South Bend. Six grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and Guy, her brother, and, his wife, Diane, Bixel, Covington, Georgia, survive as well.
She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister, Willadean Towne and a brother, Richard Bixel.
Visitation with the family will be from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday, June 15, 2001, and Saturday, June 16, one hour prior to the service, in the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday. The Rev. Jimmy Baker, pastor of the Blissville Church of the Brethren where Betty attended, will officiate.
Burial will be in New Oakhill Cemetery, Plymouth.
Memorial gifts in Betty's name may be made to the American Heart Association.
Ray L. Snyder
October 30, 1920 - June 17, 2001
Ray L. Snyder, 80, a lifetime LaPaz resident and known to many in the area as "Snyder the Decorator", has died. Ray, who resided at 13010 W. 1st. Road, died following an illness at the home of his daughter Pam, in Bristol, Ind.
Born on October 30, 1920 in LaPaz, Ind., he was the son of Solomon F. and Cacelia M. Boone Snyder. He attended LaPaz schools and served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII in the Philippines where he received the Bronze Star.
At the early age of sixteen, Ray joined his father in the painting and decorating business which he continued until his retirement in 1998. Ray was known for quality work and having a friendly disposition.
On February 11, 1950, in South Bend, he and Marcia L. Hostetler, were married. Marcia died suddenly, one year ago, May 10, 2000.
Ray took pride in helping others by fixing and repairing things, sometimes a challenge, but eager to try. He also enjoyed gardening, cooking and reading.
A member of the Nappanee First Church of God, where he was involved in the W.H.O. 'We Help Others', adult Bible class. And had also served as a Sunday School teacher. He was a former member of the LaPaz First Community Church of God.
He is survived by one son, Dean R. and Theresa Snyder of Defiance, Ohio, two daughters, Pam J. and Terry Garber of Bristol and Deb K. Snyder of Goshen. Eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren survive along with one sister and two brothers. They are, Betty and Rev. Hilton Bryant of Hammond, Roy and Lorena Snyder of Plymouth and Paul and Eyvonne Snyder of Bremen. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Ray was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Jean Fay, a twin to son Dean, his parents, spouse and two brothers, Leo and Don Snyder.
Friends may visit with the family today Tuesday, June 19, from 4 - 8 p.m. in the Johnson - Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St. Plymouth.
Funeral services for Ray will be conducted by the Rev. Emeritus Robert Fields, of the Nappanee First Church of God and family friend Bro. Dave VanCuren. The funeral will be held in the LaPaz First Community Church of God, 601 S. Michigan St. LaPaz at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 20, 2001, where friends may call one hour prior services.
Burial will be in Fair Cemetery, northwest of LaPaz. Military graveside services will be accorded Ray by the LaPaz American Legion Post 385.
Memorial gifts in Ray's memory may be made to the Nappanee First Church of God, LaPaz First Community Church of God or the Goshen Hospital Community Hospice Program.
Flossie I. Denney
January 11, 1913 - June 17, 2001
Eighty-eight year old Flossie I. Denney, affectionately called Penny by her spouse, died, following an illness, at 10:03 p.m., on Sunday, June 17, 2001. Flossie who lived at 308 E. Plum St., Argos, died in the Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth, where she had been a resident for one year.
She was born on January 11, 1913, in Plymouth, the daughter of George Jackson Yeazel and Nancy Loretta Harrell Yeazel. She attended Plymouth schools.
On August 15, 1934, in Plymouth, Flossie and Robert Eugene Denney were married. Robert died on Sept. 12, 1978.
A homemaker, she was a former employee of Ball Band in Mishawaka.
She loved to babysit her grandchildren and a neighborhood child from time to time. She was active and involved in kitchen duties and was known as a good cook and bread baker.
A person of many diverse interests and tastes Flossie loved animals, especially cats. She took an interest in crafts, liked to dance and was involved in Real Meal activities. She enjoyed all kinds of gardening: flowers, strawberries and fruit trees.
Flossie was a former member of the Plymouth Chapter 1355 of the Women of the Moose.
She is survived by three sons and a daughter. They are Gerald "Tony" and his wife, Susie Denney, Roger D. and his wife, Pam Denney and Patsy L. Fretz, all of Argos. A third son and daughter-in-law, David B. and Beth Denney, live in New Haven, Ind.
Eight grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren survive as well.
Flossie was preceded in death by her parents, her spouse, a great-grandson, Guy Anthony Jacobson, two brothers, Victor and Dale Yeazel and three sisters: Fern Lyons, Cora Denney and Joy Yeazel.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, June 20, 2001, at the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth, Ind.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 21, 2001, in the funeral home and will be conducted by the Rev. Robert Klatt, retired pastor of the Argos Wesleyan Methodist Church of which Flossie had attended.
Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos.
Memorial gifts may be made the Cancer, Alzheimer's or Diabetes Association.
Robert L. Romine
April 27, 1949 - June 18, 2001
Robert L. "Bob" Romine, 52, 824 N. Plum St., Plymouth, a resident of Marshall and Starke Counties all of his life, died, following a lengthy illness, at 1:52 a.m. on Monday, June 18, 2001, in Porter Memorial Hospital, Valparaiso, Ind.
Bob was born on April 27, 1949, in Ober, Ind. He was the son of Bernard and Florence Dickson Romine. He attended Ober schools.
Never married, Bob did janitorial work at Culver Academy. He also mowed lawns and did outside work when he was able.
He enjoyed rebuilding lamps and restoring and collecting antique radios. He was an enthusiastic Bingo player and enjoyed the games.
Bob attended church in Ober.
He is survived by two sisters and two brothers. They are: Darlene and her husband, Clifford Merkel, Wanatah, Ind., Inez Earnest, Ron Romine and Bernard Romine, all of Ober.
Vernon Parrott of Plymouth, whom he raised as a son, also survives.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Donald Romine and Joy Shepperd, his companion of 21 years.
Visitation with his family will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 20, 2001, in the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth, Ind.
The Rev. Robert Kirby, pastor of the New Life Pentecostal Church, Hamlet, will officiate at funeral services at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 21, 2001, in the funeral home.
Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, North Judson, Ind.
Memorial gifts may be made to the family.
Cyril E. "Cy" Sarber Jr
April 28, 1928 - June 22, 2001
Lifetime Tyner area resident Cyril E. "Cy" Sarber, Jr., 73, living at 5119 Sage Road, Plymouth, for 41 years, died, following years of chronic emphysema, at 2:10 p.m. on Friday, June 22, 2001, in Miller's Merry Manor, Walkerton.
Born in Tyner on April 28, 1928, Cy was the son of Cyril E. Sarber, Sr. and Hazel M. Stout Sarber. He graduated from Tyner High School with the class of 1946.
Cy served as a Sergeant in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was a member of the American Legion Post #385, LaPaz and the V.F.W., #1954, North Liberty.
On April 19, 1956, in Tyner, Cy and Carol A. Krieg were married.
A truck mechanic for Shippers Dispatch, South Bend, for 31 years, he retired in 1986, as the Service Manager.
He loved cars...fixing them and driving them. As a young man he was a stock car racing driver.
Cy enjoyed being with his family and grandchildren, supporting them in their 4-H animal projects. He liked to ice fish area lakes.
He was a 50-year member of the Tyner United Methodist Church and a 50-year member of the Tyner Oddfellows Lodge 821.
Cy is survived by his wife and their two daughters and a son. The daughters are Julie C. Spitznagle of Carlisle, Ind., and Laurie A. and Steve Weiand, Fishers, Ind. His son, Craig E. and Sandy Sarber live in Walkerton, Ind.
Five grandchildren also survive: Jay Spitznagle, Morocco, Ind., Andrea and Brianna Weiand, Fishers, and Cahill and Cole Sarber, Walkerton.
Cy's mother, Hazel M. Skinner, of Tyner, and two brothers, Dean and Joyce Sarber, Plymouth, and David "Lou" and Nancy Sarber, Anchorage, Alaska, together with numerous nieces and nephews also survive.
He was preceded in death by his father and a brother, Dwight Sarber.
Visitation with the family will be on Monday, June 25, 2001, from 4 to 8 p.m. in the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth.
A Tyner Oddfellows memorial service will take place following visitation at 8 p.m.
On Tuesday, June 26, 2001, at 10 a.m. in the funeral home, Cy's brother-in-law, the Rev. Charles Krieg, pastor of the Pretty Lake Trinity United Methodist Church, will conduct the funeral service.
Special military graveside rites will be given by the LaPaz American Legion Post 385.
Burial will be in the Tyner Cemetery, Tyner, Ind.
Memorial gifts may be made to the American Lung Association in memory of Cy.
Doris L. McFarland
January 15, 1930 - June 25, 2001
Doris Lavern McFarland, 71, a Plymouth resident all of her life, died at her home, 1018 W. Monroe St., Plymouth, under the loving care of her family and hospice, at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 25, 2001.
Doris was born in Plymouth on January 15, 1930, the daughter of Samuel and Alma Pike Hite. She attended Plymouth schools.
On May 3, 1996, in Plymouth, she and Terry L. McFarland were married.
An industrious lady, Doris cleaned churches, offices and homes. Everyone was a part of her family and she was known as Grandma Doris.
She loved to crochet and baby-sit. An avid church-goer, Doris was dedicated to God. She was a member of the Bethel Tabernacle at Argos, Ind.
She is survived by her husband, Terry, of Plymouth, a daughter, Nancy and her husband Jim Rogers of Oklahoma City, Okla., and a son, Ken and Carol Landrie, Plymouth.
Two step-daughters, Tonya and Michael White of Ft. Wayne, Ind., and Dawn and Dave Birkey of Lewisville, Tenn., and three step-sons, Patrick and Brenda McFarland, Fairbanks, Alaska, Jerry Lee Morris, Louisville, Ky., and Grover and Gay Morris, Plymouth, Ind., also survive.
Eight grandchildren, thirteen step-grandchildren, sixteen great grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren survive as well.
A brother, Chester and Helen Wilcox, two sisters, Sharon and Ray Bope and Marie Masterson, all of Plymouth, also survive.
She was preceded in death by her parents, three sisters and seven brothers.
Visitation with the family will be on Thursday, June 28, 2001, from 4 to 8 p.m. in the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth, and for one hour prior to services at the church on Friday.
Doris' funeral services will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, June 29, 2001, at the Bethel Tabernacle, 17809 S. Michigan Rd., Argos. The Rev. J. R. Pippenger will officiate. Burial will be in New Oakhill Cemetery, Plymouth.
Memorial gifts in Doris' memory may be made to the Bethel Tabernacle.
Henry W. Price
January 31, 1910 - June 28, 2001
Henry W. Price, 91, died of natural causes at twelve noon on Thursday, June 28, 2001, in Miller's Merry Manor where he had lived for nearly the past 2 years. Prior to moving to Miller's he resided at Garden Courts Downtown and Shady Rest.
Henry was always proud that he and his family had started successful businesses and created some special landmarks in the Plymouth area.
He said in an interview in 1996, "I have enjoyed every minute of it (life)."
Born on January 31, 1910, in Tippecanoe, Henry, one of six children, was the son of Edward and Daisy Woodfill Price. The family moved to Plymouth when Henry was four-years-old. He graduated from Plymouth High School with the class of 1928.
Henry out-lived three wives. His first wife was Viola Peters Price who he married in Plymouth in 1931. Viola died on Nov. 16, 1989. He and Esther Tyler Price were wed in Michigan in 1971; Esther died in 1993 and, in 1996, Henry and Lenore Weybright Price were married. Lenore preceded him in death on October 30, 1998.
His first job was picking strawberries for a penny and a-half a quart. He said "I could earn 15 cents by noon," thereby attesting to his strong work principles.
As a youngster of 10, Henry would harness three large horses and help with the plowing of a neighbor farmer's fields. A young adult, he worked at Schlosser Brothers, candling eggs and cutting ice from Dixon Lake in the winter.
Still in his teens, Henry started in what was to be his lifelong career. The grocery business. He first worked at the A&P in Plymouth and then in the meat department at Glaubs G&G.
He was twenty years old when he was made manager of a Kroger store in South Whitley, Ind. where he worked for 15 years. When Krogers opened on Water Street in Plymouth, Henry Price was named the manager. He would be most remembered for the combination grocery store and restaurant located next to the Centennial Park at Michigan and Klinger Streets known as Henry's Serv-U, which Henry operated for 35 years. During the early days of the Blueberry Festival, he remembers having 1,000 customers in one day.
He also raised cows for processing at the Prices Abattoirs.
He will be recalled as a hard-working, easy-going man who enjoyed selling things. He'd say "my father taught me a valuable lesson about earning money to pay for whatever you need."
After his retirement in 1971, his son, Don turned the grocery store into Price's Village Valet Cleaners.
A Euchre player, he enjoyed playing cards and watching TV, especially Cubs games and other sports.
For 17 years, he was a winter resident of Plant City, Fla. and was a Charter member of the Plymouth Lions Club.
Henry is survived by his two sons, Robert A. and Merry Price and Donald R. and Beverly Price, all of Plymouth, and five grandchildren. The grandchildren are: Karen L. and Gary Gilbert, Rochester, N.Y., David A. Price, Wichita Kansas, Angela L. and Doug Michalak, Matthews, N.C., Diane M. Price and Christina L. Price, both of Tampa, Florida.
Two great-grandchildren, Ashley Michalak and Joseph Gilbert and several step-children and families also survive.
Henry was preceded in death by two brothers: Ray and Floyd Price, an infant sister, Edna, and three grown sisters: Fern Prokop, Leona Fish and Lucille Lemler.
Visitation with the family will be from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 30, 2001, in the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth.
Funeral services in the funeral home will follow the visitation at 2 p.m. The Rev. Maurice Grindle, pastor of the Trinity United Methodist Church of which Henry was a member, will conduct the services.
Interment will be in the Memorial Gardens of New Oakhill Cemetery.
Memorial gifts in Henry's name may be made to the Trinity church Elevator Fund.
