Thelma Burns Collins
September 10, 1905 - June 29, 2001
Funeral services for lifelong Plymouth resident, Thelma Burns Collins, 95, will be on Monday, July 2, 2001, at 10 a.m. in the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth. Grand-nephew, Mike Burroughs, will conduct the service.
Visitation with the family will be on Sunday, July 1, 2001, from 3 to 7 p.m., after which an Eastern Star Service will be held in the funeral home at 7 p.m.
Thelma, who resided 6785 N. Michigan Rd., Plymouth, died of natural causes at 7:10 a.m. on Friday, June 29, 2001, in the Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth.
She was born in Plymouth on September 10, 1905, the daughter of Elmer G. and Mary Louella Ebel Burns. She attended Plymouth High School.
On October 19, 1956, in Plymouth, at the E.U.B (Trinity United Methodist Church) Thelma and George Collins, the owner of a hearing aid company in town, were married. George died on January 4, 1976.
For 35 years Thelma was office manager of the Security Loan Company, now AVCO Finance, retiring in 1970.
Serving people was her joy.
A devoted lifetime member of the Trinity United Methodist Church, she was a Sunday school teacher and a dedicated member of the Band of Hope class. She was a 50-year active member and a past Worthy Matron and office holder in all positions of the Eastern Star, Judy Grover Chapter #26. Thelma was also active in the Business and Professional Women's Club and the hospital auxiliary.
She enjoyed traveling and crochet. She did her own yard work and, remained active during her senior years.
Thelma is survived by four nieces and a nephew. They are: Joan and Wallace Whitcomb, Bunker Hill, Ind., Richard and Marilyn Shreve, Huntington, W. Va., Mary Sue and Willis Burroughs, Argos, Betty Lou and Mearl Yockey, Ft. Wayne, Ind., and Peggy and Dell Fast, Roanoke, Texas.
Other survivors include several great-nieces and nephews, step-children and their families.
Thelma was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and two sisters, Helen Hatfield and Gladys Shreve and Ford Burns, a brother.
Burial will take place in Oakhill Cemetery, Plymouth.
Memorial gifts in Thelma's memory may be made to the Trinity United Methodist Church's Elevator and Handicap Entry Fund.
Nina V. Hassler
October 1, 1925 - July 3, 2001
Lifetime Plymouth resident Nina Virginia Hassler, 75, who lived at 16369 Pretty Lake Road, Plymouth, since 1956, died, following a courageous three-year battle with cancer, at 4:50 a.m. on Tuesday, July 3, 2001. Nina died in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, South Bend, where she had been a patient for three weeks.
She was born the daughter of Harvey E. and Alice D. Bolenbaugh Grunawalt on October 1, 1925, in Donaldson, Ind. She graduated from West High School with the class of 1943, and later took business and computer courses at Ancilla College.
On July 20, 1945, Nina and Dewey J. Hassler were married in Crown Point, Indiana.
Her work career started at the old Glove factory; she later worked at Meck's, then Schlosser Brothers Creamery-Hawthorne Mellody until its' closing. She retired in 1990, following ten years of service in the offices of the Del Monte Corp.
She loved music, reading the latest fiction books and strolls around Pretty Lake. An accomplished pianist, she played at her church, the Trinity United Methodist, and sometimes she and her daughter, Nancy, would play duets.
A fifty-year member of the Trinity United Methodist Church, she was active in the Builders Class and with the United Methodist Church Women, helping with dinners and other projects.
A member of the Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary, always concerned for others, she volunteered clerical work for all of the veterans service organizations. She also assisted with her husband at Northern Indiana Legal Services and together they were members of the Michiana Gem and Mineral Society.
Nina is survived by Dewey, her spouse of almost 56 years and by their two daughters: Nancy L. and Don Ferris, Plymouth and Nanette L. and Jim Saboski, South Bend.
Dicky L. Grunawalt, a brother of Norfolk, Virginia, and several nieces and nephews also survive.
She was preceded in death by her parents and by a brother, Gerald Grunawalt, who was killed while in the service of his country in 1944.
Visitation with Nina's family will be from 4 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 5, 2001, in the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth, Ind.
Funeral services, conducted by Mike Burroughs of the Trinity United Methodist Church, will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 6, 2001, in the funeral home.
Burial will be in the Tyner Cemetery, Tyner, Ind.
Memorial gifts in Nina's memory may be made to the Trinity United Methodist Church's Elevator Fund.
Jane Levett
July 25, 1923 - July 4, 2001
Jane Levett, devoted wife, mother and grandmother, 300 Baker St., Plymouth, a resident of Plymouth since 1956, coming from Allegan, Michigan, has died.
Jane died on Wednesday, July 4, 2001, at 8:05 a.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center, Plymouth. She was 77 years old.
Her enduring strength and courage, her dedication to the highest principles and her willingness to help those around her, will be long remembered by her family and friends.
She was born Betty Jane Arnold on July 25, 1923, in Marshall, Mich., the daughter of Bates W. and Elizabeth Arnold. She graduated from Marshall, Mich. High School with the class of 1941. She attended Michigan State University, which is where she met Milan J. Levett, her husband.
Their 56th wedding anniversary would have been on July 7, 2001.
The couple was married in Junction City, Kansas, where Milan, in the service at the time, was stationed.
Jane was active in the family business from 1960 to 1980. She served as the Center Township Assessor of Marshall County from 1983 to 1995 and remained involved in the Republican Party.
Her family and friends were important to Jane. She was a wonderful cook and excellent baker and enjoyed sharing this gift with her friends and church. She enjoyed traveling and watching athletic events.
A longtime active member of the First United Methodist Church, Plymouth, Jane was involved in many church groups and activities, freely giving of her time to worthy causes. For many years she served on the church Memorial Committee.
Jane is survived by her husband, Milan, and by a daughter, Sue A. and Dick Stinson, Plymouth, and a grandson, Eric Stinson, Crawfordsville, Ind.
Two sons and their families also survive: Mark A., and Marabeth Levett of Columbus, Ind., and their three daughters: Jenny Levett, Indianapolis, Amy and Mitch Unger, Evanston, Ill., and Megan Levett, Columbus, Ind. Paul E. Levett and his daughter, Whitney and son, Adam, all of Plymouth, survive as well.
A sister-in-law, Gloria Arnold of Marshall, Mich., and several nieces and nephews also survive.
Her brother Edward Arnold preceded her in death.
Visitation with the family will be from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, July 6, 2001, in the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth.
The Dr. E. Dean Fager, of the First United Methodist Church, will officiate at memorial services for Jane at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 7, 2001, at the church, 400 N. Michigan St., Plymouth.
Memorial gifts in Jane's memory may be made to the church or to the Marshall County Hospice.
Virginia J. Bollhoefer
October 22, 1929 - July 24, 2001
Virginia J. Bollhoefer, 71, of 4821 French St., Tyner, Ind., died at 5:56 p.m. on Tuesday, July 24, 2001. Virginia, a Marshall County resident all of her life, died in Pilgrim Manor, Plymouth, following a brief illness.
She was born in Argos, the daughter of Lott E. and Corene Hagenbush Grossman on Oct. 22, 1929, and was a 1947 graduate of Argos High School.
On September 14, 1947, in Argos, Virginia and Henry C. Bollhoefer were married. Henry died less than two months ago, on May 31, 2001.
Virginia had been a bus driver for John Glenn schools for 23 years. She also had worked in the kitchen at Swan Lake Golf Club for 13 years. She worked with her husband, Hank, in his repair business as well.
Active in the Marshall County 4-H program, she was a leader for over 32 years and a 40 year member of the Home Extension club. She was a member for over two decades of both the Polk Township's Fireman's Auxiliary and the Walkerton Community Pantry.
She liked to crochet and was an avid gardener. Virginia enjoyed canning the vegetables she grew and showing her flowers. She also liked to walk and did some hiking.
Virginia is survived by a daughter, Linda and Douglas Cannan, Brandon, Fla., and a son, David and Emilia Bollhoefer, Tyner, Ind.
Five grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and one step-great-grandchild also survive.
In addition two sisters, Leona and Jerome Young, Niles, Mich., and Donna and Robert Loop, LaPorte, Ind., survive, together with three brothers: LeRoy and Donnabelle Grossman, Talma, Ind., Lowell and Bonnie Grossman and Merle and Dorothy Grossman, all of Argos, Ind.
Virginia was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Hank, a daughter, Margaret Decker, four brothers and one sister.
Visitation with the family will be at the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth, on Friday, July 27, 2001, from 4 to 8 p.m. and one hour prior to services at the church.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 28, 2001, in the Blissville Church of the Brethren, 6250 Spruce Trail, Plymouth, where Virginia was a member for more than 40 years. The Rev. Jimmy Baker, pastor of the church, will officiate.
Burial will be in the Tyner Cemetery, Tyner, Ind.
Memorial gifts in Virginia's memory may be made to the Marshall County Cancer Association or the Blissville Church of the Brethren.
Harry L. Kamp
September 14, 1913 - July 25, 2001
Lifetime Plymouth area resident Harry L. Kamp who lived in the Pilgrim Manor Nursing Center, 222 Parkview St., Plymouth, died of natural causes on July 25, 2001, at 5:05 a.m. Harry was 87 years old.
Born on Sept. 14, 1913, in Plymouth, Harry was the son of Hiram and Nellie Powers Kamp. He attended Plymouth schools.
A self-employed truck driver for over 40 years, Harry loved race cars. He liked to race himself ( his car number was 66) and to watch other people race.
Harry is survived by two sons and three daughters. His sons, both of Plymouth, are Kenneth and Sondre Kamp and Dale and Sharon Kamp. His daughters are: Carolyn and Dale Manuwal, Plymouth and Margaret and John Cartright and Lynda Clemons, all of Naples, Fla.
Thirteen grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren also survive together with Hiram Kamp, a brother, of South Bend, Ind.
Harry was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, George Pressler and two grandchildren.
There will be no visitation.
Graveside funeral services will be on Friday, July 27, 2001 at 10 a.m. in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos, Ind. The Rev. Charles Krieg, pastor of the Pretty Lake Trinity United Methodist Church will officiate.
Betty Lee Gaza
April 7, 1933 - March 28, 2001
TYNER - Betty Lee Gaza, 67, formerly of Tyner and South Bend, and most recently a three-year resident of the Mason Health Care facility in Warsaw, died on Wednesday, March 28, 2001. Betty died at 6:47 a.m. in Parkview Hospital, Ft. Wayne, Ind., from complications of pneumonia. She had been ill with Lupus for the past ten years.
Born in Delta County, Michigan, on April 7, 1933, Betty was the daughter of Myron and Della Pike Moore.
On June 21, 1957, in South Bend, she and Raymond A. Gaza, who died on June 17, 1999, were married.
A homemaker, Betty enjoyed planting flowers and was proficient in the arts of knitting and crocheting.
Baptized a Roman Catholic, she had attended St. Michael's Catholic Church in Plymouth.
Betty is survived by a daughter, Valerie and her husband Deljon Fisher, Jesse D. Fisher, a grandson, both of Pierceton, Ind., a granddaughter, Sarah E. Fisher and a great-granddaughter, Tylene R. Fisher, both of Newport News, Virginia.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a brother and a sister.
Visitation with the family will be from noon to 2 p.m. on Monday, April 2, 2001, in the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth. A Rosary service will be held at 1:45 p.m., just prior to a funeral service at 2 p.m., all in the funeral home.
The Rev. Father Anthony Gillespie, pastor of St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church, Plymouth, will officiate.
Burial will take place in St. Jacob's Cemetery, North Judson, Ind.
Memorial gifts in Betty's memory may be made to: The Lupus Foundation of America, 5401 Keystone Drive, Suite 202, Ft. Wayne, Ind., 46825.
Kathleen Lee "Kathy" Lampkins
Jun 8, 1991 - March 30 2001
God gently gathered Kathy into His arms and took her home to rest, peacefully ending her lifelong courageous battle to live.
Kathleen Lee Lampkins, 14581 Dixon Lake Trail, Plymouth, died on Friday, March 30, 2001, in Riley's Children's Hospital in Indianapolis.
Kathy, a strong-willed, tough "little angel," suffered a sudden illness a week ago and died at 4:15 p.m.
She was only nine years old.
Her enduring strength and courage, her love of life and people, touched the lives of all those who knew her. She leaves an emptiness that only love and happy memories of her too short life can fill.
Kathy was born the daughter of Michael J. Lampkins and Kaye R. Manuwal Lampkins, on June 8, 1991, in Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis.
Enrolled in the hearing impaired class at Washington Elementary School, Kathy was in Judy Newberg's 1st grade class.
Her special education teacher of three years, Pat Lancet, said "Kathy was a vibrant young lady who loved life. She clearly demonstrated her enthusiasm as well as her love for others in everything that she did.
"All who have known Kathy have been truly blessed by her presence.
"Loving memories of Kathy will always be with us."
Kathy was especially fond of her speech interpreter Kiscia McCane.
She was like any other little girl. She loved anything to do with "TAZ." She held a spirited ongoing competition with her 13-year old sister, Michele, challenging her at computer games.
She loved the outdoors and riding motorcycles.
Kathy is survived by her parents and their friends, all of who loved her dearly: her mother, Kaye R. Lampkins and Mike Doll, Plymouth, and her father, Michael J. Lampkins and Brigitte Tholl, Hamlet. Her sister, Michele, also lives at home.
Maternal grandmother, Mary Jane Manual and paternal grandparents John and Beverly Lampkins, all of Plymouth, survive as well, together with numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
This brave little girl was preceded in death by John Manuwal, her maternal grandfather and by infant brother, Samuel Wayne Lampkins and infant sister, Ann Marie Lampkins.
Visitation with the family where friends will be welcomed will be from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 3, 2001, and one hour prior services in the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth and for one hour prior to services on Wednesday.
Services celebrating her life will be at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 4, 2001, in the funeral home. 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 Kathy's memory may be made to the Hearing Impaired Program of the Plymouth School Corporation or Riley Children's Hospital, Indianapolis.
