D. Elizabeth Baker
Dec. 19, 1908-Jan. 26, 1998
ELKHART -- D. Elizabeth "Libby" Baker, 89, of 1400 Franklin St., formerly of 24352 Merrimac Lane, died at 12:07 a.m. Monday in Chelsea Manor. Survivors include a son, Charles E. Shroyer of Elkhart; two sisters, Onda Vae Sutton and Alice Mae Meyers, both of Sturgis; and two brothers, George E. Denison and Harold E. Denison, both of Sturgis. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Butler Cemetery, Butler, Ind. There will be no visitation. Billings Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Margaret E. Baumer
April 26, 1909-Jan. 25, 1998
LAPORTE -- Margaret E. Baumer, 88, of 700 Waverly Road, died at 5:20 p.m. Sunday in LaPorte Hospital. Survivors include a daughter, Susan Baumer of St. Louis; and four sons, James and John, both of LaPorte, Richard of Dayton, Ohio, and Michael of Cleveland. Services will be at 11 a.m. today in St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Haverstock Funeral Home handled arrangements.
Gertrude P. Duff
Jan. 3, 1912-Jan. 27, 1998
CULVER -- Gertrude P. Duff, 86, of 456 Lakeview Street, died at 2:20 a.m. Tuesday in Miller's Merry Manor. Survivors include a son, Charles T. Duff of Culver; four sisters, Gracie Blue of South Charleston, W. Va., Grovie Lanham of Dunbar, W. Va., and Geneva Shackleton and Betty Gilkie, both of Middleport, Ohio; and a brother, Richard Parsons of Dayton, Ohio. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Cunningham-Parker-Johnson Funeral Home, Charleston, where friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday. Bonnie Funeral Home is handling local arrangements.
Eleanor L. Guingrich
Sept. 5, 1913-Jan. 27, 1998
PLYMOUTH -- Eleanor L. Guingrich, 84, of Del-Lo-Me Lane, died Tuesday in Pilgrim Manor Nursing Center. She is survived by two daughters, Deloris Keiser of Plymouth and Susan Brace of Fort Wayne; a son, Thomas J. of Bourbonnais, Ill.; two sisters, Jeannette Scifert of Reynolds, Ind., and Genevieve Lasher of Fowler, Ind.; and two brothers, Alfred Bissonnette of Wolcott and Dr. Roger Bissonnette of Evansville, Ind. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Remington. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday in Stitz Funeral Home, Remington, where a rosary will be said at 7:30 p.m.
Lizzie D. Hostetler
Dec. 2, 1903-Jan. 26, 1998
SHIPSHEWANA -- Lizzie D. Hostetler, 94, of 0790 N. County Road 1000 West, died in her home at 11:30 p.m. Monday. Survivors include eight daughters, Ida Frey and Mabel Mast of Ligonier, Anna Miller, Orpha Miller and Mary Etta Eash, all of Shipshewana, Freida Raber of Middlebury, Lizzie Ann Lehman of Topeka and Leah Fern Hostetler, at home; and four sons, Eldon and David, both of Middlebury, Daniel of Shipshewana and LaVern of Wilmington, Ill. Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday in the Andrew Troyer Home, 10540 W. County Road 050 North, Middlebury. Friends may call after 10:30 a.m. today and all day Thursday in the Erwin Eash home, 0865 N. County Road 1000 West, Shipshewana. Miller Funeral Home, Middlebury, is handling arrangements.
Benjamin H. Jones
June 21, 1925-Jan. 26, 1998
BREMEN -- Benjamin H. Jones, 72, of 8897 N. Shore Drive, died at 8:25 p.m. Monday in St. Joseph Community Hospital, Mishawaka. He is survived by his wife, Betty (Bailey); one daughter, Diane Cumins of Mishawaka; six sons, Paul Jones of South Bend, Bill Jones of Orlando, Fla., Thomas Manges of Wichita, Kan., David Manges of Chamberburg, Pa., Jack Manges of Elkhart and Steve Manges of Osceola; two sisters, Violet Welker of Chino Valley, Ariz., and Ida L. Parker of South Bend; and two brothers, Robert and Jim Jones, both of South Bend. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Mishler Funeral Home, where friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today.
Arlene T. Larish
March 23, 1901-Jan. 26, 1998
ELKHART -- Arlene T. Larish, 96, of 130 W. Wolf Ave., died at 11:20 a.m. Monday in Elkhart General Hospital. Survivors include her husband, Harvey M.; a son, Raymond Stephens of San Francisco; and a sister, Edna Pollock of Berwick, Pa. There will be no services or visitation. Billings Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Robert E. Logan
July 6, 1942-Jan. 25, 1998
MOTTVILLE -- Robert E. Logan, 55, of 10274 Blyley Road, died at 9:19 p.m. Sunday in his sister's home after an illness. He is survived by two sisters, Georgia K. Sassaman of Mottville and Marjorie Allen of Traverse City, Mich.; and his mother, Treva M. Wheelock of Mottville. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in United Methodist Church, Constantine. There will be no visitation. Farrand Funeral Home, White Pigeon, is in charge of arrangements.
Joseph A. Maylor
Aug. 14, 1931-Jan. 26, 1998
LAPORTE -- Joseph A. Maylor, 66, of Johnson Road, died at 12:22 p.m. Monday in his car at 4500 County Road 300 North. The death is being investigated by LaPorte County Coroner Barbara Houston. He is survived by his wife, Stephanie A. (Markowski); and two sisters, Mary Drubert and Barbara Maylor, both of Michigan City. There will be no services or visitation. Ott/Haverstock Funeral Chapel, Michigan City, is handling arrangements.
Joan Pratt
May 18, 1925-Jan. 25, 1998
LAPORTE -- Joan Pratt, 72, of 204 Glenview Avenue, died in her home Sunday. She is survived by a daughter, Tina Gasparett of LaPorte; a son, Tim of LaPorte; and a sister, Jane McKnight of Corry, Pa. There will be no visitation or services. Cutler Funeral Home handled arrangements.
