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Bernos Ousley
June 2000
Bernos Ousley, 62, Etna Green, died June 16 at the Valparaiso Care and Rehabilitation Center.

Melba Scheiderer
June 2000
Melba Scheiderer, 81, Decatur, died at 11:20 a.m. Sunday in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, following an extended illness.

Pauline E. Girardot
June 2000
Pauline E. "Polly" Girardot, 66, Ocala, Florida, died at 1:22 p.m. Friday at her residence.

Glen T. Gerber
June 2000
Glen T. Gerber, 65, Fort Wayne, died Saturday at Lutheran Home in Fort Wayne.

Eli E. Weaver
June 2000
Funeral services for Eli E. Weaver, 19, rural Bluffton, will take place at 9 a.m. Monday at his parents' residence. Burial will follow in Schwartz Cemetery in Monroe.

Wilbert C. Hoffman
June 2000
Wilbert C. Hoffman, 79, Ossian, died Thursday at 8:30 p.m. in Ossian Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Eli E. Weaver
June 2000
Eli E. Weaver, 19, Vera Cruz, died at 3:40 a.m. today following a truck-buggy accident (see story on page 1A).

Irene V. Friedly
June 2000
Irene V. Friedly, 94, Convoy, Ohio, died at home Wednesday.

Richard D. Green
June 2000
Richard D. Green, 77, 803 Parkview Dr., died at suddenly 4:31 p.m. Monday in Adams County Memorial Hospital.

Wilma M. Clouse

Wilma M. Clouse, 86, Decatur, died at 6:55 a.m. Tuesday in Woodcrest Nursing Center after a long illness.

She was born on October 15, 1914 in Adams County to George W. and Lula O. Tindall Baumgardner and married Darrell D. Clouse on August 4, 1934; e died on December 27, 1989.

She was a homemaker and a member of Pleasant Mills United Methodist Church, the United Methodist Women, and the Jolly Housewives Home Economics Club.

Surviving are a son, Gary D. Clouse of rural Decatur; a stepson, Donald E. Clouse of Fremont; a sister, Myrtle Putman of Rockford, Ohio; 13 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

A son, Wayne E. Clouse; a stepson, Darrell D. Clouse Jr.; a great-granddaughter; a sister; and three brothers are deceased.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday in Zwick and Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur, with burial in Willshire Cemetery at Willshire, Ohio.

Visiting hours are 7-9 p.m. today and 2-4 and 6-9 p.m. Thursday.

Preferred memorials are to the church.

Norma J. Leazenby
Oct 2000
Norma J. Leazenby, 60, Fort Wayne, died Saturday in St. Joseph Medical Center at Fort Wayne.

Virginia A. Burke
Oct 2000
Virginia A. Burke, 85, Berne, died at 9:10 a.m. Saturday in Swiss Village.

She was born on May 17, 1915 in Adams County to Jesse and Elizabeth Campbell Callihan and married Herman Burke on April 1, 1934; he died in January of 1999.

She was a former employee of the Berco firm in Berne, a volunteer worker at Swiss Village and a member of First Mennonite Church at Berne.

Surviving are three sons, Fred Burke of Fort Wayne; William "Bill" Burke of Huntington; and Don Burke of Decatur; three daughters, Mrs. Norman (Elizabeth) Koons of Decatur; Mrs. Phillip (Sue) Wulliman of Berne; and Mrs. Roger (Gretchen) Lautzenheiser of Terre Haute; a sister, Mary E. Bauman of Geneva; 16 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren.

Three sisters - Gretchen Patterson, Bernice Armantrout, and Ruth Callihan - and two grandsons are deceased.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Swiss Village Chapel, with burial in MRE Cemetery, west of Berne. Visiting hours are until 8 p.m. today and 9-10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Swiss Village Chapel.

Preferred memorials are to the Swiss Village Endowment Fund or to mission projects of First Mennonite Church.

Ines M. Howdyshell
Oct 2000
Ines M. Howdyshell, 75, Bluffton, died October 12 in Meadowvale Care and Rehabilitation Center.

Robert F. Kiser
Oct 2000
Robert F. Kiser, 65, Decatur, died at 8 p.m. Sunday in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, after having undergone heart surgery there five days earlier.

James H. Nussbaum
Oct 2000
James H. Nussbaum, 73, rural Monroe, died at 7:35 a.m. Saturday at home after having been ill for 18 months.

He was born on July 22, 1927, in Berne to Henry and Rosella Beer Nussbaum. His father is deceased; his mother lives in Berne. He married Joyce I. Brewster on December 21, 1947; she also survives.

He was a retired farmer, and also drive a bus for Adams Central Schools for 42 years. He was an active member of Monroe United Methodist Church, a longtime member of the Monroe Lions Club, and a former member of the Adams County Co-op Board of Directors and the Adams County Farm Services Agency Board.

He also served on the Credit Committee in the Adams County Farm Bureau Credit Union for more than 20 years.

Other survivors are two sons, Jan E. Nussbaum of rural Monroe and Jed A. Nussbaum of rural Berne; a daughter, Mrs. Brent (Joni M.) Lehman of rural Geneva; a brother, Curtis Nussbaum of Monroe; a sister, Corrine Lehman of rural Berne; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Two brothers are deceased: Roger Nussbaum, who died in infancy, and Weldon Nussbaum.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Monroe United Methodist Church, with burial in Ray Cemetery, west of Monroe. Visiting hours are until 4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. today in Zwick and Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur, and 9:30-10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the church.

Preferred memorials are to youth mission projects of the church or to the College and Career Bible Fellowship.

Delore R. Moilanen Patty
Oct 2000
Delore R. "Dee" Moilanen Patty, 61, Fort Wayne, died Saturday at home.

Howard E. Pond Jr.
Howard E. Pond Jr., 87, Decatur, died October 12, 2000 in Parkview Hospital at Fort Wayne.

He was a native of Mercer County, Ohio; a former Fort Wayne resident; and a retiree from the engineering department at International Harvester after a career of more than 40 years. He also was a salesman at Maier's Men's Wear in Fort Wayne and taught drafting at the Anthis Career Center, also in Fort Wayne.

Surviving are a daughter, Diane S. Ferguson of Fort Wayne; three brothers: Carl E., Ernest H., and B. Jerome Pond, all of Fort Wayne; and two grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Hockemeyer and Miller Funeral Home, Fort Wayne, with burial in Covington Memorial Gardens, Fort Wayne. Visiting hours are from noon-2 p.m. Tuesday.

Naomi L. Ringger
Oct 2000
Naomi L. Ringger, 90, Monroe, died at home Saturday.

She was a native of Wells County and a homemaker.

Surviving are her husband, Orville W. Ringger; a son, Kent Ringger of Bluffton; a daughter, Dixie Kipfer of Bluffton; a brother, Arthur Gerber of Berne; three sisters, Sylvia Frauhiger, Viola Ringger, and Frieda Steffen, all of Bluffton; nine grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.

A daughter, Diane Eisamann, is deceased.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Apostolic Christian Church at Vera Cruz, with burial in Apostolic Christian Cemetery in Wells County.

Visiting hours are until 8 p.m. today in Goodwin Memorial Chapel at Bluffton and 9:30-10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the church.

Preferred memorials are to the Christian Care Center or the Family Hospice of Northeast Indiana, in Berne.

Clifton E. Ross
Oct 2000
Clifton E. Ross, 54, 1228 Lewis Dr., died at 10:28 a.m. Saturday at home.

He was born on December 30, 1945 in Hatfield, Arkansas, to Robert S. and Eva Lee Ross.

He had been a machinst at Precision Machine Service, near Preble, for 12 years and served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. He was a member of American Legion Post 43, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6236, and Fraternal Order of Eagles Lodge 2653, all in Decatur.

Surviving are his wife, Deborah; two stepsons, John L. Ebright of Bluffton and William L. Ebright of Decatur; a stepdaughter, Peggy L. Ebright of Decatur; and two brothers, Robert L. "Bud" Ross of Wren, Ohio and Wallace M. "Howard" Ross of Mena, Arkansas.

Two brothers are deceased: Wilburn and Charles Ross.

Funeral services will be held at 8 p.m. today in Haggard and Sefton Funeral Home, Decatur, with burial in Riverside Cemetery at Geneva. Visiting hours are 6-8 p.m. today.

Preferred memorials are to the Family Hospice of Northeast Indiana, located in Berne.

Gary D. Schultz
Oct 2000
Gary D. Schultz, 55, Fort Wayne, died Saturday in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne.

Lorena C. Wendel
Oct 2000
Lorena C. Wendel, 82, rural Bryant, died at 1:48 a.m. Friday in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wane.

Born in Sharpsburg, Ohio, she was the daughter of Isadore and Emma Kaup Braun. She married Herbert R. Wendel on August 30, 1938; he died on August 4, 1973.

She was a homemaker and had been an employee of Jay Garment Co. in Portland. She was a member of St. Mary of the Presentation Church, Geneva. She was a member of the Moose Lodge in Decatur and the VFW Ladies Auxiliary in Geneva.

Survivors include three daughters, Mary L. Rausch of Decatur and Ruth A. Wendel and Jane C. Wendel of Bryant; two sons, Robert R. Wendel of New Corydon and Donald L. Wendel of Portland; four sisters, Winnie Ostheimer of New Haven, Rose Mary Roberts of Utah, Virginia Kelly and Marie Braun of Portland; six grandchlidren and five great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a son, Michael D. Wendel, who died in March of 1973; three grandchildren and three brothers.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tueday at St. Marys of the Presentation Church, with burial in the church cemetery. Calling is 2-9 p.m. Monday at Downing Funeral Home in Geneva and also until 10:15 a.m. Tuesday. A Rosary service will be held at 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Memorials are to the family, the heart association or the diabetes foundation.

Helen M. Gerber
Oct 2000
Helen M. Gerber, 91, Bluffton, a native of Adams County, died Wednesday in Caylor-Nickel Medical Center at Bluffton.

Among survivors are four brothers, including Floyd Gerber of Craigville, and six sisters.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the Apostolic Christian Church in Vera Cruz, with burial in Apostolic Christian Cemetery at Bluffton. Visiting hours are until 8 p.m. today in Goodwin Memorial Chapel at Bluffton.

Julia Gorb
Oct 2000
Julia Gorb, 85, Fort Wayne, a former rural Monroe resident, died at 7:30 a.m. Thursday at home after being in failing health for several months.

Waldo J. Herrmann
Oct 2000
Waldo J. Herrmann, 84, Hoagland, died Wednesday in Lutheran Hospital at Fort Wayne.

Alice R. Sutton Linthicum
Oct 2000
Alice R. Sutton Linthicum, 68, of Sidney, Indiana, a former resident of the Tocsin and Craigville areas, died October 6 in the emergency room of Whitley Memorial Hospital at Columbia City.

Among survivors are five sons and a daughter.

Funeral services were held Thursday, with burial in South Whitley Cemetery in Whitley County.

Ralph Longenberger
Oct 2000
Ralph (Jack) Longenberger, 78, Pleasant Mills, died at 2 p.m. Thursday at his residence following an extended illness.

Melvin D. Mann
Oct 2000
Melvin D. "Pete" Mann, 71, rural Geneva, died Thursday at 11:14 p.m. at Adams County Memorial Hospital.

Thomas E. Riesen
Oct 2000
Thomas E. Riesen, 67, 1109 Bollman St., died at 10:37 a.m. Wednesday in Adams County Memorial Hospital.

He was born on June 6, 1933 in Adams County to Harve "Forky" and Lola Parr Riesen.

He co-owned the Riesen and Smith vehicle dealership in Berne and was a member of American Legion Post 43 and Elks Lodge 993, both in Decatur, and Cross United Church of Christ in Berne. He was also a veteran of the Korean War.

Surviving are four daughters, Kathy Riesen of Geneva; Tara Riesen of Celina, Ohio; Mrs. Jeff (Shawnne) Davis of Van Wert, Ohio; and Mrs. Rick (Tracy) Fravel of Monroe; a sister, Mrs. John (Gloria) Smith of Decatur; and three grandchildren.

Three brothers are deceased: Harry, Rex, and Ned Riesen.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday in Haggard and Sefton Funeral Home, Decatur, with military rites by the color guard from American Legion Post 43.

Visiting hours are 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday.

Preferred memorials are to the Adams County Heart Club.

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