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Josephine M. Fruitt
Josephine M. Fruitt, 90, a resident of Timbercrest Retirement Community, and formerly of Sidney, IN, died Wednesday, June 5, 1996 at Timbercrest Healthcare, North Manchester. She was born in Wabash County, IN, married Floyd H. Fruitt Oct. 10, 1925, and he died Jan. 11, 1994.
Mrs. Fruitt graduated from Laketon High School and from Manchester College with an Associate Degree in Elementary Education. She taught school at Laketon Elementary and Sidney Elementary Schools. She was a member of Jackson Township Home Extension Club, and of War Mothers. She was a member of the Eel River Church of the Brethren.
Survivors include sons Leon Fruitt of Spring Hill, FL, Eldon Fruitt and Danny Fruitt, both of North Manchester, and Ronald Fruitt of West Lafayette; daughters Mrs. William (Joan) Franklin of Fort Wayne, Mrs. Todd (Norma) Rager of Roann, Mrs. Max (Carol) Richard of South Bend, Mrs. Larry (Janet) Michael of Wheaton, IL, Mrs. Anthony (Janine) Batta of Lafayette, and Mrs. James (Sharon) Dunnuck of Columbia City; 33 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.
Funeral services were held Saturday, June 8, 1996 at Timbercrest Assembly Room, North Manchester, with the Rev. Martha Cory and Rev. Kurt Stout officiating. Burial was in Ulrey Memorial Cemetery, Kosciusko County.
Preferred memorials are to Timbercrest Crestwood Wing or Eel River Church of the Brethren. DeLaughter-McKee Mortuary was in charge of arrangements.
Cole S. Brembeck
Cole Speicher Brembeck, 79, of 1149 S. Oakwood Circle Dr., Syracuse, IN, died unexpectedly Tuesday, June 4,1996 at Goshen General Hospital emergency room. He was born May 22, 1917 at Urbana, IN to Paul J. and Hulda (Speicher) Brembeck. He married Helen E. Simpson in 1941 at Lewisburg, PA.
Mr. Brembeck was graduated from the Urbana High School Class of 1935, attended Manchester College, Pasadena College, and graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1939. He earned the M.A. degree from Bucknell University, and the Ph.D. from University of Wisconsin in 1949.
He was a member of the Urbana United Methodist Church; director of Development of Oakwood Foundation; authored several educational texts, and was past president of Comparative International Education Society (CIES).
Mr. Brembeck is survived by his wife, Helen; a daughter, Mrs. Mark (Elizabeth Ann) Maule of San Diego, CA; a son, Mark S. Brembeck of East Lansing, MI; three grandchildren; a sister, Ardis Brembeck Witkoske of Oakwood Park, Syracuse; and two brothers, Howard S. Brembeck of Goshen and Winston L. Brembeck of Madison, WI. He was preceded in death by a brother, Paul Mark Brembeck.
Memorial services were held Saturday, June 8, 1996 at Oakwood Center, Syracuse with the Rev. Andrew L. Hardie officiating. Burial was in Speicher Cemetery, Urbana, IN.
Preferred memorials are to Oakwood Foundation Endowment Fund. Yoder-Culp Funeral Home of 1911 S. Main St., Goshen, IN was in charge of arrangements.
Zula Walters Wheaton
Word was received here of the death of Mrs. Zula Walters Wheaton May 20, 1996. For several years Mrs. Wheaton has had the distinction of being the oldest living alumni of Chester Township, Wabash County. high school. She was 103 years and 11 months old at the time of her death.
Mrs. Wheaton, daughter of Jesse and Clara Bowers Walters was born in Chester Township and received her first eight grades of education at the Jordan School located at the Jordan School located at the corner of roads 100N and 500E.
She enrolled in high school in the fall of 1906, and shared a horse and carriage ride from the family home east of CR 500 on what is now State Road 114. She shared that daily ride with three other students from that vicinity. In 1909 her family moved east of the Liberty Mills School about 3/4 mile on an angling road that was shortly abandoned. From that location she drove alone to Chester. She wrote in a 1982 letter to her nephew, Roy Taylor, of her horse, "She chose her own gait. Nothing in the world could make her change her poky way... On the other hand whenever it suited her, she chose another gait." Apparently she ran off and landed Zula and her sister Hazel Walters Taylor in the ditch with the buggy on top.
At Christmas time in 1909 a friend of her Aunt Daisy Bowers was working in a store at the corner of Main and Walnut, believed to be where the East of Chicago Pizza is today. The friend owned the first building off of Main Street on Mill that she wanted to rent to students. That house had two rooms and the entire size was described as being about 12 by 16 feet. Three girls rented it. Zula and one other had the kitchen heated by a kitchen range; the third girl had the other room where there was a small heating stove. She remembered that place as cold, barren and sparse, but her parents had moved to a farm north of Charlotte, MI, requiring her to board in town.
About the 1910 graduation she remembered that Chester Principal, Henry Hoover, said that the class would be one of the outstanding ones in the years coming up. She commented recently that they were at least "long lasting." School that year was out in early April and the commencement was scheduled for April 21. The commencement speaker was coming from Chicago, and secured transportation to Manchester, IN near the Ohio River. They rescheduled the commencement for April 27, and the speaker was there to address the 14 graduates and their teachers, parents and friends. Mrs. Wheaton had an uncle and an aunt present as proxy parents, since her own mother and father could not return.
In 1982 she spoke fondly of some of the class mates. Mentioned were Ruth Dunbar Bechtold, Darl Wood, Ray Hornaday, Ruth Rittenhouse and Mona Abbot. At that time there still lived an alumni from the class of 1907, but she did not name that women.
Once in Michigan she wrote the two-day exam to get a teaching certificate there. The exam covered 17 subjects. She passed them all, but the examiner recommended that she do some remedial work in mathematics. She attributed her passing so easily to the good schooling required by Indiana. She had in high school plain and solid geometry, four years of Latin, science, English and history. Even though she passed the exam she had to wait three weeks until she was 18 years old to get her teaching certificate. In September 1910 she began to teach in a one room school about three miles from her parental home.
Three years later she began formal training. After her husband's death and her three children were grown, she returned to teaching and to secure a master's degree in education in 1948.
A memorial service was held Thursday, May 30, 1996 at the Wacousta, MI United Methodist Church.
Lena H. Reed
Lena H. Reed, 97, Heartland of Indian Lake, Lakeview, OH, died Monday, June 17, 1996 at her residence. She was born Jan. 31, 1899 at Royal Center, IN to James and Wilhemina (Koske) Hatfield.
She married Edward D. Reed June 16, 1917 in Warsaw, IN and he died January 31, 1979. She and her husband were co-owners of Greenridge Mobile Home Court in North Manchester for many years. She was a member of the Women of the Moose and American Legion Auxiliary in North Manchester. She has been a resident of Heartland of Indiana Lake since February, 1995, previously of Bellefontaine, OH.
Survivors include a son, Lowel "Bud" Reed of Warsaw; a daughter, Mrs. Albert (Roberta) Kessler of Bellefontaine, OH; a sister, Goldie Baker of Wapkoneta, OH; 11 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sons, Joseph and Dwight Reed, two brothers, a sister and a grandchild.
Friends may call at Bender Chapel Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service Thursday, June 20, from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral service will be held Friday, June 21, 1996, 2 p.m., at the funeral home with Pastor J. P. Freeman officiating. Burial will take place in Oaklawn Cemetery, North Manchester.
Bender Chapel Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Jean M. Nelson
Jean M. Jennings Nelson, 49, of Rt. 4, Delphi, died Wednesday, June 12, 1996. She was born Dec. 30, 1946 at Great Falls, Montana to Re-tired Col. USAF William M. and Carol M. (Letzring) Jennings.
She married Kevin J. Nelson at Gatlinburg, TN March 28, 1995, and he survives.
Mrs. Nelson was a 1965 graduate of Manchester High School, attended Ball State University and transferred to Purdue University where she achieved a Bachelors degree in liberal arts and education in 1969. She was granted the Master's degree in education in Delphi Community Schools, teaching language arts at the Middle School; she taught for the past 26 years.
She held memberships in the Indiana State Teachers Association and the Delphi Classroom Teachers Association. She enjoyed spending time with her family, friends, cats and dogs.
Survivors include her husband, Kevin J. Nelson, Ret. M/Sgt. USAF; sons Jason M. Howard of Cutler, IN and Joshua W. Howard of Delphi; her mother, Mrs. Carol M. Jennings of North Manchester; a brother, William M. Jennings, Jr. of Fremont, OH; four step children, Brandy and Clarissa Nelson, at home at Delphi, Daniel Nelson who is stationed with U.S. Coast Guard, Mrs. James (Tina) Tarter of Ft. Walton, FL.
Private family services were held at the Marion National Cemetery, with Chaplain Robert Widow officiating.
Preferred memorials are to Riley Children's Hospital or Ronald McDonald House.
Dr. Harry Sandoz
Dr. Harry Hull Sandoz, South Bend, IN and formerly of the Fort Wayne area, died Thursday, June 6, 1996 at his residence. He was born July 1, 1898 at North Manchester to Louis A. and Ella M. (McCarty) Sandoz. He married Marjorie Olinger July 6, 1937 at LaPorte, IN and she died in 1984.
A retired physician, he lived in South Bend 50 years, coming from South Whitley, IN. He was a member of the American Medical Association.
He is survived by nephews F. Gilworth Perry of Fort Wayne and Louis Philip Sandoz of Hartlund, WI.
Graveside services were held Monday, May 17, 1996 at Oaklawn Cemetery, North Manchester, with the Rev. Richard Craig officiating.
Memorial contributions may be sent to Northern Indiana Historical Society, 808 W. Washington, So. Bend, IN 46601. Arrangements were by Welsheimer Funeral Homes, Inc., 521 N. William St., South Bend, IN 46616.
Jean L. McKee
Jean L. McKee, 69, of 1409 N. Beckley St., North Manchester, died June 12, 1996 at Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester. She was born Feb. 28, 1927 at Chicago, IL to Frederick and Christine P. (Francis) Diehl, both deceased.
A retired beautician and homemaker, Mrs. McKee was a member of First Brethren Church, North Manchester. She married Jackie E. McKee Jan. 11, 1945 and he survives.
Other survivors include a son, Jerry E. McKee of North Manchester, and two grandsons, Scott and Mark McKee, both of North Manchester.
Graveside service was held Friday, June 14, at Oaklawn Cemetery with Rev. Marlin McCann officiating.
Preferred memorials are to the Wabash County Cancer Society. DeLaughter-McKee Mortuary was in charge of arrangements.
Aurel W. Musselman
Aurel Winona Musselman, 89, a resident of Timbercrest Retirement Community, North Manchester, IN, died Monday, June 22, 1998 at Timbercrest Healthcare Center. She was born Sept. 3, 1908 near Roann, IN to Henry and Winona (Taylor) Rosenthal. She married Herman C. Musselman Dec. 7, 1929 in Roann; he died Nov. 4, 1991.
She was a member of the Roann Church of the Brethren and the Perry Township Home Extension Club. Aurel was a 1926 graduate of Roann High School. She was a homemaker, and at one time, she worked as a Roann telephone operator. She moved to Timbercrest in January of 1992.
Survivors include a son, Maurice E. Musselman of Denver, IN; four grandsons - Ken of Princeton, IL; and Kraig, Kevin, and Keith of rural Macy, IN. She was preceded in death by two sisters and a brother.
Friends may call today (Wednesday) from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Grandstaff-Hentgen, Roann Chapel, in Roann, IN. Funeral will be held at the Roann Church of the Brethren Thursday, June 25, 1998 at 10:00 a.m. with Pastors Kurt Snyder and Bruce Hostetler officiating. Burial will be in Roann Community Cemetery.
Preferred memorials are to the Roann Church of the Brethren Building Fund and Timbercrest Retirement Community.
Janett Lambert
Janett Lambert, 78, of 404 Alena St., Wabash, IN, died Monday, June 22, 1998 at her residence. She was born June 16, 1920 in Wabash County to Donald and Elsie (Haas) Hollingshead. She married Maurice D. Lambert in North Manchester on Nov. 21, 1944, and he died April 23, 1988. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include two sons - Dennis E. Lambert and Mark A. Lambert, both of Wabash; two sisters, Mrs. Elmer (Nellie) Keaffaber of Wabash, and Mrs. Lamoine (Doris) Carroll of Bourbon, IN; and three grandchildren. Two brothers, a sister, and a granddaughter preceded her in death.
Friends may call today (Wednesday) from 4 to 8 p.m. at Grandstaff-Hentgen, Manchester Avenue Chapel, Wabash. Funeral service will be held at the Manchester Avenue Chapel Thursday, June 25, 1998 at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor Robert Pefley officiat ing. Burial will be in Memorial Lawns Cemetery of Wabash.
William G. Gaier
William G. Gaier, 83, of Indianapolis, IN, died Thursday, June 18, 1998 at Community North Hospital of Indianapolis. He was born August 4, 1914 in Springfield, OH.
He was a pressman for the Indianapolis Star & News for 25 years, and retired in 1982. He was an Air Force Veteran of World War II where he was a member of the 409th Bomber Group, and was awarded the Bronze Star.
He was married to Marjorie (Carle) Gaier, who survives. Other survivors include sons Robert, John W., and Dr. James R. Gaier of North Manchester; a daughter, Barbara Lanum; 12 grandchildren; and a brother Roger V. Gaier.
Memorial service was held Sunday, June 21, 1998 at the Northview church of the Brethren, of which he was a member.
Flanner & Buchanan Lawrence handled the funeral arrangements.
Opal L. Frantz
Opal Lucille Frantz, 75, a resident of Peabody Retirement Community, died Thursday, June 18, 1998 at Peabody Healthcare Center. She was born Sept. 6, 1922 at Rossville, IN to Ralph and Mary (Metzger) Yoder.
She married Leon J. Frantz Dec. 16, 1950 in Rossville, IN; he died March 19, 1995. She was a resident of the North Manchester area since 1950, previously of Rossville, IN. She was a homemaker and a member of the North Manchester Old German Baptist Church.
She is survived by daughters, Mrs. Alvin (Beverly) Brovont and Mrs. Myron (Barbara) Metzger, both of North Manchester; a son, Bill J. Frantz of North Manchester; three sisters - Mrs. Galen (Donnabelle) Welk, Mrs. Carl (Wilma) Landes and Mrs. Gordon (Norma) Dutter, all of Rossville, IN; 10 grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
Funeral service was held Sunday, June 21, 1998 at the Old German Baptist Church, with the Home Brethren officiating. Burial was in the Old German Baptist Cemetery of North Manchester.
Grandstaff-Hentgen Bender Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
