From June 26, 1997 -
Herman N. Lenz
LAMBERTVILLE -- Herman N. Lenz, 66, of Lambertville died at 2:45 p.m. Wednesday in his home, where he had been under the care of the Hospice of Monroe. Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Bedford Funeral Chapel, Temperance, where services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday. The Rev. Rodney Haselhuhn of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Temperance, will officiate.
Robert D. Lemke
ROCKWOOD -- Robert Dale Lemke, 64, of Rockwood died at 3 a.m. Wednesday at Wyandotte Hospital, Wyandotte. He had been ill for several months. There will be no visitation or services. Cremation will be held. The Arthur Bobcean Funeral Home, Flat Rock, is in charge of arrangements.
Nellie L. Missler
LAGRANGE, Ind. -- Nellie L. Missler, 79, of Lagrange, formerly of LaSalle, died Tuesday in the Vencor Hospital, Lagrange. A service was held this afternoon at the Carney-Frost Funeral Home in Lagrange. A service also will be held at 3:30 p.m. Friday at the Roselawn Memorial Park Chapel, LaSalle, with the Rev. Roy Clark of the First Baptist Church, Temperance, officiating.
Harlan L. Sliger Sr.
JACKSONVILLE, Ark. -- Harlan L. (Clyde) Sliger Sr., 60, of Jacksonville, who has relatives in Monroe, died Tuesday in a Little Rock, Ark., hospital. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the Griffin Leggett Rest Hills Chapel, 7724 Landers Rd., North Little Rock, with the Rev. Jerry Burns officiating. Interment
will be in Rest Hills Memorial Park.
Hubert Rector
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- Hubert Rector, 81, of Cookeville, Tenn. died Sunday in the Cookeville Medical Center, Cookeville. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Whitson Funeral Home, Cookeville.
Betty I. Hakanson
Betty I. Hakanson, 56, of LaSalle died Monday in her home. She had been in poor health for 10 years and seriously ill for two weeks. Friends may call from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday at the Roselawn Memorial Chapel, LaSalle, where services will be at 2 p.m. The Rev. Jack Lemon, pastor of the LaSalle Presbyterian Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park, LaSalle. Arrangements are under the direction of Earle Little Funeral Home Bacarella Chapel.
Octa Marie Edington
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Octa Marie Edington, 84, of St. Petersburg, Fla. and formerly of Temperance died Monday at Palms of Pasadena Hospital, South Pasadena, Fla. Services are under the direction of Gulfport Memorial Funeral Home, Gulfport, Fla.
From December 9, 1997 -
John V. Geissler
FLAT ROCK -- John Vincent Geissler, 76, of Flat Rock died of natural causes at 9:08 a.m. Monday at his home. Friends may call from 1:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Arthur Bobcean Funeral Home. Cremation will be held. Burial will be in Michigan Memorial Park.
James T. Collins
James T. (Caveman) Collins, 56, of Monroe died at 6 a.m. Monday at his home. Friends may call from 6 to 9 tonight and from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Earle Little Funeral Home, Bacarella Chapel, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery.
Charles E. Helton
CARLETON -- Charles E. Helton, 68, of Carleton died Monday in Oakwood Hospital, Dearborn. Friends may call from 6 to 9 tonight and from noon to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Carleton Chapel of the Arthur Bobcean Funeral Home, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday. The Rev. Jim James of the Dix United Methodist Church, Lincoln Park, will officiate. Entombment will be in Michigan Memorial Park, Flat Rock.
Vernon William Kuhnke
LASALLE -- Vernon William Kuhnke, 80, of LaSalle died Monday at Greenbrook Manor, Monroe. He had been seriously ill for two months. Friends may call from 5 to 9 tonight and from 2 to 9 p.m. Wednesday with a rosary being recited at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Allore Funeral Home. He will lie in state from 10 a.m. until services at 11 a.m. Thursday in St. Joseph Catholic Church, Erie. The Rev. Joseph Plawecki, pastor of the church, will officiate.
John A. Mancik
MILAN -- John A. Mancik, 58, of Milan died Monday in his home.
Friends may call from 7 to 9 tonight and from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in the Ochalek-Stark Funeral Home with a rosary being recited at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in the funeral home, followed by Mass at 11 a.m. in St. Joseph Catholic Church, Maybee. Burial will be in Marble Park Cemetery.
Bernice J. Cramer
TEMPERANCE -- Bernice J. Cramer, 96, of Temperance died at 6:05 p.m. Sunday at Arbors at Sylvania in Sylvania, Ohio. She had been ill for 11 days. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Farnham Funeral Home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in the funeral home with the Rev. Rodney Haselhuhn, pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, officiating. Burial will be in Toledo Memorial Park, Sylvania.