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INDIANA-MICHIGAN Victor A. Anglemyer CASSOPOLIS Victor A. Angle; myer, 38, of Hastings, formerly of Cassopolis, died at 1 p.m. Tuesday in his home after an illness. Connelly Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Theodore M. Birkenfeld LAPORTE Theodore M. Birkenfeld, 84, of Fort Myers, formerly of LaPorte, died at 10 p.m. Tuesday in Heartland Health Care Center, Fort Myers. Haverstock Fu: neral Home is in charge of Gerald A.

Clindaniel 1916-May 7, 1996 SHIPSHEWANA- Gerald A. Clindaniel, 79, of 9270 W. County Road '360 Shipshewana Lake, died at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday in his home after an illness. Mr.

Clindaniel was a woodworker in the mobile vehicle industry. He was born June 26, 1916, in North Liberty. On 25, 1936, in Elkhart, he married Mary Francis Aitcheson. She died July, 3, 1968. Surviving are two daughters, Jan Riley of Shipshewana, with whom he made his home, and Pat Anderson of Mount Perry, Ohio; a soh, Jim of Gahanna, Ohio; four grandchildren; two a great -great-granddaughter; two sisters, Ardith Wise of Elkhart and Lorraine Hoopingarner, whose residence was unknown; and three brothers, Forrest of Lincoln City, Noel of Elkhart and Orville of Modesto, Calif.

Two sons preceded hir in death. He was a member of St. John of the Cross Episcopal Church, Bristol. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in the church.

Cremation will follow. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today in the Bristol Chapel of StemmLawson-Peterson Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Red Cross, Bone Marrow Donor Department, 1212 E. California Road, Fort Wayne, IN 16825.

Nicholas Dennis Crowder May 6, 1996 NAPPANEE Nicholas Dennis Crowder, son of Todd 1 Stephen and Melissa (Speicher) Crowder of Fisherg, died shortly after birth Monday in St. Vincent's Hospital, Indianapolis, of natural causes. Other survivors are his maternal grandparents, Ted and Sandy Speicher of Nappanee; paternal grandmother, Ginger Crowder of Elkhart; maternal greatgrandparents, Lewie and Mim Milford, and Lyle and. Helen Yoder of Indianapolis; paternal great grandparents, Kenneth L. and Mary Myers, and William and Evelyn Crowder, all of Elkhart; and greatgreat-gr -grandparents, Theo Beer of Milford and Drucilla Yoder of Nappanee.

Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Prairie Street Cemetery, Elkhart. Thompson Yoder Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the Fishers Police Department, 4 Municipal Drive, Fishers, IN 46038, in care of Nicholas Crowder Memorial Fund. Burl Ford Sept.

8, 1923-May 5, 1996 ROCHESTER Graveside services for Burl Ford, 72, of 3679 E. Ford Drive, who died at 4:40 p.m. Sunday in Life Care Center after an illness, were today in 1 Citizens Cemetery. Foster Good Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Mr.

Ford retired May 1, 1986, from Dirilyte Line Inc. He was born Sept. 8, 1923, in Marion County, W.Va., and lived in the Rochester area 26 years, coming from Kokomo. On Oct. 13, 1951, in Kokomo, he married Verna "Betty" Cook.

She died May 5, 1993. Surviving are a niece, Rebecca Edgell of Shinnston, W.Va.; a nephew, Douglas Williamson of Shinnston; a sister, Ted Blare of Akron, Ohio; and three brothers, Paul, Herbert and Richard, all of Fairmount, W.Va. He was an Army veteran of World War METROS From Page B6 cashier from G.L. Perry Variety Store: She was born March 15, 1921, in South Bend. On Oct.

23, 1943, in South Bend, as Jean A. Wolf, she married Lester G. Morningstar. He survives with a daughter, Kathryn Padgett of Mishawaka; four sons, Larry M. of Mishawaka, David J.

of Rocky Mount, N.C., and James R. and Stephen both of South Bend; five grandchildren; and a sister, Joan Jagg of Mishawaka. She was a member of Little Flower Catholic Church. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in the church.

Cremation will take place, with burial in St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today in Welsheimer Funeral Home North, 17033 Cleveland Road. el Maria Nicks SOUTH BEND Maria Nicks, 65, of' 814 N.

Elmer died at 5 p.m. Tuesday in her home. Alford's Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. MICA a Viola J. Omundson Oct.

17, 1918-May 6, 1996 Viola J. "Jane" Omundson, 77, of Berkley Circle, died of natural causes at 9:56 p.m. Monday in St. Joseph's Medical Center. Mrs.

Omundson retired in 1979 from Uniroyal. She was born Oct. 17, 1918, in Richmond, Ind. On July 18, 1938, as Viola, J. Hunt, in South Bend, she -married Willard Omundson.

He died in 1975. Surviving are two daughters, Barbara Rentschler of St. Simon's Island, and Virginia Thompson of II, serving in the Pacific Theater. Robert J. Giesler LAPORTE Robert J.

Giesler, 73, of 709 died at 10:17 p.m. Tuesday in St. Anthony Hospital, Michigan City, of natural causes. Haverstock Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Roy L.

Gross May PLYMOUTH 20, 1931-May Services 6, 1990r Roy Lee Gross, 64, of Citra, formerly of Plymouth, who died at 6 a.m. Monday in Hospice Care Home, Ocala, after an illness, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home. Burial will be in New Oak Hill Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 2 to to 8 p.m.

Friday and after 9 a.m. Saturday in the funeral home. Mr. Gross was retired from the brake division of Bendix South Bend, after years. He was born May 20, 1931, in Culver and lived in Plymouth 31 years, moving to Florida 14 years ago.

On Oct. 14, 1949, in Marshall County, he married Elizabeth M. Linderman. She survives with two foster daughters, Karla Bradley of Knox and Leora Etsel of Citra; six grandchildren; three sisters, Mary Helsel of Plymouth, May Dixon and Maxine Harmon, both of Citra; and two brothers, Charles of Plymouth and Donald of Culver. A grandson, Tony Stewart, preceded him in death.

He was a member of North Salem Church of God. Judith M. Heatherly KNOX Judith M. Heatherly, 50, of East Division Road, died at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday in her home after an illness.

Hahn Funeral Home, Mishawaka, is in charge of arrangements. Jeanette I. Hern GOSHEN Graveside services for Jeanette I. Hern, 76, of 115 N. Harrison who died Dec.

27, 1995, will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in Elkhart Prairie Cemetery. Rieth, Rohrer Ehret Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Reatha L. Kunkel July 12, 1903-May 7, 1996 WANATAH Reatha L.

Kunkel, 92, of Wanatah, died Tuesday morning in Porter Memorial Hospital, Valparaiso, of natural causes. Mrs. Kunkel, with her husband and later her sister, had been employed in the tavern and restaurant business. She was born July 12, 1903, in Michigan City. On Oct.

4, 1920, she married Carl Kunkel. He died in May 1981. Surviving are a sister, Ethel Kirk of Wanatah; and several cousins. She was a member of Salem United Church of Christ. Services will be at 10:30 a.m.

Friday in the church. Burial will be in Salem Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday in Peek Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the church, Christian Haven Boys Home, Wheatfield, or Crossroads Girls School, Fort Wayne.

Richard L. Long Jr. Sept. 14, 1942-May 7, 1996 ELKHART Richard L. Long 53, of 29213 Frailey Drive, died of natural causes at 8:30 a.m.

Tuesday in the home of a friend, Charles Couch of 28614 County Road 24, Elkhart. Mr. Long retired in 1992 as an inspector from NIBCO after 25 years. Surviving are a stepsister, Sharon Beth Norton of Elkhart; a half brother, Dennis Long of Elkhart; and a stepbrother, William Kent Bowers of Lafayette, Ind. Services will be at 7 p.m.

Thursday in Hartzler-Gutermuth-Inman Funeral Home. Cremation will take place and burial will be later in Prairie Street Cemetery. Friends may call an hour before services in the funeral home. Murden Sept. 14, 1912-May 7, 1996 BUCHANAN Vera Murden, 83, of Silverbrook Manor, Niles, formerly Mishawaka; and a grandchild, Holly Galloy of South Bend.

Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in Fairview Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday in Bubb Funeral Chapel North, 3910 N. Main St.

Shawn Christopher Poindexter Jr. March 16, 1993-May 3, 1996 SOUTH BEND Services for Shawn Christopher Poindexter 3, of Gladstone Avenue, who died at 5:40 a.m. Friday in Memorial Hospital, will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in Berean Seventh-day Adventist Church. Private burial will take place.

Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today in Alford's Mortuary. Shawn was born March 16, 1993, in South Bend. Leonard J. Staldine May 15, 1931-May 7, 1996 SOUTH BEND Leonard J.

"Lennie" Staldine, 64, of Montrose Drive, died after an illness at 6:53 a.m. Tuesday in his home. Mr. Saldine retired in 1990 from South Bend Supply Co. a after more than 40 years of service.

He was born May 15, 1931, in Chicago. On Sept. 24, 1950, in Rochester, he married Marilyn Bussert. She survives with two sons, Rick of Gillette, and Barry of Pendleton, three grandchildren; and a sister, Joyce Morgan of Goreville, Ill. He was a Navy veteran and a member of Grace United Methodist Church.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Forest G. Hay Funeral Home, 1201 S. Michigan St. Burial will be in Southlawn Cemetery, Friends may call from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Friday in in in in in in in in in in in in in in in NOTES of Buchanan, died of natural causes at 10:15 a.m. Tuesday in the nursing home. Mrs. Murden was born Sept. 14, 1912, in Hudson, and resided in Buchanan for more than 50 years.

On Aug. 12, 1929, in Angola, she married Cecil H. Murden. He died March 27, 1973. Surviving are two daughters, Barbara Place of Buchanan and Joyce Grundhofer of Markham, six grandchildren; and six great A son, Wayne died March 3, 1983.

She was a member of Buchanan Church of Christ. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in Hoven Funeral Home. Burial will be in Mission Hills Memorial Gardens, Niles. Friends may call from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Thursday in the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the church. Leilani Pond DOWAGIAC Leilani Pond, 48, of Rudy Road, died early today in her home after an illness. McLauchlinClark Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Ruby G.

Reinholt May 15, 1914-May 6, 1996 LEITERS FORD Services for Ruby Grace Reinholt, 81, of County Road 750 West and Olsen Road, who died at 7 p.m. Monday i in her home, will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday in Foster Good Funeral Home, Rochester. Burial will be in 100F Cemetery, Monterey. Friends may, call from 5 to 8 p.m.

today and hour before services Thursday in the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to United Methodist Church or Pulaski Memorial Hospice. Mrs. Reinholt was born May 15, 1914, in Starke County and was a lifelong area resident. She married Donald Edward Reinholt, who died in 1952.

She then married Paul Herman Stayton, who died in 1965. Surviving are a daughter, Barbara Hissong of Leiters Ford; four sons, Donald of Warsaw, Ronald of Leiters Ford, Stanley of Culver and Jack of Plymouth; 14 grandchildren; 22 greatgrandchildren; a sister, Audry Hopple of Winamac; and a brother, Elden Beauchamp of Monterey. She was a member of the church. Lucile A. Rivers Jan.

16, 1912-May 6, 1996 STURGIS Services for Lucile A. Rivers, 84, of 69485 County Farm Road, who died at 5:30 p.m. Monday in her home, will be at 2 p.m. Friday in First Baptist Church. Burial will be in Burr Oak (Mich.) Cemetery.

Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today and 2 to 5 and 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday in Hackman-Foglesong Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church. Mrs.

Rivers was a retired nurse's aide from Sturgis Hospital. She was born Jan, 16, 1912, in Jackson Township, Flint, Ind. On Feb. 14, 1931, in LaGrange, she married Elmer C. Rivers.

He died Feb. 27, 1979. Surviving are a daughter, Myrtle Tisdel of Sturgis; a son, Charles of Middlebury; five grandchildren; and 16 great children. Two grandchildren, Nola Kay Janell Rivers and Ruth Ellen Rivers, preceded her in death. She was a member of the church.

Max E. Roberts Aug. 20, 1919-May 7, 1996 KINGSFORD HEIGHTS Max Eugene Roberts, 76, of 506 Fernway Road, died at 12:30 a.m. Tuesday in Starke Memorial Hospital, Knox, after an illness. Mr.

Roberts retired as a crane operator. He was born Aug. 20, 1919, in Hanna. On May 12, 1979, in 1 LaPorte, he married Dorothy Waldrop. She survives with a daughter, Nancy Campbell of Hamlet; a son, Gerald of South Haven, two stepsons, Donald Waldrop of LaPorte and Darold Waldrop of Kingsford Heights; six grandchildren; two stepgrandsons; 15 great-grandchildren; a step-granddaughter; and three sisters, Jana of Rochester, Ethel Hudson of Vancouver, and Betty McCormick of Battle Creek, Mich.

the funeral home. Elaine Stark July 25, 1915-May 7, 1996 SOUTH BEND Elaine Stark, 80, of Grandview Avenue, died at 7:48 a.m. Tuesday in Caylor-Nickle Hospital, Bluffton, Ind. Mrs. Stark was born July 25, 1915, in South Bend.

On Oct. 14, 1939, in South Bend, as Elaine Darling, she married Theodore Stark. He died in 1971. Surviving are a daughter, Karen Lebo of South Bend; two grandchildren; and two brothers, Gerald Darling of South Bend and George Darling of Dallas. She was a member of Ardmore Brethren Church.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday Forest G. Hay Funeral Home, 1201 S. Michigan St. Burial will be in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home. Pearlie L. Topps June 20, 1907-May 6, 1996 SOUTH BEND Pearlie Lee Topps, 88, of 1346 E.

Sorin died at 1:05 p.m. Monday in Cardinal Nursing Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Topps was born June 20, 1907, in Anquilla, Miss. She is survived by four sons, Roosevelt, J.W., Leroy, and James, all of South Bend; 14 grandchildren and 37 great-grandchildren.

She was a member of Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in the church. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. Friends may call one hour before services Thursday in the church.

Alford's Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. MI IN South Bend Tribune a Wednesday $, 19060 B7 A INDEX ST. JOSEPH MICHIGAN KNOX COUNTY BUCHANAN Judith M. Heatherly MISHAWAKA Vera Murden LAPORTE Ay Clay CASSOPOLIS Theodore M. Marsha J.

Hahn Victor A. Anglemyer Birkenfeld Viola J. Omundson DOWAGIAC Robert J. Giesler NEW CARLISLE Leilani Pond Richard C. Snyder Ralph S.

Gall STURGIS Arthur L. Taylor OSCEOLA Lucile A. Rivers LEITERS FORD Kane Alexander THREE RIVERS G. Reinholt Cherioli Robert E. Ruby Shingledecker MICHIGAN CITY SOUTH BEND INDIANA Helen L.

Seaman Winona Kelso Demaree DEMOTTE NAPPANEE Donald E. Grannan Cecilia Rustik Nicholas Dennis Luvenia Lusk ELKHART Crowder Jean A. Morningstar Richard L. Long Jr. PLYMOUTH Maria Nicks Grace L.

Sawyer Roy L. Gross Shawn Christopher Helen M. Sloat Angela C.M. Schaffer Poindexter Jr. FRANCESVILLE ROCHESTER Leonard J.

Staldine Arthur E. Tetzloff Jr. Burl Ford Elaine Stark Jeanette I. Hern SHIPSHEWANA GOSHEN Pearlie L. Topps KINGSFORD Gerald A.

Clindaniel Jasmine Lee Wilbourn HEIGHTS WANATAH Carolyn Johnson Max E. Roberts Zimmer Reatha L. Kunkel The Tribune publishes obituaries and photographs free of charge as a public service. Information is provided by funeral homes. Obituaries may be edited for length or style.

Information must be received by 9:30 a.m. for inclusion in that day's paper. On June 26, 1953, in LaPorte, she married Robert C. Seaman. He died March 24, 1988.

Surviving are three daughters, Sherri Walker of LaPorte, Debbie Rigterink of Michigan City and Paula Underwood of Colon; a son, Jeffrey of Portland; Robert of Knox; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. Robert E. Shingledecker Aug.

9, 1926-May 6, 1996 THREE RIVERS Robert E. Shingledecker, 69, of 13724 Spence Road, Monday in Borgess MediCenter, Kalamazoo. Mr. Shingledecker was a mechanic at Hoshel's and Roy's Motor Sales for many years and a farmer. He was born Aug.

9, 1926, in Parkville. On Oct. 15, 1949, he married Roberta Barnes. She survives with two daughters, Mona Steiner of Warsaw and Trudy Herkenroder of Dunlap; a son, Stephen of Warsaw; five grandchildren; and three sisters, Lucille Cross of Kalamazoo, Hazel Schug of Galesburg, and Gertrude Mohney of Battle Creek, Mich. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m.

Thursday in Flatbush Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the family home on Spence Road. Halverson Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Helen M.

Sloat ELKHART Helen M. Sloat, 99, of 230 W. Jackson died of natural causes at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in Valley View Health Care Center. Hartzler-Gutermuth-Inman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Richard C. Snyder Sept. 19, 1927-May 6, 1996 LAPORTE Richard C. Snyder, 68, of Delray Beach, formerly of LaPorte, died at 11 a.m. Monday in his home of natural causes.

There will be no services or visitation. Cremation has taken place. Haverstock Funeral Home was in charge of local arrangements. Mr. Snyder was a painter.

He was born Sept. 19, 1927, in LaPorte, and moved to Delray Beach a year ago. On June 19, 1948, in LaPorte, he married Jean Bennett. She survives with three sons, William of Glendora, John of Kokomo, and Charles of North Liberty; four grand- sons; and a brother, Thomas of LaPorte. Mr.

Snyder was an Army veteran. He was a member of First United Methodist Church. Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Rannells Funeral Home, Hamlet Chapel. Cremation has taken place and burial will be later.

Friends may call after 5 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home. Cecilia Rustik Sept. 26, 1920-May 6, 1996 DEMOTTE Cecilia Rustik, 75, of 10924 N. County Road 400 died at 11 p.m.

Monday in St. Anthony's Medical Center, Crown Point, Ind. Mrs. Rustik retired in 1983 from Permonite, Morocco, after 23 years. She was born Sept.

26, 1920, in Chicago and resided in DeMotte most of her life. On Aug. 20, 1946, in Chicago, she married Stanley P. Rustik. He died Aug.

13, 1994. Surviving are four daughters, Regina Anderson of Leiters Ford, Susan Reed and Mary Harwood, both of Roselawn, and Jana Stedman of Momence, a son, Robert of Roselawn; and 10 grandchildren. A grandson preceded her in death. She was a member of the Bunco Club and Morocco Senior Citizens. Services will be at 10 a.m.

Friday in Todd-Steinke Funeral Home. Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society.

Grace L. Sawyer April 17, 1908-May 6, 1996 ELKHART Services for Grace Sawyer, 88, of 55402 Susquehana Road, who died at 7:05 a.m. Monday in the skilled care unit of Elkhart General Hospital of natural causes, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Hartzler-Gutermuth-Inman Funeral Home. Burial will be in Rice Cemetery.

Friends may call one hour before services in the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Beulah Missionary Church. Miss Sawyer was a secretary for G. Hallett Neale, a Realtor in Elkhart, for many years. She was born April 17, 1908, in Elkhart County.

Surviving are nieces and nephews. Miss Sawyer attended Goshen College and was a graduate of Elkhart Business College. She was a member of the church. Angela C.M. Schaeffer Jan.

21, 1971-May 7, 1996 PLYMOUTH Angela C.M. Schaeffer, 25, of 15675 W. 13th Road, died 12:48 a.m. Tuesday in St. Joseph's Medical Center, South Bend, after an illness.

Miss Schaeffer was born Jan. 21, 1971, in LaPorte. Surviving are two daughters, Alexandria and Monica, both at home; her mother and stepfather, Mabel and Patrick Litchfield mouth; three sisters, Amanda Schaeffer, Mercedes Schaeffer and Brenna Litchfield, all of Plymouth; maternal grandparents, Mabel Snyder of Engadine, Joseph Snyder of Walkerton; and paternal grandmother, Elsie Schaeffer of Lakeville. She was a graduate of Plymouth High School. Services will be at 1 p.m.

Friday in Nusbaum-Elkin Funeral Home, Walkerton. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery, Walkerton. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Marshall County Cancer Society.

Helen L. Seaman Oct. 20, 1928-May 5, 1996 MICHIGAN CITY Services for Helen Louise Seaman, 67, of 345 Hickory who died at 2 p.m. Sunday in Portland (Ore.) Adventist Medical Center, will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Essling Funeral Home, LaPorte.

Burial will be in Patton Cemetery, LaPorte. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today and after 11 a.m. Thursday in the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to American Lung Associaton of Northern Indiana.

Seaman was a retired clerk from the Sears service department. She was born Oct. 20, 1928, in LaPorte and was a lifelong resident. Jasmine Lee Wilbourn Sept. 18, 1995-May 7, 1996 SOUTH BEND Jasmine Lee Wilbourn, 7 months, of 224 Teri died of after an illness at 6:45 a.m.

Tuesday in her home. Jasmine was born Sept. 18, 1995, in South Bend. She is survived by her parents, Lori J. Landsberg at home and Walter I.

Wilbourn of South Bend; two sisters, Alicia Wilbourn and LaToya Wilbourn, both at home; a brother, Walter Wilbourn at home; maternal grandparents, Betty Seeley of Osceola and June and George Landsberg of Granger; and a paternal grandmother, Sally Nelson of South Bend. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Bubb Funeral Chapel North, 3910 N. Main St. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery.

Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home. Carolyn Johnson Zimmer Nov. 28, 1933-May 3, 1996 SOUTH BEND Carolyn Johnson Zimmer, 62, of Naples, formerly of South Bend and Niles, died at 9 p.m. Friday in Naples Community Hospital.

Mrs. Zimmer had been employed by Harold Grant Naples, and formerly was a teacher at Stanley Clark School, South Bend. She was born Nov. 28, 1933, in Princeton, Ill. On Sept.

10, 1955, she married H. Tedrick Zimmer. He survives with a daughter, Lauren Reidy of Plantation, two sons, Jeffrey J. of Darlen, and Thomas T. of Chicago; and two grandchildren.

She was a member of Niles First Presbyterian and Naples Unity churches. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Unity Church of Naples. Arthur L. Taylor March 4, 1904-May 5, 1996 LAPORTE Services for Arthur L.

Taylor, 92, of 921 Weller who died at 3 a.m. Sunday in LaPorte Hospital after an illness, will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday in Essling Funeral Home. Burial will be in Pine Lake Cemetery. Friends may call one hour before services in the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. John Lutheran School Fund. Mr. Taylor retired from the tool and die department of Allis-Chalmers Corp. after 35 years.

He was born March 4, 1904, in Perks, and lived in LaPorte and Michigan City most of his life. On April 21, 1928, in LaPorte, he married Leitha L. Neblung. She survives with two daughters, Barbara Tomlinson of South Bend and Betty L. Appenzeller of Fort Wayne; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a sister, Minnie Wilkenson of Canton, Ohio; and two brothers, William of Columbiana, Ohio, and George of Palmetto, Fla.

He was a member of the church and AllisChalmers Foremen's Club. Arthur E. Tetzloff Jr. Oct. 30, 1949-May 6, 1996 FRANCESVILLE Arthur Edward Tetzloff 46, of Logansport, formerly of Francesville, died at 7:50 a.m.

Monday in his home. Mr. Tetzloff was a salesman at Schwan Monticello, for 20 years. He was born Oct. 30, 1949, in Francesville.

Surviving are two daughters, Jerilene Brady of Monticello and Misty Tetzloff of Lafayette, two sons, Kimball of Monticello and Brice of Lafayette; seven grandchildren; his mother, Zelda Tetzloff of Francesville; a sister, Margaret Teena King of Indianapolis; and a brother, Johnny B. of Monon, Ind. Mr. Tetzloff was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He was a member of Medaryville Christian church.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Querry-Ulbricht Funeral Home. Burial will be in Roseland Cemetery, where members of Jessie Engle Post 228 will conduct military services. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today in the funeral home.

'Breakfast Club' host Don McNeill, 88, dies SOUTH BEND Don McNeill, the man who called millions of people to breakfast five days a week from 1933 to 1968, died Tuesday after an illness at Evanston Hospital, Evanston, Ill. Mr. McNeill, who lived in Winnetka, Ill, was 88. Known as a radio pioneer, Mr. "Don McNeill's Breakfast Club" from Chicago.

He also had close ties to the University of Notre Dame. He served on the College of Arts and Letters Advisory Council from 1967 until his death and was an adjunct professor in communication at Notre Dame from 1971 to 1974. He received a honorary doctor of laws degree from the university in 1963. His son, Rev. Donald McNeill, is director of the Notre Dame's Center for Social Concern.

The Breakfast Club was a mixture of corny humor, interviews, songs, guests, the inspirational Moment of Silent Prayer, skits with the gossipy spinster Aunt Fanny, the nostalgic Memory Time and the March Around the Breakfast Table. The show's four 15- minute segments were divided into "calls to breakfast." Mr. McNeill was born Dec. 23, 1907, in Galena, and was raised in Sheboygan, Wis. He was enrolled in journalism school at Marquette University in Wisconsin with plans of being a newspaper editorial cartoonist when his MR.

MCNEILL of the radio show father's furniture factory failed in 1927. He began as host of a radio show in Chicago called "The Pepper Pot" for $50 a week in 1933. He started to ad lib and he changed the name to "Breakfast Club." By 1940 his contract called for $100,000 a year. In addition to teaching at Notre Dame, he taught at Marquette, and served on the advisory board at Marquette and Loyala University in Chicago. In 1989, Harvest House, a network of senior citizen centers in the Fort Wayne-South Bend Diocese, gave Mr.

McNeill an Andre Award for achievements on behalf of older adults. In addition to Rev. McNeill, he is survived by two other sons, Thomas and Robert, both of Winnetka; a sister, eight grandchildren and three great Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday in Donnellan Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Skokie, Ill. A Mass will be at 11 a.m.

Friday at All Saints Faith, Hope and Charity Church, 191 Linden Winnetka. Burial will be private. Donations may be made to the University of Notre Dame for the benefit of the Center for Social Concerns, to McNeill Memorial Foundation, 110 DeWindt Road, Winnetka, IL 60093, or to any charity. Hall Damage Repair SOFTIE FASCIA VANDERHEYDEN EAVESTROUGH CALL 288-7719.

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