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is of OCTOBER 27, 1972 THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR OBITUARIES Rev. Habig Services Saturday In California Services for the Rev. Urban 91, a Franciscan priest formerly at Sacred Heart parish here, will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday in the Old Mission Church at Santa Barbara, with burial at Santa Barbara. Father Habig, who was born at Shelbyville, died Tuesday at Santa Barbara.

THE FAMILY moved to Indianapolis when he was still a boy. He attended Sacred Heart elementary school and the old Emmerich a al Training High School. He studied at St. cago, Cleveland, Ohio, and St. Louis, Mo.

He was ordained a Catholic priest on June 29, 1911, at St. Louis. He celebrated his first Mass at Sacred Heart Church in 1911 before being sent to St. Nicholas Church at Carver, for two years. In 1914, he was assigned to St.

Joseph Catholic Church at Sacramento, in 1916 to Ascension parish at Portland, and served from 1922 to 1927 at St. Joseph parish at Los Angeles, and St. Elizabeth parish sion assignment at Phoenix, College at 'Teutopolis, Father Urban transwas and took his philosophical ferred back to California where theological training at Chi- he served at Oakland, Santa at Oakland, Calif. FOLLOWING a lengthy mis- IN STATE'S LITERARY HALL OF FAME Meredith Nicholson, 1866-1947. Novelist, essayist, poet, journalist and diplomat.

He rose to national literary fame in 1905 with the publication of "The House of a Thousand Candles." Mr. Nicholson wrote many works in which his love of Indiana is reflected, including "The Hoosiers" (1900), a review of the influences which made for culture in the state. He was for 12 years on The Indianapolis News. Born in Crawfordsville, he resided in Indianapolis from age six. He was U.S.

Minister to Uruguay, 1933-1934; to Venezuela, 1935-1938; to Nicaragua, 1938-1941. Meredith Nicholson is buried in Crown Hill, one of America's best cared for cemeteries and final resting place of citizens from all walks of life. Complete modern facilities. Some time, some one in your family must choose a cemetery. The best time is in advance of need.

Write for brochure or call 925-8231. A place of history and scenic beauty CROWN HILL 700 West 38th Street Indianapolis, Indiana 46208 ayr way Barbara, San Miguel, and was chaplain the Queen of Angels Hospital of Los Angeles, and assistant pastor of St. Paul of the Shipwreck Church at San Francisco, Calif. Father Urban has served during his life as a priest as an exorcist of the Catholic Church. HE CELEBRATED his silver, golden and diamond jubilee anniversaries here at Sacred Heart over the years.

Father Habig is the last of his generation in his family. Father Habig drew the attention of then California Governor and Mrs. Earl Warren by preserving traditions of the Old Missions in the Old Spanish Days Fiesta an event which he originated. He has many nieces and nephews in the Indianapolis area. Nephews who will participate in the funeral rites at Santa a Barbara Saturday are the Right Rev.

Frank Hulsman of Winnebago, and the Rev. Anthony J. Lauck, director of the art gallery at the University of Notre Dame. Lowell T. Buhneing Lowell T.

Buhneing, 39, died yesterday at home, 1126 East Wade Street. A lifelong resident of Indianapolis, he had been a steel worker for 18 years at Diamond Chain Company. He was a member of the Steelworkers' Union. Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in G.

H. Herrmann South East Street Funeral Home, with burial in Crown Hill Cemetery. Survivors include two daughters, Tina Lynn and April Dawn Buhneing, and three sons, Daniel Ray, Christopher Brian and Lowell T. Buhneing all at home, and the 1 mother, Mrs. Cordelia Lindsley of Escondido, Calif.

Mrs. John T. Brown Services for Mrs. Mary B. Brown, 58, 1220 North Park Avenue, who died Tuesday in a local nursing home, will be held at 10 a.m.

Saturday at Mount Zion Tabernacle Apostolic Church, with burial in New Crown Cemetery. Mrs. Brown, who was born at Springfield, and had lived here 56 years, was a member of church. Survivors include the husband, John T. Brown; a daughter, Mrs.

Anita Price, and the father, Eslie Boyd, all of Indianapolis. Friends may call after 6 p.m. today at the King and King Chapel. -NEW ANTI-RUST POWERFUL CU POND 4097. GUARANTEED BACK GUARANTEE freeze PATENTED summer coolant SWALLOWED HARMFUL WARNING! OR back panel) FATAL ONE GALLON COME ON WINTER Jerry F.

Roesch Rites Saturday; Dies In Traffic Services for Jerry F. Roesch, 55, 6563 East 46th Street, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in Harry W. Moore Arlington Chapel, with burial in Washington Park East Cemetery. He was killed Wednesday when he lost control of his car and struck another auto on U.S.

40 between Cambridge City and Dublin. A lifelong Indianapolis resident, he was former owner of Roesch Pharmacies at 6000 East 46th Street and 2330 Station Street. He was a graduate of the former Indiana College of Pharmacy. Mr. Roesch was a member of Prentice Presbyterian Church and Veritas Masonic Lodge.

Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Florence Roesch; two daughters, Mrs. Beverly Butler and Mrs. Pamela Bowen, and his mother, Mrs. Ruby Roesch, all of Indianapolis.

Mrs. C. D. Wilkens Mrs. Emma K.

Wilkens, 89, 1443 Edmondson Street, a former volunteer worker for the Little Red Door, Marion Cancer Society, died Me yesterday at Community HosMrs. Wilkens, a lifelong Indianapolis resident, was a member of Faith United Church of Christ. Services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday in G. H.

Herrmann South East Street Funeral Home, with burial in Washington Park East Cemetery. Survivors include the husband, Charles D. Wilkens; a daughter, Mrs. Florence Hughes, and a son, Harold O. Wilkens, both of Indianapolis.

Mrs. Schnepf Services for Mrs. Theresa Schnepf, 95, 8030 East 12th Street, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday in Shirley Brothers Drexel Chapel, with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs.

Schnepf, born in Germany, died Wednesday in a local nursing home. She had been an Indianapolis resident for 77 years, and was a member of Wallace Street Presbyterian Church. Robert A. Withrow Services for Robert A. Withrow, 64, 1325 Central Avenue, will be held at 11:30 a.m.

Saturday in the Harry W. Moore Peace Chapel, with burial in Washington Park East Cemetery. He died Tuesday in Methodist Hospital. Mr. Withrow, a resident of Indianapolis the last 45 years, was a cab driver with State Cab Inc.

Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Mabel L. Withrow, and a son, Robert J. Withrow of Indianapolis. Anti-Leak Antifreeze and Summer Coolant Is Guaranteed Not To Run Out On You! Guaranteed to stop and prevent radiator leaks for a full year-or write DuPont Protects against freezing, rust and corrosion.

and get your money back. Protects against coolant loss due to boil-over. 1.79 SHOP WEEKDAYS 10 TO 10, SUNDAY 12 TO 7 P.M. PAGE 23 Mrs. Spivey, Musician, Actress, Dies a local nursing home.

and actress, died yesterday in Mrs. Spivey, 68, a lifelong area resident, was a graduate of the Metropolitan School of Music in New York City. She presented musical therapy programs at the Veterans Administration hospitals here and wrote and directed musical programs for Crossroads Rehabilitation Center, donating her consultant fees to charity. MRS. Spivey was a banjo soloist with the former Charley Davis Band here and traveled as a member of an all-girl band on RKO circuit.

She also acted in productions with the Zionsville Main Street Players troupe. She was the widow of Dr. Russell J. Spivey, widely known Indianapolis physician. MRS.

Spivey was past president of the Indianapolis Alumni Chapter of Pi Beta Phi Sorority and a member of First Meridian Heights Presbyterian Church, Marion County Medical Auxiliary and Paul Coble Post American Legion Auxiliary. Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in the Flanner and Buchanan Broad Ripple Mortuary, with burial in Carmel (Ind.) Cemetery. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Joanne King of Carmel and Mrs.

Susanne Cooper of Cicero. Mrs. New Augusta, professional musician, Daily Turner Services for Daily Turner, 51, 1426 North Colorado Avenue, will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday in the Engle Funeral Home, Hazard, with burial in Turner's Creek Cemetery at Hazard. He died Wednesday in Community Hospital.

He was born at Breathitt, and had lived here 12 years. He was an employe of the Richardson Rubber Company and a member of the United Rubber Workers' Union. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Friends may call from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m.

today at Shirley Brothers Drexel Chapel. Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Bulah Turner, and three daughters, Mrs. Shelva J. Richard, Mrs.

Sheila F. Baker and Mrs. Lavonne Lawless, all of Indianapolis. Mrs. Mary Mitchell Mrs.

Mary L. Mitchell, 53, 60 East Raymond Street, died yesterday in Methodist Hospital. She was born at Iuka, and had lived here 18 years. She was a member of Indianapolis Baptist Temple. Services will be held at 2:30 p.m.

Saturday in Harry W. Moore Peace Chapel, with burial in Washington Park East Cemetery. Surviving are three daughters, Miss Barbara L. Mitchell and Mrs. Mary C.

Parsley, both of Indianapolis, and Mrs. Shirley A. Crabb of Memphis, and four sons, James E. Mitchell of Indianapolis and Clarence R. Biggs Jimmy E.

Biggs and Robert M. Biggs, all of Memphis. Mrs. Lucille Collins Services for Mrs. Lucille Collins, 66, 555 Massachusetts Avenue, who died Wednesday at Marion County General Hospital, will be held at 11 a.m.

Monday at the Summers Funeral Chapel, with burial in New Crown Cemetery. Mrs. Collins, who was born at New Albany and had lived here most of her life, was a selfemployed music teacher 51 years. She was a member of Barnes United Methodist Church. Survivors include the mother, Mrs.

Lennie Scruggs of Indianapolis. Mrs. Myrtle Smith Franklin, Ind. Services for Mrs. Myrtle Smith, 82.

United Methodist Home, will be held at 1:30 p.m. today in the Methodist Home. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery here. Mrs. Smith died Tuesday in the home.

She was the widow of Dr. Golden Smith, who had served throughout Indiana as a United Methodist minister. Survivors include two sons, Golden Smith of Lebanon and Dr. David Smith of Pittsburgh, and a daughter, Mrs. William Batt of Salem.

Other Obituaries On Page 56 (Death Notices On Page 56) Miss Luesche Dies; Ex-Legal Secretary Ex-Legal Secretary Services for Miss Cornelia (Nellie) Luesche, 83, retired legal secretary, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Lauck Funeral Home and at 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with burial in St. Joseph Cemetery. Miss Luesche, a lifelong resident of Indianapolis, was legal secretary for retired Indianapolis attorney John Lewis 10 years before retiring.

Miss Luesche, who died Tuesday at St. Francis Hospital, was a member of Sacred Heart Church and for many years served as secretary -treasurer of the Catholic Knights of America. WANT TO SELL YOUR 2-BEDROOM MOBILE HOME? Call Miss Wood, 633-1256, to place a STAR and NEWS Want Ad. Joseph and magamotoring the galore! Here around are the pole world position you world of Excitement and you to give in the zines a page new of that's everything HOT ROD AFIELD AND DRIVER WHEELS CAR TREND LISTED BELOW MOTOR MAGAZINES and ANY INDIANAPOLIS A TO WEEK! YOUR CARRIER! THE OR GIVE ALL MAIL COUPON Only per wk. SELECT ANY 3 MAGAZINES 0 Newsweek TV Guide El Ladies' Home Journal McCall's El Porents' Magazine Sport Argosy 0 Good Housekeeping Sports Afield El Popular Photography L3 True Story Better Homes Gardens Redbook Fortune 0 American Home 0 Photoplay Stereo Review Field and Stream Ingenue (Teen Agers) Child Life (Ages 5-12) Rudder (For Boaters) Science Mechanics 3 Modern Romances El Catholic Digest 0 Modern Screen 0 Mechanix Illustrated 0 Popular Electronics Modern Bride El Camping Journal 03 Front Page Detective Inside Detective Skiing El Motor Trend Teen Modern Photography Esquire 0 Lakeland Boating Baseball Digest Glamour 0 Christian Life True (For Today's Adventurous Man) El Young Miss (Ages 9-14) C1 Car Driver Children's Digest (Ages 6-12) L3 Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Humpty Dumpty (Ages 3-7) Boating El Jack and Jill CO Hot Rod C3 Football Digest Wheels Afield 03 Bride's Magazine C3 Cycle L3 Collectors News El Flying American Girl (Ages 10-17) C1 Tennis Golf Digest El Popular Mechanics 3 Ebony The Indianapolis News 307 N.

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