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THE NEWS-PALLADIUM, BENTON HARBOR, MICH. MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1CC2 PAGE TEN JohnPIatts DEATHSm Whirlpool The soloist Mrs. Harold Rein- Mrs, Sarah Young Area lo Tied Up In Knots By Weather Still More Snow Reported Coming (Continued From Page One) five and six feet in some sections. 1 I -tuL 4 BLAST, FIRE DESTROY CHURCH The caved-in ruinr of a Lutheran church at Fox Lake, smoulder after it was destroyed by an explosion and fire Sunday. Five persons were injured in blast that hit stone front church after Sunday school was dismissed and before church services began.

Blast apparently was caused by escaping gas. Fox Lake is 40 miles northwest of Chicago. (AP Wirephoto) "7 rr Connelly-Noble funeral home in Three Oaks. Fred Covertf Sr, ALIEN Fred L. Covert 57, of Galien, died Saturday in Buchanan Community hospital, where he had been a patient for one day.

Mr. Covert had been employed by Clark Equipment Co. in Buchanan for the past 27 years. Surviving besides his idow are three daughters, Mrs. Robert Watson of New Carlisle, Mrs.

Robert Roundy of Galien and Mrs. Jack Eldridge of New Buffalo; son, Fred L. Covert Jr. of South Bend; 13 grandchil dren; six brothers, William, Clyde and Bert, all of Lakeside, Charles of Grand Raplde, Gordon of Buchanan and Paul of New Buffalo; and one sister, Mrs. Clyde Clapp of New Carlisle.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Tuesday in the Lakeside Methodist church. The Rev. Philip Brown, pastor, of the Galien Methodist church, will of-ficate.

Burial will be in Lakeside cemetery. Ora Wimmer BLOOMINGDALE Ora Wim mer, 69, of Bloomingdale, died Saturday afternoon in the Bethany rest home here. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 pjn. in the Rob-bins funeral home. The Rev.

Ralph Blackburn, pastor of the Bloomingdale Bible church, will officiate. Mrs, John Briese WATERVLIET Mrs. John (Frances) Briese, 62, of 395 Shore lane, Watervliet died at 11:42 pjn. Sunday In the Illinois Cen tral hospital, Chicago. Mrs.

Briese was born July 4, 1910, in Sayre, Pa, the daughter of Francis and Louise Northrup, Besides her husband, surviv ors Include a daughter, Mrs. Rob ert Sarola of Watervliet; her mother, also of Watervliet; three grandchildren, and three sisters, Mrs. Julia Carpenter and Mrs, Elsie Olson of Chicago, and Mrs, Mary Lindblade of Hutchinson. Kan. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 pm.

in the Salem Lutheran church of Coloma: The Rev. Robert Voss, will of- nciate. 1 Burial will be in the Watervliet cemetery. 1 Friends may call at the fu- Brown Infant Dies SODUS Bruce Allen Brown. infant son of Lynn and Renda Cochran Brown, of at 9:25 am.

Saturday in Memorial hospital, St. Joseph, where he was born at 5:28 am. that day. Besides his parents, the Infant is survived by his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.

Gerald D. Brown of Sod us; maternal grandparents, the Rev. and Mrs. Robert Cochran of Chicago, and great grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.

Alanson Brown of Benton Harbor, Mrs. Mary Poling of Sodus and A. B. Powers of Paris, Tenn. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10 am.

in the Bow-erman funeral home, Eau Claire, the infant's grandfather, the Rev. former pastor of the local Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, will officiate. Burial will be in Spring Run cemetery, Scottdale. Charles Smith DOWAGIAC Charles Elwood Smith. 62, 206 Oak street, died suddenly at his home at 3 a.

m. Sunday, fe Survivors include his widow; a daughter, Mrs. Janet Mullen; a son, Herbert; two stepdaughters; Mrs. Verna Jorgenson and Mrs. Susan Umry, and two brothers, Lynn and Robert all of Dav enport; and a sister, Mrs.

Wil bur R. Stough, of Dowagiac. The body-was to be transferred from the Lyon Sons funeral home to the McGlnnis funeral home Davenport today. Charles Vetterly BUCHANAN Charles Vetterly, 85, of Madron Lake road, Buchanan, died in the home of his niece, Mrs. Eugene Shemely, 307 Days avenue, Buchanan, at 10 p.

m. Sunday. He had been in ill health for a year. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. Thursday at the Swem funeral horns.

hart, sang "Abide With Me" and "Who Knows How Near My End May Casket bearers were Ronald Karstens, Fred Leits Richard Ruddock, Jerry Orlaske, De-Wayne Greening and Robert Alton, all relatives. Burial was in Greenwood cemetery, Bridgman. Mr. Haught was buried next to his wife, Melltta. He died Thursday afternoon five hours after she was buried.

Mr. Haunt was 71 years old. Ryno Rites Held Private funeral services were held Sunday, December 2, in the Skeeles Colonial ChapeL Chicago, for Mrs. Margaret Ryno of that city. Burial was in a Chicago ceme tery.

Mrs. Ryno, wife of Donald W. Ryno, former Benton Harbor and Coloma resident, died Thursday, November 29, at the Illinois Cen tral hospital, Chicago. Mrs, Paul leiger Mrs. Paul Zleger, 44, of Roch ester, the former Alice Jeannette Ziemke.

daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Ziemke, 1075 South Crystal avenue, died at 10:30 p.m. Saturday in the Mayo -Clinic in. Rochester.

Surviving besides her husband and parents are five children, Mrs. Carl Horzath of South Bend. Miss Sherrie Ana: Zieger of 111.. Steven, Oscar and August at home; two grandchil dren; a sister, Mrs. Frances Ed- gerton of South Bend; and two brothers, Elmer of Bakersfield, and Walter of Benton Harbor.

Funeral services and burial will take place In South Bend. Samuel Wood Samuel H. Wood, 63, father of Mrs. Derald (Frances) Engel, 1305 Lattlmer drive," St. Joseph.

died of a heart attack at 5:40 a.m. Sunday in the Henry Ford hospital. Detroit. Mr. Wood, whose home was at 14129 Glastonbury road; Rosedale Park, Detroit, was chief product engineer and forging consultant for Rockwell Standards De troit.

Previously, he was general manager of the Easton Manufacturing Marion Ohio for five years. He was born May 14, 1899. In Shelbyville, Tenn. On June 4, 1922, he married the former Wilma Prater in Murfreesboro, Term. He and his wife expected to retire next year to Cable lake near Sister Lakes here.

He was a member of the Ro tary club and was a 32nd degree Mason and Shriner. Surviving in addition to his wi dow and daughter, are two grand sons, Robert and Derald Engel, Jr. of St. Joseph. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m.

in the Mc- Cabe funeral home, 18570 Grand River, Detroit. The Rev. Her bert Hauser. pastor of St. James Methodist church, will officiate.

Burial will be in the Roselawn cemetery. Mrs, Mary Ruppel Mrs. Mary. Catherine Ruppel, 67, of Route 1, Box 547, Hollywood road, St. Joseph, died at am.

Sunday at home. Mrs. Ruppel was bora Oct 26, 1895, in Russia. She came to the United States In 1912. She moved to Berrien county from Flint in 1929.

She was married to Henry Ruppel in Flint in 1925. Mrs. Ruppel was a member of the Zlon Evangelical and Reformed church, Baroda. Besides her husband she is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Marshall (Anna) Ott) of St Joseph, Mrs.

Stanley (Mary) Rutkowskl of South Bend and Mrs. Walter (Esther) Abbott of Benton Harbor; three sons, Hen ry of Niles, Pete A. of Benton Harbor and Chris of St Joseph; and 12 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 m. Wednesday at the Zlon Evangelical and Reformed church, Baroda.

The Rev. Hilbert Klein, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Ruggles cenv etery, Baroda. Friends may call at KerlikoW' ske, Starks and Beatty funeral home until 9 am. Wednesday and at the church from 10:30 am.

until the services. Ransom Craft Ransom Craft. 58, 510 Cather man street died at 6 njn. Sat urday in the Berrien County hos pital, Berrien center, where he had been a patient for the past it aays. Mr.

Craft was bora July 17. 1904, in Atuca, ind, and had re sided in Benton Harbor since 1919. He was employed as a truck driver by the Benton Harbor fruit market and the Brown Ice and Coal Company. Survivors include three sons, Raymond of Coloma, Kenny in tne u. 5.

Marine corps, end Den his Benton Harbor: three daughters, Mrs. Richard (Joyce) Batzel Michigan City, Ind, Mrs. Leon (Judy) Hostetler and Mrs. Ronaia (Virginia) ooiia day, both of Benton Harbor: three brothers. Frank of Water-vliet, Arthur of Van Nyea.

Calif, and Charles of Muskegon; a sis ter, Miss Mary Craft of Lincoln, For Flowers of Quolty Distinction Call Crystal Springs Florists WA 5-H67 Dr. Burkhart Dies At 67 In Columbus COLUMBUS, O. (Special) Dr. Roy A. Burkhart, 67, Congrega tional church leader known to con gregations throughout Berrien county, died of lung cancer at pm.

Sunday in University hospital here. Dr. Burkhart conducted a spir itual life mission program last summer through the Berrien County Council of Churches, visiting churches and young people's groups of many area denomina tions. He became known and widely respected in visits this year and previous years. On one visit he glimpsed a book of meditations being written by the late Rev.

William J. Hamilton, pastor for 15 months of Benton Harbor's First Congregational church. Dr. Burkhart took over final editorial work upen Rev. Hamilton's death in 1957, in preparation for publication by Dr.

Burkhart's own publishing WORK GOES ON Known as "The Path He Trod," the work is to continue under the direction of the Rev. Arthur San ders, an associate pastor of First Community church in Columbus, of which the Rev. Burkhart was minister emeritus. The book Is based on the life of Jesus as recorded in the book of Matthew. Rev.

Hamilton was known as a New Testament scholar. Publication is expected in the near future. Dr. Burkhart was ordained a minister of the Congregational church in 1929. He was one of the founders of World Neighbors, and an organizer and first secretary of the United Christian Youth movement in North America.

Ke was born in Newville, Pa. Private family committal serv ices will be held. A memorial service for the public is scheduled for 8 p.m. Wednesday at First Community church. It is requested that flowers be deleted.

Checks for the Roy A. Burkhart Memorial Fund may Instead be forwarded in care of the First Community church. The fund is to assist ministers and doctors in their education. Judge Collier Laid To Rest AtScottdale Largely attended funeral services for Judge Joseph R. Collier Jr.

were held at 3 pan. Saturday at Dey Brothers funeral, home, St. Joseph. The Rev. Keith L.

Hayes, pastor of the First Methodist church, St. Joseph, officiated. He praised Judge Collier as being a dedicated man who was of service to men in all walks of life. The organist was Mrs. M.

White. The soloist, Mrs. Virginia rents, sang "Abide With Me" and "The Lord's Prayer." Casket bearers were Tom Gil lespie, William Mlhallk, Stanley Lonske, Russell Harner, Leeland Smith and Gale Hartline. The Berrien County Bar asso ciation, the St. Joseph city commission, St.

Joseph city officials and Berrien County officials attended in body. Burial was in Spring Run cemetery, Scottdale. Judge Collier died of a heart attack Thursday afternoon while climbing a stairway in Berrien county courthouse. The 81-year-old jurist had been on the municipal benchfpriayears. Murray Nicholas Murray W.

Nicholas. 61. of 286 Brunson avenue, died at 9:45 p.m. Sunday in Berrien county hospital, Berrien Center, where he had been patient for six weeks. Mr.

Nicholas was born Sept. 16, 1901, in Lake Charles. the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. James P.

Nicholas, and had resided here for 36 years. Survivors include his widow: Rhua; a son, James Nicholas of Benton Harbor; three daughters, Mrs. waiter (Josephine) Pymm of St. Joseph, Mrs. William (Ma bel) Chase of Hollstra.

Mo. and Mrs. Jess (Juanita) Williams of California: 11 grandchildren and two great grandchildren, Mr. Nicholas was a member of St. John's Catholio church, where requiem high Mass will be celebrated Thursday at 10 a.m.

The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph Byrne, pastor, will serve as celebrant. Burial will be in Calvary ceme tery.

The Rosary will be recited Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the Reiser chapel. Friends may call at the fun eral home beginning Tuesday af ternoon. Kent Infant Dies Edward Brian Kent, two and a half year old son of Mr. and Mrs.

Herman O. Kent, Stevens-ville died Sunday at Mercy hospital, shortly after being admitted at a. m. The child was born March 19, 1960, in Benton Harbor. His fath er is a former Berrien county sheriff's deputy.

Besides his parents, survivors Include two brothers, Alan and uavw. and two sisters. Barbara and Sheryl. all at home; his pa ternal granaparenu, Mr. and Mrs.

Herman c. Kent and maternal granaparents. Mr. and Mrs Claude Mlston. all of Benton Har bor.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11 am. in the Florin funeral home. The Rev. Ronald Freier, pastor of the Grace Luth eran church, will officiate. Burial will be in North Shore Memory Gardens.

Friends may call at the funeral home. President Change Follows Secret Session Continued From Pise One) director and works manager-In the Edgewater shop, man- eger of the Sears-Roebuck laundry sales division and general manager of the Ev-ansvOle, division. He returned recently from Ev- ans villa to St Joseph to take the vice presidency of a major group activity. Platts and his family reside in a newly built home at 2305 Niles avenue, St. Joseph.

The appointment of Smith is a similar accent on youth to today's action taken by the board. He is 38. An infantry veteran from World War where he earned a captaincy. emiia irmmeu nt- countant to 1950 he left Arthur1 Andersen it Company to join the Clyde (Ohio) Porcelain Steel corporation as assistant treasurer. Two years later when Whirlpool absorbed that firm, Smith became assistant controller at Clyde.

For the next two years he acted as it general manager and then as Its controller for the following two years. He moved to LaPorte, in 1957 as general manager of Whirlpool's service center, and In July, 1960, became director of customer quality and service with offices in the North Shore Administration Center. He has been active in LaPorte civic endeavors and in American Home Laundry Manufacturers' association affairs. Smith and his wife, the former Jo Ann C. Parker, have three cons and a daughter.

ARRIVED IN 1955 Evans came into Whirlpool on April 1, 1955, from the Marion division of the Martin company where he was director of its manufacturing division. Whirlpool made him manager of Its St Joseph division in March, 1957, and on' July 23, 1959, appointed him to his present responsibility as vice-president of the laundry products group. It takes in all phases of laundry products development and production. Evans studied business administration at Indiana university. He, his wife and their two chil dren reside at 1105 SL Joseph driver ENGINEER Cook, the other new director, has been with Oeneral Foods for 20 years, his first assignment be ing as its chief engineer.

Hi Is an engineering graduate from the University of Texas and attended Columbia university's business administration school. He was associated with the Proctor Gamble company for 11 years before moving to General. Foods. After filling a number of higher1 executive posts, Cook was named product manager, in-eluding marketing responsibility, for Instant Maxwell House coffee to 195L He was promoted a year later as ales and advertising manager for the Maxwell House division end in 1953 became Its assistant general manager. Two years yater he became general manager and in 1959 the company made him executive vice, president for He became director of the firm in 1960 and last month its chief executive officer.

Cook is a trustee of Franklin end Marshall college and of the Orocery Manufacturers of America. Man Jailed As Drunk Benton Harbor police arrested tl-year-old William J. Maylak, Chicago, on a drunk charge early Sunday morning, then served a warrant for non-support that had been pending at the county Jail. Officers said Maylak was reported to have choked and struck his wife, Judy, 34, at her parents' home, 1086 Monroe street here. The couple has been separated.

Patrolmen Harry Lenardson end Jack Page said Maylak had to be subdued and handcuffed when he allegedly attempted to Lenardson. The prisoner later asked for hospital He told aides at Mercy hospital he had injured his right elbow in a fall on the Ice, the police report stated. X-rays bowed a slight elbow crack that would not require setting or a cast Maylak was returned to Jail efter treatment ency Calls Summon BH Firemen Benton Harbor firemen from both fire stations had one emergency can apiece for resuscitator equipment over the weekend. Central station administered oxy- gen to Mrs: Dora Jenkins. 42, of 39 East high street, about today.

She was reported unconscious, and was dead on arrival when transferred by ambu lance to Mercy hospital. Irwin Dahl, 2180 Colfax avenue. Falrplain, fell down in front of .153 West May street Saturday, a south side crew being stun-tnoned at 10:20 a. m. He was treated at Mercy hospital for res piratory trouble and transferred to the county bospiUL timer a Mrs.

Sarah A. Young, 77, died at 7:15 this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John H. (Edith) Powers, 181 Orchard lane. Mrs.

Young was born Nov. 17, 1885, in Alton, the daughter of Orville and Celia Parsons. She resided in Missouri until the age of 12 when she came to Michigan. Her husband Frank, died in 1941. She came to Benton Harbor in 1961 and had resided with her daughter since that time.

Surviving besides her daughter are three other daughters, Mrs. Sam H. (Celia) Whitcomb and Mrs. Blanche Young, both of Kalamazoo and Mrs. Gilbert (Lola) Ruehmeier of Grand Rapids; a son, Ernest young of Grand Rapids; nine grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.

y- Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.ra. in the Rest-lawn chapel at Garfield cemetery. Grand Rapids. Burial will be in Garfield cemetery. Friends may call at the Frost funeral home until Wednesday morning.

Mrs, Blanche Lehman Mrs. Blanche Lehman, 76, of 1110 Milton street, died, at 2:20 p.m. Sunday in Berrierr county hos pital, Berrien Center, following an extended illness. Mrs. Lehman was born July 3, 1886, in Fredericktown, Ohio, and later moved to South Bend, Ind.

She married Carl C. Lehman. Sept. 20, 1903. Shortly after their marriage, they came to Benton Harbor.

Mr. Lehman died May 21, 1949. Prior to his death, he was employed for many years at Rosenberg St Forbes Lumber Co. which later became Beverly Lumber Co. Mrs.

Lehman is survived by two daughters Mrs. Oaude Mlston and Mrs. Orin both of Benton Harbor; a brother, Harry of Chicago; a sister, Mrs. Elsie Jones of Columbus, Ohio; seven grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 3 p.m.

in the Florin funeral home. The Rev. Walter Butgereit, pastor of the Crystal Springs Church of God, will officiate. Burial will be in Crystal Springs cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.

Smith Rites Held Funeral services were held Saturday morning In the Florin funeral home for Richard Dolph Smith, 71, of 240 Eastern avenue, who was pronounced dead on arrival at Mercy hospital Wednesday, The Rev. L. I. Ricketts, pastor of the Berrien Springs Church of God, officiated. Mrs.

Ruth Farquhar sang "Precious Memories," accompanied on the organ by Mrs. W. W. Butcher. Casket bearers were Henry Muff, Angelo Costansa, Preston Sanders, Russell Farina, Louis Costansa and Raymond Leits.

Burial in Crystal Springs infant's Rites Held Funeral services were held this morning in the Reiser chapel for Iain MacBride Trama. infant son of Mr.Vnd Mrs. John Tragna, 1020 conneu couri. The Rt. Rev.

Msgr. Joseph- R. Byrne, pastor of St. John's Catholic church, officiated. Burial was in Calvary ceme tery.

The Infant died Friday after noon in Mercy hospital. Ausley Rites Held Funeral services were held Sat urday afternoon in the Florin funeral home for Thomas Jefferson Ausiey, 59, route 2, box 331, Britain avenue, who was found dead Wednesday morning at his home. The Rev. Ellis Marshburn, pas tor of the First Presbyterian church, officiated. Mrs.

W. W. Butcher presided at the organ. Casket bearers were Arthur Wolske, Billy Meeker, Orland Wolske. Elmer- Churchill, Ray Strasburg and Cuff Jonatzke, Burial was in the Garden of The Last Supper in North' Shore Mem ory Gardens.

Mrs, Dora Jenkins Mrs. Roosevelt (Dora) Jenkins, 40. of 639 East High street was pronounced dead on arrival at Mercy hospital at 5:20 am. today. Mrs.

Jenkins was born Oct 4, 1922. in Greenville, Miss the daughter of John and Rose Wright and had here for the oast 18 years. Besides her husband, survivors include six sons. Jesse of Chica' go. -Ernest and Willie, both of the U.S.

Army stationed in South Carolina, and Houston, Edward and Michael, all of Benton Har bor; two daughters. Rose of Chi' cago and Anna Lisa of Benton Harbor and 14 grandchildren. Friends may call at the Rob- bins Brothers funeral home where funeral arrangements were incomplete this forenoon. Brannock Rites Set Funeral services will be held at 2 dju. today in the Florin fun eral home for Michael Lee Bran nock, infant son of Mr.

and Mrs John Brannock, 160 Robbins av- enue. The Rev. Robert A. Betaken pastor of the First Baptist church, will officiate. Burial will be in North Shore Memory Gardens.

The infant, one of a pair of twins, was found dead in his bed Saturday morning. Hauht Rites Held Funeral services for Louis Hauht were held Saturday at 11 am. in Trinity Lutheran church of St. Joseph. The Rev.

Martin Zscboche, pastor, officiated. i The organist was Robert Nehrig. commission office. 1 Stanley Arducant, assistant Van Buren county road engineer, said, the roads in Van Buren were so' badly plugged that it was "im-l possible to tell" when all of them.jf especially the secondary road system, would be opened. Paw Paw state police ordered 1-94 closed about 9:30 Suntoy I night and advised travelers to' stay in Paw Paw overnight.

I The Paw Paw firemen fed overf 100 persons, and some 40 people! slept on Civil Defense cots, under spare blankets from Lake-! view Community hospital in the Walnut Room, a Paw- Paw ban-f quet .1 Numerous -residents of the vil-f lage, including Village President 1 Charles Tenhouten, took' stranded 1 motorists into their homes for the night i Many of the Paw Paw streets? were plugged by ears, and ye' main street of- the was lined on both sides by double rows ofj parked autos from the The eastbound lane of 1-94 wasT rlnKMl far tima aaraln this buxJ w-M IMU NiW 111V1 11 ing," and state police routed the expressway traffic from Paw Paw to Mattawan via Red Arrow high-i way (old us-12). Hotel, motel, roornhur house and restaurant facilities in Paw Paw were quickly swamped when the freeway was closed last night: State police said hundreds of trucks stopped on the shoulders or 1-94 at Paw Paw, forming a line almost four miles long. snow reduced drivinc visibility to wro at times last night and this morning. Motorists were driving at very reduced speeds, and while a number of minor collisions were law enforcement agencies" said there were no serious crackups. 1 Stalling vehicles on hills caused traffic tieups in some spots.

One such traffic jam occurred at the Napier avenue bridge between Benton Harbor and Str Joseph. Officials in St. Joseph urged car owners not to park their) autos on streets In town overnight, because parked vehicles seriously hamper the already difficult Job of snowplowing. The storm swept across much of lower Michigan. An Associated Press report- said four persons were killed in traffic accidents in the state through the entire weekend.

This figure is the low est weekend toll in many months.1 Baby Edward Kent 11 a. m. Tuesday, The Chapel. I Mrs. Blanche Lehman 1 P.M, Tuesday, At The Chapel.

Phone WA 5-1103 112 Hintm. liitM Harfctr BENTON SARBOK FAIRPLAIN PLAZA BRIDGMAN STEVENSVILLI man 1 and seven grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Tuesday 1 pjn. in, the Frost funeral The Ellis Marshburn, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, will offi ciate. Burial will be in Crystal Springs cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home. Area Deaths Mrs, Signa Clifford WATERVLIET Mrs. Signa Clifford. 71, route 1, Watervliet. died Sunday morning in a Kalamazoo hospital, where she had been a patient for two 'months.

Mrs. Clifford was born May 12, 1891, in Sweden. Her husband, William, died in 1959. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Edward.

PaJdosM of Chica go, and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Clifford of Watervliet and Mrs. Ella Wierman of Chicago. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a. m.

in the Hutchlns funeral home. The Rev. Glenn- H. Shoun pastor of the Plymouth Congregational church, will officiate. Burial will be in Watervliet cemetery.

Edwin Kuban i sr. GLENN Edwin Mathias Ku ban, 83, of Glenn, died early Sunday morning in South Haven Com munity hospital, following a brief illness- Mr. Kuban was born Sept. 13, 1879. Survivors Include a daughter.

Mrs. Charles Havlick of Largo, Flai two sons, George of Cicero, HI. and Edwin, of Glenn; five grandchildren and 12 great grand children. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. in the Glenn Methodist church.1 The Revj Fob- ert Stillson, pastor, will officiate Burial will be in the Taylor cemetery.

Friends may call at the Chap- pell funeral home, Fennville. Mrs, Bettie Hayes BANGOR Mrs. Bettie Hayes, 82, of West Bangor, died Satur day afternoon in the American Legion hospital, Battle Creek, Survivors include a son, Wesley Hudson, of West Bangor. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p. m.

in the Mc- Kane funeral home. Mrs, Marian Hibhs HARBERT Mrs. Marian Thomas Hlbbs, a former resident of Harbert and Three Oaks, died at 6 p. m. Friday in a nursing home in California.

Mrs. Hlbbs had moved to Cali fornia to make her home with daughter, Mrs. Helen VanNess in North Hollywood. Mrs. Hlbbs was a former school teacher in this area.

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