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Thursday, July 20, 2000 South Bond Tribune IN SUPPORT SOUTH BEND-The Caregiver Support Group will moot at 7 p.m. on the second Monday of the month and ftt 2 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of the month, starting in August, at Holy Cross Senior Resource Center, 1024 N. Notre Dame Ave. The group is sponsored by the Holy Cross Senior Resource Center and Respite Care Program, and welcomes spouses caring for loved ones, children caring for elderly parents and long-d istance caregivers.

For more information, call Rosalie Campanale at (219) 234-3179. the fourth Tuesday of the month at tiie Leighton Center, 534 N. Michigan St. For more information, call Lynn Carbone at 284-6628. JJU ST.

JOSEPH -The Breast Cancer Stpport Otm), sponsored by Lakeland Regional Health System, meets from 7 on the third Thursday of the month at Lakeland Medical Center's Frederick S. Upton Education Center The group discusses the special concerns of women coping with breast cancer and provides an opportunity for participants to share experiences and gain inspiration front one another. The programs are free and pre-registration is not required. Fbr more information, call Sharon Hainer, medical social worker at Lakeland, at (616)982-4906. SOUTH BEND -Adult Children of Alcoholic aAdu It Children of Dysfunctional Famines meets at 6:30 pm.

Wednesdays at the St. Joseph Office Center, 211 N. St Louis Blvd, For more information, call 6754)646. XU SOUTH BEND Overeafere Anonymous meets four times a week In the South Bend area: 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays, 12:10 pm.

Fridays and 9 a.m. Saturdays at Unity Church of Peace, Colfax and Notre Dame avenues (use parking lot entrance), and 7 p.m. Sundays at Healthwin Hospital (doctors dining room) on Darden Road. Overeaters Anonymous welcomes anyone who wants to stop eating compulsively Including those battling anorexia, bulimia and binge eating. For more inforpiation, call Marge at 232-5361.

nm SOUTH BEND-The Tough love Support Group, for parents whose children are out of control, meets at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays at the YWCA, 802 N. Lafayette Blvd. For more information, call 233-9491. om SOUTH BEND S-O-S of Madbon Center and Hospital offers meetings on Thursdays for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse.

The mens group meets at 4:30 pm. and the womens group meets at 6:30 pm. These groups are open to any women and men who have experienced sexual victimization as children andor as adolescents. For more information or to schedule a pre-group meeting with the group facilitator, call the S-O-S office at (219) 283-1308. (Tin SOUTH BEND An Eating Disorder Group meets at 7 pm.

Mondays at 3715 S. Michigan St, near Chippewa Avenue. The group offers encouragement, nutritional tips, accountability and practical ways to remain healthy For more information, call Ellen at 2994)921. nm ELKHART Crossroad is a Christ-centered 12-step program that meets at 6:30 pm. Tuesdays at New Hope United Methodist Church, at County Roads 4 and 5 north of Elkhart.

For more information, call Linda at the church, 262-9341. 8 pm. Saturdays at St Andrews United Church of Christ, 320 E. Fourth St. For more information, call Carol at 282-1669 or Bill at 256-7023.

The AFAnon Support Group meets at 7 pm. Sundays, 8 pm. Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays and 8 pm. Thursdays at St.

Andrews United Church of Christ. For more information, call John at (219) 675-0646 or Shirley at 272-7842. AFAteens Is a fellowship of young people age 12 to 18 whose lives have been affected by the drinking of someone else, including a parent relative or close friend. The group meets at 8 pm. Thursdays at St Andrews United Church of Christ For more information, call John at (219) 6754)646.

nrn MISHAWAKA-The Men Promise Keepers Group meets at 8 p.m. on the first and third Wednesdays of the month and at 9:15 a.m. on the second and fourth Wednesdays. All meetings are at St. Andrews United Church of Christ, 320 E.

Fourth St. For more information, call the church office at 255-7047. rrn SOUTH BEND-The Shepherd Center is designed to enrich the later years with close friendships of older people. The group meets at 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays in the lower level of St Paul Memorial United Methodist Church, West Colfax at LaPorte Avenua XO LAPORTE AFAnon meets at 10 a.m.

Fridays in the first-floor classroom of Heritage Place, 901 Lincoln way and 7 p.m. Mondays in Room 5103 at LaPorte HospitaL XO LAPORTE Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 7 pm. Mondays in the LaPorte Hospital cafeteria. XO LAPORTE Blood pressure screenings are offered between 8 a.m. and 3 pm.

Mondays, Wednesdays and FYidays in the Wellness Resource Center on the lower level of Heritage Place, 901 Lincolnway For more information about the educational offerings or support groups offered by LaPorte Hospital, call the Wellness Resource Center at 326-2480. cm SOUTH BEND -South Bend TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets at 9 a.m. Tuesdays at Ridgedale Presbyterian Church, 1400 E. Ewing Ave. For more information, call Audrey at 287-7490.

TOPS also meets at 6:15 pm. Mondays at County Line Brethren Church, 69988 U.S. 31, Lakeville. For more information on this meeting, call Margaret Pfeil at 288-9894. Cathedral of St, James Educational Building, 117 N.

Lafayette Blvd. Enter on Washington Street. For Information, call 232-3344. nfT) SOUTH BEND Gamblers Anonymous, a self-help group for people who feel they may have a gambling problem, meets at 8 p.m. Thursdays in Zion United Church of Christ, 715 E.

Wayne Si For more Information, call the YWCA at 233-9491 and ask for the Gamblers Anonymous contact. BUCHANAN Gamblers Anonymous meets at 7 p.m. Saturdays at Buchanan Church of Christ, 112 W. Third St For more information, call Dave at (219) 271-9312. XO NILES Hospice at Homes Seeds of Hope Grief Support Groi meets at 6:30 pm.

Wednesdays at the Lakeland Medical Center in Niles. The group is open to anyone who is grieving. For more information, call Dr. Irwin Young at (616) 684-7181 or (616) 429-7100. XU SOUTH BEND Recovery a self-help group for people suffering from nervousness, fears and emotional problems, meets at 7:30 p.m.

Tuesdays in Zion United Church of Christ, 715 E. Wayne St Use the red west door. For more information, call 2590943. Cm SOUTH BEND Second Wind, a support group designed to improve the quality of life for respiratory patients suffering from emphysema and other forms of respiratory diseases, meets at 1:30 pm. Tuesdays in the Leighton Center, 534 N.

Michigan St For more information, call Juanita Attard at 272-5443, Peggy Simons at 255-6792 or Memorial Hospital at 284-3439. nm MISHAWAKA The Lesbian Support Group meets weekly New members are welcome. For more information, write LSG, EO. Box 1612, Mishawaka, IN 46546. XU SOUTH BEND AlcohoScs Anonymous is a worldwide fellowship of sober alcoholics and has 166 meetings a week in the surrounding areas.

The groups primary purpose is to help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety There are no dues or fees, and each group is self-supporting through its own contributions. Members observe personal anonymity at the public leveL For more information, meeting times and locations, call 234-7007. nm MISHAWAKA The Alcoholic Anonymous Support Group meets at SOUTH BEND-The Michiana Brain Injury Support Group meets at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month in the activity room of the River Park Branch of the St. Joseph County Public Library 2022 E.

Mishawaka Ave. For more information, call Roger Edington at 233-1978 or Barbara Baker at 654-8559. 171 1 MISHAWAKA-A GrfefShare support group meets at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Mondays of the month at First Brethren Church, 4909 S. Ironwood Drive.

For more information, call (219) 291-4909, ri in SOUTH BEND The St. Joseph County Family Violence Unit conducts weekly support group meetings for women Involved In abusive relationships. The group meets at 7 p.m. Mondays and 10 a.m. Thursdays at the(ThOmas N.

Frederick Juvenile Justioe Center, 1000 S. Michigan St. Child care Is provided and there Is no charge for the services. For more information, call 235-7818. SOUTH BEND-The YWCA of St Joseph County offers weekly support group meetings for women in transition.

Meetings are conducted at the YWCA, 802 N. Lafayette Blvd. The Women's Stgiport Group meets from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays and is open to any woman in transition. Expressions meets from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Thursdays and is for women who are in, attempting to leave or who have recently left an abusive relationship. Enrollment requires an intake interview. Payment is based on a slid-ing-fee scale and child care is provided. To make an intake appointment, call the YWCA at 233-9491. nm ELKHART Starting Over ACQA, a 12-step group, meets at 6 p.m.

Wednesdays at the Unitarian Uni-versalist Fellowship, 1732 Garden St The group is for anyone who comes from a dysfunctional home. For more information, call Fred at 389-8728. XI SOUTH BEND-The New Hope Group, for separated, divorced or widowed singles, meets from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays in Rooms 3 and 4 of the Little Flower Church Social Hall, 54191 Ironwood Road. For more information, call (219) 272-3426 or (219) 522-0079.

SOUTH BEND Families Anonymous, for families of people with alcohol, drug or emotional problems, meets at 7:30 p.m. Mondays at the include her husband, Robert a sister, Dorothy J. Juergens of Valparaiso; and five brothers, Larry Hagglund and Robert D. Hagglund, both of Valparasio, Michael Brown of Bossier, Gary Brown of Minden, and James R. Britt of Shreveport, La.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Haverstock. Funeral Home, where friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. Friday. Helen C.

Roberts Aug. 29, 1918 -July 18, 2000 NILES Helen C. Klute Roberts, 81, of Merrifield, died Tuesday in her home after an illness. Survivors include her husband, Harry two daughters, Darla J. Walls and Vicki J.

Papczynski, both of Niles; a son, David A. Klute of Belvedere, a I stepdaughter, Virginia Pysklo of Niles; and three stepsons, Donald Roberts of Detroit, Andrew Roberts of Flint, and Thomas Roberts of Niles. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in First Presbyterian Church. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m.

today in Halbritter Funeral Home. James A. Roberts Aug. 7, 1920 -July 17, 2000 SOUTH BEND James A. Roberts, 89, of Cardinal Nursing Home, formerly of LaSalle Street, died Monday in the nursing home.

Survivors include a sister, Doris; and a brother, Charles. Graveside services will be at noon Friday. There will be no visitation. Chapel Hill Funeral Home, Osceola, is handling arrangements. George C.

Schrumpf May 17, 1921 July 18, 2000 NILES George C. Schrumpf, 79, of 86 Dessix died Tuesday in Lakeland Medical Center, after an illness. Survivors Include his wife, Emma a daughter, Betty L. Kirkendall of Niles; two sons, George A. of Spencerville, and Terry J.

Paquette of Niles; three sisters. Fern Kirk of Buchanan and Margaret Homer and Wanita Knauf, both of Niles; and a brother, Kenneth C. Both well of Warsaw. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in St.

Johns United Church of Christ. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today in Halbritter Funeral Home. Listings of support groups appear on these pages each Thursday in The Tribune. Entries may be mailed to the Metro Desk, South Bend Tribune, 225 VK Col-fax South Bend, IN 46626; faxed to (219) 235-6104; or sent via e-mail to SBTNews9sbtinfo.com.

The deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. Tuesday. Shirley Thomas Sept, 30, 1937 -July 18, 2000 SOUTH WHITLEY Shirley L. Thomas, 62, of 6710 W. Indiana 205, died Tuesday in Whitley County Memorial Hospital, Columbia City.

Survivors include her husband, Carl three daughters, Cheryl Thomas of Warsaw, Candy Reinhart of Pierceton and Michelle Thomas of South Whitley; a son, Tommy of Pierceton; a stepdaughter, Ginger Walters of Mentone; and a stepson, Roger Thomas of Pierceton. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw, where friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today. SOUTH BEND -ARC is a support group for people who are involved in adoption br considering adoption.

Meetings and social events are scheduled throughout the year. The group offers friendship and support for both adults and children. For more information, call Claire at (219) 287-9454 or entail at Adopt. Arci jimo.com. SOUTH BEND-The Community Resource Center offers a confidential, anonymous and free hot line for anyone experiencing depression, suicidal foeBngs or other emotional crises.

The hot line, at 232-3344, is staffed 24 hours a day. seven days a week. Callers will speak with volunteers trained to help them through their emotional reaction to a crisis. Volunteers also can make referrals for counseling. mi SOUTH BEND-The South BendMichiana chapter of the Michigan Lupus Foundation meets at 7:30 jxm on the fourth Wednesday of the month in the Epworth Room of Memorial Hospital, 615 N.

Michigan Si For more information, call Sally Irons, co-chair of the Lupus Support Group, at (616) 684-7616 (home) or (616) 683-2894 (work). rrn STEVENS VILLE Fathers And Children Together (FACT) is a support group for divorced and never-married parents (and grandparents). The group deals with divorce issues, particularly child custody child support and parenting time issues, and meets at 7:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month in Stevensville United Methodist Church, 5506 Ridge Road. Separated, divorced and other interested citizens who are looking for information, support or change are Invited to participate For more information, call Tom at (616) 926-8712.

The groups Web site is at www.parrett.net--fact. nrn SOUTH BEND The Arthritis Support Group meets at 4:30 p.m. on FROM PAGE D5 Notices Polly Joseph March 31, 1927 July 17. 2000 NILES Polly Joseph, 73, of 1124 Fort died Monday in Niles Hospital after an illness. Survivors include two daughters, Shirley Hall of California and Angel Britton of Niles; a son, Ellis Jr.

of Argos; and a sister, Nora Pitts of Monterey. Services be at 1 p.m. Friday in Rannells Funeral Home, Hamlet Chapel, where friends may call from 1 to 9 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. until time of services Friday.

Marion A. Koren-Michele Aug. 24, 1913-July 16, 2000 OSCEOLA Marion A. Koren-Michele, 86, of Garfield Street, died Sunday in Memorial Hospital, South Bend, of natural causes. Survivors include two daughters, Joan Glove of Tucson, Ariz.

and Patricia Minniear of Osceola; and three sisters, Frances Pozzi, Margaret Mishler and Rosemary Mishler, all of South Bend. Services will be at 3 p.m. Friday in Chapel Hill Funeral Home, where friends may call one hour before services. Anne P. LaBonte Oct.

27, 1912 July 19, 2000 SOUTH BEND Anne P. LaBonte, 87, of St. Michaels Court, died Wednesday in Hospice House of St. Joseph County. Survivors include two (laughters, Suzanne Locke and Rosemary Heiden, both of South Bend; a son, Richard of Osceola; two sisters, Mary Schramm of Highland Park, 111., and Rose Hennessey of South Bend; and a brother, Charles Pouba of Phillips, Wis.

Private services will take place Friday. There will be no visitation. Palmer Funeral Home, Mishawaka, is handling arrangements. Sylvia Lay Nov. 27, 1927 -July 19, 2000 GOSHEN Sylvia L.

(Marsh) Lay, 72, of 704 River died at 6:14 a.mWednesdayJnGoshen General Hospital. Survivors Include four daughters. Janice Rhodes. Rose Riedel and Nancy Lay, all of Goshen, and Brenda Diaz of Arlington. Texas; six sons, hillip Yiarsh of Nappanee, of SOUTH BEND-The Monthly Grief Support Group, for people dealing with grief and loss, meets at 3 p.m.

on the fourth Wednesday of the month at Hospice of St. Joseph County. Ill Sunnybrook Court. For more information, call Carolyn Pritchard at 243-3100. SOUTH BEND- GrandparentsRelatlves Raising-Children is a nonprofit support group sponsored by Holy Cross Care Services and Catholic Charities for grandparents and relatives raising children in St.

Joseph County. Support groups meet at 6:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at 1024 N. Notre Dame Ave. A bilingual counselor also' provides the groups for the Hispanic population of St.

Joseph County Child care is provided. For more information, call Peter or Carmen at (219)234-3179. rrn MISHAWAKA Michiana At- Home Mothers, a local chapter of Formerly Employed Mothers at the Leading Edge (FEMALE), meets at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Mondays of the month at the Bittersweet Branch Library 602 Bittersweet Road. Visitors are welcome and are under no obligation to join.

FEMALE is a national nonprofit support group for at-home mothers that also advocates the availability of wider options to balance work and family Michiana At-Home Mothers provides a chance for women to meet others in similar circumstances and establish friendships, participate in play groups, attend informational meetings and receive a monthly newsletter. For more information, call Connie Andre at (219) 633-0406. John Marsh, Ron Lambdin and Tim Lambdin, all of Goshen, Robert Marsh of Warsaw and Ray Lambdin of Union; three sisters, Doris Warren of West Lafayette, Beatrice Mast of Howe and Edna Kerns of Goshen; and three brothers, Nicholas Blodgett of Elkhart, Jack Heeter of Goshen and Jerry McCally of Goshen. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Yoder-Culp Funeral Home, where friends may call from 10 a.m.

until time of services. Emily Udecker Aug. 19, 1906 -July 9, 2000 OSCEOLA Emily Lidecker, 93, of Chandler, formerly of Osceola, died July 9 in Chandler Healthcare Center. Survivors include a daughter, Pat Zubler. Services were Saturday in Bunker Garden Chapel, Mesa, Ariz.

There was no visitation. PJ. Lynch Jr. Sept. 5, 1913 July 18, 2000 SOUTH BEND P.J.

Lynch 86, of San Antonio, Texas, formerly of South Bend, died Tuesday in Southwest Texas Methodist Hospital, San Antonio. Survivors include his wife, Betty (Myers); a daughter, Marcia Kennett of San Antonio; and a son, Patrick J. Ill of San Antonio. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in St.

Matthews Catholic Church, San Antonio. A vigil service will be at 7 p.m. today in Porter Loring North Chapel, San Antonio, where friends may call after 6:30 p.m. Anne M. Mulligan June 10, 1931 July 18.

2000 SOUTH BEND Anne Marie Nan Mulligan, 69, of Englewood, formerly of South Bend, died Tuesday of natural causes. Survivors include her husband, Frank; a daughter, Joanne Yeakley of Encinitas, two sons, Tom of Fairway, and Bill of Holland, and a brother, Richard Barnes of Redondo Shores, Fla. Services and visitation will be at a later date. Hickey Funeral Home is handling local arrangements. Deanna K.

Pointon Verio, 1937July l9, 2000 LAPORTE Deanna K. Pointon, 62, of 445 Pine Lake died at 4 02 a.m. Wednesday in Memorial Hospital, South Bend, natural causes. Survivors Eugene O. Streett Jr.

Nov. 28, 1931 July 19, 2000 SOUTH BEND Eugene O. Streett 68, of South 36th Street, died Wednesday in Lakeland Hospital, St. Joseph. Survivors include his wife, Willow D.

(Austin); four daughters, Danielle Michonne of Denver, Vivian McCabe of Knoxville, and Dawn Kemble and Robin Nicely, both of South Bend; and a brother, Robert of Westminster, Md. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Palmer Funeral Home, South Bend, where friends may call two hours before services. Frederick H. Shearer Aug.

25, 1914-July 17, 2000 SOUTH BEND Frederick H. Shearer, 85, of Honan Drive, died Monday in Comfort House, Mishawaka. Survivors include his wife, Velma two daughters, Sharolyn Shearer of Portland, and Julie A. Olin of Cedarville, Ohio; and a son, Frederick Rick of Mishawaka. Services will be at 2 p.m.

Friday in Grace United Methodist Church. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today in Palmer Funeral Home, South Bend. Burdette Slater Aug. 9, 1904 -July 18, 2000 WESTV1LLE Burdette Red Slater, 95, of Birch Parkway, died Tuesday in St.

Anthony Health Centers, Michigan City, of natural causes. Survivors include a daughter, Susan Slater-Wright; and a son, Richard. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Westville United Methodist Church. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m.

today in Newhard Funeral Home. Esther M. Snell March 17, 1923 July 18, 2000 WARSAW Esther M. Snell, 77, of Mason Health Care Facility, died at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday in the facility.

Survivors include her husband, George Bruce; a daughter, Mary Lou Snyder of Warsaw; and a son, Paul R. of New Paris. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in Titus Funeral Home, where friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today.

Beatrice E. Stillson Dec. 9, 1922 July 19, 2000 MISHAWAKA Beatrice E. Bea Stillson, 77, of St. Lo Street, died Wednesday in Countryside Place of natural causes.

Survivors include three sons, Larry and Richard, both of Mishawaka, and Philip of Elkhart; her mother, Wilma F. Wilson of Mishawaka; two sisters, June Cox of Las Vegas, and Juanita McManus of Grand Prairie, Texas; and a brother, Jerry Wilson of Dowagiac. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in St Monica Church. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m.

Friday in Thallemer-Goethals Funeral Home, where a rosary will be said at.