Obituaries 1933
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The News-Sentinel 1933 Tuesday, January 3, 1933 Mrs. Dean NEFF has received word of the death of her brother-in-law, Fred A. RUTH, who died at his home in Deadwood, S.D., on December 29. Mrs. RUTH was Miss Grace BROOKER of Kewanna. She survives as do three sons. Dan HISEY, aged 79, for many years a resident of this city, died Monday morning at the home of his grandson Dennis Jones of Palmyra, Wis. Death was caused by paralysis. Mr. Hisey had suffered several strokes during the past few years. Mr. Hisey was born in Ohio, and came to this county with his parents to live when he was quite young. For many years he lived on farm in Newcastle township. Mr. Hisey left the farm to become a trainer of race horses. He was very successful as a trainer and as a driver and for many years had a string of horses which he drove in Grand Circuit races. Mr. Hisey was married to Martha ZARTMAN, who died thirty years ago. He had two daughters who also are dead. Four grandsons survive. They are Es co JONES, Bellefontaine, Ohio, Dennis JONES, Palmyra, Wis., Calvin [DECKER] and Daniel DECKER of Springfield, Ill. The body will be brought to this city. The funeral party left overland from Palmyra, Wis. this afternoon. Funeral services will be held from the Val Zimmerman Funeral Parlor at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be made in the Odd Fellows cemetery. Mrs. Frank SHEETS, aged 59 years, passed away at her home near Loyal at 7 o’clock Sunday evening, Jan. 1st. Death resulted from apoplexy . Mrs. Sheets had been in ill health for the past four years. The deceased had been a resident of Fulton county for the past 43 years and had a host of friends in Rochester and Aubbeenaubbee townships. Jennie [MOORE], daughter of William W. and Katherine MOORE, was born at Mishawaka, Ind., on February 17th, 1873. On April 2nd, 1893 she was united in marriage to Frank SHEETS, the ceremony being performed in Rochester, Ind. Mrs. Sheets was a member of the Methodist church. Survivors are the husband, two daughters, Miss Marie SHEETS, and Mrs. Lew SIMPER, both of South Bend; a son Don SHEETS, of Rochester; a grandson Kay Robert SIMPER, of South Bend, and five brothers, Ed [MOORE], Charlie [MOORE], Burton [MOORE], Ross [MOORE] and Fred MOORE. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon, two o’clock at Leiters Ford. Burial was made in the I.O.O.F. cemetery at Leiters. Mrs. Rosa T. HICKS, 71, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ermal LEAR, of Kokomo, Ind., Monday evening at 9:25 o’clock. Death resulted from a stroke of apoplexy. The deceased, however, had been in ill health for over three years. Mrs. Hicks had been a resident of Fulton county for practically all of her life. Rosa T. [ABBOTT], daughter of Jacob and Hannah ABBOTT, was born on a farm near Chili, Ind., on February 23rd, 1861. Upon reaching womanhood she was united in marriage to William F. HICKS, the ceremony being performed at Green, February 2nd, 1880. Mrs. Hicks was a member of the Fulton United Brethren church. Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. C. M. STUDEBAKER, of Rochester, Mrs. Ermal LEAR, of Kokomo; two sisters, Mrs. William TROUTMAN, of Kokomo, Mrs. D. C. GREGORY, of Washington, and two brothers, Walter ABBOTT, of Washington, and Wallace ABBOTT of Wichita, Kansas. Funeral services in charge of Rev. H. W. FRANKLIN, assisted by Rev. T. L. STOVALL will be held Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock at the Fulton United Brethren Church. Burial will be made in the Fulton cemetery. Wednesday, January 4, 1933 Avery P. CARVEY, aged 76, a life long resident of the Perrysburg community passed away at his farm home, two o’clock Wednesday morning. Death resulted from a stroke of paralysis which he suffered last Sunday evening. Prior to that time he had been enjoying fairly good health. The deceased had a wide acquaintance of friends in both Fulton and Miami counties. Avery Palmer, son of Avery and Angeline (CLIFFORD) CARVEY was born on a farm east of Macy on July 14th, 1857. On January 3rd, 1895 he was united in marriage to Jessie SIMONTON. Mr. Carvey followed the occupation of farming, and also that of a brick mason. He was a member of the Macy Christian church. Survivors are the widow and one son, Lawrence CARVEY of Plymouth, Ind. Funeral services in charge of Rev. BALSBAUGH of Perrysburg, assisted by Rev. C. .. READ, of Macy, will be held at the Carvey home, Friday afternoon, 1:30 o’clock. Burial will be made in the [Plainview] cemetery, west of Macy. Funeral services for Mrs. Rosa HICKS who passed away in Kokomo Monday evening will be held Thursday afternoon, 1:30 o’clock at the Fulton United Brethren Church. Burial will be made in the Shelton cemetery, near Green Oak. Funeral services were held this morning for the late Dan HISEY who died at the home of his grandson Dennis JONES in Palmyra, Wisconsin early Monday. The services which were in charge of Rev. Daniel S. PERRY were conducted from the Val Zimmerman funeral parlor. Burial was made in the Odd Fellows cemetery. John MILLER, aged 63, veteran Wabash railroad engineer in Peru is dead at his home in Peru after a long illness. Mr. Miller spent many summers at Lake Manitou. William Eugene [WEIR], infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard WEIR who reside near Richland Center died this morning. The funeral was held this afternoon from the Ora Foster Funeral Home, conducted by Rev. S. L. SHURTE. Burial was made in the Odd Fellows cemetery. Thursday, January 5, 1933 Joseph LEVI, aged 76, one of the best known and best liked citizens of Rochester died at his home 1000 South Pontiac Street at 8 o’clock Wednesday evening. Death was due to pneumonia which followed an attack of the flu which he suffered three weeks ago. Mr. Levi was born in Furth, Germany on June 17, 1856. His parents were Albert and Hevette LEVI. Like other German boys Mr. Levi believed that his chances of gaining a living were better in the United States and so came to this country when he was seventeen years of age. Mr. Levi first settled in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he took a position as a clerk in a clothing store. Later he was given an opportunity to become a clerk in the clothing store of Sigmon LAUER in this city and came here to make his residence. After he had worked in the LAUER clothing store for five years [he] secured a position as a traveling salesman for the Wabash Hat Company of Wabash. He traveled extensively for this firm for many years. Mr. Levi’s last business venture in this city was in the clothing business where he was associated with Lee WILE who now resides in Springfield, Mass. This store was in the room now occupied by the CARTER Book Store. Following his retirement from active business Mr. Levi lived quietly here for several years at the old Levi home at the corner of Pontiac and Eleventh Streets. Later Mr Levi with his family moved to Worchester, Mass. Mr. Levi remained in Worcester for several years but his longing for his old friends in this city and his love for Rochester caused him to return to this city to spend the remainder of his life. Mr. Levi was married to Miss Theressa HEINSHEINER of Lexington, Kentucky. Mrs. Levi preceded her husband in death two years ago. They were the parents of three children, Albert LEVI who died three years ago, and Mrs. Lester ALLMAN of Columbus, Ohio and Miss Jeanette LEVI of this city who lived with her father. Mr. Levi was a charter member of Fredonia Knights of Pythias lodge of this city. He was also a member of the Odd Fellows lodge of Rochester. The funeral services will be held from the Levi home at 7:30 o’clock Thursday evening. The services will be in charge of Rev. Daniel S. PERRY. Friends will be welcomed to services. The body will be taken to Columbus, Ohio, where interment will be made in Greenlawn Cemetery Friday. Mrs. Laura WILSON, aged 57, died at the home of her brother, Charles GILBERT, 720 Indiana avenue, at 9:50 o’clock last night after a long illness caused by heart trouble. The deceased who has been a life long resident of Fulton county was born on a farm south of Rochester on June 23, 1875 and was the daughter of Jonas and Lavina GILBERT. Her husband, Thomas E. WILSON, died several years ago. Mrs. Wilson was a member of the Evangelical church. Survivors are her brother, Charles, with whom she lived, and four sisters, Mrs. Effie HUNTER and Mrs. Lester RICHTER of this city, Mrs. Alfred WARE, Madera, Cal., and Mrs. Frank FURY of Cincinnati, Ohio. The funeral services which will be private will be held from the Charles Gilbert home at 2 p.m. Friday in charge of Rev. George LOZIER. Burial will be made in the Citizens cemetery. Mrs. Emma BELDON, a pioneer resident of Argos, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Elmer DEACON, at 12:45 o’clock Thursday morning. Death resulted from a complication of diseases after an illness of several months duration. Mrs. Beldon was born in Huntington, Ind., on March 3rd, 1839. Her husband, Samuel BELDON, passed away in the year of 1922.