The News-Sentinel 1959 - Fulton County Public Library

Wednesday, September 30, 1959
Mary E. Rose
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth ROSE, 79, sister of Mrs. Lillian LAVENGOOD, R.R. 2, Rochester,
died Tuesday at her home in Indianapolis.
Also surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Evelyn SINES, Indianapolis; two grandchildren, and
several nieces and nephews. Her husband, Otto [ROSE], died last year.
Funeral services will be Friday at 11 a.m. in the Flanner and Buchanan funeral home, Fall
Creek boulevard, Indianapolis.
Thursday, October 1, 1959
Phyllis Hartzler
Mrs. Richard (Phyllis) HARTZLER, 23, R.R. 1, Akron, died at 5 a.m. today in
Woodlawn hospital after an illness of one year.
A native of Rochester, she was born Sept. 9, 1936, the daughter of Howard and Mary
NEWELL TOBEY. She was married on Jan. 28, 1955, in Rochester to Richard “Jack”
HARTZLER and they had lived near Akron for five years.
Mrs. Hartzler was a member of the Akron Chuch of God and the Summit club.
Surviving are the husband; the parents, of Rochester; a sister, Mrs. Ned (Jane)
HALTERMAN, Rochester; two brothers, Robert [TOBEY], Rochester, and Tom [TOBEY], who
lives with the parents; the paternal grandmother, Mrs. Lucy TOBEY, and the maternal
grandmother, Mrs. Maggie NEWELL, both of Rochester.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Akron Church of God, with the Rev. Harold
CONRAD officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery.
Friends may call after 7 p.m. home [sic] in Akron until noon Saturday. The body will lie
in state at the church for one hour before services.
Friday, October 2, 1959
John W. Townsend
John W. TOWNSEND, 46, who resided four miles southeast of Fulton, died Thursday at
4:30 p.m. in St. Joseph’s hospital at Logansport after a six-month illness.
A resident of the Fulton community for 20 years, he had moved there from Logansport.
He was born in Howard county, Feb. 14, 1913, the son of George and Minnie LOWE
TOWNSEND. He was a veteran of World War I.
Surviving are one brother, George [TOWNSEND], R.R. 1, Twelve Mile; three sisters,
Mrs. Wilma FINK, Miami, Fla.; Mrs. Jess FINCHER, Rockfield, and Ms. Bette GUNDRUM,
R.R. 1, Rochester; and several nieces and nephews. His parents and one brother, Robert
TOWNSEND, preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. DST Monday in the Ditmire funeral home at Fulton
with the Rev. William KEITH officiating. Burial will be in the North Union cemetery, Howard
county. Friends may call at the funeral home after noon Saturday.