The Rochester Sentinel 1996 - Fulton County Public Library

Wednesday, May 29, 1996
John L. Donaldson
April 9, 1913 - May 27, 1996
John L. DONALDSON, 83, North Manchester, died at 7:25 p.m. Monday at Wabash
County Hospital.
Born in Denver to Albert and Emma Arclina ENGLISH DONALDSON, he married
Veva A. AMBLER in 1939. He was a 1931 graduate of Peru High School, a 1935 graduate of
Manchester College and a 1941 graduate of Indiana University. He was a principal and teacher at
Butler Township, Chili, North Grove and Peru schools and a member of Mexico Church of The
Brethren, Mexico.
Preceding him in death are his parents; one brother, Robert E. DONALDSON; and two
sisters, Dorothy WHITWORTH and Elizabeth MULLINIX.
Surviving are his wife, Veva A. DONALDSON, North Manchester; one daughter, Nancy
E. McGUIRE, Mexico; two sons, David J. DONALDSON, Peru and Mark L. DONALDSON,
Peru; eleven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday at Mexico Church of the Brethren, Mexico, with
Pator Tim DEARDORFF officiating Burial will be at Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico, and
visitation will be from 3-8 p.m. on Wednesday at McCain Funeral Home, Denver.
Memorials can be made to the Crestwood Dementia Wing Timbercrest, North
Manchester.
Thursday, May 30, 1996
Ona L. Cessna
Nov. 5, 1911 - May 28, 1996
Ona L. CESSNA, 84, Elkhart, died at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday at Vellay View Nursing.
In 1945, she married Gerald “Keith” CESSNA, who died in 1971. She was a registered
nurse for 23 years, retiring in 1977 from Elkhart General Hosptal. She was a member of the
Elkhart YWCA, a 1930 graduate of Anderson High School, and a 1941 graduate of Wishard
Memorial Hospital School of Nursing.
She is preceded in death by two sisters, Aleda MILES ad Lois CESSNA; and one halfbrother,
Cecil LONG.
Surviving are two sons, Duane CESSNA and Gary CESSNA, Elkhart; two gradchildren;
and two sisters, Thelma DOWNHAM and Belva WILSON, Logansport.
Services will be at 2 p.m. on Friday at the Hartzler-Gutermuth-Inman Funeral Home,
Elkhart, with Rev. Richard DUNN, Elkhart General Hospital Chaplain, officiating. Graveside
services will take place at 1 p.m. on Monday at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rochester. Visitation will
be one hour before services.
Memorials can be made to Goshen College School of Nursing, Ivy Tech School of
Nursing or Souther Michiga School of Nursing.