The Rochester Sentinel 1996 - Fulton County Public Library

Mabel L. Noble
Aug. 28, 1905 - Aug. 28, 1996
Mabel Louise NOBLE, 91, Grace Village, Winona Lake, died at 5:35 a.m. Wednesday at
the Grace Village Health Care Center, Winona Lake.
Born in Topeka to Loren and Mabel PECK FRANKS, she married Aubrey NOBLE on
Sept. 21, 1952. He died July 21, 1990. She had been a resident of Kosciusko County for 70 years
and had been employed at Zimmer, Warsaw, for a number of years. She was a member of Walnut
Creek United Methodist Church, Warsaw, teaching Sunday School for many years. She was also
a member of the Martha Washington Club, Warsaw.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Jay (Donna) BOWER, Claypool, and Mrs. Elmer
(Betty) THORNTON, Rocheter; a son, Arden COOK, Claypool; and a step-son, Wayne NOBLE,
Warsaw; eleven grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. She is also surived by three
sisters, Lucille FRANTZ, Buffalo, Mo., Mrs. Earl (Ruth) FRANTZ, Warsaw, and Mrs. Paul
(Alice) THOMAS, Silver Lake. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Vigil COOK in
1945, second husband Aubrey NOBLE in 1990, and two brothers.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw, with the Rev.
Norman NELLIS officiating. Burial will be at Cook’s Chapel Cemetery, Warsaw. Visitation is
today from 5-7 p.m. at Titus Funeral Home.
Memorial contriburtions may be made to Walnut Creek United Methodist Church,
Building Fund, SR 15 South & 200 South, Warsaw, IN 46580.
Steve D. Apple
Oct. 12, 1947 - Aug. 21, 1996
Steve D. APPLE, 48, of rural Robinson, Ill., died at 6:46 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21, at his
home after a brief illness.
Born in Noblesville, he was the son of Kenneth R. and Carol GAUMER APPLE, He was
a former resident of Rochester.
A self-employed carpet layer, he was a veteran of the Vietnam War serving in the U.S.
Marine Corps. He was a member and past commandant of the Thomas Jennings Marine Corps
League, a member and past commander of Robinson Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4549, a
member of Robinson American Legion Post 69, Amvets Post 33, Robinson Elks Lodge 1188 and
the Palestine First Christian Church. He was instrumental in raising funds for the Illinois Vietnam
Veteran’s Memorial in Springfield. He also was an organizer of the Marine Corps League Nurse’s
Scholarship Fund.
Surviving are his mother of Palestine; and four sisters, Pam RICH of rural Palestine,
Debbie FULLER of Palestine, Phyllis WARE of Kilamichael, Miss., and Paula SHAULIS of
Phoeix. He is the nephew of Mrs. Stan (Judy) MUSGRAVE of Rochester.
Funeral services were at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24 at Goodwine Funeral Home. Burial
was at the Oak Grove Cemetery, near Palestine, Ill.
Graveside military services were conducted by the Robinson VFW, the American
Legion, the Amvets and the Thomas Jennings Marine Corps League.