The Rochester Sentinel 1996 - Fulton County Public Library

Tuesday, October 8, 1996
S.Sgt. (Ret) David Erp
April 20, 1938 - Oct. 1, 1996
Staff Sergeant David ERP, USMC (Ret), 58, South Bend, died at approximately 5 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 1, at his residence following a year-long illness. Born in South Bend he had lived
most of his life in that area.
He was an employee for the City of South Bend for 20 years, served with the Marine
Corps for 20 years, was a Vietnam veteran and a former POW, and earned the Purple Heart, the
Silver Star and the Bronze Star among others.
He married Nancy A. JOHNSON on April 9, 1983 who survives along with three sons,
six daughters, and twenty-five grandchildren. He is also survived by four brothers, including
James ERP of Rochester, and six sixters.
Funeral services were at 1 p.m. Friday at the McGann’s University Area Chapel with
Rev. L. Odene WAMPLER officiating. Following cremation private interment was held at St.
Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger.
Bruce A. Robinson
Aug. 25, 1935 - Oct. 5, 1996
Bruce A. ROBINSON, 61, Hartsville, died at 9:35 p.m. Saturday in the emergency room
of Columbus Regional Hospital.
Born in Marshall County to Gilbert W. and Audra LEMLER ROBINSON, he had been a
state trooper with the Indiana State Police retiring in 1977. Since 1978, he was a real estate broker
with Breeden Realtors and Developers, Columbus. He was a lifetime member of the Nartional
Rifle Association, Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 89, Columbus Board of Realtors, and a
member of Hoosier Hill Pistol & Rifle Club.
Survivors include his mother and step-father, Audra and Wayne TOMBAUGH, Mentone;
his step-mother, Margaret ROBINSON, Muskegon, Mich.; his companion, Kaye SHERA,
Columbus; a daughter, Lana K. ROBINSON, Kernersville, N.C.; two half-brothers, Bill
YANTISS, Denver, Colo., and John J. YANTISS, Indianapolis; a step-brother, Richard L.
TOMBAUGH, Jacksonville, Fla., and a grandson.
Services are at 3 p.m. today at the Myers Funeral Service, Reed & Jewell Chapel,
Columbus, with the Rev. Bert J. REED officiating.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Mentone Cemetery with the Rev.
James MALBONE officiating. There will be visitation from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at
King Memorial Home, Mentone.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or the American
Cancer Society.