The Rochester Sentinel 1996 - Fulton County Public Library

Paul Backus
June 4, 1906 - March 4, 1996
Paul BACKUS, 89, forerly of Akron, died at 7:30 p.m. Monday at Life Care Center of
Rochester.
He was born in Madison to John and Virginia STOCKDALE BACKUS. On April 5,
1930, in Hanover, he married Velma M. KERN, who died on Nov. 18, 1990. He was the former
owner of the Times Theatre, Rochester, and was a member of the Indiana-Kentucky Baptist
Church, Madison.
Surviving are one son, James BACKUS, Wabash; two grandsons, Steven BACKUS,
Akron; and Daniel BACKUS, Mentone; and eight great-gradchildren. Preceding in death were
two grandchildren, two brothers and two sisters.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Rochester Citizens Cemetery.
There will be a private family visitation at the Zimmerman Family Funeral Home, Rochester.
Wavelene Hoppes
Dec. 31, 1906 - March 3, 1996
Wavelene HOPPES, 89, formerly of 436 S. Broadway, Peru, died at 4:40 p.m. Sunday at
Life Care Center of Rochester.
She was born in Redkey to Charles and Herma COONS RANTZ. On May 1, 1926, she
married R. Clyde HOPPES, who died June 16, 1974. She was a homemaker and a member of the
Peru Grace Brethren Church, Dukes Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, Peru Garden Club, Women’s
Missionary Fellowship of Grace Brethren Church, Peru, and the Anachronian Club.
Surviving are one son, Robert HOPPES, Rochester; three daughters, Mrs. Dale (Mary Jo)
THOMAS, Lockport, Ill.; Mrs. Donald (Dorothy) THOMAS, Salina, Kan.; Mrs. Earl (Joyce)
GLASSBURN, Kokomo; nine grandchildren; and thirteen great-grandchildren. Preceding in
death were one brother and one grandson.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Peru Grace Brethren Church, with the Rev.
Gerald KELLEY officiating. Burial will be in the Mt. Hope Cemetery, Peru. Visitation will be
from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Eikenberry-Eddy Funeral Home, Peru, and one
hour before the service on Thursday at the church.
Judy Kay Rater
Jan. 1, 1939 - March 3, 1996
Judy Kay RATER, 57, Rt. 3, Box 130, Winamac, died at 6:30 a.m. Sunday at Methodist
Hospital of Indiana, Indianapolis. She was born in Lake Bruce to Lawrence H. and Ethel Mae
COPELAND HETTINGER. On June 4, 1960, in Winamac, she married Carl R. RATER, who
survives. She had resided in Winamac all of her life and was a 1957 graduate of Winamac High
School. She was a homemaker and former telephone operator with United Telephone Co.
Surviving with her husband are four daughters, Louise WRIGHT, Belleville, Ill.; Donna
Sue WALKER, Rensselaer; Carla Lynn ROBINSON, Medaryville; and Becky Jo GOOD,
Winamac; two sons, Carl Dewayne RATER, Buckeye, Ariz.; and Jeffery Dean RATER,
Medaryville; eleven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and one brother, Larry
HETTINGER, Terre Haute. Preceding in death were one grandson, one great-grandson, and a
brother, Tommy HETTINGER.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Frain Mortuary, Winamac, with the Rev. Carl
LENDERMON officiating. Burial will be in the Winamace Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-
5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m today and after 8 a.m. Wedesday at the funeral home.