The Rochester Sentinel 1970 - Fulton County Public Library

William M. Baker
William Martin BAKER, 72, of Wabash road, died Sunday at 5:15 p.m. in the R. and N
nursing home, Teegarden, Ind., where he had een a patient for two years.
Born March 17,1898, in Corydon, he was the son of Conrad and Julie MUELLER
BAKER. His marriage was Fe. 13, 1919, to Tressie DEHM. Moving from Illinois, he had lived
here twenty years. He was a former tree trimmer for the Townsend Tree Trimming company, and
was an Army veteran of WW I.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Floyd (Hazel) WEAKMAN, of Rocheser, and Mrs.
Robert (Betty) ALDERFER of Marysville, Cal.; four sons, Harry E. BAKER, Eugene BAKER
and Kenneth BAKER, all of Rochester, and Weldon BAKER of Warsaw; thirteen grandchildren;
three great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Zula GREEN of Corydon, and one brother, Harvey
BAKER, also of Corydon. One daughter, one brother and his parents preceded him in death.
Final rites will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Foster & Good funeral home with the Rev.
Ronald CRIPE officiating. Burial will be in he Leiters Ford I.O.O.F. cemetery. Friends may call
at the funeral home after 2 p.m Tuesday.
Russell L. Mills
Final rites were today at 10 a.m. in the Foster & Good funeral home for Russell L.
MILLS, 43, 1116 South Wabash avenue, who was found dead in his garage Saturday morning.
The Rev. Laurence I. SMITH officiated. Burial was in the Kewanna I.O.O.F. cemetery.
Rochester city police were called to the house by Mr. Mills’ neighbors who had not seen
any lights there for three days.
Dr. Wayne L KNOCHEL, Fulton county coroner, said Mr. Mills died of carbon
monoxide poisoning sometime Wednesday.
Born Aug. 11, 1926, in South Bend, he had lived here since 1958. A cost accountant and
a former employee of the Kaiser Jeep corporation, he was an Army veteran, serving in World War
II and the Korean War.
Surviving are two aunts, Mrs. Samuel HEDGES of Rochester and Mrs. Earl MILLS of
Kewanna.
Tuesday, July 21, 1970
Loit A. Pletcher
Loit A. PLETCHER, 85, of the Methodist Memorial home in Warren, Ind., formerly a
Rochester resident, died unexpectedly Tuesday at 5:45 a.m. in the Memorial home.
Born Sept. 15, 1884, in Hookston, Ill., he was a retired farmer.
Surviving with the wife, Carrie [PLETCHER], who is also of the Methodist Memorial
home, are one son, Robert PLETCHER of Elkhart; one daughter, Mrs. George COOK of Fort
Wayne; four grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Roy PICKETT of Detroit and Mrs. Raymond
KING of Elkhart.
Final rites will be Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Methodist Memorial home with the Revs.
Gail DAVIS and Albert CLARKE officiating. Burial will be in the Spring Hill cemetery,
Methodist Memorial home. Friends may call at the home after 7 p.m. Tuesday.