The Rochester Sentinel 1970 - Fulton County Public Library

Saturday, August 29, 1970
Walter E. McNeil
Final rites for Walter E. McNEIL, 82, R.R. 1, Rochester (Lake Manitou), will be at 2
p.m. Monday in the Foster & Good funeral home with the Rev. A. E. GIVENS officiating. Burial
will be in the Culver Masonic cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 3 to 5 p.m.
and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday.
Mr. McNeil died at 12:15 p.m. Friday in Woodlawn hospital, where he was admitted
Thursday. He had been in failing health several years.
Born March 24, 1888 in Boston, Mass., he was one of the 20 orphans who were taken
into Rochester homes in 1892 and was reared in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy MYERS. He
resided most of his life in Fulton county and had spent the winters in Palm Harbor, Fla., for the
last 21 yers. He was married June 5, 1913 in Plymouth to Dessie M. OVERMYER, who
survives. He was a retired farmer and carpenter and a member of the Emmanuel Methodist church
of Culver.
Surviving with the wife are two sons, Donald E. [McNEIL], of Indio, Cal., and Royal N.
[McNEIL], of South Bend; five grandchildren, and a great-granddaughter. A daughter, Mrs. Clary
Jean ANDRUS, died four years ago.
[NOTE: Also see Wendell C. & John B. Tombaugh, Fulton County Indiana
HANDBOOK: HOMELESS BABIES FROM BOSTON.]
Earl E. Vandermark
Earl Emmot “Bully” VANDERMARK, 70, Mentone, died at 4:45 p.m. Friday at his
home following a stroke. His death was unexpected.
Born Jan. 10, 1900 in Mentone, he was the son of Levi and Mary MELTON
VANDERMARK. He resided all his life in the Mentone area and was a retired employee of the
Midwest Spring company of Mentone.
Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Gordon (Edith) YOUNG, R.R. 2, Warsaw. A brother and a
sister preceded in death.
Last rites will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the King Memorial home at Mentone and burial
will be in the Mentone cemetery. Friends may call after noon Sunday at the funeral home.
Monday, August 31, 1970
Frieda Detrick
Mrs. John DAMAS of Rochester has received word that her sister-in-law, Mrs. Frieda
DETRICK of San Marino, Cal., died Sunday morning. Burial will be in California Wednesday.
Mrs. Detrick was the sister of the late John DAMAS.