The Rochester Sentinel 1970 - Fulton County Public Library

Thursday, December 17, 1970
Stella Nicodemus
Final rites will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday in the Haupert funeral home in Akron for Mrs.
Stella NICODEMUS, R.R. 1, Akron, who died Tuesday in Woodlawn hospital.
Lee Stephen
Lee STEPHEN, 74, Redkey, died Tuesday in Portland, Ind. He was the brother of Ora
STEPHEN of Rochester. Final rites will be Friday at 2 p.m. in Redkey.
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Friday, December 18, 1970
Saturday, December 19, 1970
Clair Berkebile
Clair BERKEBILE, 65, brother of Dr. Dale BERKEBILE of Rochester, died Friday
afternoon after a traffic accident at Tipp City, O., where he was a high school teacher. Funeral
services will be Monday in Tipp City.
Pearl M. Gates
Mrs. Pearl M. GATES, 80, Mentone, died at 5 p.m. Friday at the Murphy Medical Center
following an illness of several years.
She was born Oct. 3, 1890 in Claypool to Theodore and Etta JONES PARKER and had
lived in the Mentone area for 28 years after coming from the Silver Lake area.
In 1909 she married Frank ULSH who died July 17, 1927 and on April 3, 1942 she
married Claude GATES who survives.
She was a member of the first Baptist church of Mentone.
She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Richard (Beulah) BERLIN, Warsaw; a son, James
GATES, Mentone; three sisters, Mrs. Ocie NEWCOMB, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Mrs. Mahlon
(Stella) RICKEL, Claypool, and Mrs. Larry (Mary) LONGBRAKE, Tarpin Springs, Fla.; four
grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. One sister preceded her in death.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the First Baptist church, Mentone with the Rev.
Norman McBAY presiding. Burial will be at the Grace Lawn cemetery, Claypool.
Friends may call from noon Sunday until noon Monday at the King Memorial home, then
at the church until the time of service.