The Rochester Sentinel 1970 - Fulton County Public Library
The Rochester Sentinel 1970 - Fulton County Public Library
The Rochester Sentinel 1970 - Fulton County Public Library
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Elmer Burdge<br />
Elmer BURDGE, 95, Akron, died at 12:30 p.m. today at Wabash county hospital.<br />
Arrangements are pending at the Sheetz funeral home in Akron.<br />
Saturday, March 21, <strong>1970</strong><br />
Elmer Burdge<br />
Final rites will be Monday at 1:30 p.m. in the Sheetz funeral home, Akron, for Elmer<br />
BURDGE, 95, Akron, who died Friday at 1:05 p.m. in Wabash county hospital.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Revs. Dan BENGSTON and Claude FAWNS will officiate. Burial will be in the<br />
Akron cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Sunday and until services<br />
Monday.<br />
Born Oct. 25, 1874, in <strong>Fulton</strong> county, he was the son of Anthony and Liza WARE<br />
BURDGE. His marriage was March 13, 1902, in Otterbein, Ind., to Sarah DILTS, who died in<br />
1961. A retired farmer, he was a member of the Akron United Methodist church, the Akron<br />
Masonic lodge and the Indiana Farm Bureau.<br />
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Richard (Martha) FLACK, Roann; one sister, Mrs. Earl<br />
WILSON, <strong>Rochester</strong>; five grandchildren, Ross BURDGE, Akron; Mrs. Richard DOUB,<br />
Tennessee; Mrs. Eldon BAKER, Monterey, Cal; Jim FLACK, Wabash, and Steve FLACK,<br />
Converse, and ten great-grandchildren. Two sons, Harry and George BURDGE, and two brothers<br />
preceded in death.<br />
Monday, March 23, <strong>1970</strong><br />
Ruth A. Blount<br />
Mrs. Ruth A. BLOUNT, 57, Lapaz, died Sunday at 6:02 a.m. in Osteopath hospital South<br />
Bend. She had been ill six months.<br />
Born May 2, 1912, she was the daughter of John W. and Florence WAREHAM RINGLE.<br />
Her marriage was Sept. 15, 1928, to Harold BLOUNT, who survives She was a member of the<br />
Church of God, the Royal Neighbors club and the Black Bridge club, all of Lapaz.<br />
Surviving with the husband are one son, James Harold BLOUNT, Lapaz; one daughter,<br />
Mrs. Lowell (Rosemary) BROWN, South Bend; one brother, Dalton RINGLE, <strong>Rochester</strong>; five<br />
grandchildren, and two step-grandchildren.<br />
Final rites will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Netzen-Glant funeral home, Bremen. <strong>The</strong><br />
Rev. William W. CALE will officiate. Burial will be in the Bremen cemetery. Friends may call at<br />
the funeral home after 2 p.m. today and until the hour of services Tuesday.<br />
Orian Henderson<br />
Orian HENDERSON, 75, R.R. 1, <strong>Rochester</strong>, died at 10 a.m. Sunday in the Mantee<br />
Memorial hospital at Bradenton, Fla. He had been ill one week.<br />
Born Sept. 27, 1895, in Corinth, Ill, he was the son of John and Dell DURYLER<br />
HENDERSON. Surviving with his wife, Agnes [HENDERSON], are nices and nephews.<br />
Final rites are pending at the Carter funeral home in Flora.<br />
Otto Sustroom<br />
Otto SUSTROOM, 86, Chicago, father of Mrs. Emmett TRANBARGER, former<br />
<strong>Rochester</strong> resident, died Sunday in boynton Beach, Fla. Surviving with the daughter is a son and<br />
one granddaughter. Final rites will be Wednesday in the Matz funeral home in Chicago.<br />
Tuesday, March 24, <strong>1970</strong>
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