The Rochester Sentinel 1970 - Fulton County Public Library

Amos Clark
Amos CLARK, 82, Bruce Lake, died Friday at 8:10 p.m. in Canterbury Manor following
an illness of several years.
Born March 29, 1888, in Anderson, he was the son of Henry and Ann HELMS CLARK.
A retired resort owner and originator of Clark’s Park, Bruce Lake, he was a member of the Park
Place United Methodist church, Anderson.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Joan WILLIAMS, Rockville, Ind.; two grandsons,
Richard WILLIAMS, Bloomington, and John COOPER, Jr., Anderson; two granddaughters, Mrs.
Beverly PASCHAL, South Bend, and Mrs. Alma Jane WEEKS, Chesterfield, and ten greatgrandchildren.
Final rites will be Monday at 10 a.m. in the Harrison funeral home, Kewanna, with the
Rev. Glenn CAMPTON officiating. Burial will be in the East Maplewood cemetery, Anderson.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 5 p.m. today.
Monday, May 25, 1970
Rolla F. Bucher
Rolla F. BUCHER, 79, R.R. 1, Silver Lake, died Sunday at 12:40 a.m. in Wabash county
hospital following an illness of three weeks.
Born June 1, 1890, in Wabash county, he was the son of Frank E. nd Emma ZELLERS
BUCHER. His marriage was March 18, 1918, in Kosciusko county, to Laura RICE, who died in
1950. A retired carpenter and veteran of World War I, he was a member of the VFW, the
American Legion, and the Moose lodge, all of Rochester.
Surviving are one son, Frank BUCHER, R.R. 1, Silver Lake; three grandchildren, and
four great-grandchildren. Two brothers preceded in death.
Final rites will be Tuesday at 1:30 p.m in the Silver Creek Church of God, five miles
south of Akron. The Rev. George RESER will officiate. Burial will be in the Silver Creek
Church of God cemetery. Friends may call at the Sheetz funeral home, Akron, until noon Tuesday
and then at the church one hour before services.
Retha Geyer
Last rites will be Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. in the Welsheimer funeral home at South Bend
for Mrs. Retha PRATT GEYER, 77, South Bend, who died Saturday at South Bend Memorial
hospital where she had been admitted the day before.
Mrs. Geyer’s husband, Dr. Claude L. GEYER, died April 24 of this year. She was a
native of Rochester and a 1911 gradauate of Rochester high school. Mrs. Geyer was reared in this
city by Mr and Mrs. Lyman BRACKETT, Sr., and had resided in South Bend 57 years.
Born in Rochester, Sept. 13, 1892, she was a member of the First Presbyterian church and
the Mother’s Study club. She was a former teacher at Laurel school in South Bend.
Surviving are two daughers, Mrs. William CARLETON, South Bend, and Mrs. John
WINANT, Wiliiamstown, Mass; five grandchildren; two step-brothers, Roy and Dea FULTZ,
Rochester, and a stepsister, Mrs. Kenneth THOMPSON, Rochester.
Friends may call from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. The Rev. Daniel FOWLER
will officiate at last rites and burial will be in the North Liberty cemetery. Memorial contributions
may be made to the Stanley Clark School Scholarship Fund or to the First Presbyterian church.