The Rochester Sentinel 1991 - Fulton County Public Library

Leo Ambler
Leo “Pete” AMBLER, 97, of 222 Parkview St., Plymouth, died at 6:20 p.m. Monday in
Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth. He was born Nov. 28, 1893 in Star City, to James F. and
Nancy VENSILE AMBLER, and had lived in Rochester and Macy. On Aug. 28, 1915 he married
Leona DuBOIS, who died Jan. 16, 1973. He was a retired farmer, and a member of the Christian
Church, the Masons and the Eastern Star, all of Macy.
Surviving are a daughter, Veva A. DONALDSON, North Manchester; a son, Leo E.
[AMBLER], Plymouth; thirteen grandchildren; thirty-one great-grandchildren, and four greatgreat-grandchildren.
A daughter, JoAnn SHOEMAKER, died on Sept. 13, 1989.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the VanGilder Funeral Home, 300 W. Madison
St., Plymouth, with the Revs. Kenneth YINGST and Harriet FINNEY officiating. Burial wil be in
the Plainview Cemetery, Macy. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Thursday. Memorials may be
made to the Plymouth Church of the Brethren.
Marsha C. Pitcock
Marsha Caroline MASON PITCOCK, 50, Rt. 2, Rochester, died Monday at her home.
She was born Sept. 26, 1940 in Brazil to Melvin and Ethel TRACKWELL MASON. She
moved from Indianapolis to Rochester three years ago. She was married to Ben T. PITCOCK,
who survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Stephanie MASCHINO, Rochester, and Lisa
ROGERS, Indianapolis; a son, Richard [PITCOCK], Indianapolis; a brother, Melvin [MASON]
Jr., Martinsville; a sister, Linda MASON, and five grandchildren. Preceding in death were her
parents. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the Conkle Funeral Home Speedway Chapel
with the Rev. W. Duane YEGERLEHNER officiating.. Burial will be in the Floral Park
Cemetery, Indianapolis. Friends may call from 9:30-11 a.m. Thursday.
Thursday, January 3, 1991
Jimmy D. Rude
Jimmy D. RUDE, 46, 2733 W. 200 S., Warsaw, died at 6:10 p.m. Wednesday at his
residence, following a six-month illness.
He was born Nov. 14, 1944 in Effingham, Ill., to Sylvan D. and Mabel E. CALLOWAY
RUDE. He moved to Warsaw from Rochester in 1969. On April 5, 1964 he married LaVada S.
“Candy” JOHNSON, who survives. He was a R.R. Donnelly & Sons Company production
planning supervisor. He was a graduate of Rochester High School and the Christian Bible
Institute. He had attended International Business College, Fort Wayne; Volunteer State, Gallatin,
Tenn.; Ozark Bible, Joplin, Mo., and Johnson Bible, Knoxville, Tenn. He was ordained to
Christian ministry on Feb. 8, 1976. He was the pastor of the Collamer Christian Church from
1977-79 and the pastor of several part-time ministries in Tennessee and Indiana. He was an elder
and Sunday School teacher at First Christian Church of Warsaw.
Surviving with his wife are a daughter, Mrs. Scott (Julie) MILLER, Warsaw; two sons,
James and Joshua [RUDE], at home; four grandchildren, and a brother, Glenn L. [RUDE],
Des Plaines, Ill. Preceding in death was a son, John A. [RUDE]
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the First Christian Church of Warsaw with the
Revs. R. Paul BODEN, Ronnie SAMS and Danny PITZER officiating. Burial will be in the
Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw. Friends may call from 3-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m Friday at Titus Funeral
Home, Warsaw. Memorials may be made to the John A. Rude Memorial Tape Library, the
American Cancer Fund, the First Christian Church or its building fund.