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Deaths & Funerals • Laura Westergaard AVILLA — Laura (Hey) Westergaard, age 48, of rural Avilla died on Wednesday, August 28, 2013, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Laura was born in Fort Mrs. Wayne on June 7, 1965, Westergaard to Harold Eugene “Hal” Hey and Constance Ruth (Mangan) Hey. Her father recently preceded her in death on July 18, 2013. She graduated from East Noble High School in 1983 and Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne in 1989 with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. She married Thomas Paul Westergaard on May 21, 1988, at Trinity English Lutheran Church. Laura taught at Avilla and Churubusco schools and she was a teacher’s assistant with Head Start for the Garrett-Keyser-Butler School system. The Hey Tap in Avilla has been owned by the Hey family since 1974 and Tom and Laura took over ownership in 2006. Laura loved spending summers at the lake with her family and Christmas and New Year vacations every year in Florida. She was a devoted mother who dedicated her life to raising her two sons. She was involved with the American Red Cross as an active blood donor and she enjoyed collecting antiques. She was also involved with the Avilla School Parent-Teacher Organization and she was a community activist in Avilla. Laura loved teaching Sunday school at Sugar Grove Church of God near Churubusco. She was a member of the Trinity English Lutheran Church in Fort Wayne and the Delta Gamma Sorority where she pledged in 1984. Survivors include her husband, Thomas Westergaard of Avilla; her sons, Blake and Brock Westergaard
of Avilla; her mother, Connie Hey of Avilla; a sister, Kim and Tom DeGroot of Avilla; and her nieces, MacKenzie and MacKenna DeGroot of Avilla. Visitation will be today, Friday, August 30, 2013, from 3-8 p.m. at Hite Funeral Home in Kendallville. Funeral services will be Saturday, August 31, 2013 at 1 p.m. at Trinity English Lutheran Church, 405 W. Wayne St. in Fort Wayne. There will be visitation at the church from noon to 1 p.m. Officiating the funeral service will be Pastor Kathleen Haller. Burial will be at Lindenwood Cemetery in Fort Wayne. Preferred memorials may be made to American Red Cross or Riley Children’s Hospital. Send a condolence to the family or view a video tribute of Laura at www. hitefuneralhome.com.
Virginia Buttermore GARRETT — Virginia Ruth Buttermore, 75, died Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013, at Miller’s Merry Manor in Garrett. Mrs. Buttermore worked as a secretary/ clerk at the House of Spirits in Auburn for Mrs. 20 years, Buttermore retiring in 1989. She was a member of the Kendallville American Legion for 23 years. She was born Oct. 17, 1937, in Yorktown to William C. and Florence E. (Terry) Payton. Surviving are a son and four daughters, Gary Buttermore of Auburn, Debra and Rod Hicks of Angola, Sherry and Jeff Betts of LaGrange, Cathy and Bill Hulbert of Butler and Peggy and Mike Moore of Garrett; 11 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; three brothers, Ralph and Janice Payton of Corunna, Claude Payton of Auburn, Delbert and MaryLou Payton of Waterloo; and a sisterin-law, Katherine Payton of Fort Wayne. She was preceded in death by her parents; a grandson,
Robert Betts; a sister, Betty Hissong; and five brothers, Paul, Art, Sam, Bob and Richard Payton. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Feller and Clark Funeral Home, 1860 Center St., Auburn, with the Rev. Gary Dilley officiating. Burial will be in Corunna Cemetery, Corunna. Visitation will be from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home and also two hours prior to the service Saturday. Memorials are to the American Cancer Society or Norris Chapel United Methodist Church. To send condolences visit www.fellerandclark.com.
Mary King KENDALLVILLE — Mary Lucille King, 102, of Kendallville died Tuesday, August 27, 2013, at 6:15 a.m. in Presence Sacred Heart Home, Avilla. She was a 1934 graduate of Purdue University. She moved to Kendallville in 1940. She was the children’s librarian for Mrs. King many years at the Kendallville Public Library. Mrs. King was a longtime member of Trinity Church United Methodist. She was also a member of Tri Kappa. She was born July 6, 1911, in Washington County, Indiana, to Talmadge and Lula (Payne) Lockwood. On January 16, 1937, in Wabash she married Ralph King Jr. He preceded her in death on February 13, 1977. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Thomas Lockwood King and Rosemary of Harrisonburg, Va.; three grandchildren, Benjamin Lockwood King and his spouse Michelle, Stephen Thomas King and his spouse Michelle, and Margaret Courtney King; a great-grandson, Soren Nicholas King, and two great-granddaughters, Chloe and Noelle King and a stepgreat-grandson, Adam Kirchoff. She was also preceded in death by a son, John Stephen King on September
17, 1995; a brother, James Lockwood; and a great-grandson, Gavin Forrest King. Funeral services will be Saturday, August 31, 2013, at 11 a.m. in Young Family Funeral Home, Kendallville Chapel, 222 S. State St., Kendallville, with the Rev. Dr. Scott Pattison of Trinity Church United Methodist officiating. Burial will be in Lake View Cemetery. Calling is today, Friday, August 30, 2013, from 4-8 p.m. in the funeral home. Preferred memorials may be given to the Kendallville Public Library, 221 S. Park Ave., Kendallville, IN 46755; or to Trinity Church United Methodist, 229 S. State St., Kendallville, IN 46755. Send condolences to the family at www.youngfamilyfuneralhome.com.
Ronald Eary CROMWELL — Ronald Larry Eary, age 56, of Cromwell, Ind., passed away at the home of close relatives on Tuesday August 27, 2013, in Goshen, Ind. He was born on July 9, 1956 in Goshen, Ind., the son of Ronald and Pauline Mr. Eary (Helmick) Eary. On August 6, 2000 he married Silvia Jean Lent. She survives. He is also survived by his four children, Michael Lynch, Adam Eary, Andy Eary and Amber Eary; a stepdaughter, Alexandria “Pooh” Bevis; a stepson, Nicholas Bevis; 10 grandchildren; and a sister, Nancy Senter. He was preceded in death by his parents and sisters, Ruth Ortez and Gayle Halsey. He worked as an electrician in the RV industry for many years. He was an amazing musician that played a right hand guitar upside down and was an amazing story teller. A funeral service will be held in his honor on Friday August 30, 2012, at noon at Yeager Funeral Home, 1589 Lincolnway South; Ligonier, IN 46767. Pastor Sarah Tuttle will officiate. Burial
will follow at Grace Lawn Cemetery in Middlebury. Friends and family will be received from 10 a.m. to noon prior to the service on Friday. Memorial contributions may be directed to the family in care of Yeager Funeral Home. Yeager Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.yeagerfuneralhome.com.
investment officer at the asset management firm Wilbanks, Smith & Thomas, said the market might have fallen too quickly. He also cautioned that the gains from the last two days may not last. “Be very careful,” Wilbanks said. “You haven’t missed out on much if you’ve sat on the sidelines since May.”
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A growing season that began unusually wet and cold in the Midwest is finishing hot and dry, renewing worries of drought and its impact on crops. Temperatures soared to records in recent days in parts of the region, reaching nearly 100 degrees in some areas. The heat wave struck many farm states — from the Dakotas to Wisconsin, down through Missouri — that have seen too little rain this growing season. “It’s about the worst case scenario we could have with these high temperatures and the lack of water with soil moisture declining,” said Roger Elmore, an agronomy professor at Iowa State University. A wet, cool spring delayed planting and slowed crop growth — but it also replenished soil moisture in many crop producing states, causing some of last year’s widespread drought to retreat. The rain stopped in July in many of those states, however, and as the soil dried out, the heat set in and stressed corn and soybean crops. The southeast Iowa city of Burlington, which is surrounded by corn fields, had its wettest spring on record at 19.23 inches of precipitation, nearly 8 inches above normal. Yet it’s now on track to have its driest summer on record, with only 3.86 inches so far, 8.41 inches below normal. Corn and soybeans have developed enough that weather conditions are not likely to reduce the number of kernels on the corn cob or the seeds in soybean pods. But those kernels and seeds could develop smaller and weigh less, which could reduce the harvest this fall, Elmore said. Unless it’s a drastic reduction, it’s unlikely to affect consumer prices at the grocery store. A shortage of corn and soybeans from a bad year would likely have a more immediate impact on meat prices because it costs more for livestock farmers to feed their herds. The dry conditions aren’t confined to Middle America: for the first time since early April, more than half of the country is now in some stage of drought, according to the weekly U.S. Drought Monitor report released Thursday. That includes much of the West, where the hot, dry weather has fueled wildfires. Drought conditions surged in the past week in corn-producing states, up to 45 percent of the region.
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Gregory Metzger FORT WAYNE — Gregory Alan Metzger, 43, of Fort Wayne, lost his battle with cancer and went to be with the Lord on Monday, August 26, 2013, at Parkview Regional Hospital. He Mr. Metzger was born September 17, 1969, in Fort Wayne, Ind. He will be remembered by his family and friends as an outdoorsman, a huge Michigan University fan, for playing hours of video games with his kids, and also working on cars and driving four wheelers. He is survived by his children, Dylan, Alexis and Derrek; and his sisters, Deborah (Greg) Millholland and Danielle Hammel. Memorial services will be at Souls Harbor Church, 3810 C.R. 40A, Auburn, today, Friday, Aug. 30, 2013, at 11 a.m., with calling 1 hour prior. Pastor Dave Snodderly will officiate. Advantage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Martha Miller GOSHEN — Martha Pauline Miller, 49, of Goshen died Wednesday at her home. Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the family residence. Burial will be at Honeyville Cemetery at Topeka. Visitation will be all day today at the family residence. Miller-Stewart Funeral Home in Middlebury is in charge of arrangements.
Good economic news bolsters stock market NEW YORK (AP) — Positive news on the U.S. economy outweighed worries about Syria Thursday, sending the stock market higher for a second straight day. The Dow Jones industrial average added 16.44 points, or 0.1 percent, to 14,840.95, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 3.2 points, or 0.2 percent, to 1,638.17. The
Nasdaq composite posted a bigger gain, rising 27 points, or 0.8 percent, to 3,620.30. The Dow has gained 64 points over the past two days, not nearly enough to make up for its 170-point loss Tuesday as tensions over Syria rattled markets. Verizon Communications was the biggest gainer among the blue chips after Britain’s Vodafone
confirmed it was in talks with Verizon to sell its 45 percent stake their joint venture, Verizon Wireless. Verizon rose $1.26, or 2.7 percent, to $47.82. The U.S.-listed shares of Vodafone rose $2.39, or 8.1 percent, to $31.80. While many fund managers said they’re not looking to jump back into the market just yet, some
individual companies are looking attractive again. “If you’re a long-term investor, it’s an opportunity,” said Richard Sichel, chief investment officer at Philadelphia Trust Co., which has $1.9 billion under management. He noted a new investment, the retail chain PetSmart, as an example. Wayne Wilbanks, chief
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