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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2013
Deaths & Funerals • Richard Gienger
New Haven; and a sisterin-law, Annette Anglin of AVILLA — Richard Kendallville. Joseph ‘‘Dick’’ Gienger, He was also preceded age 76, of Avilla died on in death by his sister and Tuesday, November 26, brother-in-law, Dorothy 2013, at his home. and Ben Edsall; a brother, Mr. Gienger was born Merlin “Mert” Gienger; in Kendallville, Indiana, his granddaughter, Tracey on May 2, VanScoder; and a brother1937, to the in-law, Lloyd Heller. late John Visitation will be Friday, Frederick November 29, 2013, from Gienger and 4-8 p.m. at Hite Funeral Berniece Home in Kendallville. Clara (Keck) Funeral services will Gienger. be Saturday, November He Mr. Gienger 30, 2013, at 11 a.m. at attended Immanuel Lutheran Church Kendallville in Avilla. There will be an High School where he was hour of calling before the on the basketball team. He funeral service. Officiating married Billie Jean Heller the funeral service will be on June 14, 1958, at the Pastor Patrick Kuhlman. Immanuel Lutheran Church Burial will be at in Avilla and she survives Immanuel Lutheran him. Cemetery in Avilla. Dick worked for Newnam Preferred memorials Foundry in Kendallville for may be made to Immanuel 19 years. He was a truck Lutheran Church Cemetery driver with Gage Brothers Fund or to Parkview Noble Construction in Albion Hospice. for ten years and Klink Casketbearers will be Trucking of Ashley for Joshua Hovarter, Jason seven years before retiring Hovarter, Adam King, Ryan in 1997. Gaerte, Darion Turner and He was an active member Shawn Pfefferkorn. of the Immanuel Lutheran Send a condolence to the Church in Avilla where family at hitefuneralhome. he served as an usher and com. a trustee. Dick was also member of the Fraternal Beverly Rickel Order of Eagles Lodge #2455 in Albion where he SEMINOLE, Fla. — held all offices throughout Beverly (Herberger) Rickel the years including Past of Seminole died Friday, Worthy President in the mid Nov. 22, 2013. 1990s. Mrs. Rickel was born He enjoyed bowling, in Kendallville March 18, fishing and camping, 1923, to Frank and Matia NASCAR, IU basketball, (Pankop) Herberger and and Colts football. was a graduate of Avilla Survivors include his High School and North wife, Billie Gienger of Manchester College. Avilla; three daughters, She taught music and Shelia and Randy Hovarter English and played the organ of Kendallville, Johnna and for Lutheran churches in Bob Miller of Avilla and Indiana, Florida and North Pam and Mike Gaerte of Carolina. Avilla; 12 grandchildren: Surviving are her Jamie and Chris Rorick of husband, James; her children, New Haven; Josh Hovarter Garry (Liz), Lynette (Steve), and Tiffani Lemish, both of Renee (Jimmy), and Todd; Kendallville; Jason Hovarter and four grandchildren. and Amanda Cousino, A service was held both of Whitehouse, Ohio; Tuesday at Bethel Lutheran Tiffany and Donte Turner Church in Clearwater, Fla. of Muncie; Joe VanScoder Memorials are to the of Avilla; Sandy and Shawn music ministries at Bethel Pfefferkorn of Auburn; Lutheran Church in Stacy Miller of Fort Wayne; Clearwater, Resurrection Elizabeth and Alex Perry of Lutheran Church, Box 2215, Cleveland, North Carolina; Franklin, N.C., 28744 or Adam and April King of Suncoast Care Center, 6770 Albion; Ryan Gaerte of 102 Ave. N., Pinellas Park, Fort Wayne; Ashlee and Fla. 33782. Lucas Anglin of Albion; and Emilee Gaerte of Avilla; Lynnae Figel 20 great-grandchildren; 2 HOWE — Lynnae E. great-great-grandchildren; Figel, 37, of Howe died two sisters, Carolyn and Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013, at Wilbur Getts of Kendallher home. ville and Joan and Frank Visitation will be from 3-6 Young of Churubusco; a p.m. Saturday at Carney-Frost sister-in-law, Patty Gienger Funeral Home in LaGrange. of Kendallville; his motherFuneral services will be at in-law, Marie Heller of 11 a.m. Sunday at the funeral Avilla; a brother-in-law, home. Robert and Jean Heller of Burial will be in Kentucky LaGrange; sister-in-law, at a later date. Linda and Larry Thiele of
Stephen Binkley
Linda Wenger
CORUNNA — Stephen Lawrence Binkley, 58, of Corunna died Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013, at his home. Mr. Binkley was a graduate of Franklin High School in Coldwater, Mich. He was born in Angola on Jan. 21, 1955, Mr. Binkley to James Franklin and Alice Carolyn (Williams) Binkley Survivors include his spouse, Holly Marie Jefferson of Corunna; two daughters, Nancy Binkley of Corunna and Martha Binkley of Corunna; a son, James Binkley of Catonsville, Md.; nine grandchildren; a brother, Wayne Binkley of Battle Creek, Mich.; two sisters, April Conley of Coldwater, Mich, and Nancy Binkley of Tennessee; and his motherin-law, Bonnie Jefferson of Corunna. He was also preceded in death by his son, Levy Lane Binkley, who died July 29, 2013, and his grandson, Austin Michael Hayes, who died in 2005. Funeral services and visitation will be Saturday at Hite Funeral Home in Kendallville. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon, with the funeral service beginning at noon. Burial will be at Orange Cemetery near Rome City. Preferred memorials are to family. Send a condolence to the family at hitefuneralhome. com.
MIDDLEBURY — Linda R. Wenger, 66, of Middlebury died Monday, Nov. 25, 2013, at the Maples at Waterford Crossing, Goshen. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Friday at MillerStewart Funeral Home in Middlebury. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the First United Methodist Church, Middlebury. Burial will be in Grace Lawn Cemetery, Middlebury. Memorials are to the American Cancer Society.
Rev. Charles Smith Sr. NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. — Rev. Charles Smith Sr. of New Port Richey and formerly of Fort Wayne, Ind., died Friday, Nov. 22, 2013, in Trinity, Fla. Rev. Smith was the pastor of Fellowship Baptist Church of New Port Richey. He had served Fort Wayne Baptist Temple for 38 years before moving to Florida. Surviving are a brother John of Palm Bay, Fla.; his wife, Betty Smith; a son Charles Jr. (Karen) of Huntertown; three daughters, Deborah Smith and Connie (Larry) Elder of Fort Wayne and Tammy (David) Cook of Garrett; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. A celebration of life will be Sunday at 4 p.m. at Pathway Community Church, 11910 Shearwater Run, Fort Wayne. Memorials are to the family.
Janet Baylis MIDDLEBURY — Janet Charlene Baylis, 70, of Middlebury died Monday, Nov. 25, 2013, at the Maples Rehabilitation Center at Waterford Crossing, Goshen. Visitation will be from noon to 3 p.m. Monday, followed by a memorial service, at Miller-Stewart Funeral Home in Middlebury. Memorials are to Riley Children’s Hospital.
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Cleveland and Lisa Cox talk to their attorney, as they turn themselves in to the Butler County Jail in Hamilton, Ohio, Nov. 15. Authorities say the couple returned their 9-year-old adopted son to the county after raising him since infancy. Both been charged with abandoning the child.
Court papers: Ohio boy not told he’d be given up HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) — A couple accused of abandoning the adopted 9-year-old son they raised from infancy didn’t tell him they were giving him to child welfare officials, according to documents filed by a prosecutor. Court documents filed in Butler County Common Pleas Court in Hamilton say the boy’s mother thought he was a threat to the family’s safety. Lisa Cox, 52, and her husband, Cleveland Cox, 49, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to misdemeanor charges of nonsupport of dependents. Authorities allege the couple, from Butler County’s Liberty Township, left the boy with children’s services after saying he was displaying aggressive behavior and earlier threatened the family with a knife. Documents filed by the prosecutor say the parents didn’t tell the boy when they left him with children’s services on Oct. 24 that he wouldn’t be returning home. The boy believed he was going to a hospital to be “fixed,” according to the documents. The boy was left with a bag containing some clothes and a handwritten letter from Lisa Cox in which she said that she loved him and would never forget him. “It breaks my heart that you can no longer be a part of our family,” she wrote. She also said she was praying that God would
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