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Deaths & Funerals • Rev. J. Paul Lauver LAGRANGE — Rev. J. Paul Lauver, 90, died peacefully at Miller’s Merry Manor in LaGrange around 7:35 p.m. on Thursday October 10, 2013, going home to be with his Heavenly Father. He was born on January 12, 1923, in Carlos Casares, Argentina, Rev. Lauver son of missionaries William and Florence (Beiler) Lauver. On October 14, 1945, he married Lois M. Swihart. On October 14, 2013, they would have celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary. Lois survives in LaGrange. Surviving in addition to his wife are his children, Paul (Marilyn) Lauver of Wolcottville, John (Patti) Lauver of Columbia, S.C., David (Pam) Lauver of Jupiter, Fla., Maggie Glaser of Carmel, Ind., and a daughter-in-law, Jan Lauver of Shipshewana. He was preceded in death by his son, James E. Lauver, and his daughter, Ann (Lauver) McMahon. Also surviving are his grandchildren, Joel Lauver of Nashville, Tenn., Lindsay Lauver (Nathan Warrick) of Bloomington, Ind., Reed Lauver of Charleston, S.C., Amy Lauver of Columbia, S.C., Jessie (Mike) Whitten of Zionsville, Jenny Lauver of Shipshewana, Jacob Paul Lauver of Gainesville, Fla., Weston (Cayleigh) Lauver of Crystal River, Fla., Kira Lauver of Jupiter, Fla., and Alex Glaser of Carmel. He is also survived by his sister, Mary Lou (Lester) Blank of Gap, Pa. He was preceded in death by his sister, Lois Lauver, and his brothers, Glen Lauver and Elton Lauver. He grew up in Argentina until the age of 15, when he returned to the States to attend high school in Johnstown, Pa. He attended Eastern Mennonite College, and then graduated from Goshen College in 1945 with a degree in theology. He later completed a master’s degree in Spanish from St. Francis University, Fort Wayne. While studying for his theology degree, he began his lifelong calling to the Gospel ministry spending many weekends serving Spanish churches in Archbold, Ohio, and Chicago. He was ordained as a minister with the Mennonite Church on November 4, 1945 in Belleville, Pa., and then served as the first missionaries in Puerto Rico under the Mennonite Board of Missions for 12 years from 1945 to 1957. He served as pastor at the Mennonite Church in La Plata and Rabanal.
He also was a church planter, starting churches in Pulguillas, Cayey and Guavate. During his years in Puerto Rico, he also was an announcer for the “Luzy Verdad” (Light & Truth) radio ministry, and sang in a men’s quartet on the radio broadcast. In 1957, he and Lois and their four young children returned to the States to care for Lois’ mother, Mary E. Swihart. Paul was soon called to be the pastor of the Marion Mennonite Church in Howe, where he then served as pastor for over 27 years from 1957 until his retirement from formal ministry in 1985. In addition to his pastoral duties, he taught Spanish and English at East Springfield, Shipshewana, and Westview High School, and also worked as a custodian at Howe Military School after retirement from teaching and the ministry. He lived a life of love and steadfast faith, for God, his wife and family, and for Christ’s church. He was known as a prayer warrior and liked to walk in nature while he prayed and meditated on scriptures on 3 by 5 cards. His strong voice gave praise and glory to God through songs, prayer, preaching and teaching. Funeral services will be held on Monday, October 14, 2013, at 10 a.m. at Shore Mennonite Church, 7235 W. C.R. 100N, Shipshewana, Ind., with Pastors Ron and Char Roth officiating. Burial will follow in Brighton Cemetery in rural Howe, Ind. Visitation will be on Sunday, October 13, 2013, from 2-6 p.m. at Frurip-May Funeral Home, 309 W. Michigan St., LaGrange, Ind. Memorials may be made to Marion Mennonite Church, Building Fund. Condolences may be left for the family at www. fruripmayfuneralhome.com.
Walter Pague AVILLA — Walter H. “Walt” Pogue, 76, of Avilla died Thursday, October 10, 2013, in his residence. Funeral services will be Tuesday noon in Liberty Free Will Baptist Church, 2900 E. C.R. 1150N, Wolcottville. Burial will be in Orange Cemetery. Calling will be Monday from 3-6 p.m. at the church, with an evening service at 6. Call will also be one hour prior to services on Tuesday. Young Family Funeral Home, Kendallville Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
Mark Simmons AUBURN — Mark A. Simmons, 52, of Auburn died Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013, at his home in Auburn. Arrangements are pending at Thomas Funeral Home in Garrett.
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KEYSTONE — Howard F. Plummer, 87, of Keystone died Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013 at his home. Mr. Plummer was a farmer. He graduated from Van Buren High School in 1944 and then served in the U.S. Marine Corps during WW II from August 1945 Mr. to August Plummer 1946. Mr. Plummer was a member of American Legion Post 111. He was also a member of the Petroleum United Methodist Church. He held dual memberships at Van Buren Masonic Lodge 711 F.&A.M. and Pennville Masonic Lodge 212 F.&A.M. He is a 60-year member of the Van Buren Lodge and a 17- year member of the Pennville Lodge. He also held membership in the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Valley of Fort Wayne, Mizpah Shrine of Fort Wayne, and the Grant County York Rite in Jonesboro. He was also a member of the board of directors of the Alberson Cemetery Association. He was born Sept. 14, 1926, in Van Buren to Herald I. and Mary Elizabeth (Sanderman) Plummer. He married Glenna L. Hall in Van Buren on Sept. 16, 1947, and she survives. Also surviving are two sons, Randal E. (Linda) Plummer of Keystone and William G. (Nancy) Plummer of Fountaintown; a daughter, JoAnn (John) Ramsey of Casper, Wyo.; a brother, John (Martha) Plummer of Warren; a sister, Ruth (Artie) Benefiel of Warren; nine grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and two grandchildren. Visitation will be from 2-8 p.m. Saturday at Thoma/Rich, Chaney & Lemler Funeral Home in Bluffton and one hour prior to service Sunday at the church. Masonic funeral rites will be conducted at 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Petroleum United Methodist Church with Pastor Marlene Ellis officiating. Burial will be in Alberson Cemetery with military honors by American Legion Post 111 and the United States Marine Corps Honor Guard. Memorials are to the Petroleum United Methodist Church. Online condolences may be made at www.thomarich. com.
FREMONT — Michael W. Gannon, age 67, of Fremont, Indiana, passed away at 6:11 p.m. Thursday, October 10, 2013, at Parkview Regional Medical Center of Fort Wayne, Ind., with his family by his side. Michael was born on September 1, 1946, in Valparaiso, Indiana, Mr. Gannon the son of Bernard and Anna (Hozpfel) Gannon. They preceded him in death. He was a graduate of Morgan Township High School, Valparaiso, Indiana. He was a United States Army veteran serving in the Vietnam War. He was formerly of Valparaiso, Indiana, and moved to the Fremont area in 1984. He was retired from Zurcher Tire and Smith Enterprise in Angola, Indiana, and was a retired bus driver for Fremont Community Schools. He was a member and past commander and currently was vice commander of the Fremont American Legion Cassel Post # 257. Surviving are his five children, Tammy Gannon of Plymouth, Indiana, Terry Johnson and Jeremy Fugate of Fremont, Indiana, Bill and Chris Gannon of Scottville, Michigan, John and Kandy Gannon of Fremont, Indiana, and Bob and Laura Gannon of Mishawaka, Indiana. Also surviving the children’s mother, Jule Lemster Gannon of Fremont, Indiana; 12 grandchildren, Todd Johnson and Tara Vreeland, Kayla Johnson, Haven Mikolajczyk, Joe Gannon, Justin Gannon, Kodey Smith, Chase Rathburn, Kacey Gannon, Kaleb Gannon, Morgan Gannon, Katherine Gannon and Greenlee Fugate; three great-grandchildren, Kaylynn Johnson, Kyla Johnson and Parker Johnson; and his siblings, Larry Gannon of St. Paul, Minn., Rita Matthys (Jim) of Westville, Ind., Lucy Cress of Fremont, Ind., Joanne Evans (Dick) of Springfield, Mo., Bernard Jr. Gannon (Carolyn) of Kouts, Ind., and Debbie Major (Kevin) of Hobart, Ind. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, October 14, 2013, at Beams Funeral Home, Fremont, Ind. Funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, October 15, 2013, at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, 700 W. Maumee St., Angola, Ind., with Father Fred Pasche officiating. Immediately following the Mass, military honors be conducted by members of the Fremont American Legion Post # 257.
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Norma Beaty ORLAND — Norma P. “Stormy” Beaty, 82, of Orland died Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Frurip-May Funeral Home, 309 W. Michigan St., LaGrange. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery in Orland. Visitation will be Monday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials are to Orland Fire Department. Condolences may be left for the family at www. fruripmayfuneralhome.com.
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Death In The News • Larry Benoit, hunter of big bucks, dies MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Larry Benoit, a deer hunter who helped spawn a revival of the art of tracking and created an empire of books, videos and seminars, has died. He was 89. Benoit, whose given name was Lanyard, died Tuesday at Larry Benoit his home in Duxbury at 89. The cause of death was not released, but his son Shane said his father’s health had been declining. In the past 40 years, the name Benoit has become synonymous with deer hunting and the bagging of huge bucks, many weighing more than 200 pounds. During a lifetime of hunting, his family estimated, Benoit shot at least 200 bucks. “He has been my hero since I was 12 or 13,” said Scott Smolen, 56, a farmer from Mondovi, Wis., who invited Benoit to hunt his farm last November, when Benoit shot his last buck. Smolen first came to know Benoit by buying hunting supplies from him. “In my opinion,” Smolen said, “he was the greatest deer hunter that ever walked the face of the Earth.” The Benoit name moved beyond just the local hunters of central Vermont after a local photographer and author noticed that during every autumn’s hunting season, several large deer would be hanging outside the Benoit home along Route 100 just outside Waterbury. “People just couldn’t believe that we could successfully keep shooting huge bucks every year,” Shane Benoit said Friday.
Mom visits American detained in North Korea SEATTLE (AP) — An ailing American who has been detained in North Korea for 11 months has had an emotional reunion with his mother for the first time since he was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor, the family said Friday. Myunghee Bae was allowed into North Korea to see her son, Kenneth Bae, a Korean-American Christian missionary, at a hospital where he has been held since August. Bae’s sister, Terri Chung, of the Seattle suburb of Edmonds, said Friday she had not yet spoken with her mother, but did hear from the Swedish ambassador in Pyongyang, who attended the visit. Photographs of the reunion depicted Bae, wearing vertical stripes of blue and white, embracing his mother and holding her hand. “He said it was a very emotional meeting, that they had a reunion and that Kenneth did look better from
when he was hospitalized on Aug. 9,” Chung said. Kenneth Bae, a 45-year-old tour operator and Christian missionary, was arrested last November while leading a group of tourists in the northeastern region of Rason. The government accused him of subversive acts. He was transferred over the summer from a prison camp, where he largely farmed vegetables, to the hospital because he had lost more than 50 pounds. He also suffers from diabetes, an enlarged heart, liver problems and back pain, his family has said. The ambassador reported that Bae has regained about 15 pounds since being hospitalized, Chung said. “The rest he’s been given must be helping,” Chung said. Though comforting, the visit did not necessarily give the family any greater hope that Bae might soon be freed: “We can only hope,” Chung said.
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Friday’s Close: Dow Jones Industrials High: 15,237.30 Low: 15,100.13 Close: 15,237.11 Change: +111.04 Other Indexes Standard&Poors 500 Index: 1703.20 +10.64
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