MNIBrd SP 1 06-19-2012 Obits A 4 4444 4A Tuesday, June 19, 2012 www.thestarpress.com OBllUARlhbMAlh Phyllis A. Huston, 86 MUNCIE Phyllis A. Huston, 86, went to be with the Lord Saturday evening, June 16, 2012, at Elmcroft Memory John Eugene Smith, 86 MUNCIE John Eugene Smith, 86, passed away Sunday morning, June 17, 2012, at the Morrison Woods Nursing Betsy (Keys) Toschlog, 71 PORTLAND Betsy (Keys) Toschlog, 71, of Portland, passed away on Sunday, June 17, 2012 at her residence Reality star Osbourne reveals MS father, Ozzy, donated a police dog, named Ozzy, to the city in 2009. His last visit to Muncie was in October 2010. Osbourne has returned to Muncie four times since filiming ended to serve as a Bobcat struck by vehicle, killed The Associated Press COLUMBUS A state Department of Natural Resources biologist says a bobcat being struck and killed by a vehicle is another indication bobcats have become more common in southern Indiana.
The DNR's Scott Johnson tells The Republic that he has heard of a couple reports in recent years of bobcats being hit on Interstate 65 and one on Indiana 46 in Bartholomew County. He says he doesn't know how many bobcats Indiana has. The latest victim was a bobcat struck by a vehicle in Columbus, about 45 miles south of Indianapolis. Columbus police Sgt. Matt Harris says the bobcat weighed nearly 20 pounds and was about 2 years old.
Bobcats are a protected species, meaning it is illegal to hunt them. Staff and wire reports NEW YORK New father Jack Osbourne is facing a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. The former reality star and son of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne revealed his health crisis in an interview with People released Sunday. He told the magazine he was angry and frustrated when he found out, and he's concerned about his family. Osbourne and his fiancee, Lisa Stelly, had daughter, Pearl, in April.
Osbourne is well-known in Muncie for his participation in Armed and Famous, the shortlived reality show filmed here. Osbourne has maintained his relationship with members of the Muncie Police Department, and he and his Ind. man gets life in prison for killing girl with her chil dren by her side. bne was i born on Au gust 30, 1940 in Winchester to John Allen and I Mary Olive (Davis) Keys. She was a 1958 graduate of McKinley High School and later, the Fort Wayne Indiana Business College.
She attended Redkey Faith Ministries in Redkey. She was an Administrative Assistant at Jay School Corporation in Portland and belonged to the Portland Vocational Womens Club and the Men for Missions in Winchester. Betsy enjoyed working in her flower garden, watching birds and spending time with her family. She is survived by her children: a son, Jeffrey Wayne Allen of Winchester; a daughter, Tonya Renee (husband Tom) Roediger of Coldwater, OH; a daughter, Marita Lynn (husband Jeff) Runkle of Saratoga; a daughter, Melinda Sue Hinshaw of Winchester; a daughter, Rebecca Anne Toschlog-Philebaum (husband David) of Portland; a step-daughter, Brenda Sue (husband Don) Staton of Winchester; a step-son, Jeffrey Lee Toschlog of Winchester; a brother, Allen Le-roy Keys of Winchester, a sister, Janet Hyre-Keiber of Ridgeville; 16 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Herman Edward Toschlog; a son, Gregory Lane Allen; a step-son, Bradley Edward Toschlog; a brother, Jimmy Keys; and a step-grandson, Jeffrey Lee Toschlog, II.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 22, 2012 at the East Street Congregational Christian Church, 128 N. East Winchester, with Max Edwards officiating. Burial will follow in Fountain Park Cemetery. Friends and relatives may call from 2-8 p.m.
on Thursday at Walker Funeral Home in Winchester and also one hour prior to services on Friday at the church. Memorial contributions can be made to the State of the Heart Hospice, 118 N. Broadway, Greenville, OH 45331 or Jay County Cancer Society, 302 N. Meridian Portland, IN 47371. Online condolences may be made at www.walkerswin-chester.com Marion A.
(Spit Ball) Johnson, 88 MUNCIE Marion A. "Spit Ball" Johnson, 88, of Muncie, IN passed away at his daugh ter's home in Indianapolis on June 16, 2012. He was born April 29, 1 1924 in York-1 town, IN the VV ft UVll VSl HIV I late, Moses and Sophia (Merkel) Johnson. He was a graduate of the former DeSoto High School. Marion served his country in the U.S.
Marine and upon his discharge in 1946 was a Staff Sgt. For years Marion and his wife, Freda owned and operated Johnson's TV and Appliance. He was a lifetime member of the Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge 33, Marion also was a lifetime member of the Masonic Temple and was a member of Gethsemane United Methodist Church. He was married in 1947 to Freda Mae (Dowling) Johnson, who preceded him in death in 2009. Marion was also preceded in death by a son, Jerold Johnson, and a brother, Joseph Johnson.
He is survived by his daughter, Vicci Craver; grandchildren, Rachelle Phillips (husband, Mike), Jarod Johnson (wife, Lazette), Courtney Barnilll (husband, Travis); great grandchildren, KaitLyne Phillips, Taylor Phillips, Daelyn Johnson, Brinsley Johnson, Noel Barn-hill, Grant Phillips, Hunter and Austin Barnhill and Adler Johnson; a sister, Erma Weekley; a sister-in-law, An-najene Doherty (husband, Bill). Funeral services will be Wednesday June 20, 2012 at 2 p.m. in Garden View Funeral Home, where friends may call from 11 a.m. until service time. Burial will follow in Gardens of Memory Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association and or the Alzheimer's Association. Online condolences may be sent to Care. She was born on January 23, 1926 in Chalmers, the daughter of William and Mary (Bergent) Lane. Graduated from Monti-cello High School, St. Elizabeth School of Nursing in Lafayette, and moved to Muncie in 1950.
Mrs. Huston was a Registered Nurse at Ball Memorial Hospital and ended her career at Chateau Convalescent Center. She was also a Nurse's Aid instructor and a volunteer with Ball Memorial Hospice. She was a member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church and several Home-Economics clubs.
She enjoyed her family, reading, being a homemaker, working in the yard, shopping with her daughters, and loved spending time with her grandchildren. Left to cherish her memory are her husband of sixty-two years, Daniel Robert "Bob" Huston; four children, Jane (Jim) Schowe, Dan (Debbie) Huston, Mary Flannery, and John (Kim) Huston, all of Muncie; her sister, Jane Brown, Delphi; ten grandchildren, Ryan, Nick, Jeff, Paul, Amber, Brandon, Daniel, Michael, Lyn, and Jason; ten great-grandchildren, Caden, Kisen, Callan, Lane, Grace, Luke, Mati, Wilsen, Birdie, and Georgie; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; and her baby brother, Melvin Lane. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 20, 2012, at St.
Lawrence Catholic Church with Father Dennis Goth officiating. Burial will follow in Gardens of Memory Cemetery. Friends may call at The Meeks Mortuary and Crematory, Washington Street Chapel from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Tuesday with a scripture service at 7:00 p.m.
The family would like to express their sincere gratitude to the loving and caring staff at Elmcroft Memory Care and the nurses at State of the Heart Hospice. Memorials may be directed to the Alzheimer Association, Central Indiana Chapter, 50 E. 91st Ste 100, Indianapolis, IN 46240 or State of the Heart Hospice, 1237 W. SR 67, Portland, IN 47371. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.meeksmortuary.com.
Ronald J. Gescheidler, 83 MUNSTER Ronald J. Gescheidler age 83, of Munster, IN, passed away June 17, 2012. He is survived by his loving wife, Thelma two daughters, Mary Beth (Michael) Hutcheson, and Sue (Jeff) Bird; eight grandchildren, Jennifer Gescheidler (Adam), Kevin Gescheidler, Diana Gescheidler, Samantha (Travis) Goebel, Katy Bird, Joe Bird, Jake Hutcheson, and Clint Bird; one great grandson, Camden Goebel; along with many nieces and nephews. Ronald is preceded in death by his son, Steve Gescheidler.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday June 20, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Paul's EV. Lutheran Church, 8601 Harrison Munster, IN. Burial will follow at Concordia Cemetery, Hammond, IN.
Friends are invited to visit with the family on Tuesday from 2-6 p.m. at the Schroeder-Lauer Funeral Home, 3227 Ridge Lansing, IL. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials be sent to St. Paul's EV. Lutheran Church.
Ron served in the Army during the Korean War, he attended Wabash College, and was retired as Vice President of the Hammond National Company. In his free time, Ron, enjoyed vacationing with his family and friends to the North woods in Wisconsin where he had vacationed for the past 83 years, he was an avid IU Basketball fan, fisherman, and loved working in his home, and his yard. Ron especially enjoyed making things with stained glass, and hand carving golf club sticks that he shared with many. Ron was very generous and enjoyed time with his family and at church, he will be missed by all. Tammie Sue Laxton, 46 RIDGEVILLE Tammie Sue Laxton, 46, passed away Friday, June 15, 2012.
Services are 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at Reichard Funeral Home, Union City. Calling is 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. facility.
He was born August 2, 1925, in Muncie, the son of Rich ard C. and Mary (Fox) I Smith. John grad uated from Muncie Central High School in 1943, and received his B.S. and Master's Degree from Ball State University. He met and married his wife Kelsea Phyllis (Peck-inpaugh) Smith.
John served in the Navy during WWII, and continued in the Naval Reserves, retiring as Full Commander. Mr. Smith was a teachercoach for the Muncie Community Schools, serving Roosevelt, McKinley Junior High, and Northside High School, retiring in 1987. John was also a high school wrestling referee for thirty years, and played the bass for several local dance bands. He took up golf at the age of forty, and enjoyed playing into his eighties.
He was a member of Shawnee Heights Baptist Church, Muncie Elks Lodge, the Optimist Club, and American Legion Post 19. John was inducted into the Delaware County Athletic Hall of Fame. Surviving are his wife of sixty-four years, Kelsea Smith; a son, Charles "Chaz" Smith (wife-Teresa), Muncie; his daughter, Joanne E. Smith, Milwaukee, WI; two grandchildren, Chad Michael Smith (wife-Jamie), Chicago, and Angela Dawn Smith; six great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, George Burnham Smith; and two sisters, Alice Cecil, and Edna "Kewpie" Alexander.
Private Funeral Services will be held at The Meeks Mortuary Mt. Pleasant Chapel. Private burial will follow in Hawk Cemetery, Yorktown, with Military Rites conducted by Delaware County Veterans Honor Guard. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions be made to Alzheimer's Association, 50 E. 91st Street Suite 100, Indianapolis, IN 46209.
Online condolences may be directed to the family at www.meeksmortuary.com. Alberta R. Poling, 74 WINCHESTER Alberta R. Poling, 74, of Winchester, passed away on Saturday, June 16, 2012 at her daughter's residence. She was born on September 24, 1937 in Sidney, Ohio to Franklin and Lavetta R.
(Sparks) Sage. She was a homemaker and had lived in the Winchester area for over 30 years. Alberta belonged to the Piqua Eagles Lodge and the Farmland American Legion. She also enjoyed working with ceramics and sewing and making things for her family. She is survived by seven children: a son, David A.
Epley of Winchester; a daughter, Cheryl L. Whitney of Albany; a daughter, Karen "Connie" Young of Modoc; a daughter, Tina L. (Kevin) Driskill of Farmland; a daughter, Ruth A. (Danny) Tinsman of Farmland; a daughter, Cindy Poling of Winchester; and a daughter, Joey Acker of Farmland; 26 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Larry Poling; a son, Larry Poling, a granddaughter, Brittany Tinsman; and her dog, Stubby.
Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 23, 2012 at Wood-lawn Cemetery in Maxville. There will be no visitation hours. Walker Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements. Joyce (Abston) Scherer, 70 ST.
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Multiple sclerosis attacks the brain and spinal cord, and Osbourne can cause somewhat mild problems or serious disability, such as paralysis. Jack Osbourne gained fame as a teen when his heavy metal father and his mother allowed the family to be profiled in the MTV reality show The Os-bournes. was sick. Aliahna's family and Plumadore lived in the same trailer park in Fort Wayne. Aliahna's relatives described the 39-year-old man as a trusted family friend who had helped care for the girl's dying grandfather.
Police found the girl's head, hands and feet in the freezer at the mobile home where Plumadore had lived with Aliahna's grandfather, who had died about three weeks earlier. The other remains were thrown into trash bags and discarded at a gas station. The other girls Plumadore weren't harmed. At last month's hearing, Plumadore told the judge he killed Aliahna by repeatedly striking her in the head with a brick, then he cut her up with a hacksaw. "I put parts in my freezer and took the rest down to the Marathon station and put them in a Dumpster," he said.
Plumadore has criminal records in Florida and North Carolina including convictions for trespassing and assault, and an Indiana conviction for forgery. ONLY i you an Plumadore pleaded guilty to murder The Associated Press FORT WAYNE A Fort Wayne man was sentenced to life in prison Monday for bludgeoning to death and dismembering a 9-year-old girl he was baby-sitting just days before Christmas. Michael Plumadore last month pleaded guilty to murder, abuse of a corpse and removing a dead body from the scene in the Dec. 22 death of Aliahna Maro-ney-Lemmon. Prosecutors initially called for the death penalty but agreed to life in prison without the possibility of parole in exchange for the guilty plea.
On Monday, a judge accepted that plea deal and added a further 36 years to the sentence: three more years for abuse of a corpse; three years for moving her body; and 30 years more for the murder charge because Plumadore is a habitual offender. The day Aliahna died, Plumadore was looking after the third-grader and her 6-year-old sisters at his mobile home because their mother Joyce A. Willis, 74 MUNCIE Joyce A. Willis, 74, of Muncie, died early Sunday morning at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital, fol lowing an ex tended ness. She was born May 18th, 1938 in Muncie, and was daughter the William D.
Cleda (Watts) Crutcher. Joyce was a loving mother and homemaker that enjoyed her family. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Robert E. Willis; one daughter, Victoria Harty of Muncie; two sons, Robert O.L. (Carol) Willis of FL, and C.Jerry (friend Patty) of Garrett, IN; two grandsons; two granddaughters; a great-grandson; two brothers; a sister; several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins; a special friend, Angel.
In addition to her parents; one son joins her in heaven. Funeral Services for Joyce will be held, Thursday, June 21st, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at the Garden View Funeral Home. Burial will be in Gardens of Memory Cemetery. Friends and family may call Thursday from 1:00 p.m.
until the time of service. Online condolences can be made at www.gardenvie-wandgardensofmemory.com Ruth Beaty Delk Byrns, 90 MUNCIE Ruth Beaty Delk Byrns, 90, passed away Saturday, June 16, 2012. Services are 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at Cross Roads Baptist Church, Jamestown, TN. Calling is after 5 p.m.
Tuesday, at the church. Mundy Funeral Home, Jamestown, TN is in charge of arrangements. Doris Jean Brummett, 71 MIDDLETOWN Doris Jean Brummett, 71, former Honey Creek resident, passed away Monday morning at I.U. HealthBall MemorialHospi-tal. Services are pending at Ballard and Sons Funeral Home, Middletown Chapel.
I SERVICES TODAY BROOKS, James Edward, 10:30 a.m., W. 8th. St. Wesleyan Church, Marion. COPELAND, Joan C.
(Hottinger), 1 p.m., St. Lawrence Catholic Church. KETCHEM, Johnnie 10 a.m., Robert D. Loose Funeral Homes Crematory, Anderson. MUSICK, Scott, 4 p.m., Parson Mortuary.
WEST, David 1 p.m., Parson Mortuary. WEDNESDAY BERNARD, Gorden, 12 noon, St. Mary Catholic Church. BYRNS, Ruth Beaty Delk, 2 p.m., Cross Roads Baptist Church, Jamestown, TN. FARLEE, Frances Ann, 1 p.m., Whet- sel Funeral Service, Alexandria.
GESCHEIDLER, Ronald 11 a.m., St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Munster, IN. HAYES REEVES, Mary Thelma, 11 a.m., Sproles Family Funeral Home. HOWZE, Robert Clayton, 12 noon, Union Missionary Baptist Church. HUSTON, Phyllis 11 a.m., St.
Lawrence Catholic Church. JOHNSON, Marion A. "Spit 2 p.m., Garden View Funeral Home. KANTNER, Sammy 1 p.m., Emery Lee Building, Beulah Park, Alexandria. LAXTON, Tammie Sue, 8 p.m., Reichard Funeral Home, Union City.
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