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Kosciusko County, Indiana
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Obit: Mrs. Orpha Zent, 87, died Tuesday (28 Oct 1952) evening at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Ladd, of Warsaw. She had been ill for eight weeks.
She was born in Kosciusko county Aug. 28, 1865 to John L. and Emiline (Hatfield) Anderson. She was a resident of Palestine for many years. She was a 
member of the Palestine Christian Church. The husband, John Zent, preceded her in death in 1944. A daughter also preceded her in death.
She is survived by the daughter, Mrs. Lena Ladd, Warsaw; one son, Lloyd Zent, west of Mentone; one sister, Mary Zent, of Etna Green; two brothers, 
Harvey Anderson and Noah Anderson, of near Bourbon; three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.
Friends may call at the Reed Funeral Home after 9:00 p.m. Thursday until time of the service.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 2:00 p.m. at the Palestine Christian Church. Burial will be in the Palestine cemetery.
( Name of Deceased: Orpha Zent Newspaper: Northern Indiana Co-op News Submitters Name: Ida Maack Recu )

Obit: Mrs. Lloyd Zent, 70, died at her home west of Mentone, Sunday (8 May 1955) at 5 a.m. of carcinoma, following an illness of two years. Born near Warsaw 
May 23, 1884, she was the daughter of William and Sophia Sharp Ames and was a lifelong resident of this and the Warsaw community. Dec. 17, 1904, she was
married to Lloyd Zent who survives. She was a member of the Mentone Baptist church. Other survivors include two sons, Earl of Mentone, and Orton of Rochester, 
five grandchildren and two great grand children. Funeral services were held in the Mentone Baptist Church 
( Name of Deceased: Blanche Ames Zent Newspaper: Mentone Co Op News Submitters Name: Ida Maack Recu )


Obit: Mrs. Lura Bedell Zent, age 43, wife of Charles E. Zent, 1001 South 23d. street, River Park, died this morning [Aug 29, 1924] at 2:30 o'clock following an 
illness of five weeks. 
She was born in Kosciusko county, Indiana, Oct. 26, 1880, and came to this city from Warsaw, Ind., 16 years ago. Surviving are her husband, whom she married 
in Mentone, Ind., May 8, 1901; two sons, Thurlo M. and L. Dale Zent; and one brother, H. G. Bedell, of River Park.
The funeral of Mrs. Charles E. Zent, 1001 South 23d street, was held this morning at 10 o'clock at the residence. Rev. Robert Ross-Shannon, of the River Park 
Methodist Episcopal church, officiating. Burial was in Riverview cemetery.
( Newspaper: South Bend Tribune Submitters Name: Ida Maack Recu )

Name of Deceased: Nellie L Christian Zent
Newspaper: Rochester Sentinel and Pharos Tribune
Obit: Nellie L. Zent, 75, 7611 E. 600 North, Rochester, died at 12:10 a.m. today 
[Dec 31, 2003] at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw. Born in Kosciusko County [Aug 19, 1928] to Charles M. and Agnes Taylor Christian, she lived in the 
Mentone area her entire life. She married Kermit M. Zent in Mentone on July 22, 1951. He survives. She was a homemaker and a cook at  Talma Junior High School 
and Teel's Restaurant, Mentone. 
She was a member of First Baptist Church, Mentone.
Survivors include her husband, Kermit M. Zent, Rochester; two daughters, Sharon and husband Dan Flenar, Columbia City, Susan Dickover and friend Allen Jones, 
Tipton; five grandchildren, Scott Jones, Marisa Jones, Sarah and husband Matthew Rose, Amanda Flenar, Adam Flenar; and one great-grandson, Greg Rose. 
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Chester and Ray Christian, and one sister, Ruby Stackhouse.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at King Memorial Home, Mentone, with Revs. Tim Wheeler and Joe Olson officiating. Burial will be at Sycamore 
Cemetery, Mentone. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, Mentone. (Rochester Sentinel)

Services for Nellie L. Zent, 75, of Rochester, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in King Memorial Home. She died at 12:10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2003, 
in Kosciusko Community Hospital Emergency Room. The Rev. Tim Wheeler and Rev. Joe Olson will officiate at the service. Burial will be in Sycamore Cemetery, 
Mentone. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday in the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church in Mentone. (Pharos Tribune)
(Contributed by Ida Maack Recu)

Obit: Joseph Bybee, age 85 years, one of the most highly respected and oldest citizens of Newcastle township, passed away at his country home, Friday, 
July 9th, 1937 after an illness of two years. Mr. Bybee was born in Kosciusko county, Indiana, January 19, 1852, a son of Nathan and Susan (Blue) Bybee. 
He had been a resident of Fulton and Kosciusko counties all his life with the exception of a few years residence in Greeley, Colorado, where the family moved 
temporarily for the heath of his son. 
Mr. Bybee was a member of the Yellow Creek Baptist Church near Mentone and the Mentone Baptist Church for more than seventy years. He was 
united in marriage to Lydia Haimbaugh in 1872 to whom were born two children, Rudy (Bybee) who died in 1908 and a daughter, who died in infancy. He leaves two 
granddaughters, Mrs. Mildren Bybee Goodman, and Mrs. Elma Bybee Zent, both of near Mentone; three great-grandchildren, Marilyn (Goodman) and Roger 
Goodman and Kermit Zent. 
Also a sister, Phoebe Jane Shoemaker of Talma and two half-sisters, Cynthia Eherenman of South Bend and Alma Eherenman of Ft. Wayne, and other relatives 
and a host of friends. A sister, Mrs. Hannah Bryant passed away two weeks ago. Funeral services will be held Sunday, July 11th, 1937 at 2 o'clock at the Baptist 
Church in Mentone, Rev. Squibbs, a former pastor, officiating.
(Contributed by Ida Maack Recu)

Obit: Velva Verl, aged 22 years, 6 months and 18 days, youngest daughter of Orla and Anna Hudson died May 10, 1920. She was born Oct. 22, 1897. Taking 
advantage of the educational opportunities afforded her, she was more than able to give a good account of her early training. She never was strong in body, which 
made her life's work the more difficult to perform. Being possessed with a will that never tired, she strived onward and upward until the end, which came at the home 
of her sister, Mrs. Gaylord Doran, Flint, Michigan.She graduated from the grade schools when quite young and was a member of the class of 1916 of the Mentone 
High School. She also had special training in higher institutions of learning. She was engaged as an instructor in our public schools for three years and preformed 
the work with credit to herself and to the benefit of her pupils. 
She labored in the schools of Hastings, Atwood and Talma. Many friends in all of these places mourn her departure from this life.
Her last work was with the Buick Automobile Co., Flint, Mich., where she had a position in the official department.
At the age of 11 years she was united with the Center U. B. church under the pastorate of Rev. Noah McCoy and always was a faithful and active member.
( Submitters Name: Ida Maack Recu )

Obit: Mabel E. Rickel, 86, lifetime resident of the Palestine area, died at noon August 29, 1980 at the Prairie View Nursing Home, Warsaw.She was born near Harrison 
Center August 1, 1894 (correct date, 03/01/1893) to Orla and Annie E. (Sensibaught) Hudson. In 1919 she married Gaylord Doran. Her husband was a cashier at the 
Burket bank, while she was an assistant cashier. Following his death, she remarried on November 6, 1941 to William (Bert) Rickel, who also preceded her in death.
For many years, Mrs. Rickel was a teacher in small one-room school houses in the county. She was also a member of the Burket United Methodist Church.
Survivors include one sister, Hazel B. Linn, of Mentone and two brothers, Howard Hudson, Etna Green, and Lawrence Hudson, Warsaw. Two brothers and a sister 
preceded her in death. Services were held at 1:30 Tuesday at the King Memorial Home with Rev. Don Poyser officiating. Burial was in the Palestine Cemetery.
( Submitters Name: Ida Maack Recu )

Obit: Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the King Memorial Home in Mentone for Hazel Linn, 90, who died at 6:40 a.m. Monday [March 10, 1986] in the Lakeland 
Loving Care Center, Milford.
The Rev. Lester Taylor will officiate, and burial will be in the Mentone Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today.She was born Oct. 6, 1895 near 
Mentone to Orla and Annie Sensibaugh Hudson, and was a lifetime area resident. On Oct. 6, 1913, near Warsaw, she was married to Oscar Ray Linn, who died Sept. 
6, 1959. An antique dealer in Mentone, she was a member of the Postcard Club of Goshen and the Button Club of Warsaw, and had written articles for an antique 
magazine, "The Tri-State Trader." She was also a member of the Mentone United Methodist Church, Anthony Nigo Chapter of DAR, Sodales Club, Kosciusko County 
Historical Society and the Mentone Reading Club, and she was a charter member of the Bell Museum.
Surviving are two sons, Merl, Goshen, and Leo, Dunlap; 11 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; 14 great-great-grandchildren, and a brother, Lawrence, Warsaw.
( Submitters Name: Ida Maack Recu )

Obit: Mrs. Eldora Zent, age 48, 722 East LaSalle avenue, died at her home Saturday following an illness of two weeks. She was born in Burkett, Ind., July 1874 and 
had been a resident of South Bend 15 years, coming here from Warsaw, Ind. She is survived by her husband, Claude Zent; two children, Alvia, Mishawaka; Floyd, 
Lester, and two sisters, Rena Lynn and Larna Lynn, both of Burkett. She was married Aug. 24, 1895 at Burkett. Funeral services will be held at the residence Tuesday 
morning at 10 o'clock, Rev. M. M. Rodgers officiating. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery.
( Submitters Name: Ida Maack Recu )

Obit: Mrs. John Linn died last Thursday [June 14, 1923] at her home in Burket. Mrs. Linn was the mother of Ray Linn of Mentone. Besides the son Ray, she leaves 
a son Samuel in Montana; three daughters, Lena and Olive at home, and Mrs. Ralph Hively in Montana. The funeral was held Sunday at Burket.
( Submitters Name: Ida Maack Recu )


Obit: Leo Linn, 86, formerly of C.R. 45, died at 9:10 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 9, 2004) at Elkhart Rehabilitation Center, where he had lived for two months. He was born 
Oct. 7, 1917, in Burket to Oskar Ray and Hazel (Hudson) Linn. He married Dorothy Warren on April 23, 1935, in Warsaw. She died Feb.4, 1994. He married Pauline 
Brown on May 21, 1999, in Goshen. She survives along with five daughters, Pamela (Charles) Franks, Theresa (Gene) Berger, and Brenda (Marvin) Downing, all of 
Goshen, Deborah (Donald) Baughman of Elkhart and Karen (Arthur) Raupp of Apache Junction, Ariz.; three sons, Warren (Diana) Linn and Leon (Eleanore) Linn, 
both of Elkhart, and Larry (Mary) Linn of Deming, N.M.; 20 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild, He was preceded in death by one 
brother, Merl Linn. Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Rieth-Rohrer-Ehret Funeral Home, 311 S. Main St., Goshen, where the funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday.
The Rev. Jim Williams of Calvary Assembly of God will officiate.  
Burial will follow in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Osceola. Mr. Linn graduated in 1935 from Mentone High School, where he played baseball and basketball. He 
worked as an upholsterer in the mobile home industry. He was a veteran of World War II, where he served as a gunner aboard the S.S. John Gibbons. He was a 
member of Elkhart Community Baptist Church (Sunnyside). Along with sports, he also enjoyed the outdoors, hiking, travel and spending time with his family. 
Memorials may be given to the Alzheimer's Association or Lay Diabetic Society.
( Submitters Name: Ida Maack Recu )

PIERCE, W. W.
W. W. Pierce, father of Mode M. Pierce and a former resident on Monday in Warsaw, Ind., at the age of 63 years died. (The Garden City Herald, September 12, 1889)
W. W. Pierce, father of Judge M. M. Pierce, died on the 2nd inst. at his home in Warsaw, Ind. (The Garden City Sentinel, September 14, 1889)Submitted by Peggy 
Thompson

Lloyd Zent
Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. CDT at the Mentone Baptist church for Lloyd Zent, 77, Mentone, who died at 6:15 p.m. Sunday at Woodlawn 
hospital where he had been a patient for two days. He had been ill for two years. Mr. Zent was born May 8, 1883, in Kosciusko county, to John L. and Orpha Anderson Zent, 
and had spent his lifetime in the Mentone area. He was married in 1904 to Blanche Ames, who preceded him in death. He was a member of the Mentone Baptist church. 
Surviving are two sons, Earl Zent, R.R. 1, Mentone, and Orton Zent, R.R. 2, Rochester; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. Frank Ladd, Warsaw. 
The Rev. Irvin Olson will officiate at the services, and burial will be made in the Mentone cemetery. Friends may call at the Reed funeral home in Mentone until 1 p.m. Tuesday. 
(submitted by Ida Maack Recu)

Pharos Tribune.com, Logansport, Indiana
MENTONE
Services for Kermit M. Zent, 74, Rochester, will beheld at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in King Memorial Home, Mentone. He died at 4:39 a.m. Saturday, May 26, 2007, at Visiting Nurse 
and Hospice Home, Fort Wayne. Burial will be in Sycamore Cemetery, southwest of Mentone. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorial 
contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church in Mentone. (submitted by Ida Maack Recu)

Northern Indiana Co-op News (Mentone, Indiana) October 18, 1944, Page 1, Column 2
JOHN LEONARD ZENT, 84, DIES NEAR PALESTINE
John Leonard Zent, aged 84 years, 11 months and 13 days, passed away at 8:45 a.m. Sunday at his home near Palestine. He had been in poor health for about eight years 
and death came as a result of complications and old age. The deceased was born in Whiteside county, Illinois November 2, 1859, and came to this county at an early age. 
He spent the rest of his life in the Palestine community and lived for a number of years on the farm home where he died. He was married to Orpha Anderson 63 years ago. 
He was a member of the Christian church at Palestine. Surviving besides the widow is a son, Lloyd Zent, of west of Mentone; one daughter, Mrs. Frank R. Ladd, Warsaw; 
three grandsons, John Ladd, in the armed forces in England, Earl Zent of Mentone and Orton Zent of Tippecanoe; four great-grandchildren; two brothers, and one sister. 
A daughter, Jessie, preceded her father in death 23 years ago. Funeral services were held at the Palestine Christian church Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock with Rev. 
Avery Miley, pastor of the Warsaw Christian church, officiating. Burial was in the Palestine cemetery, with the Reed funeral home of Mentone in charge. 
(Submitted by Ida Maack Recu)

The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, Indiana) October 17, 2001
Alice Jane Zent, 76, died Monday at Markle Health Care. Born in Roanoke, she was an insurance secretary at Gregory Insurance and Winans Insurance, both in Roanoke, 
for more than 20 years. Surviving are a brother, Robert Zent of Roanoke; and several nieces and nephews. Services at 11:30 a.m. today at Roanoke Memorial Chapel. 
Calling 30 minutes before services. Burial in Glenwood, Roanoke. Memorials to Roanoke Brethren Church. (submitted by Ida Maack Recu)

Obituary for Isabella Jane Linn (nee Talman)
unknown Ohio newspaper
Isabella Jane, wife of Samuel Linn, was born in Pickaway County, Ohio, December 19, 1829, and departed this life April 2, 1895, aged 65 years, 3 months and 14 days.
She came with her parents to Kosciusko County, Indiana, in the fall of 1837, remaining here two years and then returning to Ohio. They came to this county the second time in 1846. On April 5, 1849, she was united in marriage to Samuel Linn. To this union was born thirteen children, seven boys and six girls, seven of whom have preceded her to the spirit land. She leaves a husband, one sister, six children, twenty-three grandchildren, and a host of friends and neighbors to mourn her departure.
Mother Linn, as she was generally called, was a kind-hearted wife and mother and good neighbor, always willing and ready to lend a helping hand in sickness and sorrow, and being somewhat afflicted of late years bore her affliction patiently.
The husband has lost a good wife, the children and grandchildren a kind and loving mother and grandmother, and the community a good neighbor.
On March 26, 1895, she called her neighbors in to pray with her and was happily converted and gave bright evidence that her peace was made with God, as her first exclamation would be, when her friends came in to see her, "I have found the Lord" and she was prepared for the change that awaits us all.
The funeral services took place April 3 rd, at the Pleasant View church, 3 1/2 miles northwest of Warsaw, conducted by Rev. W. F. Parker, of Burket. The body was interred in the cemetery by the church. (submitted by Ida Maack Recu)

Mrs. Rosetta Riggens, 78, of Warsaw, died early this morning at the home of her son, Merle, of North Park Avenue. Mrs. Riggens was born in Etna Green to John and Susan (Fancil) Nine, on Jan. 8, 1878. In 1896 she was married to Ira Riggens, now deceased, in Kosciusko county where they lived the rest of their lives. Surviving relatives are four sons, Darrell, Merle, Glenn, all of Warsaw, and Clyde of Gary; three daughters, Mrs. George Atkins, Mrs. Arthur Heeter and Mrs. Gordon Harris, all of Warsaw; two sisters, Mrs. Dora Kelley, of Etna Green, and Mrs. Ethel Gerard, of Fort Wayne; 20 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at the L. J. Bibler and Son funeral home, Warsaw, on Wednesday at 2 p.m. with Rev. C. J. Mowrer of the Wesleyan Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in the Etna Green cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. Tuesday.
Warsaw Times Union, Warsaw, Kosciusko, Indiana; 21 May 1956(submitted by Ida Maack Recu)

Tri-County Gazette (Mentone, Kosciusko, Indiana) Thursday, June 3, 1902, Page 1, Column 4
     Samuel Linn, was born in Pickway county, Ohio, Dec. 24, 1824, departed this life May 26, 1902; aged 77 years, 5 months and 2 days.
     He came to Kosciusko county, Ind., when but a young man, where he has lived ever since, thus making him one among the old settlers of this county. He was united in marriage with Isabelle Fallman April 5, 1849; this union lasted over 53 years, the wife departing this life seven years ago. To this union was born thirteen children, seven sons and six daughters; eight of the thirteen have already departed to the future and better world. He leaves to mourn his departure three aged brothers, three sons and two daughters and many grandchildren and one great-grandchild, with many other friends. With all his serious afflictions he was very patient, did not murmur but bore it all to himself. In being approached with reference to his soul's salvation, though speechless he would endeavor to reply something but just what we could not tell, and would also break up in deep, weeping, thus manifesting a tenderness in this direction.
     Wednesday, May 28, at Pleasantview, near Warsaw, the interment of the deceased took place.
(submitted by Ida Maack Recu)

Date: 1922-06-14; Paper: Fort Wayne News Sentinel (Mortuary Notice)
Mrs. Lucinda Cullison Dies
ETNA GREEN. Ind, June 14 - Mrs. Lucinda Cullison, aged 88, died at her home here Monday evening following an illness of some time. She had been a resident of thia place for many years. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Ida Meredith, of Columbia City, Mrs. Linda Roath at home and one son, Frank. of Plymouth.
Several grandchildren and great grandchildren also survive.


Claude L. Davis
Claude L. DAVIS, 67, R.R. 1, Mentone, died on May 11, 1966 at the residence of his sister, Mrs. Clarence  COTEY, at 2 a.m. Wednesday.  A World War I Marine Corps veteran, he had been ill several years.
 The son of Leon and Pearl RENDER DAVIS, he was born June 20, 1898 near Hebron,  Nev.  He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Veva COTEY and Mrs. Frank (Vera) SINK of Macy.
 Funeral services will be Friday at 2 p.m. at the King-Reed Memorial home in Mentone  with the Rev. Glenn R. CAMPTON officiating.  Burial will be at the Mentone cemetery.  Friends may call at the funeral home.
FULTON COUNTY INDIANA OBITUARIES 1966
Contributed by Leon Cotey
Note from Contributor Claude L Davis was the brother of my mother Veva Mae (Davis) Cotey and her twin sister Vera Fae (Davis) Fink.  Her last name was spelled as SINK but should have been FINK.  Claude was born in Hebron NE
on 20 Jun 1898.  The state Nev was incorrect.


Mrs L L Davis Died Today
   Mrs L L Davis died February 24,1944, at 11:05 this morning at her home on Riverside.  She had been bedfast nearly two months.  The body was taken to the Burgess Funeral Home where it will remain.  The funeral will be held sometime Saturday, but definite arrangements are not made.  Burial will be at Fairview.  The family came to this locality from Chicago a few years ago.  Besides the husband, two daughters live in Chicago.
This information did not appear in the obituary, but provides additional information

Mrs Pearl Mae (RENDER) DAVIS, 63 years old, wife of Leon Leslie Davis died at 11:05 am, February 24, 1944, at her home on Riverside in North Manchester, Indiana.  She had been bedfast nearly two months and suffered from Apoplexy, Pneumonia and Hypertension.  Her body was taken to the Lesis Burgas Funeral Home where remained until her burial on February 26th. The funeral was held the following Saturday.  The DAVIS family came to North Manchester from Chicago a few years ago.  Her twin daughters, Mrs Veva Mae (DAVIS) COTEY and Mrs Vera Fae (DAVIS) FINK who live in Chicago were in attendance.  Pearl was also survived by a son, Claude L Davis who was not available.  Burial was at Fairview Chester Township.
The health and burial information was provided on Pearl's Certificate of Death Registration, Wabash County Health Department.
Transcribed from the NEWS JOURNAL, North Manchester, Indiana February 24, 1944.
Contributed by Leon Cotey


Clarence George Cotey, age 89 of Pinellas Park, FL died Thursday, September 24, 1992, at home.  He was born in Escanaba, MI and came to FL in 1972 from Mentone, IN.  Clarence was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus.  Survivors include a son, Leon A Cotey of Bremerton, WA and a daughter, Rosemary Baker of Tippecanoe, IN, a sister Leona (Cotey) Lambert of Santa Maria, CA, seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.  His wife of nearly fifty years was Veva Mae (Davis) Cotey passed away in Mentone, IN in 1971.  He was also married to Leona (Walters) Cotey who passed away in Pinellas Park, FL on December 1991.  Mr. Cotey was cremated at the National Cremation Society, St Petersburg FL.

    June May (Cotey) Miller, wife of Melvin Miller died 7:14 May 9, 1986, in the emergency room at Holly Cross Parkview Hospital, Plymouth (Marshall County) IN.
She was the daughter of Clarence G Cotey formerly of Mentone.  Her mother Veva Mae (Davis) Cotey passed away on December 21, 1971.  She is survived by her husband Melvin, sister Rosemary (Cotey) Baker of Tippecanoe and brother Leon Cotey of Bremerton WA.  Funeral arrangements were conducted at King Memorial Home in Mentone.  She was put to rest at the local Mentone cemetery.
The following partial information was provided from genealogy information by Fulton County Public Library, Rochester IN and some of which which was published in the Rochester Sentinel, Rochester IN on April 7, 1972.  Additional family information was edited and supplied by Leon Cotey, Bremerton WA.
   
Mrs Vera Fae (Davis) Fink, 66, died at 9:20 pm, Thursday, April 6, 1972, in Woodlawn Hospital, Rochester IN.  She had been ill since August.  Vera was the twin sister of Veva Mae (Davis) Cotey and was born December 7, 1905, in Smith Center KS.  She was the daughter of Leon Leslie and Pearl Mae (Render) Davis.  Her marriage was January 3, 1930, in Chicago to Frank Henry Fink, who survives.  She had resided in Macy 11 years, having moved from Chicago.  She was a former employee of Kiefer Novelty Company in Chicago.  Also surviving are nieces and nephews including June Mae Cotey, Mentone, Mrs Rosemary (Cotey) Baker of Tippecanoe, Leon Cotey, a career Navy man stationed in Seattle WA and a brother-in-law, Clarence Cotey of Mentone.  Her twin sister, Veva preceded in death.  Funeral rites were held 2 pm, Sunday, April 9 in the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home.  The Reverend James O'Dell officiated.  Burial was in the Mentone cemetery.
The following is the obituary information on my father, Clarence George Cotey.  I extracted most of the information from his obituary as it appeared in a newspaper near Pinellas, FL.  I have edited and added "missing" information.
This obituary information is an extract from data provided to me via e-mail from the Fulton County Public Library, Rochester, IN.  Additional family information was supplied by Leon Cotey, Bremerton WA.
Contributed by  Leon Cotey

Former Warsaw Man Dies
Special to the News
Warsaw Ind. Dec 1 Adam Sarber aged 89 years died on Monday at his home in Indianapolis according to word received by his sister-in-law Mrs Alexander Garner Dinamore of this city Mr Sarber formerly resided in Warsaw and leaves a widow and three sons Funeral Services will be held at the Palestine church Wednesday afternoon.
12/1/1920 Fort Wayne News Sentinel
Contributed by Erica Beatty

 Frederick Hoch Dies At Auburn
    Fredrick L. Hoch, age 90, who has been residing with his two daughters, Mrs. Ed Smith of 1205 South Jackson street, Auburn, and Mrs. Fred Hoopingarner of Syracuse, Ind., died at 2 p.m. Friday.
    Mr. Hoch passed away at the Dr. Bonnell M. Souder hospital in Auburn of complications of old age.  He had bee ill only fiur days and was admitted to the hospital the day before his death.
    The deceased was born in Covington, Ky., on Feb. 21, 1863.  His wife passed away 25 years ago.
    He was engaged most of his active years as a druggist at Syracuse, Ind.
    Mr. Hoch is survived by two daughters, a grandchild and one great grandchild and two half sisters and one half brother, Otto Hoch, of Edgerton.
    He was a member of the Grace Lutheran church in Syracuse.
    Mr. Hoch lived in Edgerton a number of years during his younger days.  He was buried Sunday.
THE EDGERTON EARTH Thursday, December 10, 1953
Contibuted by Kate Watson

WARSAW.—W. R. Deaton has received word to the effect that Mrs. H. C. Long, of North Manchester, died suddenly at her home, Mr. and Mrs. Deaton visited Mr. and Mrs. Long in North Manchester Sunday before last.
The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 1909-03-11 Page 9

Mrs. Margaret Yohn of Warsaw died Tuesday, aged eighth-two.
Date: 1908-09-05;  Paper: Elkhart Weekly Review

Daniel McCain, an old soldier of Warsaw, died Monday, aged seventy-three.
Date: 1906-08-23;  Paper: Elkhart Daily Review

Howard Striebly of near Syracuse, aged forty-five, was found dead in his home.
Date: 1908-09-05;  Paper: Elkhart Weekly Review

Daniel McCain, an old soldier of Warsaw, died Monday, aged seventy-three.
Date: 1906-08-23;  Paper: Elkhart Daily Review

Mrs. C. A. Kinter, formerly of Bristol. died at her home in Milford at 5 p. m. Tuesday, and the remains were transferred here today, en route to Bristol, for interment. She was 51 years of age and is survived by her husband and three children.
Date: 1905-02-02;  Paper: Elkhart Daily Review

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