Obituaries
Arnold V. Nelson
December 17, 1929 to September 11, 2010
WINAMAC - Arnold Victor "Arnie" Nelson, 80, of 801 East 75 North, Winamac (formerly of Griffith), died at 1:38 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 11, at Clare Bridge of Valparaiso, Valparaiso.
He was born Dec. 17, 1929, in Crosby, ND, to the late Nels L. and Nancy Nelson. He married Marlene J. Bensch on June 28, 1957 in Nashua, MN. She survives.
 Also surviving are:
Mark W. (Diann) Nelson, Schererville, Son & Daughter-in-law
Matt L. (Christine) Nelson, Kouts, Son & Daughter-in-law
Kay A. (Darrin Doan) Nelson, Elmhurst, IL, Daughter & Son-in-law
Jeanne Nelson, Portage, Daughter-in-law
David M. (Keri) Nelson, Grandson
Heather R. (Mike) Doane Granddaughter
Ken Nelson, Grandson
Kim Nelson, Granddaughter
Jared B. Nelson-Doan, Grandson
Spencer M. Nelson-Doan, Grandson
Andrew Bruce Nelson, Great-Grandson
Isabelle Doane, Great-Granddaughter
Calvin Nelson, Barrett, MN, Brother
Nels W. (Mary) Nelson, Minneapolis, MN, Brother & Sister-in-law
He was preceded in death by:
Hulda Nelson, Stepmother
Bruce Arnold Nelson, Son
Roger Nelson, Brother
Edna Willard, Aunt
Mr. Nelson was born in Crosby, N.D. and lived in Plentywood, Mont. during his childhood. In his early teens he moved to Minnesota where he graduated from Barrett High School. He served in the U.S. Army and upon discharge took a job at the Soo Line Railroad. His career then took him to Texas and Michigan to serve on the U.S. Border Patrol for over 10 years.
He next career advancement moved his family to Indiana where he worked as officer-in-charge of the Immigration and Naturalization Department of Indiana. In 1983, after 30 years of service, he retired from the U.S. Department of Justice, Organized Crime and Racketeering Section. He was very active in the VFW Post #1728 in Winamac. He was member of the F.O.P in Hammond. He was a past president of the Izack Walton League in Griffith.
Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m., Thursday, at Frain Mortuary, Winamac. The funeral service will be 15 11 a.m., Friday (Sept. 17), at the funeral home with Pastor Richard Beck officiating. Burial will be in McKinley Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Winamac.
Memorial donations may be given to the Michael J. Fox Foundation.
Dale E. Christensen
November 28, 1936 to September 11, 2010
WINAMAC - Dale Elton Christensen, 73, of 902 S. Market Street, Winamac, died at 11:25 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 11, at Memorial Hospital, South Bend.
He was born Nov. 28, 1936, in Chicago to the late Elton and Iris Reiss Christensen. He married Brenda G. Trace, on Sept. 6, 1958 in Mount Vernon, Ohio. She survives.
Also surviving are:
 Carin L. (Ed) Vittorio, Noblesville, Daughter & son-in-law
Tracy A. Mackintosh, Aurora, IL, Daughter
David D. Christensen, Logansport, Son
Steven P. (Kris) Christensen, Fairmount, Son & daughter-in-law
11 grandchildren
Dennis (Bonnie) Christensen, Geneva, IL, Brother
Don (Joanne) Christensen, Bend, OR, Brother
Mr. Christensen moved to Winamac in 1980. He was also a former resident of Palatine, IL. He was a graduate of Bowling Green University. He served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army in the Infantry Chemical Corps. He was vice president at Kneip, Inc., a Chicago based meat packer. He served as a representative to the American Meat Institute. He also served as president of Winclair Petroleum in Winamac, and at B & D Oil in Rochester. He retired as the purchasing manager for Galbreath Inc. in Winamac. After retirement, he supervised the 2000 U.S. Census for the Indiana counties of Pulaski and Fulton. He also had worked for the Pulaski County Sheriff's Department. He was a former member of the Winamac Kiwanis Club.
Friends may call from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., Wednesday, at Frain Mortuary, Winamac. A memorial service will follow at 1 p.m., (Wednesday, Sept. 15), at the funeral home with Pastor Denny Wilson officiating. Burial will be in Geneva Cemetery, Geneva, IL.
Memorial donations may be given to the Pulaski County Public Library.
Alladene R. Archer
January 28, 1925 to September 11, 2010
MEDARYVILLE - Alladene R. Archer, 85, of 1674 North 1550 West, Medaryville, died at 11:40 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 11, at her residence in Medaryville.
She was born Jan. 28, 1925, in Medaryville, to the late Marion and Milda Foust Poisel. She married Earl W. Archer on June 21, 1948 in Winamac. He died March 7, 2009.
 Survivors include:
Dennis E. (Betty) Archer, Medaryville, Son & Daughter-in-law
Richard A. Archer, Knox, Son
Paul L. Archer, Medaryville, Son
9 Grandchildren
17 Great-Grandchildren
2 Great-Great-Granddaughters
Dorothy Ailes Owens,Francesville, Sister
Betty (Harold) Ailes, Medaryville, Sister
Zelda Tetzloff, Francesville, Sister
She was preceded in death by:
Donald G. Archer Son
Elmer L. Poisel, Brother
Edwin Poisel, Brother
Walter Poisel, Brother
Bill Poisel, Brother
Mrs. Archer was a member of the Medaryville Christian Church. She enjoyed crocheting and made lap blankets that she donated to area nursing homes and the Soldiers Home in Lafayette. She was an active and longtime volunteer at the Medaryville Senior Center.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, at Frain Mortuary Querry-Ulbricht Chapel, Medaryville. The funeral service will be at 11 a.m., Wednesday (Sept. 15), at the funeral home with Pastor Dean Tanner officiating. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery, Medaryville.
Memorial donations may be given to the Pulaski Memorial Hospice.
Nancy L. Wallace
March 27, 1937 to September 10, 2010
WINAMAC - Nancy L. Wallace, 73, of 5165 N 180 E, Monterey, passed away at 3:47p.m., Friday, Sept. 10, in St. Mary's Medical Center, Duluth, MN.
She was born March 27, 1937, in Gary, to the late Arlie and Thelma Buckler Campbell. She married Harold D. Wallace on March 23, 1957, in Hebron. He survives.
 Also surviving are:
Karen Wallace, LaPorte, Daughter
Mark Wallace, Union Mills, Son
Michael (Dollie) Wallace, Valparaiso, Son
Richard (Donna) Wallace, Monterey, Son
Amanda Williams, Granddaughter
Courtney Wallace, Granddaughter
Scott Bailey, Grandson
Jason Jurgenson, Grandson
4 Great Grandchildren
Mrs. Wallace had lived in Monterey since 1994 and had been visiting the area since 1958. She was formerly of Union Mills. She also enjoyed their summer home in Hayward, WI. She was a former member of the Nobel Township Vol. Fire Department Auxillary, Union Mills. She was a former top volunteer for the March of Dimes in 1972 for Lake County. She catered many weddings, senior citizen dinners and meetings in the Union Mills area.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m., Friday, at Frain Mortuary, Winamac. The funeral service will be at 11 a.m., Saturday (Sept. 18), at the funeral home. Burial will be in Riverside Memorial Cemetery, Monterey.
Memorial donations may be given to the American Heart Association or American Diabetes Association.
Wilma Frances Stewart
August 1, 1917 to August 25, 2010
DELAWARE, OHIO - Wilma Frances Stewart, 93, died Wednesday morning, Aug. 25, at Willowbrook Christian Village in Delaware, Ohio.
She was born Aug. 1, 1917, second of 13 children, in Eureka, Ill. to the late Christian and Barbara Wuethrich, who were longtime residents of Francesville. She married Jack L. Stewart on June 25, 1945. He died Jan. 4, 1999.
 She is survived by her two sons, Mark (Brenda) Stewart and John (Margie) Stewart; 5 grandchildren, Kelsey, Jason, Jared, Shelby, and Angela; 4 brothers, Willis (Marjean), Robert (Phyllis), Richard (Nola), and Chris Lee (Ruth) Wuethrich; 5 sisters, Theresa Von Tobel, Velda Overmyer, Elizabeth Schambach, Glendoris (Lester) Huber, and Genevieve (Ed) Schambach; sister-in-law, Barbara Wuethrich; brother-in-law, Eugene Huber; and many other extended family members and dear friends.
She was preceded in death by her brother, David Wuethrich, and sisters, Mildred Huber and Barbara Ellen Wuethrich.
Mrs. Stewart attended Riverside Bible Church.
The funeral service will be at 1 p.m., Monday, Aug. 30, at Schoedinger Worthington Chapel, 6699 N. High St., Worthington, Ohio, where family will receive friends from 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Entombment Kingwood Memorial Park. Pastor Arthur Crawford officiating.
David Glenn Berry
August 9, 1961 to September 2, 1010
LOGANSPORT - David Glenn Berry, 49, Kewanna, passed away at 6:10 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2, in Austin, Texas.
He was born Aug. 9, 1961, in Logansport to Thomas James and Lois E. Vogel Berry. On March 5, 1983, he married Melanie J. Davis, who survives.
 Survivors with his wife, include son, Adam Berry and wife Ashly, Logansport; daughter, Hali Berry, Kewanna; mother, Lois E. Berry, Kewanna; brothers, Jim Berry and wife Sharon and Pat Berry and wife Tracy, all of Kewanna; sisters, Ellen King and husband Don, Rochester, and Kathy Green and husband Ron, Kewanna; granddaughter, Genevieve Grace Berry; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by father, Thomas James Berry; and his mother-in-law, Ruth Ann Davis.
David was an instrumental part of the family business, Jim Berry and Son’s Inc., and was also a farmer. He frequently traveled to Texas to buy trucks and trailers. He would refurbish the trucks, add grain beds and sell them to farmers and other businesses.
He was a 1979 graduate of Caston High School and a member of The Lucerne Christian Church, Wayne Township Volunteer Fire Department and Wayne Township Advisory Board.
Visitation is 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Gundrum Funeral Home, Logansport. The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday (Sept. 8), at the funeral home with Pastor Dirk Raderstorf officiating.
Memorials may be made to Lucerne Christian Church, the Genevieve Grace Berry College Fund or Wayne Township Volunteer Fire Department.
Marcella Zellers
November 9, 1924 to September 4, 2010
WINAMAC - Marcella L. Zellers, 85, of 612 N. Riverside Drive, Winamac, died at 1:55 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 4, at Hickory Creek, Winamac.
She was born Nov. 9, 1924, in Winamac, to George and Martha Nierzwicki Snyder.
 Survivors include:
Carolyn (Kirk) BonDurant, Wyatt, Daughter
Chuck (Becky) Zellers, Winamac, Son
George "Lurch" Zellers, Winamac, Son
Belinda (Stuart) Beehler, Granddaughter
Kirk BonDurant Jr., Grandson
Matt Zellers, Grandson
Kerry (Bryan) VanCoutren, Granddaughter
Michelle Hunter, Granddaughter
Erin Zellers, Granddaughter
Sabrina Zellers, Granddaughter
Ron (Denise) Robaska, Grandson
Kevin Robaska, Grandson
Kimberly (Jason) Bolt, Granddaughter
Travis Zellers, Grandson
Brett Zellers, Grandson
Kyle (Sabrina) Zellers, Grandson
16 Great Grandchildren
Preceded in death by:
Tom Zellers, Son
Janis Robaska, Daughter
Leslie Snyder, Brother
Martha Snyder, Sister
Marlene Perez, Sister
Mrs. Zellers lived most of her life in Winamac and was a former resident of Wyatt. She was employed for 23 years at ITT Building Services in South Bend. She also was a former employee of Burcliff Industries in South Bend and had been a housekeeper at Pulaski Memorial Hospital in Winamac for 10 years.
Friends may call from 3 59 i p.m., Wednesday,at Frain Mortuary, Winamac. The funeral service will be at 10 a.m., Thursday (Sept. 9), at the funeral home with Pastor Rick Abbott officiating. Burial will be in Winamac Cemetery, Winamac.
Memorial donations may be given to Pulaski Memorial Hospital Hospice.
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