Obituaries

Harold E. Margison

April 5, 1935 to December 6, 2015

WINAMAC - Harold E. “Pete” Margison, 80, of Pulaski, (formerly of Hebron) passed away at 4:40 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 6, at Monticello Healthcare, Monticello.

He was born April 5, 1935, in Momence, IL to the late Harry and Dora Williams Margison. He married Donna Cloud on Oct. 26, 1957 in Pulaski. She survives.

Also surviving are:

Eileen (husband: Joseph Doucette) Boroski, Tracyville, New Brunswick, Canada, Daughter
Katrina (husband: Jerry) Szalmasagi, Valparaiso, Daughter
Jeffrey (wife: Barbara) Margison, Anna, OH, Son
Sandra Miller, Ft. Wayne, Daughter
Diane (husband: Doug) Brewer, Shelbyville, Daughter
Frederick Margison, Indianapolis, Son
Nancy (husband: Lee) Boronka, Chicago, Daughter
Delores Margison Hathaway, Wolcott, Sister
15 Grandchildren
2 Great Grandchildren
7 Step Grandchildren
6 Step Great Grandchildren
1 Step Great Great Grandson

Preceded in death by:
Barbara Margison, Sister
Several Step Brothers & Sisters  

Mr. Margison attended Wolcott High School in Wolcott. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He worked as a welder for Thrall Car Manufacturing in Chicago Heights, IL for 40 years. He retired to Pulaski in 2000. He was a member of the Boilermakers Union. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Pulaski and had been a member of St. Helen Catholic Church in Hebron for over 40 years where he also served as church caretaker. He enjoyed fishing as well as watching football, baseball, and basketball. He was an avid Chicago Bears, Chicago Cubs, and Indiana Hoosiers fan. He loved his family very much and was very proud of them.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m., Thursday, at Frain Mortuary, Winamac. The rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m., at the funeral home. A funeral mass will be at 11 a.m., Friday, Dec. 11, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Pulaski, with Rev. Leroy Kinnaman officiating. Burial will be at St. Joseph Cemetery West, Pulaski. The American Legion and VFW will conduct military graveside services.

Memorial donations may be given to Alzhiemer’s Association or St. Joseph Catholic Church.  

Online condolences may be offered in the guestbook at www.frainmortuary.com.

Doris Teyner

April 4, 1917 to December 7, 2015

WINAMAC - Doris Teyner, 98, of Lucerne (formerly of Winamac) passed away at 12:38 p.m., Monday, Dec. 7, at Peabody Retirement Community Health Center in North Manchester.

She was born April 4, 1917, in Hillsdale, MI, to Frank and Ethel Lape Battenfield. She married Earl J. Teyner on April 27, 1946 in Hillsdale. He died Dec. 1, 1971.

Survivors include:

Michael (Carolyn) Teyner, Lucerne, Son and Daughter-in-law
Tim (Bev) Teyner, Findlay, OH, Son and Daughter-in-law Susan
(Jim) Iding, North Manchester, Daughter and Son-in-law
8 Grandchildren 
8 Great Grandchildren

Preceded in death by: 
Clarence Battenfield, Brother
Kenneth Battenfield, Brother
Donald Battenfield, Brother

Mrs. Teyner moved to Winamac in 1960. She was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church and Christian Mothers in Winamac. She was a volunteer at the Good Samaritan Store and Pulaski Memorial Hospital for many years. She was an administrative secretary at Pulaski Memorial Hospital until her retirement in 1984. She was also a member of the Tri-Chi Sorority in Winamac.

A graveside service will be held in April 2016 at St. Peter's Cemetery, Winamac.

Memorial donations may be given to Visiting Nurse Hospice in Fort Wayne.

Cremation arrangements have been entrusted to Frain Mortuary, Winamac, IN.

Martha M. Cornell

October 22, 1937 to December 1, 2015

WINAMAC -  Martha Murlene Cornell, 78, of Star City, passed away at 8:14 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 1, at Pulaski Memorial Hospital, Winamac.

She was born Oct. 22, 1937, in Star City, to the late Murl L. and Opal Arbutus Hatfield Crist. She married Henry Oscar Cornell on July 8, 1955 at St. Peter Catholic Church Rectory, Winamac. He died Sept. 27, 2000.

Survivors include:

Jean Ann (T om) Fox, Star City, Daughter
Lisa (Larry) Barker, Winamac, Daughter 
Bart (Cindy) Cornell, Billings, MT, Son 
Shaun Fox, Grandson 
Mark (Michelle) Fox, Grandson 
Wesley (Crystal) Barker, Grandson
Krystle (Todd) Shidler, Granddaughter
Emily (Brandon) Daggy, Granddaughter 
Melanie Cornell, Grandaughter
Wyatt Fox, Great-grandson 
Lucy Fox, Great-granddaughter 
Harleigh Shidler, Great-granddaughter 
Mayson Shidler, Great-grandson 
Noah Cornell, Great-grandson 
Jerry Crist,  Wabash, Brother

Preceded in death by: 
Virginia Carpenter, Sister
Fred Crist, Brother 

Mrs. Cornell had worked as a telephone operator for the Star City Telephone Co., and also worked for the Barco Apple Orchard. She was also a custodian at the Star City Elementary and Eastern Pulaski Community Schools. She was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Pulaski, and the Christian Mothers. She was also a member of the Silver Sneakers. She enjoyed playing Euchre, camping and baking. She enjoyed shopping with her daughters and traveling west to see her son and his family. She was a devoted mother, grandmother and great- grandmother.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m., Sunday, at Frain Mortuary. A scriptural wake service will be at 4 p.m., at the funeral home. A funeral mass will be at 10 a.m., Monday, Dec. 7, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Pulaski, with Rev. Leroy Kinnaman officiating. Burial will be at St. Joseph Cemetery South, Pulaski.

Memorial donations may be given to St. Joseph Catholic Church or Star City Fire Department

Mary Jane Rabella

November 12, 1928 to November 23, 2015

PLYMOUTH - Mary Jane Rabella, 87, Plymouth, passed away Monday morning, Nov. 23, at Miller's Merry Manor, Plymouth.

She was born Nov. 12, 1928 in Plymouth, to Melvin and Ethel (Davis) Zimmerman. On Feb. 27, 1972, she married Jose (Joe) Rabella in Plymouth. He preceded her in death on April 24, 2008.

She is survived by one daughter, Susan (Stephen) Eggleston of Plymouth, grandsons: Chad Morlan of Plymouth and Dr. Brandon Eggleston of LaJolla, CA, and great-granddaughters: Alexandria (Erick) Pratt of Laingsburg, MI and Esta Morlan of Mishawaka.

She is also survived by her three-stepdaughters: Patricia (Dean) Stevens of Muncie, Brenda (Curt) Ebersole of Mentone, and Teresa Penn of Arkansas, step-grandsons: Joseph Stevens of Columbia City, Levi Ebersole of Mentone, Garrett Penn of Mentone, and Calvin, Kevin and Jessie Penn of Arkansas, step-granddaughters: Emma Penn of Mentone, and Jessica Ebersole of Indianapolis, and step-great-grandsons: Gavin and Bryson Stevens of Columbia City, and Francisco of Mentone.

Most recently, Mrs. Rabella attended Trinity Church in Lakeville and was a member of the Harrison Center Chapel in Mentone. She was a volunteer and president of the American Red Cross of Pulaski County. She was active in the Pulaski County United Way, Pulaski County Mental Health and was a Pulaski County 4-H Leader. She was a former member of the Pulaski Presbyterian Church where she was active in the choir, Sunday school, women’s association, and served on the Session of the Church.

There will be no visitation. A family graveside service will be held at the Pulaski Presbyterian Cemetery in Winamac, with Pastor Todd Zimmerman officiating.

Preferred are memorial contributions to: Trinity Church Assembly of God, 302 East Patterson Street Lakeville, Indiana 46536.

Notes of condolence may be sent to the family through the web-site: www.johnson-danielson.com
 

Lester M. Huber

May 31, 1921 to November 28, 2015

FRANCESVILLE - Lester M. Huber, 94, of Francesville, passed away at 7:35 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 28, at his home.

He was born May 31, 1921, in Remington, the son of Louis and Lena Schieler Huber. He married Glendoris I. Wuethrich on Aug. 20, 1944 in Francesville. His bride of 71 years survives.

Survivors also include five sons and two daughters. Barbara Huber of Francesville, Maurice (Monica) Huber of Lexington KY, Ben (June) Huber of Winchester, KY, Glenda (Jan) Neukomm of Morton IL, Stephen (Pam) Huber of Suffolk VA, Michael (Susan) Huber of Lexington, KY, and Jerrell (Kim) Huber of Lexington, KY; one sister, Viola Schlatter, of Paulding, OH, 18 grandchildren, and 20 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and siblings, Eugene Huber, Wayne Huber, Wilbur Huber, William Huber, Helen Huber, Hazel Huber, Lois Ann Gudeman, and Bertie Stoller.

Mr. Huber was a member of the Apostolic Christian Church. He farmed in the Francesville area for 25 years. In 1956, he was called into the ministry. In 1968, he and his family moved to the Lexington, KY area, where he founded a missionary church. There he unselfishly ministered to the needy in central and eastern Kentucky for 45 years. His greatest joy was preaching the word of God. He and his beloved wife “Dorsey" were known for their willingness to host countless visitors from many of the Apostolic Christian churches. 

Mr. Huber was a very handy man, able to make something from very little. He had a special hobby, learning to fly as a young man in Indiana. He owned, rebuilt, and piloted a number of Cessna airplanes, using his 10 acre farm, in Winchester, KY as a runway and landing strip for his flights into eastern Kentucky. His entrepreneurial spirit allowed him to work with many people as he built and marketed his high pressure washer systems throughout eastern Kentucky. He also endeared many to him as a landlord who worked with his tenants, encouraging many who needed a helping hand.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m., Thursday, at Frain Mortuary Querry-Ulbricht Chapel in Francesville; and one hour prior to services Friday, at the church. The funeral service will be at 10 a.m., Friday, Dec. 4, at the Apostolic Christian Church, Francesville. Ministers of the church will officiate. Burial will be at Roseland Cemetery, Francesville.

Memorial donations may be made to the Apostolic Christian Church World Relief or Christian Aid Ministries. 

Online condolences may be offered in the guestbook at www.frainmortuary.com. 

Elizabeth Parcel

September 13, 1931 to November 30, 2015

WINAMAC - Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Parcel, 84, of Winamac, passed away at 3:25 a.m., Monday, Nov. 30, at Miller's Merry Manor in Culver. 

She was born Sept. 3, 1931, in Winamac, to the late Cyril and Mildred Costello Widup. She married Kermit "Buck" Parcel on April 26, 1951 in Star City. He survives.

Also surviving are:
Denise Parcel, Winamac, Daughter 
Mark Parcel, Winamac, Son
Mary Lou (Branson) Hiatt, Walkerton, Sister 
James (Eunice) Widup, Billings, MT, Brother

Preceded in death by:
Harold Lehman, Step Father
Judith Lees, Sister
Paul Widup, Brother

Mrs. Parcel was a member of the Winamac First Presbyterian Church. She worked as a secretary for the former Rice Corporation in Winamac. She then worked for Pulaski County Abstract at Winamac. She also worked as church secretary at the Winamac First Presbyterian Church for 31 years. She enjoyed walking and egg decorating. She loved her flower garden especially her roses. She and Denise frequently traveled to the Smokey Mountains and went on shopping trips.

Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m., Wednesday, at Frain Mortuary, Winamac. The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 3, at the funeral home with Rev. Nelda Seger officiating. Burial will be at McKinley Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Winamac.

Memorial donations may be given to St. Jude Children's Hospital.