HERSBERGER, John William

Notes:

"When last heard from in February,1922, they had 38 living grandchildren, 93 great grandchildren, and 11 great, great grandchildren." (Henry P. Hersperger)

They came from Maryland in about 1845 and settled on a farm between Lapel and Pendleton, Indiana.
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"John William Hersberger whose father was a slave owner was orphaned at a tender age by the death of his parents and two brothers. He was put into the home of a Cobbler by an uncle, but did not like it and ran away. He was found hiding in a wool wagon by a kindly farmer who took and raised him to young manhood. He married quite young to Sandra Ann Norris and raised 14 children. They moved from Maryland (abt. 1845) to Madison County, Indiana and cleared the land and built two cabins soon after their marriage, and that is where they raised their family. Aunt Ellas son Virgil Sears owns the farm and lives on it yet, in 1962.The first several years in Indiana while getting the land cleared he walked five miles and back to work in a mill at Pendelton, Indiana, and as the children became old enough they walked to work with him."

This was in the material from Walt Engle who credits his grandmother, Donna Mabel Wise-Engle, as written up by her son, Ralph and which Walt later obtained. It helps explain what happened to his two brothers and may also account for the move to Indiana.
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Record of Loan in Frederick Co. MD between John W. Hersbeger and Charles P. Norris, probably Sarah Ann's father

1853 May 14 Executed & delivered Mortgage

At the request of Charles P. Norris the following Mortgage was recorded February 22nd, 1853. Received 10 cts Stamp duty. Edward Shriver Clk.

This Indenture, made this twenty second day of February Eighteen hundred and fifty three -between John W. Harsperger of Frederick County in the State of Maryland of the one part and Charles P. Norris of the County and State aforesaid of the other part. Whereas the said John W. Harsperger owes & stands justly indebted to the said Charles P. Norris in the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars current money and to secure the payment thereof is willing to execute these presents. Now this Indenture Witnesseth, that the said John W. Harsperger for and in consideration of the premises, and of the sum of five dollars current money to him in hand paid by the said Charles P Norris at and before the sealing & delivery of these presents, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, hath granted bargained and sold, and by these presents doth grant, bargain and sell unto the said Charles P. Norris his executors administrators and assigns. All and singular the goods and chattels, furniture and household stuff mentioned and expressed, that is to say: One horse, saddle & bridle, two cows, two Heiffers, a one Horse Wagon with springs & harness for the same, one Sledge, one Cook stove & fixtures, one ten plate stove and pipe, one Bureau, one Safe, four beds, bed clothing for the same, four bedsteads, one Mantle Clock, one Watch, two Tables, with the residue of my property. To Have and to Hold all and singular the goods and chattels furniture and household stuff unto the said Charles P. Norris his executors administrators and assigns to his and their own use and behoof: Provided always and it is declared to be the true intent and meaning of these presents that if the said John W. Harsperger do and shall well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto said Charles P. Norris his executors administrators or assigns, the full sum of one hundred and fifty dollars current money, with legal interest for the same on or before the 22nd day of February 1854, there & in such case these presents & every matter and thing herein contained shall cease, determine and be utterly void to all intents and purposes, any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding. In witness whereof the said John W. Harsperger has hereunto set his hand and seal on the day and year first above written.

Signed sealed & delivered in presence of M. Baltzell.

John W. Hersperger {seal}

Which was endorsed thus Neq: State of Maryland. Frederick County, to wit: Be it remembered and it is hereby certified that on this 22nd day of February 1853, before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace of the State of Maryland in and for Frederick County, personally appeared John W. Harsperger party to the written mortgage and acknowledged the said indenture or instrument of writing to be his act and deed. Acknowledged before M. Baltzell
State of Maryland, Frederick County to wit: This 22nd day of February 1853, before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County, personally appeared John W. Harsperger and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God, that the consideration mentioned in the foregoing mortgage is true and bonafide as therein set forth.

Sworn before M. Baltzell.

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Mortgage recorded May 14, 1853 as translated by Ann Smart. Frederick Co.Court House, MD: General Ledger, Book ES 1 p. 626. [Note that Hersperger is spelled Harsperger except for his actual signature. The clerk had copied the document and signature]

John married NORRIS, Sarah Ann 27 Apr 1846, Frederick County, Maryland. Sarah (daughter of NORRIS, Charles P. and SCAGGS, Elizabeth) was born 07 Jan 1830, Maryland; died 03 Nov 1911, Stony Creek, Madison County, Indiana; was buried East Grove Lawn Cemetery, Pendleton, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Amanda made the trip from Jefferson, Maryland to Pendleton, Indiana in a covered wagon. This trip took 6 weeks. (Oral History - as told by Willard Givens, her son, to Stuart Givens, to this writer on 7/14/2002)

Amanda married GIVENS, John Luther 31 Oct 1875, M.E. Church, Pendleton, In by Rev. Pierce. John (son of GIVENS, Andrew S. and SHAUL, Elizabeth Ann) was born 30 Nov 1848, Green Township, IN; died 16 Feb 1927, Middletown, Indiana; was buried East Grove Lawn Cemetery, Pendleton, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Laura — BOLLINGER, William. William was born Abt 1849; died 22 Aug 1932. [Group Sheet]

Milton — KERR, Clara J.. Clara was born 30 Oct 1850, West VIrginia; died 20 Oct 1881, Pendleton, Madison, Indiana, USA; was buried East Grove Lawn Cemetery, Pendleton, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Milton married KNODE, Mollie Clay 16 Jun 1885. Mollie (daughter of KNODE, George M. and HERSPERGER, Mary Catherine) was born 29 Mar 1862, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Susan — SEARS, Theopholis Marion. Theopholis (son of SEARS, George Washington and GRAHAM, Catherine) was born 12 Mar 1854, Madison County, Indiana; died 07 Oct 1929, Lapel, Madison, Indiana, USA; was buried Brookside Cemetery, Lapel, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Ida Mae married and moved to Missouri and then Texas (Henry P. Hersperger)
For more on Ida Mae and her descendants - World Connect - Walter E. Engle
Ida Mae is listed as Ira (male), age 5, in the 1860 census (Ancestry.com) Fall Creek pg. 77 of 433.

Ida married WISE, Benjamin 13 May 1877, Pendleton, Madison, Indiana, USA. Benjamin was born 26 Aug 1842, Madison County, Indiana; died 17 Dec 1887. [Group Sheet]

Ida married FISHER, William Allen 14 Apr 1895, Pendleton, Madison, Indiana, USA. William was born 12 Nov 1834, Fisherburg, Madison County, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Leora married SEARS, James Washington 03 Mar 1885. James (son of SEARS, George Washington and GRAHAM, Catherine) was born 03 Mar 1857, Stony Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana; died 18 Jul 1939, Madison County, Indiana; was buried 20 Jul 1939, Memorial Park Cemetery, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

There is a Nettie Hersberger in the East Grove Lawn Cemetery which may be Jenette. Nettie died Dec. 18, 1882 at 20 years, 9 mos., and 28 days of age.

Mary married MCCLINTICK, Ermine C. 25 Dec 1883, Madison County, Indiana. Ermine (son of MCCLINTICK, Andrew and ???, Delila) was born Oct 1860, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Howard married SMALL, Bertha L. 31 Jan 1894, Madison County, Indiana. Bertha was born Feb 1879, Indiana; died 02 Sep 1928; was buried Brookside Cemetery, Lapel, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Howard married HUNTZINGER, Martha Ora 16 Sep 1931, Madison County, Indiana by Rev. Benjamin Cox, brother-in-law. Martha (daughter of HUNTZINGER, Jefferson and MALES, Susannah) was born 13 Jun 1885, Stony Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana; died 04 Sep 1949, St. John's Hospital, Anderson, Indiana; was buried West Maplewood Cemetery. [Group Sheet]

Oliver married MOORE, Lydia Frances 08 Aug 1896, Madison County, Indiana. Lydia (daughter of MOORE, Aris and STINER, Sarah) was born 27 Mar 1876, Indiana; died 13 Jan 1933; was buried Brookside Cemetery, Lapel, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

According to an unsigned genealogy obtained 3/7/2000, Bouchard Orville died in No. Dakota where he had gone to work in the harvest. He had caught pneumonia after having ridden horseback in a cold rain.
This genealogy was later learned to have been written by Arthur Givens.

Notes:

"The Givens had farms in Madison, Hamilton and Henry Counties. They moved to the family farm in Middletown, Henry County, Indiana, in 1918. It had 40 acres on both sides of the road. This would remain the family home until 1970 when the farm was sold after Elmer and Pearl died.

The home that the family moved into was only a few years old at the time and consisted of four bedrooms, a parlor, a living room, dining room and kitchen, with front and back porches and a cellar. It was not modern and thus did not have running water and electricity until many years later.

The farm was located 2-1/2 miles southeast of Middletown, Indiana and one-half mile south of the Miller Cemetery where Elmer and Pearl Givens are buried.

The three oldest children (Willis, Fern, Audrey) attended the one room Painter School, 1 mile north of the farm until 1920 when the school closed and then the children went to school in Middletown. The family were members of the Middletown Methodist Church and of the Republican Party" (Arthur Givens -unsigned Genealogy, credited to Arthur by his cousin, Stuart Givens.)

Elmer Givens was accustomed to driving the horse and wagon to Brown County to obtain Sorghum; until his death, John Givens came to dinner every Sunday (Kay Hinshaw Spang, granddaughter)
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Anderson Herald/Bulletin-Wednesday, July 16, 1969, p. 20 B, Column 1

Elmer G. Givens
?MIDDLETOWN ? Elmer Glen Givens, 88, retired farmer of this area, died Wednesday
evening in the Rolling Hills Nursing Home in Anderson after an illness of the past several years.
A native of Madison County, he was the son of John and Amanda Hersberger Givens. He was a member of the Middletown United Methodist Church. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Frank (Fern) Showers of Indianapolis, Mrs. Carl (Audrey) Hinshaw of New Castle and Mrs. Bert (Neva) Goul of Anderson; four sons, Willis Givens of Indianapolis, Rev. Arthur Givens of Culver, Hanson Givens of Rosemont, Minn., and Eugene Givens of New Castle; a brother, Dr. Willard E. Givens of Washington, D.C.; 20 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the Ballard and Shirley Funeral Home, Middletown with the Rev. Morris Howell officiating. Enterment will be in the Miller Cemetery.

Elmer married SISSON, Pearl Lee 08 Feb 1903, M.E. Church, Pendleton, In by Rev. Lovelace. Pearl (daughter of SISSON, William Jr. and GRAHAM, Sarah Electa) was born 08 Feb 1884, Madison County, Indiana; died 20 Jun 1964, Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana; was buried 23 Jun 1964, Miller Cemetery, Middletown, Henry County, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Fishers Brothers Funeral Home Register, Anderson Public Library, Anderson, Indiana
"Horace Dale Givens d. 5-19-1946 St. Johns Hospital; bur 22nd Grove Lawn
Cem. Pendleton In; b. 12-29-1884 In.; Age 61y4m21d; Residence: RR#3
Anderson, In; Occupation: Farmer; Wife: Mary A. Heiny; Age 58 y; Father:
John L. Givens b. IN; Mother: Amanda Hersberger b. Maryland."
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"Charles Booth operated a dairy wagon for some time, then Marion Sears, from his farm east of Lapel, furnished milk and butter for delivery by wagon for a number of years. Perley Shultz and Horace Givens being, perhaps, the best known drivers. But when the bottled milk began tobe sent to the stores, the wagons ceased coming,..." ('History of Lapel and Fisherburg', compiled by Edith V. Cascadden, 1938. page 96) (Book located in Anderson Public Library, Anderson, Indiana]
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Anderson Herald/Bulletin-Tuesday, May 21, 1946, p. 11

Horace Givens
?Lapel, May 21-Funeral rites for Horace Givens, who died early Monday at his home east of here, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Lapel Methodist Church, in charge will be Rev. Jonathan Stone, of Pendleton, and Rev. C. G. Cook, resident
Methodist pastor. Burial will be in The Grove Lawn Cemetery at Pendleton. The body was taken to the family home from the McCarty and Fisher mortuary this morning and
will be returned to the church at 1 p.m. Wednesday.?

Horace married HEINY, Mary Annetta 09 Apr 1910, By Rev. William Birchern, Noblesville, Ind.. Mary (daughter of HEINY, Alvin and ???, Anna) was born 11 Apr 1888, Hamilton County, Indiana; died 07 Jan 1971, Stony Creek, Madison, Indiana, USA; was buried 10 Jan 1971, Grove Lawn Cemetery, Pendleton, Madison County, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Willard married GALBREATH, Neva Lillian 10 Dec 1917, Berkeley, CA by Rev. George Eldridge. Neva was born 12 Jul 1884, Collamer, Indiana; died 20 Jul 1970, Birmingham, Michigan; was buried 23 Jul 1970, Grove Lawn Cemetery, Pendleton, Madison County, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

According to an unsigned genealogy obtained 3/7/2000, Asa never married and died of Yellow Jaundice.
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The Anderson Bulletin-Friday, August 19, 1921, p. 5

Asa Ray Givens
? Pendleton, Aug. 19,-Asa Ray Givens, age 31, died Wednesday afternoon at the home hospital in Anderson. He was a well known young farmer residing northwest of Pendleton in Stonycreek township. He is survived by his father, J. L. Givens, and three brothers, Willard Givens of California, Elmer Givens of Middletown, and Horace Givens. He was a member of the Madison lodge of Masons, and an employee of the telephone company at Detroit and Chicago. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 2:30 o?clock at the
Christian church, Rev. Norris of Beech Grove conducting the services.
Burial will be in West Grove Lawn Cemetery.?

Notes:

Anderson Herald/Bulletin-Tuesday, February 25, 1964

Allen Bolinger
?Services for Allen (Ad) Bolinger, 90, Rt 1, Pendleton, prominent farmer and custom butcher, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Cornell Bright Funeral home. The Rev. Ralph Beckner of Pendleton will be in charge. Burial will be in Grove lawn Cemetery.

Mr. Bolinger died Monday morning at his home, following an illness of six months. He was a native of Madison County and lifelong resident here. Orn Oct. 6, 1873, the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Bollinger.

Survivors include a foster daughter, Mrs. Joan West May of Pendleton, and several cousins, Mrs. Maud Bolinger of Pendleton is a sister-in-law.

Friends are being received at the Cornell Bright Funeral Home.?

Notes:

Bayard K. Hersberger obituary, The Anderson Herald, Anderson, Indiana, 11
September 1948, p. 1, col. 3-4 and p. 2, col. 3. The large first page article
included a photograph.

Bayard K. Hersberger, 71, Dies after Year's Illness
Bayard Kerr Hersberger, 71, of 1424 Cincinnati avenue, died shortly after 6 p.m. yesterday at St. John's hospital following an illness extending over the past year, and as a result of two falls which he sustained since the first of the year. Mr. Hersberger, who was forced to retire as a telegraph editor of the Anderson Herald following a fall on the ice last winter, suffered a broken hip when he fell three weeks ago yesterday. Because of his failing health, Mr. Hersberger failed to respond to treatment at the hospital where he was taken following his most recent accident and his condition was regarded as critical throughout yesterday.

He had served in editorial department capacities on the Herald at various times for 32 years. He also had been employed on newspapers in several other cities including Dayton, O., Terre Haute, and Indianapolis, and represented an Indianapolis paper in this city for several years.

Surviving Mr. Hersberger are the widow, Mrs. Edith Hersberger, two daughters, Mrs. Lois Smith, Mattoon, Ill., and Mrs. Alice Durgan, 2526 Lincoln street, Anderson; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Agnes Goble, Phoenix, Ariz.; his stepmother, Mrs. Mollie Hersberger, 905 West Ninth street; two sisters, Mrs. Hilda Henning, 1901 Central avenue, and Mrs. Bernice Seipel, 1813 Meridian street; three brothers, Milton, Put-in-Bay, O.; Alvin Hersberger, R.R. 3, Anderson, and Esmond Hersberger, Chicago. Seven grandchildren also survive.

Mr. Hersberger's body was taken to the Albright funeral home, pending completion of funeral arrangements.

Mr. Hersberger was born in Pendleton June 15, 1877, and came to Anderson when a youth. He had a wide variety of interests and activities, having attended Indiana University and subsequently studying for the ministry. He was also associated with his father, the late Milton Hersberger, Sr., in the real estate business, but gave up this to go to Chicago with Sears and Roebuck. He also taught school for a time in Madison county, but always returned to his primary interest---the newspaper business. He also maintained a keen interest in farming. He was among the first newspaper correspondents who entered Dayton, O., following the 1913 flood which threatened destruction of that city.

He was a member of the Colonial Evangelical United Brethren church. Mr. Hersberger was popular among his co-workers and maintained a keen sense of humor throughout his active life. [Note this was a page 1 article with a large photo of Bayard.]

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Baynard K. Hersberger obituary and funeral notice, Anderson Daily Bulletin, Anderson, Indiana, Saturday, September 11, 1948, pp.1; 3.

B.K. Hersberger Dies of Injury
Funeral Services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. for Bayard Kerr Hersberger, age 71, 1424 Cincinnati avenue, newspaper man here for more than forty years who died last evening at 6 o'clock at St. John's Hospital of complications resulting from injury in two falls during the past year.

Mr. Hersberger was employed by the Anderson Herald for 32 years, but was forced to retire following injury in a fall on the ice last winter. He sustained a broken hip in a second fall three weeks ago, and illness that followed hastened his death. He had been assigned to various capacities on the editorial staff. The deceased also had worked on newspapers in Dayton, O., and Terre Haute and for some time was correspondent for an Indianapolis newspaper. A native of Pendleton, he attended Indiana University in his youth and moved to Anderson when a young man.

The body was taken to Albright's funeral home. Rites will be held at 3 p.m. tomorrow at the Colonial Evangelical United Brethren Church with Rev. Bennett Fulp in charge. Burial will be in East Maplewood Cemetery.

Mr. Hersberger studied for the ministry as a young man. Later he was engaged in the real estate business and at one time he taught school. He was a member of the Colonial Evangelical Brethern Church.

Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Edith Hersberger; two daughters, Mrs. Lois Smith, Mattoon, Ill., and Mrs. Alice Durgan, 2526 Lincoln street, Anderson; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Agnes Goble, Phoenix Ariz; his stepmother, Mrs. Mollie Hersberger, 905 west Ninth street; two sisters, Mrs. Hilda Henning, 1901 Central avenue, and Mrs. Bernice Seipel, 1813 Meridian street; three brothers, Milton, Put-in-Bay, O.; Alvin Hersberger, R.R. 3, Anderson, and Esmond Hersberger, Chicago. Also seven grandchildren.

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Sunday Editorial about Bayard K. Hersberger, The Anderson Herald, Anderson, Indiana, 12 September 1948, p. 4, col 1-4.

Sunday Herald Editorial--Bayard K. Hersberger
Bayard K. Hersberger, age 71, dean of Anderson newspaper men, died Friday evening at St. John's hospital, following an illness of a year's duration which had been complicated by two falls in which he suffered injury. He had been forced to retire as Anderson Herald telegraph editor when he suffered injuries from a fall on the ice last winter. Three weeks ago he fell again breaking a hip. Following this fall, he failed to respond to treatment and his condition became critical Friday.

He had served in several capacities in the editorial department of The Herald at various times during the last 32 years. He was widely known over the county having been this newspaper's county editor for some time. He also served as farm editor of The Herald for a number of years and his acquaintance among the farmers of this community was large.

Mr. Hersberger had also been affiliated with newspapers in Dayton O., Terre Haute and Indianapolis during his newspaper career. He was a member of the Anderson Police Department during the administration of the late Dr. Francis M. Williams. He was always an ardent Republican party worker.

He was born at Pendleton June 15, 1877, and came to Anderson when a youth. He attended Indiana university and subsequently studied for the ministry. He later taught school for a time in this county. At one time he was associated with his father, the late Milton Hersberger, Sr., in the real estate business. But he always returned to his first love---the newspaper business.

He was familiarly known around the city as "Hersh" and had a keen sense of humor. On most any occasion, he would have a new story to pass on to his listeners.

He was an active member of the Colonial Evangelical-United Brethren church

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B.K. Hersberger Services Today, The Anderson Herald, Anderson, Indiana,
12 September 1948, p. 1, col 2.

B.K. Hersberger Services Today
Funeral services will be conducted this afternoon at 3 o'clock in the Colonial Evangelical United Brethren church for Bayard Kerr Hersberger, 71, 1424 Cincinnati avenue, who died in St. John's hospital Friday evening at 6 o'clock following an illness of one year. The Rev. Bennett Fulp will officate and burial will follow in East Maplewood cemetery. The body was taken to the Albright funeral home where friends will be received until 1:30 this afternoon when it will be taken to the church to lie in state from 2 p.m. until the hour of the services. Pallbearers will include O.W. Haven, Harry Neanover, Thamar Vermillion, Paul Lane, Maurice Hockett, Bud Durbin, Floyd Schuyler and Robert Byrne.

Mr. Hersberger had been employed in the editorial department of The Herald for 32 years prior to his retirement a year ago and had been engaged as a newspaperman for more than forty years.

Bayard married MEHAFFEY, Leora Edith Sanders 12 Jun 1910, St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan. Leora (daughter of MEHAFFEY, William and CRAWFORD, ???) was born 1883, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

See Ann Smart's "Descendants of John B. Hersberger" for details of Esmond's life.

He was a very prominent man in Anderson and written up in the Centennial History of the town in 1925. His first wife, Katharine Langell, was a school principal which was unusual for a woman at that time and he was a real estate broker and had been an officer during the war. He enlisted during World War I and they married a few months after his enlistment. A year later they had a baby, probably while he was off training soldiers. The baby named Katherine died when she was one month old and is buried at East Maplewood.

He is no where to be found in the 1930 census and she is living with her parents using the Hersberger name, showing married and working as a principal. Her obituary lists her as Miss Katharine G. Langell. She clearly was very prominent in the Anderson public school's administration for many years.

In the meantime he moved to Chicago became a principal and eventually remarried. At some point he purchased two cemetery plots at the Acacia Park Masonic Cemetery in Rosemont, IL where he buried his second wife, Emma E. Hautau. He was cremated according to his death certificate, but his ashes aren't at Rosemont. There was no obituary for him when he died at age 95 and he had outlived all but two of his siblings. A law firm handled his final arrangements.

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Esmond P. Hersberger, death certificate no. 614976 (1983 in Cook County),
Illinois Department of Public Health, Springfield, Illinois.

Esmond P. Hersberger, male, d. 23 Jul 1983, white, German descent [actually Swiss], 94 years old, b. 8-4-1888 [actually 1887], died in Cook County, Chicago, DOA Bethany Hosp, born in Indiana, Citizen of USA, Widowed, SSN 323-30-5325, Retired School Principal from Chicago Board of Education, Not a War Veteran [actually was from WWI], Residence 3550 W. Franklin, Chicago city, Cook County, IL, Father: Milton, Mother: Mollie Knode, Informant William C. White Acting administrator 1250 West view, Glenview, IL. He died of Arterioscleortic Cardiovascular Disease and Exposure to Heat. Natural death and no autopsy. His remains were Cremated by Cremation Ser. Inc of Rosemont, ILL on 7-26-1983. Arrangements by Rosarn D. Salerno's Sons 6300 W. North ave. Chicago, IL 60639.

Esmond married LANGELL, Katherine 29 Dec 1917. Katherine (daughter of LANGELL, Louis L. and STORER, Grace) was born Abt 1890; died 22 Nov 1976, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Esmond married HAUTAU, Emma Aft 1920. Emma died Abt 05 Feb 1968, Chicago, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Anderson Herald/Bulletin-Wednesday, September 29, 1982, p. 239 in the Compilation of Obituaries by Davis at the Anderson Library

Bernice H. Seipel
?Bernice H. Seipel, 92, 1813 Meridian St. died at St. John?s Medical Center Tuesday night after a short illness.

She was born in Madison County and was a lifelong resident. She attended Indiana University and taught school at Florida Station many years ago. She also had worked in the Madison County treasurer?s office. She was a member of the Eastern Star in Anderson where she was past matron, the First Presbyterian Church and its Nikaphilia Bible study club, and the typographical union auxiliary.

She is survived by one son, Wilbur M. Seipel of Gahanna, Ohio; two brothers, Esmond Hershberger of Chicago and Milton Hershberger of Port Clinton, Ohio; and a sister, Hilda Henning of Anderson.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the Baker Brothers Funeral Home with the Rev. Harry Thompson officiating. Friends may call from 2 to 6 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery.

Bernice married SEIPEL, William Jr. 25 Mar 1916. [Group Sheet]

Hilda married HENNING, Ernest 04 Oct 1919. Ernest was born Abt 1895. [Group Sheet]

Alvin — MILLER, Estella M.. Estella was born 30 May 1880, Jasper, Indiana, USA; died 27 Jul 1967, Peru, Miami County, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Milton Hersberger Obituary from Toledo Blade Aug. 19, 1987, p. 14, column 1
Founder of Port Clinton Island Air Service in 1930

Milton Hersberger, 85, of Port Clinton, O., a former test pilot and airport manager who founded the Island Airlines, belived to be the shortest in the United States, died yesterday in Magruder Hospital after a long illness.

A native of Anderson, Ind., and a resident of Port Clinton many years, Mr. Hersberger became a pilot during the early 1920?s. He was a test pilot and manager of airports in Chicago, Youngstown, and Sandusky, O. before moving to Port Clinton in 1930 and founding the Island Airlines. The airline flew shuttle flights from its base in Port Clinton to an airport Mr. Hersberger owned on South Bass Island and to fields he leased on Middle Bass, North Bass, and Kelleys islands.

Started with 2 Planes
In addition to passenger service, the airlines carried mail and miscellaneous freight, and made emergency flights. At one time known as Air Tours, Inc., the airlines initially had two planes. In 1935, Mr. Hersberger acquired two Ford Tri-motor planes, a craft known as the Tin Goose. He frequently claimed ownership of seven of the Ford Trimotor planes of which only 198 were built between 1928 and 1933. He retired in 1953, when he sold the airlines and three of his last four trimotor planes.

Former Caf? Owner
In addition, Mr. Hersberger was the former owner of Urb?s Caf?, Port Clinton, and was a real estate salesman. He owned several office buildings, including the Hersberger Building in downtown Port Clinton.

Surviving are his wife, Marguerite; stepson, Arthur Van Rensselaer; stepdaughter, Mrs. Sue Ann Coyle, and five stepgrandsons.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday in the Neidecker-LeVeck-Crosser Mortuary, Port Clinton where the body will be after 2 p.m. tomorrow. The family requests that any contributions be to the charity of the donor?s choice.

Milton — ???, Marguerite. Marguerite was born Abt 1905. [Group Sheet]

Arna married SCHULTZ, Perley Emmit 05 Sep 1915, Madison County, Indiana. Perley (son of SHULTZ, Samuel and HUFFMAN, Barbary) was born 06 Feb 1881, Hocking County, Ohio; died 29 Nov 1959, St. John's Hospital, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Omer married HARTMAN, Laurel Hazel 05 Nov 1912, Madison County, Indiana. Laurel (daughter of HARTMAN, D. and WHISLER, Naomi) was born 13 Jan 1896, Greens Fork, Wayne County, Indiana; died 16 Oct 1984, Delaware County, Indiana; was buried Brookside Cemetery, Lapel, Madison County, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Donna married ENGLE, Frederick Arthur 18 Sep 1904, Sheridan, Worth County, Missouri. Frederick was born 18 Mar 1883; died 27 Jul 1954. [Group Sheet]

Cosmo — TILLERY, Cenie Eudora. Cenie was born 22 Jun 1883; died 03 Sep 1969. [Group Sheet]

Ernest — ???, Elsie. [Group Sheet]

Willis — CHAMBERS, Alice. Alice was born 13 Mar 1898; died 15 Mar 1948, Fulton County, Georgia. [Group Sheet]

Estel — YOUNTS, Bertha Lillian. Bertha was born 03 Mar 1898; died 22 Jan 1984. [Group Sheet]

Ira married BRIGHT, Fairy 08 May 1907, Madison County, Indiana. Fairy (daughter of BRIGHT, Frank E. and FISHER, Martha) was born 28 Sep 1888, Madison County, Indiana; died 1909, Madison County, Indiana; was buried Brookside Cemetery, Stony Creek, Madison County, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Ira married BADGLEY, Anta Marie 1911, Madison County, Indiana. Anta (daughter of BADGLEY, John and DELAWTER, Laura Alice, daughter of STEPHENSON, Jerry and DELAWTER, Laura Alice) was born 05 Aug 1894, Madison County, Indiana; died 04 Feb 1967, Riverview Hospital, Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana; was buried Brookside Cemetery, Stony Creek, Madison County, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Glenn married STANFORD, Jennie Ruth 16 Aug 1910, Hamilton County, Indiana. Jennie (daughter of STANFORD, William and FORD, Alice Jane) was born 10 May 1892, Hamilton County, Indiana; died 25 Mar 1944, Pendleton, Madison, Indiana, USA; was buried Grove Lawn Cemetery, Pendleton, Madison County, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Glenn married HARRIS, Velma L. 1952, Madison County, Indiana. Velma (daughter of HARRIS, Lewis and WISEMAN, Sarah) was born 20 Aug 1892, Madison County, Indiana; died 20 Feb 1985, Millers Merry Manor, Henry County, Indiana; was buried 22 Feb 1985, Brookside Cemetery, Lapel, Madison County, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

The Anderson Herald. Anderson, Indiana, 19 November 1967.
John D. Sears obituary
Lapel---John D. Sears, 76, of Rt. 3, Anderson, died Saturday evening at the Americana Nursing Home in Anderson after a lingering illness. The body was brought to Fisher Brothers Funeral Home here where friends will be received after 7 p.m. today. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home with the rev. Edwin Pile of the Lapel Methodist Church in charge. Burial will follow in Brookside Cemetery. Masonic rites will be held at the mortuary at 8 p.m. Monday by Pendleton Masonic Lodge No. 44.

Mr. Sears was born at Lapel and spent his entire life in the community. He graduated from Lapel High School and attended Indiana Central College and formerly taught school in Lapel and Stony Creek Township. He retired from the Anderson Post Office in 1953. In 1912, he married Mabel Ryan. Mr. Sears was a member of the Lapel Methodist Church, the Pendleton Masonic Lodge of which he was past master and from which he received a 50 year pin.

Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Mabel Sears; one son, Herbert Sears, Rt. 3, Anderson; two grandsons [grandchildren]; two sisters, Mrs. Anna McClintick, Lapel, and Mrs. Dorothy Bodenhorn, Anderson; two brothers, Virgil Sears, Rt. 1, Lapel, and Glen Sears, Lapel.

Anderson Herald. Anderson, Indiana, Tuesday 21 Nov 1967.
John Sears funeral notice
Lapel --- Services for John D. Sears, 76, of Rt. 3, Anderson, retired from the Anderson Post Office, will be conducted this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Fisher Brothers Funeral Home. The Rev. Edwin C. Pile of the Lapel Methodist Church will officiate. Interment will be in the Brookside Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.

John married RYAN, Mabel Catherine 14 Dec 1912, Pendleton, Madison, Indiana, USA. Mabel (daughter of RYAN, Ira G. and ANSHUTZ, Ida M.) was born 13 Feb 1896, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana; died 13 Jul 1973, Riverview Hospital, Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana; was buried 16 Jul 1973, Brookside Cemetery, Lapel, Madison County, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

She and her husband were killed in an Auto Accident east of Lapel, Indiana (Cascadden, Edith v. History of Lapel and Fisherburg (IN) from Pioneer Days to Aug 1938, p. 181)

Dessa married SCHUYLER, Noah Richard 23 May 1915, Madison County, Indiana. Noah (son of SCHUYLER, Nicholas and HUFFMAN, Sarah) was born 08 Nov 1888, Madison County, Indiana; died 25 Jun 1936, Lapel, Madison, Indiana, USA; was buried 27 Jun 1936, Brookside Cemetery, Lapel, Madison County, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Anna married MCCLINTICK, Cecil Leo 26 Dec 1917, Madison County, Indiana. Cecil was born 13 Apr 1895, Lapel, Madison, Indiana, USA; died 22 Oct 1963, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; was buried 25 Oct 1963, Brookside Cemetery, Lapel, Madison County, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Dorothy married NEWTON, Elmer 20 Jul 1926, Madison County, Indiana. Elmer was born 1900, Madison County, Indiana; died 23 Feb 1953, Rochester, Maryland; was buried 26 Feb 1953, Memorial Park Cemetery, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Dorothy married BODENHORN, David 31 Mar 1956, Madison County, Indiana. David was born 16 Aug 1902, Madison County, Indiana; died 25 Oct 1991, Madison County, Indiana; was buried Brookside Cemetery, Stony Creek, Madison County, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Ray married HARLESS, Edna Anna 04 Jan 1911, Madison Co., Indiana. Edna (daughter of HARLESS, Edward Willis and BRICKER, Anna Lee) was born 08 May 1894, Madison County, Indiana; died 14 Apr 1983, Anderson, Madison Co, IN; was buried Gravel Lawn Cemetery, State Road 13 & 1025 South, Madison County, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

John married WILLIAMSON, Halssie Bernice 22 Sep 1917, Madison County, Indiana. Halssie (daughter of WILLIAMSON, William and WYANT, Dora) was born 18 Aug 1898; died 27 Jun 1981; was buried Brookside Cemetery, Lapel, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Birth: 1896
Death: 1963
Winchester
Randolph County
Indiana, USA

Harry Hersberger Ridgeville
Harry Hersberger, 67, near Ridgeville, died Saturday in the Randolph County
Hospital, Winchester, following a long illness. He was a farmer and Franklin
Township school bus driver.

Survivors include his wife, Clara; three sons, Howard, Union City, and Harold
and Robert; two daughters, Mrs. Mary Lou Reed and Mrs. Wanda Foutz, all of
Ridgeville; three brothers, John, Bernard and Tilghman, all of Lapel; a sister,
Mrs. Paul Sheller, Ridgeville; 12 grandchildren; and four great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Bear Creek Church with Rev. Roy
Huffman officiating. Burial will be in New Dayton Cemetery. Friends may call at
Middleton Mortuary after noon Sunday.

Obituary from: Muncie Star, Muncie, Indiana, Sunday, March 31, 1963, Page 2A

Harry married FETTY, Clara 31 Dec 1917, Hamilton County, Indiana. Clara (daughter of FETTY, Frank and SYLVESTER, Mary) was born Abt 1900. [Group Sheet]

Bernard married MICHAEL, Meriam 10 Jul 1915, Hamilton County, Indiana. Meriam was born Abt 1900. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Noblesville-Arna Sheller, 94, died Feb. 24, 1995, at Noblesville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after an extended illness.
Survivors include two sons, Paul Russell Sheller Jr. and George H. Sheller; two daughters, Mrs. Jake (Rose) McDonald and Mrs. James (Harriett) Turner; 18 grandchildren; two step grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; and 13 great-great grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Scott E. Hersberger Funeral Home, Lapel, with the Rev. Bud McDonald officiating. Burial will be at Brookside Cemetery, Lapel. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Sunday at the Funeral Home.
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Arna Sheller Obituary. Anderson IN: Anderson Herald Bulletin, Friday, February 24, 1995, from compiled obituaries at the Anderson Public Library, p. 84.

Arna married SHELLER, Paul 26 Jun 1920, Madison County, Indiana. Paul (son of SHELLER, George and ?, Harriet J.) was born Mar 1897, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Tilghman married HINTON, Villie Jane Abt 1927. Villie (daughter of HINTON, Jessie L. and MCDANIEL, Ollie R.) was born 28 Aug 1905, Rushville, Indiana; died 17 Aug 1996; was buried Brookside Cemetery, Lapel, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Anderson (Indiana) Herald, Wednesday, February 6, 1952
GUY O. HERSBERGER, MIDDLETOWN, DIES

Middletown, Feb 5 (Spl) - Guy O. Hersberger, age 54, RR 2, Middletown, a veteran of World War I and a former resident of Lapel, died Monday night at Billings Hospital, Fort Harrison.

The body was brought to the Fisher Funeral Home here where friends will be received after 7 p.m. Wednesday. Funeral Services will be conducted at the Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Friday with the Rev. Claudius Pyles in charge. Burial will be in the Miller Cemetery in Middletown.

Mr. Hersberger was born near Lapel but had lived in this community for a number of years. He had been empl;oyed ar Delco-Remy Division in Anderson and was a member of the Lapel Methodist Church.

Surviving are: the widow, Ressie; a daughter, Janet Eller, Honey Creek; six sons, James, Marion and John, all of Sulphur Springs; Jerold, Markleville; Russell, with the Army at Camp Breckenridge, Ky. And Robert, at home; two sisters, Mrs. Ida Newton and Mrs. Mabel Rambo, both of Lapel; two brothers, Tom, Lapel, and Dale, Versailles, and one grandchild.

Guy married MARTIN, Ressie E. Abt 1920, Madison County, Indiana. Ressie was born Abt 1897, Indiana; died 29 Apr 1969, Middletown, Madison County, Indiana; was buried Miller Cemetery, Middletown, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Guy married SUMNER, Cecil 04 Sep 1917. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

ARIS DALE HERSHBERGER OBITUARY
Anderson Daily Bulletin, Monday, November 6, 1967. page 10

Aris (Dale) Hershberger, 69, formerly of Anderson, died Friday in Phoenix, Arizona, where he had resided for the past four years.
A lifetime county resident, he was born near Lapel, March 16, 1898, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hershberger. He was a private milk dealer in this area for many years.
He was a member of the Butlerville Masonic Lodge where he was past master.
Survivors include the widow, Elizabeth; four daughters, Mrs. Bill (Vivian) Williams of Lapel, Mrs Ed (Virginia) Dillie and Mrs. William (Harriet) Spearman, both of Anderson and Mrs. John (Jean) Henley of Clearwater, Fla.; three sons, Keith Hershberger of Lapel, Kenneth Hershberger of Sheridan, and Dale Hershberger, Jr. of Anderson; two sisters, Mrs. Ida Newton of Muncie and Mrs. Mabel Rambo of Lapel; 16 grandchildren; and 2 great-grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be conducted Tuesday at Phoenix, Arizona.

Aris married STOTTLEMYER, Sharley Ann 22 Aug 1916; divorced Abt 1940. Sharley (daughter of STOTTLEMEYER, James Elmer and COMMONS, Ada Mary) was born 25 Jan 1897, Hamilton County, Indiana; died 04 Dec 1988, Anderson, Indiana; was buried Brookside Cemetery, Lapel, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Aris married VAIL, Elizabeth Abt 1944. [Group Sheet]

Ida married NEWTON, Eldon Abt 1923. Eldon was born 1897; died 1957. [Group Sheet]

Thomas — HOFFMAN, Harriet Pearl. Harriet was born 01 Jun 1903; died 14 Apr 1977; was buried Maplewood Cemetery, Anderson, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Thomas — ???, Lela. [Group Sheet]

Mabel married RAMBO, William Abt 1923. William was born 15 Apr 1901, Madison County, Indiana; died 30 May 1969, Hamilton County, Indiana; was buried Brookside Cemetery, Stony Creek, Madison County, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

(Willis Albert Givens obituary, The Daily Ledger, Noblesville, Indiana, 4 Mar 1989, p. 12)

Willis Albert Givens Obituary
Willis Albert Givens, 84, died Friday, March 3 at Noblesville Healthcare Center. He was born April 8, 1904, in Middletown, Ind., the son of Elmer and Pearl (Sisson) Givens. A former Indianapolis resident, he had lived in Noblesville for the past six years. He was a member of the Lynnhurst Baptist Church of Indianapolis and the Speedway Masonic Lodge No.729 F&AM. He was a past employee of the Indianapolis Stock Yard.

Surviving is a son Ralph A. Givens of Noblesville; three brothers, Eugene Givens of Middletown, the Rev. Arthur Givens of Wabash, and Hansen Givens of Bradenton, Fla., two sisters, Neva Goul of Anderson and Audrey Hinshaw of New Castle; and a granddaughter.

Services will be 10 a.m. Monday at the Trout and Hughes Funeral Home Evans-Godby Chapel. the Rev. Robert Rinkenberg will officiate. Burial will be in Harlan Cemetery in Markleville, Ind. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. A Masonic service will be conducted at 7:30 p.m.

Willis married DAVIS, Mildred 02 Sep 1940, Madison County, Indiana. Mildred (daughter of DAVIS, Arthur H. and SWAIN, Bertha M.) was born 1909, Kennard, Henry County, Indiana; died 16 Aug 1949, New Castle, Henry, Indiana, USA; was buried 18 Aug 1949, Harlan Cemetery, Henry County, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Willis married SLOUGH, Elsie 1950. Elsie was born Abt 1906, Indiana; died 29 Jun 1965, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Fern married GEARISON, Wilmer E. 1924, Madison County, Indiana; divorced 1938. Wilmer was born 07 Nov 1902, Jefferson, Clinton,Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Fern married BUTRAM, William 04 Jul 1953, Porter E.U.B. Church by Rev. Arthur Givens. William was born 13 Mar 1907, Baltimore, Maryland; died 05 May 1963, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Fern married SHOWERS, Frank Nov 1965. Frank was born 03 Jul 1896, Indiana; died Apr 1973, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Audrey married HINSHAW, Carl 28 Jun 1930, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana by Rev. James Wilson. Carl (son of HINSHAW, Gray Barnum and MUZZY, Carrie) was born 02 Sep 1905, New Castle, Henry, Indiana, USA; died 14 Sep 1984, New Castle, Henry, Indiana, USA; was buried Mount Summit, Indiana Cemetery. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Wrote an unsigned genealogy on the Givens obtained by this writer 3/7/2000. (Oral History - 7/14/2002 - per Stuart Givens, his first cousin, to this writer).

Arthur married FRIERMOOD, Helen 25 Jul 1934, Wabash, Indiana by Rev. Harvey Fruth. Helen (daughter of FRIERMOOD, Guy T. and ???, Rosa) was born 17 Nov 1914, Wabash County, Indiana; died 16 Dec 1996, Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana; was buried Falls Cemetery, Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Hanson married MARKLE, Alyce 16 Jul 1939, Pershing, Wayne County, Indiana by Rev. Arthur Givens. Alyce (daughter of MARKLE, Walter and HEINY, Estella M) was born 21 Oct 1917, Hamilton County, Indiana; died 15 Aug 1997, St. Paul, Minnesota; was buried Minnesota. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Anonymous The Herald Bulletin Mon Apr 02, 2012, 08:40 PM EDT

ANDERSON, Ind. ? Neva Mae (Givens) Goul, 93, Anderson, died April 2, 2012, at Community Hospital, in Anderson.

She was born Feb. 5, 1919, in Middletown, and was a lifelong resident of this area.

Neva retired in 1974 from the finance center at Fort Benjamin Harrison, where she had worked as a secretary.

She was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church and the Anderson Chapter Order of Eastern Star 154.

Survivors include her children, Joyce (Jim) Humphrey of Anderson and Richard (Carol) Goul of Frankfort; grandchildren, Susan (Larry) Downey, Dennis (Tracy) Humphrey, Jay (Karen) Goul, Chris (Rhonda) Goul and Greg Goul; great-grandchildren, Amanda (Seth) McAlarney, Austin (Rachel) Downey, Megan Humphrey, Ian Humphrey, Zachary Humphrey, Grayson Goul, Ryder Goul, Taggart Goul, Jacob Goul and Adam Goul; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Bert Goul in 1983; parents, Elmer G. and Pearl (Sisson) Givens; and a grandson, David Humphrey.

Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Robert D. Loose Funeral Home, 200 W. 53rd St., Anderson, with an Order of Eastern Star Service by Chapter 154 at 11:15 a.m.

Services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with the Rev. Bill Garver officiating. Burial will be in Gravel Lawn Cemetery, Fortville. Memorial contributions may be made to the Bethel United Methodist Church Building Fund, 4011 W. 200S, Anderson, IN 46011.

Neva married GOUL, Albert Noah 05 Jan 1938. Albert (son of GOUL, Henry Earl and TEETERS, Myrtle May) was born 13 Nov 1918, Madison County, Indiana; died 23 Dec 1983, Anderson, Indiana; was buried Gravel Lawn Cemetery, State Road 13 & 1025 South, Madison County, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Middletown---D. Eugene "Gene" Givens, 68, 681 N. Sixth St., died Aug. 28, 1994, at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis after an extended illness. He was born Oct. 13, 1925, near Honey Creek, the son of Elmer and Pearl (Sisson) Givens, and lived his entire life in Henry County. He was self-employed as owner and operator of Givens Insurance Agency in Middletown. He was very active in several ministries at the Middletown Church of the Nazarene including tape ministry and Prime Time Outreach. He was active in the Gideons and Mooreland Lodge F&AM 331. He was a veteran of World War II and Korean Conflict.

Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Margaret L. (Miller) Givens; two sons and daughters-in-law, Greg and Carolyn Givens of New Castle and Alvin and Nadine Givens of Indianapolis; four daughters, Mrs. Paul (Pat) Wald of Middletown, Mrs. Chris (Faith) Hailey of Anderson, Mrs. Bill (Marcia) Tyner Jr. of England and Madonna Herman of Anderson; 14 grandchildren; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Hanson and Alice Givens of Minneapolis, Minn., and Arthur and Helen Givens of Warren; two sisters, Audrey Hinshaw of New Castle and Neva Goul of Anderson; and several nieces and nephews.

Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Middletown Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. Philip C. Rogers officiating. Friends may call at the church one-half hour before and after the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the building fund of Middletown Church of the Nazarene Family Center. Arrangements are being handled by Ballard and Sons Funeral Home.

Published in The Anderson Herald-Bulletin. Anderson, Indiana, 30 August 1994.

Delbert married MILLER, Margaret Lucretia 29 Jun 1944, United Methodist Church, Middletown, Indiana. Margaret was born 21 Apr 1927, Elkhart, Indiana, USA; died 09 Feb 2015, Middletown, Henry County, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Eloise D. Dunham

April 3, 1912 - March 22, 2005

FORTVILLE (Indian) Eloise D. (Givens) Dunham, 92, Fortville, died March 22, 2005, at Rawlins House in Pendleton. She retired from Mount Vernon School Corp. as a cafeteria worker after 25 years of employment.

Survivors include a son, Robert E. "Bob" (wife, Diana) Dunham; daughters, Iris L. Parker and Betty J. (husband, Wilbur) Eiler; sister, Bernice Montgomery; nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandson; and a nephew.

Her husband, Lester H. "Curley" Dunham, died in 1972.

Services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Seals Funeral Home with Jon Vance officiating. Burial will be in Gravel Lawn Cemetery.

Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Oklahoma Work Project, c/o Ford Street United Methodist Church in Lapel. (Herald Bulletin, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana; www.heraldbulletin.com 3/23/05)

Eloise — DUNHAM, Lester. Lester (son of DUNHAM, William and ???, Ivis) was born Abt 1908, Hancock County, Indiana; died 25 Jul 1972, Fortville, Hancock County, Indiana; was buried 28 Jul 1972, Gravel Lawn Cemetery, Green Township, Madison County, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

The Anderson Herald-Bulletin. Anderson, Indiana, 25 June 1988.

Lapel---John A. Givens, 73, Rt. 3, Anderson, died Thursday evening at Rio Grande Regional Hospital, McAllen, Texas, after an extended illness. He was a native and lifelong resident of Madison County, and was retired from Firestone in Noblesville after 30 years of service. A veteran of World War II, he served with the U.S. Army, where he had been a member of the last mounted cavalry unit. He was a member of American Legion Post 212 in Lapel.

Surviving are two sisters, Eloise Dunham of Fortville and Bernice Montgomery of Lapel.

Services will be 2 p.m. Monday in the Scott E. Hersberger Funeral Home with burial in Grovelawn Cemetery, Pendleton, where a military graveside service will be conducted by the Lapel Legion post. Friends may call at the funeral from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday.

Notes:

Montgomery
Nov. 28, 1917 - April 24, 2011
Anonymous The Herald Bulletin Mon Apr 25, 2011, 10:13 PM EDT

LAPEL, Ind. ? Bernice Montgomery, 93, Lapel, passed away Sunday, April 24, 2011, at Saint John?s Medical Center in Anderson following complications due to congestive heart failure.

She was born on Nov. 28, 1917, in Madison County to Horace and Nettie (Heiny) Givens. She resided in Lapel most of her life.

She graduated from Lapel High School in 1936 and went to beauty school shortly thereafter in Indianapolis.

She married John Montgomery in 1938 and a son, Ted, was born in 1940.

Bernice completed her beautician training in 1937 and worked in a beauty shop in Indianapolis for a short while before moving back to Lapel in 1943. She owned and operated Bernice?s Beauty Shop in Lapel since 1944. Her beauty shop was a very important part of her life and she enjoyed many customers over the years, retiring at the age of 79. She always felt like her customers were her family.

She was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church; the Solar Order of Eastern Star; and the Lapel American War Mothers. She loved her family, friends, and her home. Working in her yard was one of her favorite pastimes. She especially loved planting lots of flowers every summer. Bernice also enjoyed watching all sports on television, her favorites being the Indiana Pacers, the Indianapolis Colts, Indiana and Purdue University, and golf.

She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Janice Montgomery of Anderson; two nieces, Iris Parker of Pendleton and Betty (husband, Wilber) Eiler of Fortville; a nephew, Bob (wife, Diana) Dunham of Pendleton; and many loving great-nieces and nephews, to whom she was very close, who loved her and cared for her to the very end; and other family members and close friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 44 years, John Montgomery; her son, F. Ted Montgomery, who passed away April 27, 2009; a brother, John Givens; and a sister, Eloise Dunham.

A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Scott E. Hersberger Funeral Home in Lapel with Pastor Doug Barton officiating. Burial will follow in Brookside Cemetery, Lapel.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Scott E. Hersberger Funeral Home, 1010 North Main St., Lapel.

The family would like to thank Countryside Manor for their love and care for the past several months. Special thanks to the nurses and technicians on 6 South at the hospital, and Saint John?s Hospice for their care and comfort, both to Bernice and her family.

Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society; Trinity United Methodist Church, P. O. Box 606, Lapel IN 46051-0606; or Saint John?s Hospice, 2015 Jackson Street, Anderson IN 46016.

Bernice — MONTGOMERY, John. John (son of MONTGOMERY, John Andrew and SMITH, Ada) was born 15 Dec 1910, Illinois; died 10 Mar 1982, Noblesville, Hamilton, Indiana, USA; was buried 12 Mar 1982, Brookside Cemetery, Madison County, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Living married PORTER, F.A. (daughter of PORTER, Bennet Allen and HIBBARD, Beatrice) [Group Sheet]

Living — SMITH, H.. [Group Sheet]

Living married KNOTTS, ?. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Anderson Herald/Bulletin-Saturday, December 18, 1993, p. 422, in the Compilation of Obituaries by Bridges at the Anderson public library

Alice L. Durgan
?Alice Lucile (Hersberger) Durgan, 77, Anderson, died Dec. 18, 1993, at St. John?s Medical Center following an extended illness.

Born March 12, 1916, in Anderson. She was a lifelong city resident. She retired in 1973 from the U>S. Army Finance Center after 10 years of employment.

She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Donna L. and Dennis Schultz of Indianapolis and Susan L. and David Whipple of McCordsville; a son and daughter-in-law. James P. and Carol Anne Durgan of Cincinnati, Ohio, a sister, Lois Knotts of Carlisle; four grandchildren, Christopher Schultz, Candace Hunt, Rebecca Gilson and June Whipple, three great-grandchildren, Alexandrer Hunt, Nicole Whipple and Dawn Gilson; several nieces and nephews.

Her husband Harold ?Turk? Durgan died in 1991.

Services will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Brown-Butz-Diedring Funeral Home with Rev. Gary Ausbun officiating. Burial will be in Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery.

Alice — DURGAN, Harold. Harold was born Abt 1914, Anderson, Indiana; died 16 Mar 1991, Anderson, Indiana; was buried 19 Mar 1991, Anderson Memorial Park, Anderson, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Living — Living. [Group Sheet]

Marion — FOSTER, Mary Ellen. Mary was born 26 Apr 1918, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio; died 28 Mar 1994, Pendleton, Madison, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

Lorel — BYERS, Roberta. Roberta (daughter of BYERS, Granville and PARKER, Mattie) was born 16 May 1917, Madison County, Indiana; died 24 Dec 2002, Chandler, Maricopa, Arizona. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Anderson Herald -Thursday, April 15, 1937

Bean is Discovered in Boy's Appendix
Clifford Sears, age 13, son of Mr. and Mrs. Omer Sears, Lapel, is in a serious condition in St. John's hospital following an operation for appendicitis. Hospital attaches said the operation revealed a bean lodged in the appendix.

Anderson Herald -Friday, April 16, 1937

Boy with Bean in Appendix Dies
Clifford Sears, thirteen -year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Omer Sears, Lapel, died yesterday at 9 a.m. in St. John's hospital following an operation.

Young Sears underwent an appendectomy last Friday. Attending physicians discovered a bean in the appendix of the lad which is believed to have contributed to his death.

Anderson Herald -Friday, April 16, 1937

Clifford Sears
LAPEL, Ind., April 15---Clifford Sears, 13-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Omer Sears, died at St. John?s hospital, Anderson, Thursday morning. He underwent an appendicitis operation a week ago. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Methodist church with burial at Brookside cemetery.. Surviving besides the parents are three brothers, Loral, Gordon and Marion, and grandmother, Mrs. Zartman of Frankton and Mrs. Alice Sears of near here. Clifford was a pupil in the seventh grade in the Lapel school and had been a member of the 4-H club for four years, having won several prizes in this work.

Donna married GUNDERSON, Carl L.K. 09 Oct 1926, Payette, Payette County, Idaho. Carl was born 13 Mar 1902; died 26 Jun 1989, Bothell, King, Washington, USA. [Group Sheet]

Ralph — EVERETT, Flora A.. Flora was born 13 Mar 1912, Pinedale, Sublette, Wyoming, USA; died 04 May 2009, Lakeview, Lake, Oregon, USA; was buried Greenwood Memorial Park, Renton, Washington. [Group Sheet]

James — Living. [Group Sheet]

Glendon — COLBERT, Sarah Crystal. Sarah was born 10 Mar 1915, Madison County, Indiana; died 2001. [Group Sheet]

Laura married FERGUSON, Elbert Earl 01 May 1942, First Methodist Church, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana. Elbert was born 14 Aug 1912, Madison County, Indiana; died 13 Dec 1973, Madison County, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Laura married RINKER, Alfred 1974, Madison County, Indiana. Alfred (son of RINKER, Joseph and MOTTER, Gladys) was born 29 Mar 1919, Delaware County, Indiana; died 23 Nov 2002, Daleville, Delaware County, Indiana; was buried 26 Nov 2002, Memorial Park Cemetery, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Living married WHITE, R. [Group Sheet]

Living — JACKSON, C.T.. [Group Sheet]

Living married Living [Group Sheet]

Living — MCGILLEN, H.. [Group Sheet]

Living — ABBOTT, H.. [Group Sheet]

Living — KEMPER, D.M.. (daughter of KEMPER, William F and BAER, Mabel F) [Group Sheet]

Living — Living. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Birth: Feb. 27, 1917
Lapel
Madison County
Indiana, USA
Death: Feb. 16, 1941
Lapel
Madison County
Indiana, USA

She was his first wife and died from complications of a
pregnancy. They had 3 children.

Contributed by AnnS

Dorothy (Schuyler) Russell was born 2/27/1917 in Lapel, Madison Co, IN she died in Lapel
on 2/16/1941 and was bur on the 19th. Her parents were Noah Richard Schuyler & Dessa May
Sears.

Dorothy — Living. (son of RUSSELL, Otto and CASE, Daisy) [Group Sheet]

Notes:

There is no record of this individual in the 1920 or 1930 census so this may be an error.

Notes:

Birth: Jul. 4, 1912
Madison County
Indiana, USA
Death: Jan. 6, 2013
Anderson
Madison County
Indiana, USA

Lena Louise Wyant, 100, Lapel, passed away Sunday, January 6, 2013, at Community Hospital of Anderson following a brief illness.

She was born on July 4, 1912, in Madison County, Indiana to Ray and Edna (Harless) McClintock.

She graduated from Lapel High School in 1930.

Lena retired in 1979 from the former Fort Benjamin Harrison Army Finance Center in Indianapolis and had also been employed at the former Fair Store and the Singer store both in Anderson as well as the former Delco Remy division of General Motors.

She had been a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church in Lapel since 1921 and was a member of the Ruth Circle, the Do For Others Sunday school class, and the United Methodist Women. She was a member of the former Lapel Order of Eastern Star Chapter 457; the Lapel American War Mothers; the former Lapel Golden Glows; and she had been active in making cancer pads for the American Red Cross.

She is survived by two children, Eddie Rex Wyant of Lapel and Wilma Lois (husband, John) Redding of Marion; ten grandchildren, Lorraine Wyant of Albuquerque, NM, Lary Wyant of Greenfield, Wayne Wyant of Clemson, SC, Karl Wyant of Duluth, MN, April Wyant of Albuquerque, NM, Victor (wife, Gaby) Wyant of Six Mile, SC, Kenneth (wife, Colette) Wyant of Cadiz, Raymond Wyant of Frankton, Elizabeth (husband, Carl) Camacho of Indianapolis, Marc (wife, Allison) Redding of Winona Lake; eight great-grandchildren, Sadie, Benjamin, and Samuel Wyant, Tobias Wyant, Cale, Annalee, and Nathan Camacho, and Isaac Redding; one sister, Naoma McGlacken of Ocala, FL; one sister-in-law, Lillie McClintock; and a daughter-in-law, Judi (husband, Jim) (Wyant) Padgett of Daleville.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Edgar Wyant; and two brother, Fred and Howard McClintock.

A funeral service will be held at 1:00 pm Saturday, January 12, 2013, at Scott E. Hersberger Funeral Home in Lapel with Pastor Doug Barton officiating. Burial will follow in Brookside Cemetery, Lapel.

Visitation will be from 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm Friday, January 11, 2013, and one hour before the service Saturday at Scott E. Hersberger Funeral Home, 1010 North Main Street, Lapel.

Memorial contributions may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church, P. O. Box 606, Lapel, Indiana 46051-0606.

Lena — WYANT, Edgar Harold. Edgar (son of WYANT, Olan and LAYTON, Bertha) was born 21 Aug 1911, Hamilton County, Indiana; died 21 Nov 1973, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

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Howard W. McClintock Sr.
April 11, 1916 - Oct. 17, 2009
LAPEL ? Howard W. McClintock, Sr., 93, Lapel, passed away Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009, at Saint John's Medical Center in Anderson following an extended illness.

He was born on April 11, 1916, in Lapel, to Ray and Edna (Harless) McClintock.

He graduated from Lapel High School in 1934 and was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army.

Howard retired in 1972 from the former Guide Lamp Division of General Motors in Anderson.

He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church; and was the oldest living member of the Lapel American Legion Post 212; Lapel Masonic Lodge No. 625; and the UAW Local 663. Howard had been a Lapel Little League coach for many years; he enjoyed golf and was known as the chair man because of his love of caning chairs.

He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Lillie B. (Hysong) McClintock; two sons, Willard (wife, Jan) McClintock of Glenwood Springs, Colo., and Daniel McClintock of Lapel; two grandchildren, Todd McClintock of Chicago, Ill., and Marla (husband, Chadd) Miller of Kalispell, Mont.; three great-grandchildren, Sydney, Vance, and Ava Miller; two sisters, Lena Wyant of Lapel and Naomi McGlacken of Ocala, Fla.; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Fred McClintock.

Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, at Scott E. Hersberger Funeral Home in Lapel with Pastor Doug Barton officiating. Burial will follow in Brookside Cemetery, Lapel, where the Lapel American Legion Post 212 will conduct military graveside rites.

Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, at Scott E. Hersberger Funeral Home, 1010 N. Main St., Lapel.

Memorial contributions may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 606, Lapel, IN 46051-0606.

Post online condolences at www.hersbergerfuneralhome.com or www.theheraldbulletin.com.

Published in The Herald Bulletin from 10/18/2009 - 10/20/2009

Howard married Living [Group Sheet]

Living — Living. [Group Sheet]

William — TOURNEY, Dorothy Jane. Dorothy (daughter of TOURNEY, Maurice and GILESPE, Barbra) was born 05 Feb 1921; died 01 Aug 2001. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

John D. Hersberger
Jan. 10, 1923 - Nov. 6, 2005

"PENDLETON - John Delbert "Deb" Hersberger, 82, Pendleton, passed away Nov. 6, 2005, following an extended illness.

"He was born Jan. 10, 1923, in Lapel, the son of John and Berniece (Williamson) Hersberger II.

"He was a 1940 Lapel High School graduate and was a member of that year's Final Four basketball team. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He retired in 1981 from Allison Division of General Motors as a production supervisor after 41 years of employment.

"He was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church, the Lapel American Legion Post 212, the Lapel Masonic Lodge No. 625, the Scottish Rite Valley of Indianapolis, the Murat Temple Shrine and the Madison County Shrine Club.

"He is survived by one brother, William Ronald Hersberger of Lapel; one sister, Leah (husband, Raymond) Renbarger of Anderson; a close friend, Eva Jean Clark of Fortville; and several nieces and nephews.

"He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife of 46 years, Eleanor (McCombs) Hersberger; and a daughter, Debbie Sue Hersberger.

"Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Scott E. Hersberger Funeral Home in Lapel with the Rev. Evan Lash officiating. Burial will be in Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery where the Lapel American Legion Post 212 will conduct military graveside rites.

"Visitation will be 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

"Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society."

Source: John Delbert "Deb" Hersberger obituary, The Herald Bulletin Online, Anderson, Indiana, Tuesday, November 8, 2005,

John — MCCOMBS, Eleanor. Eleanor was born Abt 1925; died Bef 2005. [Group Sheet]

Living — RENBARGER, R.. [Group Sheet]

Howard — Living. (daughter of HINSHAW, Aretus John and FRAZIER, Mary Jerusha) [Group Sheet]

Harold — HODGES, Lila Mae. Lila was born 11 Sep 1927; died 08 May 2011; was buried Bear Creek Cemetery, Farmland, Randolph County, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Mary — REED, Harry Kenneth. Harry was born 07 Jul 1925, Edmonton, Metcalfe, Kentucky, USA; died 03 Sep 2009, Marion, Grant County, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Living — Living. [Group Sheet]

Deloris — Living. [Group Sheet]

Lenora — RIGGS, Joseph G.. Joseph was born 06 May 1920; died 04 Jun 2005, Noblesville, Hamilton, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

Lenora — SHAUL, Merril Thomas. Merril (son of SHAUL, William and HALL, Sarah S.) was born 01 Nov 1914, Wayne Township, Hamilton County, Indiana; died 29 Dec 1986, Clinton, Vermillion, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

Living — S.. [Group Sheet]

Living — Living. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Meredith Leslie ?Bud? Hersberger, 83, Noblesville, passed away Sunday, March 13, 2011, at his winter home in Florida..

He was born on October 24, 1927, in Noblesville, Indiana to Bernard and Mae (Michaels) Hersberger..

He graduated from Walnut Grove High School in 1945..

Bud retired from Burton Heating and Plumbing Company in Rochester and he also farmed the family farm..

He was a member of the Midwest Field Trial Association; the Fort Recovery Ohio Field Trialers; the Operating Engineers Union Local 103; the Hamilton County Farm Bureau Coop; the Noblesville American Legion; and the Noblesville Masonic Lodge..

He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Mary Ellen (Cannon) Hersberger; three daughters, Linda (husband, Garry) Hodge of Chino Hills, CA, Connie (husband, Mike) Thomas of Cicero, and Jeannie (husband, Kelly) Simpson of Columbus; six grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and two sisters..

He was preceded in death by his parents; and four sisters..

A memorial celebration will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, April 2, 2011, at Scott E. Hersberger Funeral Home in Lapel with Pastor Mark Knapp officiating and friends will be offered a time to share their memories. Bud will be ultimately laid to rest on the family farm..

There will be an opportunity to visit following the service..

In lieu of flowers, the family would like friends to share their stories, pictures, or any memories of Bud to be compiled into a memory book. Please send them to: Linda Hodge, 15554 East 226th Street, Noblesville, Indiana 46060 or email to linda@linda-hodge.com. Or donations may also be made to the charity of the donor?s choice.

Leslie — CANNON, Mary Ellen. [Group Sheet]

Living — Living. [Group Sheet]

Living — Living. [Group Sheet]

Harriet — TURNER, James. [Group Sheet]

Living — LAND, M.. (daughter of LAND, Harold and WHITE, Lena) [Group Sheet]

Living — MCDONALD, J.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Anderson Herald Bulletin online, 04-03-2005

Jay W. Hersberger

Nov. 18, 1928 - March 31, 2005

"LAKE PLACID, Fla. - Jay Warren Hersberger, Lake Placid, Fla., 76,
formerly of Lapel, died March 31, 2005, after a brief illness. He was
born Nov. 18, 1928, in Lapel, the son of Tilghman and Villie (Hinton)
Hersberger. He was retired from the United States Navy as a chief petty
officer and fire control technician.

"He was a member and past commander of American Legion Post 212 ,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Trinity United Methodist Church, life member
of AMVETS and Fleet Reserve Association.

"He is survived by four children, daughter, Lynn (husband, Barie) VanZel
of Altamonte Springs, Fla., daughter, Gail (husband, John) Specht of
Lapel, son, Jay Hersberger of Lake Placid, Fla., and Lyle Hersberger of
Brandwine, Md.; nine grandchildren, Sherri (husband, Scott) Noble of
Lapel, Jessica (husband, Kerry) Stewart of Indianapolis, Nelson (wife
Emily) Specht of Middletown, Amanda (husband, Scott) King of Lapel,
Wesley Hersberger of Brandywine, Md., Brittany Hersberger of Brandywine,
Md., Eric Hersberger of Lake Placid, Fla., Dr. Cindy (husband, Joshua)
Cohen of Connecticut, and Cathy Sigler of Lexington, S.C.; seven
great-grandchildren, Shelby Noble of Lapel, Mitchell Noble of Lapel,
Abigail Specht of Lapel, Chrystal King of Lapel, Amber King of Lapel,
Calvin Perrie Specht of Middletown, and Grayson Stewart of Indianapolis;
brother, Morris (wife, Jean) Hersberger of Lapel; brother, John (wife,
Sue) Hersberger of Winchester; sister, Martha Jane (husband, Max) Lee of
Pittsburgh, Pa.; and sister-in-law, Phyllis Hersberger of Noblesville.

"He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Grace Perrie
Hersberger; and a brother, Paul Herbert Hersberger.

"A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. Monday at Scott E. Hersberger
Funeral Home, 1010 N. Main St., Lapel, with the Rev. Evan Lash
officiating. Visitation hours will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday at the
funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Lapel Post 212
American Legion Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 789, Lapel, IN 46051 or to
the charity of the donor's choice. Online condolences:

Jay married PERRIE, Grace 1955. Grace was born 26 May 1930, Baden, Maryland; died 04 Jan 2003, Lake Placid, Florida; was buried 12 Jan 2003, Brandywine, Maryland. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Paul H. Hersberger
Jan. 14, 1930 - Oct. 31, 2004

NOBLESVILLE--Paul Herbert Hersberger, 74, Noblesville, passed away Oct. 31, 2004, at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis following a brief illness.

He was born Jan. 14, 1930, in Madison County, the son of Tilghman and Villie (Hinton) Hersberger. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and he retired in 1985 from Delco Remy after 30 years of employment. He continued to farm at Hersberger Farms.

He was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church, the Clarksville Masonic Lodge for more than 50 years, the Scottish Rite Valley of Indianapolis, the Murat Temple Shrine and the Madison County Shrine Club.

He was an avid antique tractor collector.

He is survived by wife, Phyllis (Hall) Hersberger; two children, Chris (husband, Keith) Lynch of Anderson and Mori (Patty) Hersberger of Noblesville; three brothers, Jay Hersberger of Lake Placid, Fla., Morris (wife, Jean) Hersberger of Lapel and John (wife, Sue) Hersberger of Ridgeville; one sister, Martha (husband, Max) Lees of Pittsburgh, Pa.; four grandchildren, Josh Lynch, Jordan Lynch, Meghan Hersberger and Joel Hersberger; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Scott E. Hersberger Funeral Home in Lapel with the Rev. Evan Lash officiating. Burial will be in Brookside Cemetery, Lapel.

Visitation will be 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Trinity United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 606, Lapel, IN 46051.

Online condolences:

www.hersbergerfuneralhome. com

Paul — Living. [Group Sheet]

Living — Living. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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John D. Hersberger
Feb. 12, 1934 - Sept. 6, 2008

WINCHESTER ? John David Hersberger, 74, passed away Sept. 6, 2008, at his residence, following an extended illness.

In 1984, John retired from Delco Remy, formerly in Anderson, after 30 years of employment. He also farmed his family farm in rural Ridgeville.

Survivors include his wife, Sue (Ridgeway) Hersberger; children, Lisa Swingley and Greg (wife, Diane) Hersberger; brother, Morris (wife, Jean) Hersberger; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Monday at Scott E. Hersberger Funeral Home, 1010 N. Main St., Lapel, officiated by the Rev. Steve Conner. Private burial.

Visitation 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Additional memorial service 7 p.m. Tuesday at Congregational Christian Church at Five Points, officiated by the Rev. Steve Conner.

Tuesday visitation 5 to 7 p.m. at the church.

Memorial contributions may be made to Cancer services for Randolph County, 133 N. Meridian St., Winchester, IN 47394 or State of the Heart Hospice, 410 W. Votaw St., Portland, IN 47371.

John — Living. [Group Sheet]

John — ???, Rebecca. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

MARTHA LEES FEB. 18, 1938 - JUNE 16, 2006 SOCIAL WORKER, COUNSELOR : Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA) - Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Deceased Name: MARTHA LEES FEB. 18, 1938 - JUNE 16, 2006 SOCIAL WORKER, COUNSELOR

People rarely spoke of Martha "Marty" Lees without using the word "caring."
Mrs. Lees, a longtime social worker and counselor from Ross, died in an automobile accident on Friday. She was 68.
In the mid-1980s, Mrs. Lees, her words tough but kind, changed the lives of young women when she worked as one of the first directors of counseling at Carlow University.
When she arrived, she greatly expanded services, creating an entire department, said her friend of 35 years, Martha Ezzel, a Carlow faculty member who once served as dean of students and who hired Mrs. Lees.
"She was perfect for the job. What you saw was her skill in working with young people. She was a guiding light."
Students stressed by academic rigor or beset by personal crises went to Mrs. Lee upset and confused. They left as friends.
The former Carlow president, Sister Grace Ann Geibel, said, "If I knew that a student was seeing Marty for counseling, I always sighed a sigh of relief, because I knew that the student was in good hands."
Mrs. Lees grew up on a farm near Lapel, Ind. She began her undergraduate studies at Ball State University in Indiana and finished at the University of Pittsburgh, eventually earning a master's in social work from Pitt.
She lived in Pittsburgh for 43 years and forged a career as a social worker and director of counseling and maintained a private counseling practice for many years.
At Carlow, she didn't know what 9 to 5 was, said Sister Geibel. She spent countless hours with students and "gave of her time over and above the rest of us."
She once paid the entire pre-school bill for the child of a single mother who could not. She also donated $500 for another single mom to travel to Ohio and back to care for a sick parent.
She is survived by her husband, Max G. Lees; three daughters, Minda J. Lees of Mount Kisco, N.Y., Melanie J. Lees and Melissa J. Lees of Salt Lake City; a son, Mark G. Lees of Allison Park; two brothers, Morris Hershberger of Lapel, Ind., and John Hershberger of Winchester, Ind.; and three grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 3:30 p.m. tomorrow at Hiland Presbyterian Church, 845 Perry Highway, Ross.
Donations may be made to the Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh, Box 9024, Pittsburgh 15224.
Arrangements are by T.B. Devlin Funeral Home.

Martha — LEES, Max. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

"Marion-- James O. Hersberger, 64, resident of the Marion Veterans Hospital, died Tuesday morning at the hospital after an extended illness.
He was born in Lapel. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Air Force. He had resided at the hospital since 1943.
He is survived by four brothers, John Hersberger of Middletown, Robert Hersberger of Anderson, Russell Hersberger of Cambridge City and Roy Hersberger of Van Nuys, Calif.; one sister Janet Eller of Middletown; and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 10 a.m Saturday at Ballard and Sons Funeral Home in Middletown with the Rev. Bob Higgins of Arcadia officiating. Burial will be at Miller Cemetery, east of Middletown. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday.
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"James O. Hersberger obituary," Anderson, IN: Wednesday, November 27, 1985, bound in a book by year at the Anderson Public Library, p. 335.

Notes:

"John Hersberger, 66, R.R. 1 Daleville, died unexpectedly Friday at Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie.
Born Sept. 20, 1922 in Lapel, he lived most of his life in the Sulphur Springs and Middletown communities before moving to Daleville.
He retired in 1975 from Delco Remy, Anderson, after 33 years in shipping and receiving.
A veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict with the U.S. Army, he earned two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star, and achieved the rank of sergeant.
He was a member of the Arcadia Church of the Brethren, the Redmen's Lodge, Arcadia Senior Citizens, Killbuck Retirees, Phi Beta Psi and Beta Epsilon Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa Sorority Auxiliaries, Muncie, and the United Auto Workers, Local 662.
He was preceded in death by his first wife of 33 years, Buleah [Beulah], by two brothers, an infant son and a daughter.
Survivors include a wife, Virginia Hersberger, Daleville; a son Donnie Hersberger, Middletown; a daughter, Mrs. Howard (Patty) Meyer, Tipton; a stepson, Erick West, Muncie; a step-daughter, Kathy West, Yorktown; by three brothers Roy Hersberger, Van Nuys, California, Russell (Ben) Hersberger, Cambridge City, Bob Hersberger, Anderson; and a sister, Janet Eller, Honey Creek; by six grandchildren and three step-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Ballard and Sons Funeral Home, 118 S. 5th St., Middletown, Rev. Bob Higgins officiating. Burial will be in Miller Cemetery east of Middletown. Friends may call today from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Little Red Door of Delaware County through the funeral home."
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"John Hersberger obituary," Anderson, IN: Sunday, April 16, 1989, bound in a book by year at the Anderson Public Library, p. 138.

John married SINGLETON, Beulah 12 Jan 1946, Henry County, Indiana. Beulah (daughter of SINGLETON, Joseph and CHAPMAN, Constance) was born Abt 1924; died 15 Jan 1979, Middletown, Madison County, Indiana; was buried Miller Cemetery, Middletown, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

John — ?, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Birth: Feb. 10, 1924
Death: Apr. 12, 1992

Janet E. (Hersberger) Eller, 68, Middletown, died Sunday at Henry County Memorial Hospital in New Castle after a brief Illness. She was born Feb. in Lapel. She moved to Henry County 40 years ago. She retired from Delco Remy after 31 years of employment. She was a member of UAW 662, AARP and several bowling leagues.

Survivors include two daughters, living Adams of Anderson and living Kagan of New Orleans; three brothers, Robert Hersberger of Anderson, living Hersberger of Cambridge City and living Hersberger of Van Nuys, Calif.; a grandson; and several nieces and nephews.

Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Ballard and Sons Funeral Home in Middletown. Burial will be at Miller Cemetery, east of Middletown.

Janet — ELLER, Frank Ray. Frank was born 23 Dec 1916, Hamilton County Indiana; died 03 Sep 1992, Mount Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

"Gerold 'Jerry' Hersberger, 48, Tucson, AZ, died Monday in Van Nuys, CA. A native of Lapel, he was reared in Sulphur Springs. Surviving with the widow and several stepchildren in Tucson are five brothers, Robert Hersberger, Anderson; John, Sulphur Springs; Russell, Cambridge City; James, in the Veterans Hospital at Marion; and Roy of Van Nuys, CA; and a sister Jeannette Eller of Honey Creek. Services and burial will take place in Tucson."
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"Obituary for Gerold Hersberger," Anderson Herald Bulletin, Anderson, IN: Tuesday, April 16, 1974, obituaries bound by Anderson Public Library, p. 89.

Gerold — CARTER, Patricia Mae. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Robert L. Hersberger

June 5, 1927 - Oct. 23, 2005

Robert L. ?Bob? Hersberger, 78, Anderson, died Oct. 23, 2005, at his residence.

He was born June 5, 1927, in Lapel, and resided in Anderson all of his life. He retired in 1982 from Delco Remy Division of General Motors after 38 1/2 years of service.

He was a graduate of Sulphur Springs High School. He served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II in the European theater.

He was a member of United Auto Workers Local 662 and American Legion Post 127. He was an avid NASCAR and sports fan.

He is survived by his two stepsons, Robert L. Caplinger and Stephen E. Caplinger; five stepdaughters, Betty J. Salazar, Shirley A. McCord, Linda S. Pilkington, Sandy K. Daum and Cynthia L. Mann; two brothers, Russell and wife Patty Hersberger, and Roy Hersberger; and several grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his wife, whom he married Sept. 2, 1972, Louise Hersberger; parents, Guy and Ressie (Martin) Hersberger; three brothers; and one sister.

Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday at Robert D. Loose Funeral Homes & Crematory, South Chapel, 200 W. 53rd St., Anderson, with Pastor Dan Burnett officiating. Burial will be in Grove Lawn Cemetery in Pendleton.

Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday at the South Chapel.

Military rites will be by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 266.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Legion Post 127.

Source: The Herald Bulletin, Anderson, Indiana http://www.theheraldbulletin.com/story.asp?id=16505

Robert married DARLING, Louise 02 Sep 1972. Louise (daughter of CAPLINGER, ? and DARLING, Jennie) was born 21 Oct 1924, New Castle, Henry, Indiana, USA; died 16 Mar 1995, Anderson, Indiana; was buried 18 Mar 1995, Grove Lawn Cemetery, Pendleton, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Clarence O. Hersberger, 90, Anderson, died April 9, 2008, at Saint J ohn?s Medical Center. He was born Feb. 7, 1918, in Lapel, and resided i n Anderson most of his life. Clarence worked for Jefferson Smurfit/Cont ainer Corp. from 1954 to 1983.

He is survived by his daughter, Diana (Bill) Hedge of Anderson; brother , Richard (Sue) Morgan of Anderson; one step-granddaughter, Janet (Mark ) Strahlendorf; special friends, Jody Closser and Charlie Gardner; and s everal nieces and nephews. A special thanks to Dr. Fast and the nurses a nd staff of Saint John?s 3 South.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Leona (Lycan) Hersberger, on Jan. 2 4, 1997; and a grandson, Lee Wisehart.

Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Robert D. Loose Funeral Home a nd Crematory, South Chapel, 200 W. 53rd St., Anderson, with the Rev. Ri chard True officiating. Burial will be in Anderson Memorial Park Cemete ry. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday at the South Chap el. Memorial contributions may be made to Countryside Rescue, Madison C ounty Humane Society or the charity of the donor?s choice.

Notes:

Vivian H. Williams

Feb. 20, 1917 - Sept. 12, 2004

Vivian H. Williams, 87, Anderson, passed away Sept. 12, 2004, at St.
John's Medical Center following a brief illness.

She was born Feb. 20, 1917, in Anderson, the daughter of Dale and
Sharley (Stottlemeyer) Hersberger. For six years she resided at the
Isabel Harter House and had previously lived in Lapel.

She was a 1935 Lapel High School graduate and retired in 1977 from Delco
Remy after 21 years of employment.

She was a member of the Ford Street United Methodist Church in Lapel for
more than 80 years and she taught Sunday school for many years. She was
also a member of United Auto Workers Local 662 and in recent years she
volunteered her services to the Paramount Theatre.

She is survived by three children, Judith (husband, Ken) Mears of
Sarasota, Fla., Barbara (husband, Jack) Roach of York, Pa., and Alan
(wife, Kathy) Williams of Anderson; two brothers, Keith Hersberger and
Dale Hersberger, both of Anderson; two sisters, Jean Henley of Yorktown,
Va., and Harriett Spearman of Anderson; four grandchildren, Lora Mears
of Auburn, N.Y., Jan Schoeber of Syracuse, N.Y., Tom Roach of Ithaca,
N.Y., and Scott Roach of Charlotte, N.C.; and five great-grandchildren,
Benjamin Roach, Adam Roach, Emma Roach, Margaret Roach and Samuel Roach.

She was preceded in death in 1993 by her husband of 55 years, William
Williams; a sister, Virginia Dillie, a brother, Kenneth Hersberger.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Scott E. Hersberger Funeral Home
in Lapel with the Rev. Russell Irwin officiating. Burial will be in
Brookside Cemetery in Lapel.

Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Contributions may be made to the Isabel Harter House, 600 N. Main St.,
Anderson, IN 46016.

Online condolences:

www.hersbergerfuneralhome.com

Vivian married WILLIAMS, William Abt 1938. William died 1993. [Group Sheet]

Living — Living. [Group Sheet]

Living married Living [Group Sheet]

Living — Living. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Kenneth E. Hersberger, 80, passed away Wednesday January 1, 2003, at his daughter's residence in Greenfield. He was born on February 11, 1922, in Lapel, Indiana to Dale and Sharley (Stottlemyer) Hersberger. He was a 1940 Lapel High School graduate and a U. S. Army veteran of World War II. He retired in 1989 after 29 years as a rural mail carrier in Sheridan. He was a member of the First Christian Church in Sheridan, the Lapel Masonic Lodge No. 625 where received his Masonic award of gold in 1996. He was also a member of the Scottish Rite Valley of Indianapolis and the Murat Temple Shrine. He is survived by three children, Jeffery Hersberger of Noblesville, David Hersberger of Noblesville, and Jan (husband, John) Riley of Greenfield; five brothers and sisters, Vivian Williams of Anderson, Keith Hersberger of Anderson, Dale Hersberger of Anderson, Jean Henley of Virginia, and Harriet Spearman of Anderson; and three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife Betty Lou (Amos) Hersberger in 2002; his parents; and a sister, Virginia Dillie. Private services will be held Friday at Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery with Rev. V. J. Stover officiating. Burial will be at Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery. There will be no calling hours. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Christian Church, P. O. Box 107, Sheridan, Indiana 46069.Scott E. Hersberger Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Born: February 11, 1922Death: January 1, 2003This memorial provided by:HERSBERGER FUNERAL HOMEMemorial Networks Partner Provider

Kenneth — AMOS, Betty Lou. Betty was born 05 Oct 1926, Anderson, Madison Co, IN; died 10 Jan 2002, Sheridan, Hamilton, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

From the Anderson Herald Bulletin 9/21/04
Dale Hersberger
Dec. 11, 1925 - Sept. 18, 2004
Dale Hersberger, 78, Anderson, passed away Sept. 18, 2004, at St. John's
Medical Center following a brief illness.

He was born Dec. 11, 1925, in Madison County, the son of Dale and
Sharley (Stottlemyer) Hersberger.

He was a 1943 Lapel High School graduate and he served in the Army Air
Corps during World War II. He retired in 1974 from the Anderson Fire
Department and was the owner and operator of Hersberger Realty in
Anderson.

He was a member of the Wesley Free Methodist Church in Anderson, member
and past president of both the Gideons International Madison County
North Camp and the Frankton Lions Club.

He is survived by his wife, Mary (Dickerson) Hersberger; three sons,
Rodney (wife, Susan) Hersberger of Bakersfield, Calif., Bradley
Hersberger of Alexandria and Brian (wife, Sherry) Hersberger of
Pendleton; four stepchildren, Susan (husband, David) Smith of Anderson,
Paul (wife, Polly) Keesling of Columbia, Tenn., Elaine Toles of
Markleville and Lisa Keesling (friend, Mark Easley) of Anderson; one
brother, Keith Hersberger of Anderson; two sisters, Jean Henley of
Yorktown, Va., and Harriett Spearman of Anderson; 12 grandchildren; and
four great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Evelyn (Shuter) Hersberger,
in 1999; two sisters, Virginia Dillie and Vivian Williams; and one
brother, Kenneth Hersberger.

Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Wesley Free Methodist
Church in Anderson with the Rev. John Lane officiating. Burial will be
in Brookside Cemetery, Lapel.

Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Scott E. Hersberger Funeral
Home in Lapel.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Gideons International, P.O.
Box 2472, Anderson, IN 46018-2472.

Online condolences:

www.hersbergerfuneralhome.com

Dale — SHUTER, Evelyn. Evelyn was born Abt 1925; died 1999. [Group Sheet]

Dale — Living. [Group Sheet]

Living — SPEARMAN, W.. [Group Sheet]

Living — Living. [Group Sheet]

Living — SHAW, E.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

James E. Hersberger, 68, of Anderson, passed away Jan. 14, 2006, at his residence surrounded by his family, which was his wish.
He was born Sept. 7, 1937, in Anderson, the son of Tom and Hattie (Hoffman) Hersberger.
He was a 1955 Lapel High School graduate and a former 4-H leader. He retired from E
& B Paving. He was a member of the Pendleton Church of Christ.
Survivors include his three children, Ronald (wife, Dede) Hersberger of
Pendleton, Rene? (husband, Tony) Ritchie of Anderson and Rick (wife, Karen)
Hersberger of Anderson; seven grandchildren, Stacy (husband, Richie) Vincel,
Erica McDole, Nicole Hersberger, Aaron Hersberger (fiancee, Jasmine Collins),
Kaylin Ritchie (fianc?, Shannon Thompson), Eli Hersberger and Audra Hersberger;
and eight great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Deanna (Myers) Hersberger, who died in 2002.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Scott E. Hersberger Funeral Home, 1010 N. Main St., Lapel, with Jim Vaughn officiating. Burial will take place at Perkinsville Cemetery.
Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer
Society or the American Lung Association.
The family would like to express its thanks to Dr. David Mares and his staff for their kind care.

James — MYERS, Deanna K.. Deanna (daughter of MYERS, John and Living) was born 12 Feb 1941, Terre Haute, Indiana; died 06 Dec 2002, Anderson, Indiana; was buried 11 Dec 2002, Perkinsville Cemetery. [Group Sheet]