Obituaries

Mary K. Haschel

January 25, 1925 to December 14, 2015

WINAMAC - Mary K atherine Haschel, 91, of Winamac, died at 2:05 p.m., Monday, Dec. 14, at the Pulaski Healthcare Center, Winamac.

She was born Jan. 25, 1924, in Yale, IA to the late Ernest Chester and Clara Edith Heater Clements. She married John F. Haschel on May 27, 1950 in Attica. He died Jan. 9, 1996.

Survivors include:

Christine K. (Angel) Mendiola, Winamac, Daughter
Troy D. (Alex) Haschel, Winamac, Son
Connie S. Haschel, Winamac, Daughter-in-law    
Grandchildren: Tammy Graham, Kim (Brooks) Johnson, Jason Crissinger, Brittany Mendiola, John Henry (Elaine) Haschel, Rick (Crystal) Haschel Jr., Michael (Emily) Haschel, Winston Haschel, Edwin Haschel and India Haschel.
Great Grandchildren: Misty Graham, Kloee Graham, Baylee Graham, Zoee James, Aaron Heims, Zach Schmicker, Damien Fiscus, Emma Sizemore, Brody Sizemore, Sierra Haschel, Hunter Haschel, Kali Haschel, and Lana Haschel.

Preceded in death by:

Rick W. Haschel, Sr., Son
Brandon D.J. Graham, Great Grandson
Cody Heims, Great Grandson
Brady Graham, Great Great Grandson
1 Brother and 5 Sisters

Mrs. Haschel was a cosmetologist and homemaker. She owned and operated her own beauty shop in Winamac for over 40 years. She was a member of Winamac Church of the Nazarene, Pulaski County REACT, and the Pulaski County Underwater Recovery Unit. She was active in various political and social organizations. She enjoyed traveling, fishing, mushroom hunting, and snowmobiling. She also enjoyed reading and researching topics of interest so that she could advocate for people in need. She and her husband John enjoyed frequent fishing trips to Spooner, WI. She was a great mother and grandmother and will be dearly missed by her family. She loved and was loved.

Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m., Friday, Dec. 18, at Frain Mortuary, Winamac. The funeral service will be at 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 19, at the funeral home with Harold Smith officiating. Burial will be at McKinley Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Winamac. 

Memorial donations may be given to Pulaski County REACT .

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

Phyllis E. Gourley

May 1, 1924 to December 9 2015

WINAMAC - Phyllis E. Gourley, 91, of Winamac (formerly of Wheatfield) passed away at 12:55 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 9, at Monticello Healthcare Center, Monticello.

She was born May 1, 1924 on the family farm in rural Beaver Township, Pulaski County, to the late Laban D. and Gertrude Davis Nice. She married Robert W. Gourley on June 13, 1942. He passed away Feb. 5, 1989.

Connie (Stan) Myers, Monterey, Daughter 
Doug (Beulah "Billy") Gourley, Sr., Winamac, Son 
Clyde (Lena) Gourley, Winamac, Son 
Rocky (Laurie) Gourley, Winamac, Son 
17 Grandchildren
32 Great Grandchildren 
19 Great Great Grandchildren 
1 Great Great Great Grandson

Preceded in death by:
Deola Cloud, Sister
Byron Nice, Brother 
Arlo Nice, Brother

Mrs. Gourley graduated from Pulaski High School in 1942. She was a member of Paul's Chapel Church She enjoyed reading poems at church and read her Bible daily. She enjoyed the outdoors, especially hummingbirds, country life, hunting, fishing and was considered a "Champion Noodler" of the Tippecanoe River in Pulaski County. She enjoyed playing Euchre, especially Sunday nights at St. James Salem Church. She enjoyed working in her yard and her flower garden.She was an avid mushroom hunter. She loved her family very much, especially her many grandchildren. She will be dearly missed. 

Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m., Thursday, at Frain Mortuary, Winamac; and one hour prior to the service which will begin at 1 p.m., Friday, Dec. 11, at the funeral home with Rev. Phillip Messer officiating. Burial will be at Clark Cemetery, Monticello.

Memorial donations may be given to the funeral home to help with funeral expenses. 

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