Monday, October 21, 2013 The Daily Advocate In Memoriam KARL BROWN WEST MANCHESTER Karl J. Brown, 75, of West Manchester, passed away Oct. 18, 2013 in Greenville. He was born July 19, 1938 in Lynn, son of the late Melvin W. and Catherine (Hutchinson) Brown.
Karl was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was a local certified ASA mechanic until his retirement in 1994. He and his wife owned and operated Wildcat Woods for 24 years. He is a member of the Triumphant Christian Center in Greenville, the Masonic Lodge and the Antioch Shrine.
He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Charlotte (Fudge) Brown, whom he married Aug. 26, 1961; children, Brenda, Kurt, and Kim; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Private services will be held at a later time with Pastor Sam Shilot officiating. Burial will take place in the Twin Creek Cemetery near West Manchester. There will I be no public visitation.
The family requests that memorial contributions be given to the Hospice of the donor's choice. Oliver-Floyd Funeral Home in Greenville has been entrusted with arrangements. Condolences may be left for the family at www.oliverfloyd.com. DOLORES F. GAIER MINSTER Dolores F.
(Bruns) Gaier, age 75, formerly of Monterey Fort Loramie, passed away of natural causes Oct. 19, 2013, at Heritage Manor Nursing Center in Minster, Ohio, where she was a resident. Dolores had been a cancer survivor for the last 12 years. She was born Dec. 29, 1937, in Philothea, Ohio, to the late August and Agnes (Buening) Bruns.
On Nov. 28, 1957, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Egypt, Dolores married John P. "Jack" Gaier who preceded her in death on May 11, 2008. In addition to her parents and husband, she was also preceded in death by six siblings: Walter and Dorothy Bruns, Wilbert Bruns, Ralph and Alice Bruns, Mary and Dutch Ranly, Alvin Bruns and infant August Bruns brothers and sister-in-laws, Jim Lehmkuhl, Martha Gaier, Thomas and Norma Gaier and William Gaier.
Dolores is retired from Globus Printing and previously had been employed at the former Busse's Meat Processing. She was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church, the Fort Loramie American Legion Ladies Auxillary and a past Member of the Fort Loramie Rescue Squad. Dolores enjoyed bowling with the "Mom Pop" and "Late Wednesday Evening" ladies bowling leagues. She also loved fishing and camping with her late husband Jack.
Surviving are four children: Randolph W. and Rhonda Gaier of New Bremen; Joyce and Steven Blakeley of Lexington, Sharon Westfall of Minster and Shirley and John King of Minster; nine grandchildren: Tiffany, Eric, Travis, Sarah, Christina, Natalie, Derick, Nathan and April; 11 great grandchildren: Deandre, Kinzy, Alivia, Noah, Trevor, Nora, Paul, John, Isabella, Gianna and Levi; four siblings: Dorothy Lehmkuhl of Indian Lake; George and Rosie Bruns of Chickasaw; Leonard Bruns of Greenville and Helen and George Barhorst of Fort Loramie; sisters and brother-in-laws: Thelma Bruns of Coldwater; Janice Bruns of Jackson Center; Ralph E. Gaier of Fort Loramie; Theodore and Joanne Gaier of Fort Loramie; August Jr. and Carol Gaier of Fort Loramie; Richard and Sue Gaier of Fort Loramie; Rosemary and Jim Brussell of Fort Loramie; Kathleen and Joseph Brinkman of Minster; LeRoy and Lucy Gaier of Minster and Kathy Gaier of Sidney. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Wednesday at St.
Michael Church in Fort Loramie with Rev. Steven Shoup presiding. Interment will follow at St. Michael Cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 3 to 8 p.m.
and Wednesday from 9 to 10 a.m. at Gehret Funeral Home in Fort Loramie. Memorials may be made to Fort Loramie Rescue Squad, Fort Loramie American Legion, or Wilson Hospice Care. Condolences may be expressed at www.gehretfuneralhome.com. JOANN MOELLERING REED CITY, Mich.
JoAnn Louise Moellering of Reed City, Mich. died Oct. 9, 2013. She was born Dec. 20, 1947 in Elkhart, Ind.
to George and Virginia Price. She was a 1965 graduate Elkhart High School. She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Paul Moellering, her brother, Steven Price, her son, Chris Moellering and four grandchildren. She lived much of her life in Elkhart, moving to Edwardsburg, Mich. in 1988, and Greenville, Ohio in 2005.
She and her husband retired to Reed City, Mich. earlier this year. JoAnn was an avid reader and enjoyed the outdoors. She worked for many years at LaSalle-Bristol Corporation and State Farm Insurance. She and her husband were members of Winding Waters Brethren Church of Elkhart for many years where she served a term as moderator.
They were then founding members of Newsong Community Church, of Union, Mich. They were recently members of Pleasant View Missionary Church in Greenville, Ohio. A memorial service was held on Oct. 12 at Reed City United Methodist Church in Reed City, officiated by Rev. Kathy Cadarette.
CHRISTINE CHARLES GREENVILLE Christine Z. Charles, 87, of Greenville, Ohio passed away on Oct. 16, 2013 at 4:30 a.m. at Heartland of Greenville. She was born May 21, 1926 in Salt Lick, the daughter of the late Raymond and Nora (Gregory) Carter.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son Larry Gene Charles and three sisters, Emogene Lewis, Betty Catron, and Pearl Benbow. She retired in 1982 after 30 years of service at Firestone in Noblesville, Ind. She was a faithful member of Triumphant Christian Center in Greenville, Ohio. She is survived by her "first born" son William 0. (Becky) Charles; a daughter Rita Charles; a brother Bill (Creola) Carter; a sister Harriet (Don) Thompson; six grandchildren; three great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Also a dear sister in the Lord, Carolyn East. A celebration of Christine's life will be held at Triumphant Christian Center at a later date. There will be no visitation. Arrangements are being handled by Zechar Bailey Funeral Home, Greenville, Ohio. Condolences for the family may be expressed through www.zecharbailey.com.
WANDA PEDEN LYNN, Ind. Wanda E. Peden, 82, of Lynn, passed away on Oct. 16, 2013 at Reid Hospital in Richmond, Ind. She was born on May 11, 1931 in Greensfork to Charles and Edna (Knott) Farr.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her two husbands, Ray and Robert; and 17 brothers and sisters. She attended Greensfork High School. She was a homemaker and a caregiver to her two I husbands, Ray and Robert. Wanda was a member of the Randolph Friends Church and was a devout Christian woman who was active in her churches as a Sunday school teacher and was an inspiration to others. She served as a missionary in the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean.
She also had worked at Hobe Sound Bible College in Florida. She loved to read her Bible and spend time with her grandchildren. Survivors include four children, Kathy (J.B.) Jennings, Rose Naylor (Kurt Whitesel), Connie. Morrison, and Michael "Mike" (Linda) Peden; 12 grandchildren; 35 greatgrandchildren; five great great grandchildren; two sisters, Scharlene Mahoney and Elizabeth "Gerry" Race; one brother, Robert (Jenny) Farr and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held on Oct.
19 at 1 p.m. the Randolph Friends Church, 6499 N. 300 Ridgeville, with Pastors Jonathan Edwards and Charlie Stalker officiating. Burial followed in Hollansburg Cemetery, Hollansburg, Ohio. Calling was Friday at Walker Funeral Home in Winchester, and also one hour prior to services at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Randolph Friends Church with envelopes available at the funeral home. Online condolences may be expressed at www.walkerswinchester.com. C. EUGENIA BROWN CARMEL, Ind. C.
Eugenia Brown, 99 of Carmel, Ind. and formerly of Greenville, Ohio passed away on Oct. 18, 2013 at 8:06 p.m. at sunrise on Old Meridian, Carmel, Ind. She was born April 24, 1914 in Darke County, Ohio the daughter of the late Harry G.
and Esta (Toohey) Lawrence. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd Brown, on July 28, 2005 whom she married Sept. 6, 1936; brother, Harold Lawrence; sister-in-laws, Betty Lawrence and Thelma Griffith; brother-in-laws, Paul Brown, Edgar Brown and Robert Griffith. She was the clerk-treasurer for Greenville City School District, retiring in 1976. For the last nine years she has resided in Carmel, after residing 90 years in Darke County.
She was a member of the Evangelical United Methodist Church; and the Order of Eastern Star. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Judy A. and Rodney A. Rhoades of Carmel, granddaughters, Annelisa Bellack of Acworth, and Kirsten Newnum of Zionsville, nine great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Services will be held on Tuesday at noon at Zechar Bailey Funeral Home, Greenville, Ohio.
Burial will follow in Greenmound Cemetery, New Madison, Ohio. Family will receive friends from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Evangelical United Methodist Church, 111 Devor Greenville, Ohio 45331, the Shriners Crippled Children in care of the Darke County Shrine Club, P.O. Box 623 Greenville, Ohio 45331, or to Great Lakes Caring Hospice, 900 Cooper Jackson, Michigan 49202.
Condolences for the family may be expressed through www.zecharbailey.com. Auglaize County Sheriffs investigate death of man found in New Knoxville area NEW KNOXVILLE, Ohio Auglaize County Sheriff Al Solomon released details concerning an investigation into the cause of death for a male subject found in a creek north of New Knoxville. Around 1:15 p.m. on Oct. 16, the Sheriff's Office received a call from someone who had located a vehicle and a body in the creek located approximately a OHIO pg.
1 "I want the party to stand for what is right, no matter how much they get bashed. I want both parties to do that, and do away with this party loyalty stuff." John "Bud" O'Brien, the Miami County Republican Party Chair, looks for Republicans to now dig in harder on the local level across Ohio. "Republicans are strongminded folks," O'Brien said. "They're motivated to help locally and nationally to fix those things in the government that needs fixed," namely to "control spending at a federal level, make sure taxes aren't raised to levels to hurt our economy, and to spur job growth to a level that it hasn't been in the last four years." The final bill funds the government through Jan. 15, raises the debt cap through Feb.
7, and provides back pay for furloughed workers. The deal did not include any provision relating to the Obamacare medical device tax or other unpopular parts of the law, as previous plans did. Ohio's senators, Republican Portman and Democrat Sherrod Brown, both voted for the plan. In the Senate, the vote was overwhelmingly bipartisan, 85-18. In the House, the vote was 285-144, as 87 Republicans joined Democrats to pass the bill.
In the House, the state's four Democrats all voted for the measure. House Speaker John Boehner, and Reps. David Joyce, Steve Stivers and Pat Tiberi voted "yes" on the Republican side. The state's eight other Republican members, including Rep. Jim Jordan, R- Urbana, and Rep.
Bob Latta, R-Bowling Green, voted no. Jordan said he believed the party was "united" on two fronts, stopping health care reform and addressing the national debt. "We stood on principle and will continue to do so. The expensive health care law and the crippling national debt will continue to hamper our economic growth until Washington has the courage to enact the bold reforms needed to make a change," Jordan said. Latta also defended his party's stance and disquarter mile north of the end of Industrial Park Drive in New Knoxville.
The area is surrounded by agricultural fields and is heavily wooded. The caller located the vehicle and body while walking in that area. Deputies and detectives from the Sheriff's Office responded, along with agents from Crime Scene Unit and the Auglaize agreed that the party's brand has been damaged, in comments made to The (Toledo) Blade. He also dismissed chatter about Boehner's leadership position as weakened. "I don't think Boehner's in trouble at all.
He's stronger today than two months ago," Latta said. The shutdown and deal to reopen the government and raise the debt ceiling split party factions. For example, the pro-business and reliably conservative U.S. Chamber of Commerce supported the deal, releasing a statement urging Congress and the White House to "avoid a self-made economic crisis" in future debates. The chamber said it wants restrained federal spending, debt reduction and reforms of tax code and entitlements, but said that can be done without "the political brinkmanship we've seen on both sides over the past few weeks." Other conservative organizations praised Republicans voting "no" on the deal and for "standing against Obamacare." Americans for Limited Government, for example said Jordan "deserves the thanks of the American people" for his "no" vote on the continuing resolution.
Stegall, the Darke County commissioner, said he likes what he sees in what he calls "the new Republican." "The party has the old guard who wants to do things the old 'Washington which is 'we have always done it this way' and the new people like Ted Cruz, and Rand Paul, and Mike Lee, who are saying, 'Whoa, wait a minute, wrong is wrong and I was not sent to Washington to do business as usual," Stegall said. I think the old guys like Boehner, and McConnell, Reid and Pelosi, played politics with the budget, making it look like they had some real issues, but in the end they knew they would "make the deal" as it were. I am sure when it is looked into, some sweetheart deals were made for their constituents. That is what is wrong in Washington today, deals made that enhance your district to make sure you get voted back in, instead of just voting for what is right. I personally hate it County Coroner's Office.
They were later assisted by the New Knoxville Fire Department. The body was transported to the Lucas County Coroner's Office for an autopsy. The identity of the victim has not been confirmed. It is believed the victim is that of a missing Indiana man who was reported missing in September and had a history of when you hear strategists say, "Well politically, this hurts so and so." Who cares about politically? Is it right or is it wrong, that is the only question that matters." Jordan himself said shutting down the government in an attempt to defund Obamacare was a mistake. Jordan wants the party to focus on delaying the implementation of Obamacare, something the White House has already delayed for others, such as large businesses, and exempted for others, such as Congress and its own administration.
After the vote, Jordan spoke with conservative radio host Bill Bennett, Huffington Post reported. "In hindsight, we should have, in my judgment, simply focused on delaying Obamacare. We should've said, one-year suicide attempts and mental distress. This male's last known location was in the County area. The preliminary results of the investigation do not point to any foul play being suspected, but a final determination cannot be made until the results of the autopsy are known.
The investigation into this matter continues. delay, and just stuck with that simple direct message, and said it's unfair to treat Americans in an unequal fashion," Jordan said. "If we'd been more consistent in our argument and it's what we have to do going forward, sticking to that fundamental argument I think we could win this with the American people and begin to reverse the direction of this Obamacare." U.S. Sen. Rob Portman said one of the few things that people of all stripes would agree on: "Lurching from crisis to crisis is no way to rejuvenate America's economy, and unfortunately, we do not have a long-term fix that will prevent another shutdown in January." Heather Rutz is a reporter for The Lima News.
Newspapers in Greenville, Piqua and Hillsboro contributed to this report. Ohio governor 'optimistic' on Medicaid expansion CLEVELAND (AP) Gov. John Kasich said Friday that he's optimistic ahead of a legislative panel vote on whether the state will extend Medicaid coverage to more Ohioans under the federal health care law. The Republican spoke at the Cleveland Clinic, using one of the nation's best known hospitals to make a final public push for Medicaid expansion. He was joined by advocates who support expansion.
The seven-member state Controlling Board is scheduled to vote next week on Kasich's request to authorize spending federal money on the newly eligible Medicaid enrollees in the state. "Folks, we have a vote on Monday. Say your prayers this weekend. I'm optimistic about this," he said at the Clinic, where he barely mentioned the vote while talking about how health care coverage affects real people. The Controlling Board includes two Democrats and a Kasich appointee who are expected to favor the request.
That leaves the governor in search of a single vote among his fellow Republicans. The GOP-controlled Legislature so far has resisted Medicaid expansion, which is one of the key components of President Barack Obama's landmark health care overhaul. The federal government would pay the entire cost of the expansion for the first three years, then dropped to 90 percent still well above Ohio's current level of 64 percent. Ohio recently got approval from the federal government to extend its Medicaid eligibility. But Republican Kasich's administration needs legislators to sign off on spending federal dollars on the estimated 366,000 residents who will be newly eligible.
For that approval, Kasich turned to the Controlling Board, which handles certain adjustments to the state budget. The Kasich administration has asked for the authority to spend $561.7 million in federal funds this budget year and almost $2 billion next year on expansion to cover the new Medicaid population..
