Anniversaries
Albert "Don" and Joan Inglish celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Sept. 11, 2005, by a reception with many friends and relatives and a renewal of vows by Elder Douglas Inglish at Orchard Hills Country Club, Niles, Mich. They have been members of the Cicero (Ind.) Church for 18 years.
Don Inglish and Joan Covert were married Sept. 11, 1955, in Michigan City, Ind., by Elder Wayne Byers. Don has been a pastor and Trust Services/Stewardship director for the last 18 years in the New Jersey and Indiana conferences, retiring in 2003. He is now a stipend pastor of the Plymouth and Community churches in Ind. Joan has worked for Cinergy Public Service, retiring in 1996.
The Inglish family includes Jeffrey and Joy Inglish of Buchanan, Mich.; Douglas and Susan Inglish of Centralia, Md.; Richard and Phyllis Inglish of Elkhart, Ind.; and six grandchildren.
James and Patricia Stephan celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Aug. 12, 2006, by celebrating with their children at their home in Lansing, Mich. They have been members of the Grand Ledge (Mich.) Church for several years.
James Stephan and Patricia Clemons were married Aug. 12, 1956, in Hinsdale, Ill., by Chaplain D.W. Anderson. James has been an Adventist educator for 44 years, serving as principal, teacher, and missionary in Beirut, Lebanon, before retiring in 1999. Patricia has been a homemaker, a cook at the Southfield Jr. Academy in Detroit, Mich., and worked in Medical Records at Porter Adventist Hospital in Denver, Colo.
The Stephan family includes Melody Stephan of Loma Linda, Calif.; James Stephan II of Lacombe, La.; William (Bill) and DeAnn Stephan of Lincoln, Neb.; and six grandchildren.
Obituaries
BIERSCHBACH, Rebecca J. (McCartney), age 39; born Aug. 27, 1966, in Portsmouth, N.H.; died Aug. 7, 2006, in Epping, N.H. She was a member of the Maranatha Bible Fellowship Church, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Survivors include her husband, Allen G.; father, Patrick McCartney Sr.; mother, Jeanne (Daigle) McCartney; brothers, Patrick Jr. and Daniel McCartney; and sisters, Jacqueline Grace and Jennifer Fuller.
Memorial services were conducted by Pastor Cory Jackson, with private inurnment.
COLLIER, Beatrice E. (Wood), age 91; born May 18, 1915, in Keene, Texas; died Aug. 2, 2006, in Niles, Mich. She was a member of the Village Church, Berrien Springs, Mich.
Survivors include her sons, Eldon, Larry, Keith, Ronald, and Gary; daughter, Karen Andrus; 13 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted by Pastors Paul Cannon and Bruce Hayward, and interment was in Mission Hills Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Niles.
COX, Barbara L. (Walkowiak), age 83; born June 2, 1923, in Detroit, Mich.; died July 24, 2006, in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. She was a member of the Troy (Mich.) Church.
Survivors include her husband, Donald G.; son, Harold; daughters, Mary Verhelle and Martha Parker; brothers Leon and Paul Walkowiak; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Mike Conley, and interment was in White Chapel Memorial Cemetery, Troy.
FRANK, Florence E. (Euler), age 98; born Feb. 22, 1908, in Sugar Ridge, Ohio; died July 17, 2006, in Tecumseh, Mich. She was a member of the Tecumseh Church.
Survivors include her sons, Irvin G. and Wayne; daughters, Rosalyn Roberson, Renita Bethell, Mary Lou Crutcher, and Beverly Baughey; half brother, Lyle G. Euler; 20 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Stevan Mirkovich, and interment was in Fairfield (Mich.) Cemetery.
GOSS, John C., age 74; born July 14, 1932, in Mondovi, Wis.; died Aug. 13, 2006, in Eau Claire, Wis. He was a member of the Eau Claire Church, Altoona, Wis.
Survivors include his sons, Terry, Thomas, Ronald, and Steven; daughters, Dixie Duffey, Cynthia Otto, and Kim Barnfield; brothers, LeRoy and Ralph; sisters, Ione Bosher, IdaMae Best, and Peggy Olson; 25 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted by Pastors Don Corkum and Brian Carlton, and interment was in Rest Haven Cemetery, Eau Claire.
LUNGU, John V., age 79; born Sept. 19, 1926, in Youngstown, Ohio; died July 27, 2006, in Berrien Springs, Mich. He was a member of the Pioneer Memorial Church, Berrien Springs.
Survivors include his wife, Helen (Constantine); son, Jack; sister, Eleanor McKay; and one grandchild.
Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Dwight K. Nelson, and interment was in Rose Hill Cemetery, Berrien Springs.
OXENDER, Elta L. (Barrett), age 83; born Apr. 3, 1923, in Scammon, Kan.; died June 6, 2006, in St. Joseph, Mich. She was a member of the Buchanan (Mich.) Church.
Survivors include her sons, David and Allen; daughter, Carol Boyd; ten grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted by Pastors David Tenold and Karl Tsatalbasidis, and interment was in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Buchanan.
SMELTZER, Carolyn J. (Ferguson), age 59; born Apr. 22, 1947, in Frankfort, Mich.; died July 20, 2006, in Blaine Twp., Mich. She was a member of the Frankfort Church.
Survivors include her husband, Thomas W.; son, Steven T.; daughters, Hope A. Smeltzer and Amanda L. Harner; brothers, Lee and James Ferguson; stepsisters, Norma Johnson and Debbie Blehm; and two grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted by Pastors Robert Quillin and Art Covell, and interment was in Gilmore Twp. Cemetery, Elberta, Mich.
SMITH, Eileen A., age 90; born Jan. 1, 1916, in Frankfort, Mich.; died Aug. 1, 2006, in Fremont, Mich. She was a member of the Manistee (Mich.) Church.
Memorial services were conducted by Pastor Monte Landis, and inurnment was in Crystal Lake Twp. Cemetery North, Frankfort.
SWEENEY, Delbert H., age 71; born July 17, 1935, in Evansville, Ind.; died Aug. 15, 2006, in Umatilla, Fla. He was a member of the Irvington Church, Indianapolis, Ind.
Survivors include his son, Samuel A.; daughter, Evelyn M. Irmscher; brother, Robert; half brother, Dick Thomason; sisters, Mary Raymer, Sue Hamilton, and Linda Hemphill; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services were conducted by Pastors Fred Troxell and Adrian Peterson, and interment was in Washington Memorial Cemetery, Indianapolis.
TUINSTRA, Sue Ann, age 62; born Dec. 10, 1943, in Grand Rapids, Mich.; died July 17, 2006, in Wyoming, Mich. She was a member of the Wyoming Church.
Survivors include her mother, Irene; brothers, Robert, Richard, Donald, and Edward Tuinstra; and sisters, Mary Rhew, Patricia Potter, and Carol Cecil.
Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Kent Walters, and inurnment was in Myrtle Park Crematorium Mausoleum, Rockford, Mich.
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SYMONDS, Angeline "Annie" (Lee), age 82; born Sept. 29, 1923, in Story City, Iowa; died June 30, 2006, in St. Joseph, Mich. She was a member of the Village Church, Berrien Springs.
Survivors include her sons, James, Ronald, Dan, and Bob; daughters, Deborah Brown and Mary Pearcy; brother, Orland Lee; sister, Isabelle Drews; ten grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Sheldon Seltzer, and interment was in North Shore Memory Gardens Cemetery, Coloma, Mich.
