Anniversaries

David and Marilyn Bauer celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Aug. 11, 2007, with a surprise reception and renewal of their vows at the Jellico (Tenn.) Wedding Chapel. They were members of the Pioneer Memorial (Mich.) Church for more than 25 years.

David Bauer and Marilyn Haase were married Aug. 11, 1957, in Newark, N.J., by Marilyn's father, Pastor Walter Haase. David has served the church in educational and health care institutions including Andrews University, and Kettering and Hinsdale hospitals. Marilyn has spent her entire professional career in elementary education, and she wrote elementary textbooks for the North American Division Department of Education. They now reside in Hendersonville, N.C.

The Bauer family includes the late C. Randall Bauer.

Obituaries

AHLERS, Dave J., age 89; born Aug. 7, 1917, in Appleton, Wis.; died June 12, 2007, in Columbus, Wis. He was a member of the Wisconsin Academy Church, Columbus.

Survivors include his wife, Zella (Steele); sons, Bryson and Gayland; four grandchildren; 11 step-grandchildren; and ten step-great-grandchildren.

Memorial services were conducted by Pastor Steve Aust, with private inurnment.

APPLEWHITE Sr., John W., age 85; born May 5, 1921, in Grenada, Miss.; died Mar. 16, 2007, in Milwaukee, Wis. He was a member of the Sharon Church, Milwaukee.

Survivors include his wife, Alberta (Johnson); sons, Kevin and Jamont; daughters, Lorraine Ward, and Brenda, Barbara, and Dionne Applewhite.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Eric Bell, and interment was in Graceland Cemetery, Milwaukee.

BAUERMEISTER, Ron, age 84; born Sept. 10, 1922, in Ocheyedan, Iowa; died June 29, 2007, in Murray, Ky. He was a member of the Metropolis (Ill.) Church.

Survivors include his wife, Lois (Ashley); sons, Gary and Joe; daughter, Ronna Barker; seven grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted by Elder Ken Denslow, and interment was in Fooks Cemetery, Possum Trot, Ky.

BOUVIER, Paulette E. (Nadjar), age 79; born Oct. 30, 1927, in Algiers, Algeria; died July 11, 2007, in Berrien Springs, Mich. She was a member of the Pioneer Memorial Church, Berrien Springs.

Survivors include her husband, Jean-Fernand; son, Thierry; daughter, Yolande Robertson; brothers, Sylvain and George Nadjar; sister, Odette Gaeta; and two grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastors Jacques Doukhan and Arne Swanson, and interment was in Rose Hill Cemetery, Berrien Springs.

BURTON, Mabel B. (Bell), age 83; born Mar. 31, 1924, in Kirksey, Ky.; died June 26, 2007, in Brookport, Ill. She was a member of the Metropolis (Ill.) Church.

Survivors include her sons, Robert J., Mark D., and John D.; daughters, Jeanetta A. Gardner, Phyllis J. Daniels, Martha A. Millikan, Glenda S. Smallwood, Shiela F. Hunt, and Becky J. Mc Hughes; half brother, James T. Brewer; sister, Maple Morris; half sister, Geraldine Miller; 27 grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; and four step-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted by Jerry Baugher, and interment was in Lebanon Church of Christ Cemetery, Selda, Ky.

DITZMAN, Norman A., age 86; born Nov. 19, 1920, in Green Bay, Wis.; died June 2, 2007, in Green Bay. He was a member of the Green Bay Church.

Survivors include his sons, Neil, Brad, and Brian; daughter, Judy Bluhm; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Delmar Austin, and interment was in Fort Howard Memorial Park Cemetery, Green Bay.

LARBELL, Stewart L., age 93; born Mar. 23, 1914, in Kings Mill, Mich.; died June 2, 2007, in Clare, Mich. He was a member of the Clare Church.

Survivors include his daughter, Janet Gill; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Russell Thomas, and interment was in Surrey Twp. Cemetery, Farwell, Mich.

NEWMAN, Verla A. (Thomas), age 83; born June 5, 1924, in Milford, Ind.; died July 16, 2007, in Elkhart, Ind. She was a member of the Elkhart Church.

Survivors include her sons, Devon E. and James L.; daughter, Hazel A. Marquis; sister, Jean Hargrove; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Loren Nelson III, and interment was in Prairie Street Cemetery, Elkhart.

PELTON, P. Lloyd, age 86; born Sept. 14, 1920, in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada; died Mar. 21, 2007, in Berrien Center, Mich. He was a member of the Pioneer Memorial Church, Berrien Springs, Mich.

Survivors include his wife, Ellen F. (Cove); son, Robert; and brother, Grant.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastors Sharon Terrell and Dan Cottrell, and interment was in Union Cemetery, Berrien Center.

POLK, Ardath E. (Coppock), age 83; born Aug. 10, 1923, in Ooltewah, Tenn.; died June 3, 2007, in Snowflake, Ariz. She was a member of the Gobles, Hastings, and Bedford, Mich., and Kokomo, Ind., Churches.

Survivors include her husband, Robert W.; son, Charles W.; daughters, Joyce Bagley, Marilyn Norrell, Linda Polk, Billie Jo Fredrickson, and Sheila Boivin; 15 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Matthew Vixie, and interment was in Valley of the Sun Cemetery, Chandler, Ariz.