Vada M. Kline
April 15, 1925 – June 7, 2009
    PLYMOUTH — Vada M. Kline, 84, a lifetime Plymouth resident, died at 1 p.m. Sunday, June 7, 2009 in Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth, after a lengthy illness.
    The daughter of Oliver L. and Arvilla M. Bellman Trowbridge, Vada was born on April 15, 1925 in Plymouth.  She was a 1943 graduate of Lincoln High School.
    On July 20, 1945, Vada and Lowell W. Kline were married in Plymouth. Lowell preceded her in death on May 14, 1983.
    Vada had worked for Plymouth Community Schools for 25 years, as school secretary at Jefferson Elementary and Lincoln Jr. High, and was the Financial Secretary at Plymouth High School when she retired in 1987.
    She was a member of Delta Theta Tau, Eastern Star, the Hospital Auxillary, various election boards, Democratic Ladies, Band Boosters, Athletic Boosters, United Way, Heart Fund, Red Cross, Campfire and the First Presbyterian Church where she was a member of the U.P.W.
    Vada is survived by two daughters: Linda (Jim) Kepler and Debra Drubert, both of Plymouth; three grandchildren: Lori (Terry) Allen, Stacy (Paul) Guerin and Dan Drubert and two great-grandchildren: Joshua and Benjamin Allen.
    She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Lowell.
    Friends are invited to share their memories of Vada with her family on Wednesday, June 10, 2009, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth.
    Funeral services for Vada, officiated by the Rev. Jean Sparks, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, will follow visitation at 2 p.m. in the funeral home.
    Private burial will take place in New Oakhill Cemetery, Plymouth, at a later date.
    Memorial gifts may be made to the Marshall County Humane Society.
     Messages of condolence may be sent to the family via the funeral home’s Web site: www.johnson-danielson.com .

Bill R. Montague
March 17, 1927 - June 5, 2009
    FORT MYERS, Fla. — Bill R. Montague age 82 of Fort Myers, Fla., and formerly of the Bourbon area, passed away Friday, June 5 in his home unexpectedly.
    Bill was born in Bourbon on March 17, 1927 to Herman Montague and Orpha Faulkner Montague.
    Bill was a retired truck driver for many years driving for Everly Trucking, Gochenour Trucking and Ecker trucking all of Bourbon. He was a member of the Judah Christian Church.
    He married on July 6, 1948 to Rosemary McGriff, who passed away on April 24, 1992. He then married Irene Waltz who survives along with his four children: Debra (Bill) Sipple of Fort Myers, Fla., Roseann “Ann” (Dick) Tracy of North Manchester, Jim Montague of Warsaw and Bill Jr. (Audrey) Montague of Arkansas. He also has eight grandchildren; two-step grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and his sister, Silvia Holloway of Bourbon. Bill has three step-sons: Adrian (Pete) Conover, David (Penny) Conover and Mark Conover, Sr. along with several step-grand and great-grandchildren.
    He was preceded in death by an infant daughter Tammy Jo in 1963 and his brothers.
    A celebration of Bill’s life will be at 10 a.m. Friday, June 12 in the United Pentecostal Church with Rev. Mark Cottrill officiating.
    The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, in the Deaton-Clemens Funeral Home and for one hour before services in the church on Friday.
    Burial will follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery west of Bourbon.
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    Deaton-Clemens Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.

Becky S. Leininger
Dec. 9, 1943 - June 6, 2009
    LAPAZ — Becky S. Leininger, 65, of LaPaz, passed away at 3:55 p.m. Saturday, June 6, 2009 in the Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth. She was born Dec. 9, 1943 in Plymouth to Clyde and Margaret (Berry) Hummel.  She married Kent Leininger, who preceded her in death.  
    Mrs. Leininger is survived by two daughters: Kimberly Leed of Walkerton and Wendy (Dave) Tapia of Plymouth; two sons: Shane (Shelli) Leed of Lakeville and Tracy Leed of LaPaz; 10 grandchildren: Chris, Travis, Tiffany, Summer, Josey, Shaylee, Haley, Hanna, Paige and Easton; two great-grandchildren: Braxton and Kyle. She is also survived by three sisters: Carol Dove of Plymouth, Dian (Alton) Hershberger of Union, Mich. and Gwen (James) McGrath of Slidell, La.; and three brothers: Jerry (Ellen) Hummel of Walkerton, Rex (Theresa) Hummel of LaPaz and Wes Hummel of Bremen.  
    Three sisters: Joan Roberts, Bonnie Porter and Sandy Hummel and brother, Carl Hummel preceded her in death.
    Mrs. Leininger was a lifelong area resident. She graduated from LaPaz High School.  Mrs. Leininger was employed at Wheel Horse for 25 years and retired from Allied Screw Products after 14 years of service.  She loved to bake wedding cakes, to clean and work outside on her home.  She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary in LaPaz,
    Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 10, 2009 in the Palmer Funeral Home, 314 S. Michigan St., Lakeville. Burial will follow in Fair Cemetery, North Liberty.  Friends may visit with the family from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home.
    Contributions may be offered to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, P.O. Box 318, Memphis, TN 38101.
    Online condolences may be made at www.palmerfuneralhomes.com .

Marguriet Quimby
Aug. 25, 1930 - June 8, 2009
    ARGOS — Marguriet Quimby, 78, of Argos, died at 1:45 a.m. Monday, June 8, 2009 at Woodlawn Hospital of Rochester, following a brief illness. She was born Aug. 25, 1930 in Cheraw, Colo. to Ray Stanley and Thomas Clyde (Whitehead) Carlisle. On Oct. 8, 1949 in Goshen, she married Ernest Lamar Quimby Sr. He preceded her in death May 31, 2003.
    She lived in the Argos Community since 1948 coming from Colorado
    She was a seamstress at Hart, Schaffner, & Marx in Rochester for 25 years. She retired in 1995.
    She is survived by three daughters: Valerie Wallis and companion Sharron Anderson of Ft. Wayne, Marguriet (Peg) Quimby and companion Rae Stutzman of Beaver Dam and Pixie Dawn Harness of Argos;  five sons: Ronald Lamar (Karen) Quimby of Argos, Stanley Martin (Susan) Quimby of South Bend, Thomas Clyde (Chris) Quimby of Argos, Ernest Lamar Quimby Jr. of Rochester and Michael Olive (Jennifer) Quimby of Argos; 17 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; two sisters: Delia May (Melvin) Stevenson of New Mexico and Olive Wallace of Colorado; and one brother, Stanley (Imo Gene) Carlisle of Kansas.
    She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and a sister.
    Friends may visit with the family Wednesday, June 10 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Earl-Grossman Funeral Home, 208 N. Michigan St., Argos. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 11 at the funeral home with Rev. Valerie Wallis officiating. Burial will be at the Maxinkuckee I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Culver.
    Memorial contributions may be made to Hope Hospice of Fulton County, 420 Main St., Rochester, IN 46975.
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    Arrangements have been entrusted with the Earl-Grossman Funeral Home, Argos.