The Shemwell Family

James John Zellers Obituary and Family History Published in the Rochester(IN) News-Sentinel, Friday, May 4, 1945 James J. ZELLERS, 71, father of County Commissioner Murlen Zellers, passed away at a South Bend nursing home late Thursday of complications which followed a hold-up attack by thugs a year ago. At that time when he was robbed by unknown assailants, he was beaten about the head, and as a result was never able to give a coherent account of the attack. His condition since had been more or less critical. Born near Kewanna in 1874, he was the son of Henry and Margaret (BARRETT) ZELLERS. His life, until about 20 years ago, when he moved to South Bend, had been spent almost entirely in Fulton county where he engaged in farming and business as a hardware merchant in Kewanna and later as a druggist in Rochester, where for some time he operated a drug store where the New York Candy Kitchen now stands. He was a member of the Kewanna Baptist church and of the Gleaners Lodge. For the past several years he has been employed as a millwright in South Bend. The deceased was twice married, first to Norma FULLER, who preceded him in death, and later to Candace BARNETT, who, with four sons, Murlen [ZELLERS] and Arthur [ZELLERS] of Kewanna, Byron [ZELLERS] of Logansport and Ralph [ZELLERS] of South Bend; three daughters, Mrs. Margaret DUDAC, Mrs. George JOHNSON and Miss Elizabeth ZELLERS of South Bend; one step-son, Earl FAHLER, and a brother, D. H. ZELLERS of South Bend; a sister, Mrs. Clara COSGROVE of Culver; 20 grandchildren, four of whom are in the armed service, and five great-grandchildren, survive. The remains will be brought to the Harrison funeral home in Kewanna on Sunday where final rites will be held at 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon. Interment will be made at the Kewanna IOOF cemetery. In the meantime the body will lie at the residence, 113 East Dayton street, South Bend. SOURCE: http://www.fulco.lib.in.us/Genealogy/Tombaugh/Obituaries/Html/1945.htm

Candace T Zellers (nee Barnett) Obituary and Family History Published in The Rochester News-Sentinel Wednesday, March 22, 1961 Candace T. Zellers Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Ireland Road Brethren church near South Bend for Mrs. Candace T. ZELLERS, 75, who died at 3:30 p.m. Monday in Osteopathic hospital in South Bend. Mrs. Zellers, who resided in Clay township of St. Joseph county, had been ill since August. The Rev. Gene WITZKY will officiate at rites and burial will be in Barnett cemetery at Kewanna. Friends may call until 11 a.m. Thursday at the Hollis funeral home at South Bend and at the church until the hour of service. Mrs. Zellers was born in Kewanna on Oct. 28, 1885, and in 1909 at Rochester was married to James ZELLERS, who died in 1945. She was a member of the Kewanna Baptist church. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Margaret DUDECK and Miss Marjorie ZELLERS, both of South Bend; and Mrs. Georgia JOHNSON, Mishawaka; five sons, Murlen ZELLERS, Rochester; Arthur [ZELLERS], Kewanna; Ralph [ZELLERS], South Bend; Viron [ZELLERS], Crown Point, and Earl Fahler [ZELLERS], South Bend; thirty-two grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild [?] and three sisters, Mrs. Ruth SMITH, Kewanna; Mrs. Josephine TROUTMAN, Gary, and Mrs. Bess SCHIRM, South Bend. SOURCE: Fulton County Indiana Obituaries - 1961 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67094510/candace-t-zellers

Lois E Fahler (nee Marshall, Hard) Obituary and Family Listing Mrs Oliver Fahler, 61, of 809 S. 27th St., died 6:35 p.m. Sunday in Memorial Hospital after a year's illness. She was born on Jan. 23, 1911, in Logansport, and had lived in this area most of her life. On April 14, 1937, in South Bend, she was married to Emil F. Marshall, who died on Dec. 10, 1952. On July 10, 1958, in South Bend, she was married to Oliver Earl Fahler, who survives, along with three daughters, Mrs. Leland Summers of Battle Creek, Mich., Mrs. Claude Lunsford of California, and Mrs. Charles Hodgson of South Bend; nine grandchildren; a great-grandchild, and a sister, Mrs. Alvin Miller of LaPorte. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in the JeffersonIronwood Chapel of the Forest G. Hay and Son Funeral Homes, where services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday by Rev. Scott Weaver, pastor of the Ireland Road Grace Brethren Church, of which Mrs. Fahler was a member. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. Mrs. Fahler had been an employee of the First Bank and Trust Co. and Associates Investment Co. Hay and Son Funeral Home, 1201 S. Michigan St., where services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Wednesday by Rev. Wilson S. Parks, pastor of Tamarack United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Southlawn Cemetery. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-south-bend-tribune/135935101/

Andrew O Fahler Obituary and Family History FAHLER - Andrew 0., age 55years, be-loved father of Mrs. Estelia Stewart, Beech Grove, Ind.; Mrs. Jean Hicks, Indianapolis, Ind; and Earl Fahler of South Bend, Ind; son of Peter Fahler, Star City, Ind.; brother of Ervin, Lewis, Hovey and Charles Fahler, also survived by four grandchildren, passed away Feb. 25, 1936. Services Monday, 2 p.m. at the home, R.R.1, Box 710, or six houses west of Sherman drive on Shelbyville pike, Burial Washington Park cemetery. Friends invited. LITTLE & SONS SERVICE. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93837532/andrew-oliver-fahler

Marjorie E Zellers Obituary and Family Listing Marjorie "Aunt Lib" Zellers, 96, of South Bend, IN passed away at 3:55 p.m. Monday, March 5, 2007 in Healthwin Specialized Care Facility, South Bend. She was born on July 11, 1910 to James J. and Candace T. (Barnett) Zellers. On May 9, 1936 she married Ralph Baldwin. Marjorie is survived by twenty-six nieces and nephews and many many great great nieces and nephews. Five brothers, Viron, Murle, Arthur Zellers, Earl Fahler and Ralph Zellers; two sisters, Margaret A. Zellers Dudeck and Georgia A. Zellers Johnson all preceded her in death. Six grand nieces and nephews also preceded her in death. Marjorie lived in the South Bend Mishawaka area for sixty-two years moving here in 1920. She worked for Wilson Brothers, Emmco Insurance Company and at Shippers Dispatch, Inc. from 1948 to 1970 when she retired. Funeral services will be held at noon Friday, March 9, 2007 in the Palmer Funeral Home-Guisinger Chapel, 3718 S. Michigan St., South Bend, IN. Burial will follow in Barnett Cemetery, Kewanna, IN. Friends may visit with the family from 10:00 a.m.-noon Friday in the funeral home. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67094637/marjorie-elizabeth-zellers

Betty Ruth Hodgson (nee Fahler) Obituary and Family Listing Feb. 15, 1925 - Aug. 5, 2009 KOKOMO - Betty Ruth Hodgson, 84, of Kokomo, Indiana, formerly of South Bend passed away at 3:35 AM Wednesday August 5, 2009 at Waterford Place. She was born on February 15, 1925 in Mishawaka, IN to Earl E. and Cleah (Kimble) Fahler. On July 22, 1945 at River Park Methodist Church, she married Charles T. Hodgson. He passed away on February 8, 1998. Betty retired from Sears and Roebuck in South Bend in 1974 where she worked for approximately 9 years. She graduated from John Adams High School in 1943. She was a member of Beta Chi Sorority and the Sub Deb Club. Betty enjoyed sewing, knitting, and camping. Survivors include a son, R. Tom Hodgson of Fox Lake, IL; one daughter Norma Tate and husband (Timothy) of Kokomo; one grandson, Troy Tate and his wife (Leanna) of Russiaville; one Granddaughter Tina Buch and her husband (Jason) of Russiaville; and four great grandchildren, Bretta Tate, Madison Tate, Rose Buch, and Anna Buch. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband. A Graveside Service will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday August 10, 2009 at St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park 16460 Cleveland Road in Granger, IN. Burial will be in St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park. Friends may call from 4 - 6 PM Sunday at Stout & Son Funeral Home Russiaville Chapel 200 E. Main St. Russiaville, and 10:30 - 11:00 AM Monday at the Chapel in St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park in Granger, IN. Memorial Contributions may be made to Gideon's International. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to www.stoutandson.com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40421850/betty-ruth-hodgson