Former Resident Named To Ariz. Post

BY TERESA SMITH Times-Union Staff Writer Former Warsaw resident Roger Vanderpool has been named Director of the Arizona State Department of Public Safety.Vanderpool graduated from Warsaw Community High School in 1974. Vanderpool and his wife, Valerie, also a WCHS Class of '74 graduate, moved to Arizona in 1980 to join the Arizona Department of Public Safety as a state trooper.Retiring from the DPS in 2000, Vanderpool was elected Pinal County Sheriff in 2000 and 2004. Vanderpool is Arizona's first elected sheriff to serve as director of that state's law enforcement agency. The Arizona State Senate unanimously confirmed Vanderpool in a vote of 30 - 0.He accepted the position March 28. Gov.Janet Napolitano said she is very pleased with Vanderpool because of his experience.

Byron W. Penrod

NORTH MANCHESTER - Byron W. Penrod, 82, of rural North Manchester, died at 2 a.m. Dec. 23, 2008, at his home.

Jay Dee Lewis

Jay Dee Lewis, 75, died at 11:15 p.m. Nov. 12, 2008, in his residence on Chapman Lake after an extended illness.

Helen L. Hoffman Thieme

FORT WAYNE - Helen L. Hoffman Thieme, 84, died Jan. 23, 2009, in Lutheran Hospital.

Billy Thomas Yates

Billy Thomas Yates, 70, went to be with the Lord at 10 p.m. Oct. 27, 2008, in his residence, surrounded by his family, after a short battle with cancer.

Robert W. Beery

NORTH MANCHESTER - Robert W. Beery, 95, North Manchester, died at 2:50 p.m. Oct. 7, 2008, at Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester.

Col. Steven C. Dodds Ret.

SYRACUSE - Col. Steven C. Dodds Ret., 65, of Syracuse, died at 3:30 a.m. Sept. 13, 2008, in University Park Health & Rehabilitation, Fort Wayne, after a 2-1/2-year battle with brain cancer.

Thomas C. 'Tom' Robinson

Thomas C. "Tom" Robinson, 74, died at 12:44 a.m. Sept. 17, 2008, in his residence.

Virgil Ray Stephens

Virgil Ray Stephens, 62, of 5597 E. CR 700S, Pierceton, died at 10:15 a.m. Sept. 24, 2008, in Roundebush V.A. Hospital, Indianapolis.

Adams Seeking WCS School Board Seat

WINONA LAKE - Kent Adams is seeking the Warsaw Community Schools District 4 school board seat in the Nov. 4 general election.Chuck Sauders currently holds the seat.

Francis M. 'Frank' Parker III

SYRACUSE - Francis M. "Frank" Parker III, 77, of Pierceton, died at 11:11 a.m. June 5, 2008, at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne.

Clyde L. Alderfer

MENTONE - Clyde L. Alderfer, 71, of 7987 N. Ind. 25, Tippecanoe, died at 4 p.m. March 10, 2007, in his residence. He was in failing health for two years.

G.L. Hively

NORTH MANCHESTER - G.L. "Grandpa Fish" Hively, 96, of North Manchester, died at 12:52 p.m. March 18, 2007, in his daughter's residence in Roann.

William L. Elsbury

William L. Elsbury, 79, of 915 Shady Lane, Warsaw, and North Fort Myers, Fla., died at 6:55 a.m. April 21, 2007, in Cape Coral (Fla.) Hospital.

Fred L. Ruch

Fred L. Ruch, 89, of 337 Grace Village Drive, Winona Lake, died at 8:52 p.m. July 11, 2007, at Grace Village, Winona Lake.

Verna K. Biller

BOURBON - Verna K. Biller, 65, of Punta Gorda, Fla., passed away suddenly on July 7, 2007, while visiting friends and family in Indiana.

Whitko Budget At $18M

PIERCETON - The Whitko School Board approved a $18,293,257 budget for 2008 Monday.

Claude 'Skip' Jameson Jr.

ROCHESTER - Claude "Skip" Jameson Jr., 78, of 7577 N. CR 550E, Rochester, died at 9:34 p.m. May 13, 2007, in Woodlawn Hospital, Rochester, following a sudden illness.

Daniel 'Danny' Wonders

ROCHESTER - Daniel "Danny" Wonders, 75, of 1711 Mitchell Drive, Rochester, died at 8:15 a.m. March 25, 2007, in his residence.

Genevra Editha Kelley Wright Kaiser

BOURBON - Genevra Editha Kelley Wright Kaiser, 89, of 316 Woodies Lane, Bremen, and formerly of Bourbon, said goodbye to her earthly family to be reunited with her God, his Son Jesus Christ, her husband, Pally Wright, her parents and her sisters at 11:10 p.m. April 27, 2007, in Bremen Health Care.