William Melvin Hostetler

1902 - 1989  (87 years)

• Name	William Melvin Hostetler
  Birth	9 Jul 1902	La Porte County, IN
  Gender	Male
  Death	8 Sep 1989	La Porte County, IN
  Burial	South Bend, Mishawaka, IN
  Person ID	I31914	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	3 Nov 2017

  
  

  Father	Gabriel Andrew Hostetler,   b. 29 Aug 1870, La Porte County, IN d. 3 Mar 1946, South Bend, St. Joseph, IN (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Margaret "Maggie" Bunton,   b. 18 Aug 1872, La Porte County, IN d. 4 Jun 1965, La Porte County, IN (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F11599	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 9 Jul 1902 - La Porte County, IN Death - 8 Sep 1989 - La Porte County, IN Burial - - South Bend, Mishawaka, IN  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  SOUTH BEND-Mr. Melvin Hostetler, 87, of 418 S. Edison Ave., died Friday, Sep 8, 1989 at 10 pm as a result of a tractor accident at 2001N CR-925, Mill Creek. He was born July 9, 1902, in Mill Creek, to Gabriel and Margaret (Bunton) Hostetler. Mr. Hostetler was a member of Teamsters Local 304 and had retired from Dallas-Mavis Forwarding Co., South Bend, and from farming. In 1932 in Angola, Ind., he married Beatrice Lehker, who died in 1970. Surviving are a three daughters Alta Chranliwy of South Bend; Winifred Studebaker of Lake Wals, Fla., and Arlene Nulf of LaPorte; one son, Robert Barthel of Niles, Mich.; 19 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mary Haag of New Carlisle and Hazel Dillon of North Liberty, and three brothers, Earl of Mill Creek; Gerald of Rolling Prairie and John of Walkterton. Therr daughters preceded him in death. The funeral will be 1 pm Tuesday at the Hollis-Orvis-Palmer Funeral Home, 2528 Mishawaka Ave., South Bend, with Rev. Don Francis officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home today from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm. Burial will be in Southlawn Cemetery, South Bend. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association. Source: LaPorte County Museum in LaPorte, LaPorte, IN. (1989)