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Pair Accused
In Tire Theft
GROSSE POINTE NEWS
Two men were arrested by
Woods police and charged with
stealing tw'o brand new tires
from the Mobil Center, 19770
Mack avenue.
On Wednesday, June 12, po.
lice received a phone caB from
Francis Hoffman of 18791 Me.
Cormick, Detroit. an employe
of the service station, whO reo
ported that two men in a car
drove into the station, removed
two tires from a rack, and then
drove north on ::\fack toward
Vernier.
Patrolman Thomas Podeszwik,
on the alert for the pair and
their car, spotted them at
Vernier, near the Edsel Ford
Freeway, and stopped them.
The officer called for assist.
ance.
Accused of the larceny are.
Willic G. Johnson, 33, of 5744
Van Dyke; and Clarence Rod.
ers, 36. of 3122 St. Aubin, both
of Detroit. They were taken to
the station for further question.
ing by Woods Cpl. Bernard
Kclly and Patrolman Donald
Sabel, who arrived to help
Podeszwik. Three H a r per
Woods policemen also showed
up in case they were needed.
Podes:wik said that after he
stopped the pair and was about
to get out of his scout' car,
Johnson and Roders got out
of their vehicle and approached
OBITUARIES
I
EDWARD C. VISI'IARA I
A Requiem Mass was said on I
Wednesday, June 12, in 8t.
Ambrose Church, for Mr. Vismara,
75, of 964 Westchester
road. He died on Sunday,
June 9.
A native Detroiter, Mr. Vis.
mara was a Pointe resident for
over 40 years.
He ~s survived by his wife,
Catherme; a son, John; three
daughters, Mary Louise, Mrs.
Robert Reid, Mrs. Nicholas
Rudelle, and ten grandchildren.
Interment was in Mount Olio
vet Cemetery.
EDMUND C. VANCE
Funeral s e r vie e s for :\iI'.
Vance, of 2049 Beaufait avenue,
were held on Monday, June 3, at
the A. H. Peters Funeral Home.
He died on Thursday, May 30,
in Bon Seeours Hospital. .
lIiI'. Vance was born in Log.
ansport, Ind., on December 25,
1899. He was a member of the
Grosse Pointe Woods Presbyterian
Chureb and a life memo
ber of Elks Lodge No. 66 of
Logansport.
He is survived by his wife, I
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JOliN JOHNIDES sons, John W. and Thomas G.; Logansport and Mrs. Neil Os.
Funeral services for Mr. two sisters, Mrs. Charles Very.
Johnides, 67, of 520 Lakepointe ser and Mr~, Rene De Serrano, born, of Lansing, and two grand.
children.
av~nue, were held Monday, and two grandchildren. Interment was in Cadillac
Jun~ 10, in the Assumption In t e r men t was in Mount
Greek Orthodox Church. He Olivet Cemetery. Memorial Gardens. East.
died on Thursday, June 6. I
Born in Constantinople, Mr. CHRISTOPHER STEPHEN
Johnides migrated to the United I RUSSELL
States in 1920 and was a resi. Funeral services for Christo.
dent of Grosse Pointe for 20 pher Russell, 6, of 543 Barring.
years. He was active on the ton road, .were held on Tuesday,
Evangelissimos Church Board, June 18, In the Verheyden Fun.
president of the Ahepa Alpha eral Home.
Chapter No. 40, and the' Byzan.\' He is survived by his parents
tion Seven Stars. Mr. a~d Mrs. Leland Russell;
. two slSters, Laurq and Mrs.
He was a member of RublCan Darlynn Youngquist Jr' t
Lodge No. 495, ~&A.!I~.; a memo brothers, Leland Jo~atha~ a:~
ber of the Scottl~h RIte BodIes Alan; his grandmother, Mrs.
and .\loslem ~hr.me. Temple; a Pearl Wallace.
member of KIlwmmng Chapter Interment was in White
No, 380, Ord~r of the Eastern Chapel Cemetery.
Star; a CounCIl member of the
East Detroit Chapter, Order of
Demolay; . past vice.president
and governor of the Federa.
tion of :Micriastic and Thracian
Societit!s; and active on the
Council No. Troop 86. Boy
Scouts of America from Tram.
bly School.
Mr. Johnides is survived by
his wife, Andronekey; two
daughters, Victoria Johnides
and Mrs. Michael Gregg; his
son.in.law, Michael Gregg; and
four grandchildren.
Interment was in Acacia Park
Cemdery.
him, as if they did not want lIJARY COllJl\IYN
him to look into their auto. Funeral s e r v ice s for Mrs.
Nevertheless, the officer went Commyn, 77, of 953 Beaconsfield
to the other car, and saw two avenud, were held Saturday,
new tires on the rear seat and June 15, in the Verheyden Fu.
informed the pair that they neral .Home and from S1. Am.
were under arrest on suspicion brose Church. She died on Wed.
of larceny. nesday, June IB, in Cottage Hos.
At the station. another em. pita!.
ploye of the gas station, William Wife of th'! late G~orge. Mrs.
J. Haas, 22, of 3935 Coplin, Commyn is survived by a daughtold
police that he was pumping ter, Mrs. Margaret Van Acker;
gas, when Hoffman asked him three sons, Raymond, Edward
if he had removed two tires and Albert; three sisters, Mrs.
from the rack, and he replied Lena Bultinck, Mrs. LO!lise Via.
in the negative. ene and Mrs. Julie LaHousse;
At that time, the two men and three brothers, Henry, Ed.
in the car were driving away. ward and Joseph Van Hoet.
Haas said, and he chased them She was also sister of the late
Iin his car to Eight Mile road Charles Van Hoet and Emma
and Mack, and got close enough Allemon. . ( .
tll take down their license platc Interment was III Mount JlIvet
number. I cemeter y _ •. -----
It w~s ~~t disclosed which of LAl\JBERT KLEINJIARDT
th~ paIr I. was, but Hoffman .Funeral services for !lIr.
saId that