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Name:	Veril Victoria Goodrich Pontzius
Spouse:	Robert Waugh Pontzius
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	Columbia City, IN
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Class of	1930	Attended from through
Graduated Here?	Yes
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Birthdate:	September 22, 1912
Date of Death:	March 27, 2000

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Notes:	Veril Victoria Pontzius, 87, died at 3 a.m. today, Monday, March 27, 2000 at Miller's Merry Manor where she had resided since suffering a stroke in 1984. A Whitley County native, she was born Sept. 22, 1912, in Thorncreek Township, a daughter of Frank and Nettie Shoemaker. She was the granddaughter of Samuel Shoemaker, the first white child born in Columbia Township who was born in 1838. Her maternal great-grandfather was Asa Shoemaker, the first settler in the township. A 1930 graduate of Columbia City High School, she attended the Manchester College. She was a secretary in the office of B. V. Widney, county agent, from 1932-36. On February 24, 1934, she married Robert W. Pontzius, and they resided all of their married life on Riley Road. He died June 23, 1976. She had resided on the same farm 64 years. A homemaker and farmer, she had traveled in China, Africa, South America and Europe and was an avid gardener and flower arranger. Mrs. Pontzius was an active member of Columbia City United Methodist Church, where she began attending at 12 years of age. She had been president of the United Methodist Women in Columbia City and vice president of the district United Methodist Women. She was also a past president of Whitley County Mental Health Association. Other memberships included Sorosis Club, Tri Lakes Garden Club, Farm Bureau women's leader, and she had been past president of county and township Extension Homemakers clubs. She was a volunteer at Whitley County Memorial Hospital, Bowen Center and as a Grey Lady for the blood bank and schools. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Ruth Ann and David Husak, Pinckney, Mich.; two sons, Jon Robert Pontzius and Roy and Betty Pontzius, all of Columbia City; grandchildren, Lisa Christen, Robert and Susan Husak, Cielia Pienkosz, Robin Kleiman and Dane Pontizius; and five great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a brother, Alton Goodrich and grandchildren, Lori Ann and Jay Edward Pontzius. The funeral service is 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 29, 2000 at DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home. Visitation is 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Burial is at the Blue River Cemetery, next to the Pontzius farm. Obituary in Post & Mail March 27, 28 & 30, 2000, Pg 2.

Last Updated:	01-06-2018		Alumni ID:	11075

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