Jake’s History

Marilyn (Schrock) Miller, 71, of Cannelburg, entered into eternal rest at 3:23 a.m. on Friday, January 22, 2016 at her home.

She was born February 14, 1944 in Middlebury, IN to the late Menno and Mary (Miller) Schrock. She lived to be 71 years, 11 months, 7 days.

On Nov. 23rd, 2015 she was admitted to Memorial Hospital with congestive heart failure. She spent 1 week there, then was lovingly cared for in her home by family, Palliative Care, & Heart to Heart Hospice, till her death.

Marilyn accepted Christ in her youth and remained faithful till her death. She was a member of Hillside Mennonite Church at the time of her death.

Marilyn lived her life as a homemaker and took great joy in hosting family and friends. Some of her hobbies involved growing beautiful flowers and making delicious meals and treats for all to enjoy. She enjoyed being a part of her grandchildren’s lives.

She is preceded in death by a son Daniel, parents Menno & Mary Schrock.

She was married to Andrew E. Miller Jan. 27th, 1966 in Ulmers, S.C. They began their wedded life together in Frogmore, S.C. while Andy was in 1-W service. During the course of their life together they lived in many different communities. Since 2006 they made their home in Daviess County, Indiana.

To this union were born 8 children: Lucy Ann (Husband, Jim Waters) of Norman, OK.; Nathaniel Miller (Wife, Maryann Witmer) of Dalton, OH.; Arlene (Husband, Nathan Miller) of Elnora, IN.; Elizabeth (Husband, Ivan Graber) of Odon, IN.; Daniel Miller, stillborn; Jacob Miller (Wife, Michaele Sabin) of Kidron, OH.; Polly (Husband, Jason Brown) of Elnora, IN.; Thomas Miller of Holmesville, OH.

She is survived by her husband Andy, 7 children, 21 grandchildren, many nieces & nephews, a host of cousins, & 12 siblings: Marion Schrock (wife, Fannie Troyer) of Huntsville, OH.; Melvin Schrock (wife, Ina Raber) of Barnwell, S.C.; Marjorie (Husband, Dennis Stoll) of Abbeville, S.C.; Marvin Schrock of Phoenix, AZ.; Mervin Schrock of Williston, S.C.; Marietta (Husband, Floyd Lengacher) of Lexington, IN.; Merlene (Husband, Larry Wingard) of Thomas, OK.; Mildred (Husband, Robert Carroll) of Fort Saint John, B.C.; Martha (Husband, David Miller) of Thomas, OK.; Marita (Husband, Vernon Huyard) of New Holland, PA.; Miriam Schrock of Philadelphia, PA.; Madonna (Husband, Sheldon Schrock) of Walnut Creek, OH.

Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 25, 2016 at Mt. Olive Mennonite Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Visitation will be held Saturday, January 23, 2016 and Sunday, January 24, 2016 from 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Mt. Olive Mennonite Church.

The family wishes to sincerely thank everyone for the many acts of kindness shown to us during this difficult time. We covet your earnest prayers that we may all be united once again with our loved one in heaven.

Erich Kratzer, 73, of Dalton, went home to be with YahWeh after an eight-year journey with Alzheimer’s disease. He passed away at home on Feb. 23, 2018, with his family by his side.

Erich was born June 15, 1944, to the late George and Sally (Hershberger) Kratzer. He married Lauri (Amstutz) Kratzer on April 24, 1970. He lived his whole life in the Kidron/Dalton area and was an active member at Kidron Mennonite Church.

He worked at Schantz Organ Company for nine years. He then started his own business in woodworking as “Kratzer Cabinet” and eventually opened Kratzer Furniture, a retail store with Amish Crafted Furniture.

He enjoyed working with the Amish community and running his businesses alongside his wife Lauri for 35 years.

Karen Timney, age 77, of Cincinnati, formerly of Orrville, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family following an extended illness on November 12, 2023.

Karen was born November 27, 1945 in Massillon, Ohio to Carl and Alice (Leggett) Boals. She graduated from Fairless High School in 1963.

After high school, she raised 3 wonderful children. An incredible salesperson, she sold ice cream, carpeting, furniture (alongside Jake Miller for 9 years at Kratzer Furniture, now Jake’s Amish) and would cheerfully make you a Subway sandwich.

She retired in 2013 and moved to Cincinnati to care for her grandchildren.

Karen was deeply faithful and was a member of Hartzell United Methodist Church. Her greatest enjoyment in life was helping others. She took pride in volunteering at the church and at her grandchildren’s school.

She loved spending time with her family, shopping, reading, and was well known for her incredible baking skills. She also especially looked forward to the annual garage sale days in her hometown of Navarre each year.

She is survived by her devoted husband of 48 years, Dan of Cincinnati; son David (Anna) Beazel of Medina; daughter Melissa (Rich) Lattire of Cincinnati; daughter Kelly Timney of Millersburg; two grandchildren, Nora and Levi Lattire; and many nieces and nephews.

Karen is preceded in death by her parents and her brother Gene Boals of Dalton.

She will be greatly missed.

“Albert Einstein often told me that one of the most important things in his life was music. Whenever he felt that he had come to the end of the road or into a difficult situation in his work he would take refuge in his music and that would usually resolve all his difficulties.

“His favorite composers were Mozart and Haydn. He would be a little hesitant about the more complicated Beethoven, but it was the classical school that appealed to him.”

Whitrow, G.J. (1967). Einstein, the Man and His Achievement. New York: Dover Publications, pp. 21, 58.

Music & the Memory

In 1982, researchers at the University of North Texas conducted a three-way test. They aimed to teach three groups of postgraduate students a list of vocabulary words.

Each group received a pretest identical to the post test and a list of words to study.

Group 1 heard the list of words with a background of Handel’s Water Music and were asked to visualize the words.

Group 2 heard the same word list and music but was not asked to visualize the words.

Group 3 heard only the word list.

The results of the study found that Groups 1 and 2 had a significantly improved performance over Group 3. Group 3 had the worst performance.

Group 1 had a very significant advantage over both of the other groups when tested a week later.

Stein, Barbara L., Hardy, C. A. & Totten, Herman L. (1982). The use of music and imagery to enhance and accelerate information retention. Journal of the Society for Accelerated Learning & Teaching (JSALT), 7(4), 341–356.

For other studies on music and memory, see the supplied “Threads of Music in the Tapestry of Memory” MUSICA Research Notes reference.

The following is the text of George Washington’s October 3, 1789 National Thanksgiving Proclamation, as printed in The Providence Gazette and Country Journal on October 17, 1789.

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

WHEREAS it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor; and whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me “to recommend to the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness.”

Now, therefore, I do recommend and assign Thursday, the 26th day of November next, to be devoted by the people of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be; that we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks for His kind care and protection of the people of this country previous to their becoming a nation; for the signal and manifold mercies and the favorable interpositions of His providence in the course and conclusion of the late war; for the great degree of tranquility, union, and plenty which we have since enjoyed; for the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national one now lately instituted; for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed, and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and, in general, for all the great and various favors which He has been pleased to confer upon us.

And also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations, and beseech Him to pardon our national and other transgressions; to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually; to render our National Government a blessing to all the people by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed; to protect and guide all sovereigns and nations, especially such as have shown kindness to us, and to bless them with good governments, peace, and concord; to promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the increase of science among them and us; and, generally, to grant unto all mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as He alone knows to be best.

Given under my hand, at the city of New York, the third day of October, in the year of our Master one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine.

G. Washington

Dear Heavenly Father, I come before you in the matchless name of my Master, Messiah Yahshua.

I come boldly before your Throne of Grace in the Name of Yahshua. I know I will have what I ask because I am asking according to Your Will.

Your Will is Your Word. Your Word declares that You alone are Good! Your goodness is so great it goes beyond my comprehension.

Your faithfulness extends beyond the heavens. Your loving kindness is from everlasting to everlasting. You have surrounded me, You have made a way for me when there was no way.

You guide me by streams of living water! You make me to rest in feeding places of abundance! You guard my going out and my coming in! You are the shade on my right hand!

I am always on your mind, ever in your heart, always under your watchful eye!

I ask you Father Yahweh, in the Almighty Name of Yahshua fulfill all Your good promises unto me!

Restore to me the years that have been lost as promised by the prophet Yoel. Open every missed door of opportunity, recover what was lost through the work of the evil one, and let the Spirit carry out every repair and recovery obtained for me by the Blood of Messiah Yahshua.

Thank You, Father Yahweh, for the Finished Work of Your Son Messiah Yahshua. My lost years, promises, and blessings are being restored. In Messiah Yahshua’s Name I possess the power to pursue, overtake, and recover my goods from enemies, and I cancel every curse and demonic assignment against what You have promised.

Thank You for the power of a NEW BEGINNING; for making my life a miracle; for being glorified in every area of my life; for solutions to every problem; for causing all enemies to flee in seven directions; and for seven-fold restoration and recovery in every area of my life!

Thank You Father Yahweh, Your PerSONification Yahshua The Messiah, and Holy Spirit for answering my prayer!