Maude Estelle Zartman and Frank D. Musselman

FRANK D. MUSSELMAN was born November 6, 1874 in Miami County, Indiana,⁴⁹³¹ and died August 28, 1948 in Miami County, Indiana.⁴⁹³¹ He is buried in Plainview Cemetery, Macy, Miami, Indiana.⁴⁹³¹

He married MAUDE ESTELLE ZARTMAN on November 21, 1901 in Miami County, Indiana.¹⁶⁷⁵ She was born May 17, 1884 in Macy, Miami, Indiana,^{456, 4931} and died December 14, 1959 in Rochester, Fulton, Indiana.^{456, 4931} She is buried in Plainview Cemetery, Macy, Miami, Indiana.^{456, 267, 4931}

Children of MAUDE ESTELLE ZARTMAN and FRANK D. MUSSELMAN:

1. LEPHA J. MUSSELMAN, b. March 5, 1904, Rochester, Fulton, Indiana;⁴⁹³¹ d. June 25, 1996, Millers Merry Manor, Mooresville, Morgan, Indiana.⁴⁹³¹
2. GLEN G. MUSSELMAN, b. September 21, 1905, Miami County, Indiana; d. January, 1985.
3. BABY BOY MUSSELMAN, b. February 16, 1907, Miami County, Indiana; d. February 16, 1907, Miami County, Indiana.
4. WILLIAM DONALD MUSSELMAN, b. April 13, 1908, Miami County, Indiana;¹²⁸⁶ d. December 14, 1987, Veterans Hospital, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana.^{1286, 4931}
5. OPAL ELIZABETH MUSSELMAN, b. June 8, 1910, Macy, Miami, Indiana;^{267, 4931} m. KENNETH MCCLUNG SAVAGE on June 29, 1928⁵⁸; d. October 9, 1996, Rochester, Fulton, Indiana.^{267, 4931}
6. LOVA MUSSELMAN, b. July 17, 1912, Miami County, Indiana.

Personal Information

• Frank D. Musselman was a member of the Macy Christian Church, Miami County, Indiana. ²⁶⁷

Work History

Newspaper Articles

Rochester Sentinel, September 18, 1939

Mrs. S[olomon] A. ZARTMAN, 75, passed away Saturday night at her home seven miles southeast of this city. Death resulted from complications following an illness of several weeks.

Elizabeth (PLATTER) ZARTMAN was born December 30, 1864, in Defiance county, O. She was the daughter of Jacob and Suzanna (SHUMAN) PLATTER. On October 30, 1883, she was united in marriage with S[olomon] A. ZARTMAN. With the exception of one year in Kansas practically all of Mrs. Zartman's married life was spent in Fulton and Miami counties.

Survivors are the husband, two daughters, Mrs. Frank MUSSELMAN of near Macy; Mrs. Vernon BURNS of near Rochester; two sons, F. J. ZARTMAN of Ft. Wayne; Myron ZARTMAN of Peru; 16 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Emily BARRETT, of Fulton, Mich.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon, at 2:30 o'clock at the home, three miles east of Mt. Zion. Rev. Daniel SLAYBAUGH will be in charge. Intennent will be trade in the Plainview cemetery near Macy.

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Rochester Sentinel - Saturday, June 5, 1943

Funeral services will be held Monday at Macy for Simon Augustus ZARTMAN, 78, retired farmer who died Friday night at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Vernon BURNS.

Mr. Zartman had been ill three years. Death was caused by a complication of ailments.

He was born in Miami county and spent his entire life in or near Macy except for 15 years during which he resided in Fulton county. He was the son of Solomon and Nellie ZARTMAN. He was married on Oct. 30, 1883 to Elizabeth PLATTER, who preceded him in death.

Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Frank MUSSELMAN and Mrs. BURNS, at whose home he died: two sons, Ferdie [ZARTMAN] and Myron [ZARTMAN] of Beloit, Wis., 17 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

The body will be taken to the home of Mrs. Frank Musselman from the Kine funeral home at Denver on Sunday at noon. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon with Rev. Daniel SLAYBAUGH of Akron in charge. Burial will be made in the Macy cemetery.

Obituaries

Rochester Sentinel, August 29, 1948²⁶⁷

Frank D. MUSSELMAN, 73, life resident of the Macy community, died at his home three and one-half miles northeast of Macy at 2 a.m. today. He had been in failing health the last four years and suffered a heart attack two weeks ago which contributed to his death.

Mr. Musselman was a registered pharmacist and in his early life operated a drug store in Macy. Most of his life he was a farmer. He was a member of the Macy Christian church.

Born Nov. 6, 1874, to William and Priscilla (FOOR) MUSSELMAN, Frank Musselman married Maud ZARTMAN in Macy in 1901. He lived all his life in the same home.

Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Lepha SMITH of Indianapolis, Mrs. Opal SAVAGE of Macy and Mrs. Lova POWELL of Rochester; two sons, Dr. Glenn MUSSELMAN of Terre Haute and Donald MUSSELMAN of Rochester; two brothers, S. H. MUSSELMAN of Macy and Harvey MUSSELMAN of Hartford City, and fourteen grandchildren.

Services will be conducted in the Macy Christian church at 2 p.m. Tuesday and burial will be in Plainview cemetery in Macy. The body will be taken from the Zirnmerman Brothers funeral home to the residence Sunday morning.

Rochester Sentinel, December 14, 1959²⁶⁷

Maude E. Musselman

Maude Estelle MUSSELMAN, 75, of near Macy, died at 11:35 a.m. today at the Miller nursing home here, where she had been a patient for over three years. Death was due to a cerebral hemorrhage.

Born May 17, 1884, near Macy, she was the daughter of Solomon and Elizabeth PLATTER ZARTMAN. She was married in October, 1901, to Frank D. MUSSELMAN, who preceded her in death. Mrs. Musselman had spent her entire life in this community, living in Rochester five years. She was a member of the Macy Christian church.

Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Sam (Lepha) SMITH, Indianapolis; Mrs. Ronald (Lova) POWELL, Rochester, and Mrs. Kenneth (Opal) SAVAGE, Macy; two sons, William Donald MUSSELMAN, Warsaw, and Dr. Glenn G. MUSSELMAN, Terre Haute; two brothers, Ferdie ZARTMAN, Florida, and Myron ZARTMAN, Beloit, Wis., and one sister, Mrs. Vernon BURNS, Rochester.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete. The body is at the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home.

Rochester Sentinel, December 15, 1959²⁶⁷

Maude E. Musselman

Funeral services for Mrs. Maude Estelle MUSSELMAN, 75, of near Macy, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Macy Christian church with the Rev. William SHUMAN of Peru officiating. Burial will be in the Plainview cemetery at Macy.

Friends may call after 7 p.m. today at the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home here.

Mrs. Musselman, who had spent her entire life in the Macy and Rochester communities, died Monday morning in the Miller nursing home here, where she had been a patient for over three years. Death was due to a cerebral hemorrhage.