OBITUARY
The Rochester Sentinel
Wednesday, July 23, 1952
Charles V. AMBLER, former city councilman and one time mayor pro tem of Rochester, died suddenly last night from a heart attack at his home at 229 West Ninth Street. Although Mr. Ambler had been in failing health for the past year, his condition had not been considered critical.
He was born in Star City on June 14, 1886, the son of Fletcher and Nancy AMBLER, and came to Rochester from Macy in 1920. During his residency in Macy, he engaged in the hotel and barber business. He had been employed in various barber shops in Rochester. Ill health caused his retirement several months ago. His wife, Goldie [A. SEE] AMBLER, whom he married Feb. 12, 1907, preceded him in death last [March 16th].
Mr. Ambler was long identified with Republican politics in this city, was an active member of the Grace Methodist churchy and the Rochester Lions club. In 1928 he was elected a Republican member of the city council during the administration of Mayor O. I. MINTER. During that time he acted as mayor pro tem for several months. He was reelected to the council again in 1942 and served through the administration of Mayor Clarence F. HILL. He also served on several important council committees, and as chairman of the city park committee, during which time many improvements were made in the recreational system of the city.
Surviving are four daghters, Mrs. Juanita DeLONG, Kokomo, Mrs. Nila CARRUTHERS, Middletown, O., Mrs. Maxine THOMPSON, Lafayette, Mrs. Max SHIPLEY, Greenville,Miss; one son, James AMBLER, Kokomo; two brothers, Peter [AMBLER], Macy and Frank [AMBLER], Hammond, and Eva [AMBLER], Red Key, plus several grandchildren.
Services will be held at the Zimmerman Bros. funeral home at 10 a.m., Friday with the Rev. Charles Merrill SMITH, officiating. Interment will be in Plainview cemetery, macy. The body will rest at the funeral home,where friends may call.
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SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obituaries - 1952
by Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh
The Rochester Sentinel
Wednesday, July 23, 1952
Charles V. AMBLER, former city councilman and one time mayor pro tem of Rochester, died suddenly last night from a heart attack at his home at 229 West Ninth Street. Although Mr. Ambler had been in failing health for the past year, his condition had not been considered critical.
He was born in Star City on June 14, 1886, the son of Fletcher and Nancy AMBLER, and came to Rochester from Macy in 1920. During his residency in Macy, he engaged in the hotel and barber business. He had been employed in various barber shops in Rochester. Ill health caused his retirement several months ago. His wife, Goldie [A. SEE] AMBLER, whom he married Feb. 12, 1907, preceded him in death last [March 16th].
Mr. Ambler was long identified with Republican politics in this city, was an active member of the Grace Methodist churchy and the Rochester Lions club. In 1928 he was elected a Republican member of the city council during the administration of Mayor O. I. MINTER. During that time he acted as mayor pro tem for several months. He was reelected to the council again in 1942 and served through the administration of Mayor Clarence F. HILL. He also served on several important council committees, and as chairman of the city park committee, during which time many improvements were made in the recreational system of the city.
Surviving are four daghters, Mrs. Juanita DeLONG, Kokomo, Mrs. Nila CARRUTHERS, Middletown, O., Mrs. Maxine THOMPSON, Lafayette, Mrs. Max SHIPLEY, Greenville,Miss; one son, James AMBLER, Kokomo; two brothers, Peter [AMBLER], Macy and Frank [AMBLER], Hammond, and Eva [AMBLER], Red Key, plus several grandchildren.
Services will be held at the Zimmerman Bros. funeral home at 10 a.m., Friday with the Rev. Charles Merrill SMITH, officiating. Interment will be in Plainview cemetery, macy. The body will rest at the funeral home,where friends may call.
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SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obituaries - 1952
by Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh
OBITUARY
The Rochester Sentinel
Wednesday, July 23, 1952
Charles V. AMBLER, former city councilman and one time mayor pro tem of Rochester, died suddenly last night from a heart attack at his home at 229 West Ninth Street. Although Mr. Ambler had been in failing health for the past year, his condition had not been considered critical.
He was born in Star City on June 14, 1886, the son of Fletcher and Nancy AMBLER, and came to Rochester from Macy in 1920. During his residency in Macy, he engaged in the hotel and barber business. He had been employed in various barber shops in Rochester. Ill health caused his retirement several months ago. His wife, Goldie [A. SEE] AMBLER, whom he married Feb. 12, 1907, preceded him in death last [March 16th].
Mr. Ambler was long identified with Republican politics in this city, was an active member of the Grace Methodist churchy and the Rochester Lions club. In 1928 he was elected a Republican member of the city council during the administration of Mayor O. I. MINTER. During that time he acted as mayor pro tem for several months. He was reelected to the council again in 1942 and served through the administration of Mayor Clarence F. HILL. He also served on several important council committees, and as chairman of the city park committee, during which time many improvements were made in the recreational system of the city.
Surviving are four daghters, Mrs. Juanita DeLONG, Kokomo, Mrs. Nila CARRUTHERS, Middletown, O., Mrs. Maxine THOMPSON, Lafayette, Mrs. Max SHIPLEY, Greenville,Miss; one son, James AMBLER, Kokomo; two brothers, Peter [AMBLER], Macy and Frank [AMBLER], Hammond, and Eva [AMBLER], Red Key, plus several grandchildren.
Services will be held at the Zimmerman Bros. funeral home at 10 a.m., Friday with the Rev. Charles Merrill SMITH, officiating. Interment will be in Plainview cemetery, macy. The body will rest at the funeral home,where friends may call.
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SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obituaries - 1952
by Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh
The Rochester Sentinel
Wednesday, July 23, 1952
Charles V. AMBLER, former city councilman and one time mayor pro tem of Rochester, died suddenly last night from a heart attack at his home at 229 West Ninth Street. Although Mr. Ambler had been in failing health for the past year, his condition had not been considered critical.
He was born in Star City on June 14, 1886, the son of Fletcher and Nancy AMBLER, and came to Rochester from Macy in 1920. During his residency in Macy, he engaged in the hotel and barber business. He had been employed in various barber shops in Rochester. Ill health caused his retirement several months ago. His wife, Goldie [A. SEE] AMBLER, whom he married Feb. 12, 1907, preceded him in death last [March 16th].
Mr. Ambler was long identified with Republican politics in this city, was an active member of the Grace Methodist churchy and the Rochester Lions club. In 1928 he was elected a Republican member of the city council during the administration of Mayor O. I. MINTER. During that time he acted as mayor pro tem for several months. He was reelected to the council again in 1942 and served through the administration of Mayor Clarence F. HILL. He also served on several important council committees, and as chairman of the city park committee, during which time many improvements were made in the recreational system of the city.
Surviving are four daghters, Mrs. Juanita DeLONG, Kokomo, Mrs. Nila CARRUTHERS, Middletown, O., Mrs. Maxine THOMPSON, Lafayette, Mrs. Max SHIPLEY, Greenville,Miss; one son, James AMBLER, Kokomo; two brothers, Peter [AMBLER], Macy and Frank [AMBLER], Hammond, and Eva [AMBLER], Red Key, plus several grandchildren.
Services will be held at the Zimmerman Bros. funeral home at 10 a.m., Friday with the Rev. Charles Merrill SMITH, officiating. Interment will be in Plainview cemetery, macy. The body will rest at the funeral home,where friends may call.
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SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obituaries - 1952
by Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh
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