Earl C. Mishler

This is anniversary month for Earl mishler, who jined what is now the Northern Indiana Public Service Company, August 1, 1918.

The company was then the Hawk's Electric Light co., at Milford, later became the Interstate Public Service Company and then NIPSCO. In 1931

Mr. Mishler went to Warsaw where he became general foremand and remained until coming to Culver as manager January 1, 1936. Earl is no stranger to Marshall county as he was born at Tyner and attended high school in Plymouth.

He recalls playing against Culver in various forms of athletics. His grad school education was obtained at Nappanee, and he worked for five years on a dredge before joining the electric light company

. Since he has always been intrested in athletics it is only natural that he is president of the Culver Softball League, and he is doing a bang up job, too. He is also vice president of the Chamber of Commerce.

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Earl C Mishler BIRTH 25 JULY 1894 Tyner, Marshall, Indiana DEATH 9 AUGUST 1953 Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, son of Benjamin Elwood Mishler & Mary Olive "Ollie" Burton

Culver - Earl C. Mishler, 59, died Sunday morning in the Cylor-Nickels Clinic, Bluffton, Ind., where he underwent ab operation severak days ago. He had been ill for 14 years.

Mr. Mishler was born in tyner, Ind. and attended school in Plymouth, Ind. weher he was actice in track and baseball.

After the death of his father, he and his brothe Jeff operated his father's dredging machine for several years.

In September 1918, he began working for the Northern Indiana Public Service Co., in Syracuse and later was transferred to Warsaw, where he remained 15 years before coming to Culver as manager in Decemeber 1934. In 1948, he retired because of poor health

He was a member of the Methodist Church, the Masonic Lodge, the Chamber of Commerce and was a charter member of the Lions Club in Culver and the BPOE of Warsaw, Ind.

Nov. 14, 1914 he married Zazel Wakley, of Akron, Ind. who survives with a daughter Mrs. Mary Jane Crump of Indianapolis; a son, Dan M. Culver; the mother Mrs. Olive Mishler, SOuth Bend; a sister Mrs. Pearl Holfus, Los Angles; five brothers: Jeff A., New Albany, Indiana; Ira B., Milo D. and Ora F. all of South Bend; and John G. of LaPorte, Ind. and a grandson.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Culver Methodist Church, Rev, Ralph JOnes of SOuth Bend will officiate.

Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth.

Friends may call in the Easterday Fuenral home - Aug 10, 1953 SOuth Bend Tribune (Indiana)

married 14 Nov 1914 Fulton County, Indianna Zazel Ada Wakley BIRTH 16 APRIL 1896 Oblong, Crawford, Illinois DEATH 15 SEPTEMBER 1967 Culver, Marshall, Indiana, Burial Oak Hill Cemetery Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana daughter of Manford Wakley and Geneva. She Alfred S. Pear on 2 May 1964. They appear to have divorced in 1967. Alfred Samuel Pear BIRTH 6 May 1881 March, Fenland District, Cambridgeshire, England DEATH 2 Nov 1967 Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana, BURIAL Oak Hill Cemetery Plymouth, Marshall County, Indian married 1st Myrtle Virginia Montadgue 2nd Catharine Barbara Monesmith John William Pear and Mary Elizabeth "Betsy" Garner

Culver - Mrs. Zazel A. Pear, 71, of 426 W. Jefferson Srt. died at 4 a.m. today in her home.

The Easrterday-Bonine Funeral home is handling arrrangements - Sep 14 1967 South Bend Tribune (Indiana)

children

Ben Manford Mishler 1916–1995 married Blanche E. Mudra

Mary Jane Mishler 1918–2005 married Harold Dewayne Parker 5 Sep 1936;Clifford L. Overmyer 1942; Leonard Wilson Crump 1946.

Indiana, Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993 
Name	Zazel Ada Wakley
Gender	Female
Race	White
Marital Status	Single
Birth Date	16 Apr 1896
Birth Place	Crawford Co., Ind.
Marriage Date	14 Nov 1914
Marriage Place	Fulton County, Indianna
Marriage Age	18
Father	Manford C. Wakley
Mother	Geneva Brock
Spouse	Earl Mishler
FHL Film Number	1871256
Reference ID	app 267, 268

1940 United States Federal Census 
Name	Earl Mishler
Age	45
Estimated Birth Year	abt 1895
Gender	Male
Race	White
Birthplace	Indiana
Marital Status	Married
Relation to Head of House	Head
Home in 1940	Union, Marshall, Indiana
Map of Home in 1940	Union,Marshall,Indiana
Farm	No
Inferred Residence in 1935	Union, Marshall, Indiana
Residence in 1935	Union
Resident on farm in 1935	No
Sheet Number	13A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation	961
Occupation	Assistant Manager
House Owned or Rented	Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented	2200
Attended School or College	No
Highest Grade Completed	High School, 3rd year
Class of Worker	Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939	52
Income	1800
Income Other Sources	Yes
Neighbors	View others on page
Household members
Name	Age
Earl Mishler	45
Zarel Mishler	43
Ben Mishler	23
Blanche Mishler	22
Louise Wilson	18

1950 United States Federal Census 
Name	Earl C Mishler
Age	55
Birth Date	abt 1895
Gender	Male
Race	White
Birth Place	Indiana
Marital Status	Married
Relation to Head of House	Head
Residence Date	1950
Home in 1950	Culver, Marshall, Indiana, USA
Street Name	W Jefferson
House Number	426
Dwelling Number	273
Farm	No
Acres	No
Inferred Previous Residence Place	Culver, Marshall, Indiana
Father Birth Place	USA
Mother Birth Place	USA
Occupation Category	Unable to Work
Same House	Yes
Previously on Farm	No
School Completed	S11
Grade Completed	Yes
School Attendance	30 or over
Weeks Worked	None
Income	None
Other Income	None
Supplemental Income	840
Relative Income	3288
Relative Other Income	None
World War II Veteran	No
World War I Veteran	No
Veteran	No
Household Members (Name)	Age	Relationship
Earl C Mishler	55	Head
Zazel A Mishler 53 Wife
Ben M Mishler 33 Son
Blanche E Mishler 32 Daughter-in-law
Earl D Mishler 6 Grandson

Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 
Name	Zazel A Pear
Gender	Female
Race	White
Age	71
Marital Status	Married
Birth Date	16 Apr 1896
Birth Place	Oblong, Illinois
Death Date	15 Sep 1967
Death Place	Culver, Marshall, Indiana, USA
Death Registration Date	1967
Father	Manford Wakley
Mother	Jeneva Brock

Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012 
Name	Zazel Ada Mishler
Gender	Female
Age	68
Birth Date	abt 1896
Birth Place	Illinois
Marriage Date	12 May 1964
Marriage Place	LaGrange, LaGrange, Indiana, USA
Marriage Registration Date	1964
Reference Number 1	Bx1452
Reference Number 2	Tr8127
Spouse	
Alfred Samuel Pear
Box Number	NA
Volume Number	NA
Certificate Number	May 064 02329