Elkhart County IN Archives Obituaries.....Walters, Arthur M May 13, 1937
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Nappanee News 20 May 1937
ARTHUR M. WALTERS DIES OF HEART ATTACK THURSDAY - Arthur M. Walters, well-
known druggist, died suddenly last Thursday near the Coppes hotel on South Elm 
street, suffering a heart attack while driving his car and on his way home to 
dinner, shortly after 11 o'clock.  Turning from Market street on Elm street he 
must have suffered a heart attack.  The car stopped with one wheel over the 
curb on the west side of the street and Henry Eastman manager of the Coppes 
hotel, ran to the auto and shut off the engine.  A doctor was upon the scene 
almost at once and while Mr. Walters was still alive he passed away in a 
minute or two.  He had been suffering with heart ailment but it was not 
considered serous.  He is survived by his widow, four brothers, William, 
Chester and Warren, of Nappanee and Raymond of Mt. Clemens, Mich.; three 
sisters, Mrs. Maude Stump, of Nappanee; Mrs. Clara Grice, of Chicago and Mrs. 
Florence Schoenfeld, of Mishawaka.  Funeral services were held Sunday 
afternoon at the home on South Main street.  Rev. J. Floyd Seelig of the 
Methodist church officiating and burial was in the Union Center cemetery under 
the direction of Undertaker A. E. Wright.  Pallbearers were from the Masonic 
lodge, S. B. Bourne, B. A. Uline, Frank Rehrer, Roy Berlin, LaMar Mutschler 
and Roy Ruckman and the services at the grave were under the Masonic order. 
     In the early days the small community of Locke was the home of many of 
the early Nappanee residents and this was true in the case of Mr. Walters.  
Born May 16th, 1880, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob S. Walters he came to 
Nappanee with his parents at an early age, the family living in the rear of 
the building now used as a drug store.  His early education was obtained in 
the city schools.  At the age of 18 he went west and spent about ten years 
wandering from place to place, working at whatever he could find to do.  
Coming back to Nappanee when 28 years old Mr. Walters attended the Ohio 
Northern university at Ada, O., studying pharmacy.  Following the completion 
of this course he again went west and spent his time working as a druggist 
until 1915, when he again returned to Nappanee and with a cousin, Tom Walters, 
purchased the drug store from his father and since that time the store has 
been known as the Walters & Walters drug store.  In 1922 Mrs. Sarah E. Penney 
came to Nappanee from Chicago to take charge of the millinery department at 
the Hartman Bros. store.  She was in that position until 1927 when on June 
12th she was united in marriage with Mr. Walters.  They made their home in the 
Stauffer apartments on East Market street and after the home on South Main 
street was remodeled had made their home there since that time.  They were 
married by Rev. Mr. Fish at Bloomingdale, Ind.  Mr. Walters' father was an 
ardent Mason and while Arthur left Nappanee when but 18 years of age he took 
up lodge work while in the west and at his death was a member of the Blue 
lodge, the Chapter, Council, Knight Templar and Consistory and Shrine, being a 
32nd degree Mason.

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