DAILY JOURNAL dailyjournal.net MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2018DAILY JOURNAL, JOHNSON COUNTY, IND. A5 Patricia Ann Brettnacher BEAUMONT, Texas Patricia Ann Brett- nacher, 82, Beaumont, TX, died peacefully at home at 7:00 p.m. Sunday, April 22, 2018. Her last breath came during the last decade of the Ro- sary that her family was praying by her bedside. This liturgical year, April 22 was the date that the Roman Catholic Church celebrated as Shepherd which seemed fitting and brought great comfort to the family.
Born February 1, 1936, in Daviess County, IN, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence Jones and Lucine (Padgett) Jones. On Aug. 30, 1958, she married Philip A. Brett- nacher, Jr. They were married 50 years.
He died in 2008. She was a graduate of Klondike High School in West Lafayette, IN, Class of 1954, and Purdue University Class of 1958, where she received a Bachelor of Science de- gree in Home Economics. She was a homemaker, enjoyed cooking, gar- dening, and had lovely flower gardens. She was a member of St. Jude Catholic Church in Beaumont, TX, where she attended daily Mass.
Prior to moving to Texas, she had been a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Bedford, IN, for many years, where she and her husband were involved with the local chapter of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. She was also involved with the Ladies of Columbus, a Ladies Auxiliary organization for the Knights of Columbus in Bedford. In 1967, while living in Loogootee, she joined the Daughters of Isabella, another Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights, where she served as sec- retary.
In 1968, she joined the Tri Kappa Service Sorority, a unique phil- anthropic organization existing only in the State of Indiana. Survivors include one daughter, Mary (Chris- topher) Cullather of Beaumont, TX; two sons, Jeffrey (Ellen) Brett- nacher of Murphy, TX and Barton Brettnacher of Bargersville, IN; two sisters, Mary Jane (Bob) Lannerd and Carolyn McKay of West Lafay- ette; one brother, Larry (Tina) Jones of Lafayette; and several nieces and nephews. A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 3, 2018 at Church of the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in West Lafay- ette, IN. There will be a Rosary recited before the Funeral Mass at 9:40 a.m.
with a visitation at the church between 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Burial will follow the Funeral Mass at St. Boniface Cemetery in Lafayette (Section Juan Diego). A reception at Blessed Sacrament will take place after the burial.
Those wishing may contribute in name to MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX. You may sign the guest book and leave memories at www.soller-baker.com. Donald W. Bruning FRANKLIN Donald W. Bruning, 82, of Franklin, Indiana, formerly of Edinburgh, Indiana, passed away April 27, 2018 at Com- munity Hospital South in Indianapolis, Indiana.
He was born to Martin C. Bruning and Elsie M. (Li- chte) Bruning September 11, 1935 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Donald served in the US Army during and after the Korean War. After his military service Donald married Judith K.
Wood on October 27, 1961 and was employed by the Al- lison Division of G.M. for 20 years. He then spent another 20 years as a self- employed electrician and a small business owner raising and selling hydro- ponic sprouts. Don also loved remolding old houses and woodworking. He is survived by his wife, daughter, Brenda Kay (Stoney) Sears, son, Daniel W.
Bruning, six grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren, eight nieces, and five nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Roy James Bruning and Robert C. Bruning, and sisters, Virginia Whitaker and Mildred Rose. Donald was a member of St. George Lutheran Church in Edinburgh, Indiana and a member of American Legion Post 205 in Franklin, Indiana.
Services will be conducted at noon on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at Eskew-Eaton Funeral Home by Pastor Jerry Castleman. Calling will be from 11:00 AM until time of service. Franklin American Legion Post 205 will conduct military rites following the service at the funeral home. Burial will be at Lincoln Memo- rial Gardens, Highway 52, Whitestown, Indiana. In lieu of flowers, memo- rial contributions may be made to St.
George Lu- theran Church, 10931 S. 600 Edinburgh, Indiana. Rebecca J. Gordon WHITELAND Rebecca Gordon, 41, of Whiteland, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2018 with her loving family beside her. She was born to Ronald and Brenda Fancher on March 21, 1977.
Becky loved baseball and loved to watch her son Korey play baseball. She will be greatly missed by her baseball family and friends. She is survived by her loving husband, Wayne Gordon; three children, Kyle, Chelsea and Korey Gordon; grandchild, Koltin Gordon; father, Ronald Fancher; mother, Brenda Fancher; and two brothers, Brian and Steven Fancher. Per wishes there will be no service. Online condolences can be left at www.jessenfu- neralhome.com/notices/ RebeccaBecky-Gordon.
Kenneth Allen Porter BROWN COUNTY Kenneth Allen Porter, age 58, passed away all too soon on Saturday morning, April 28, 2018 at Hickory Creek Healthcare in Franklin. He was a resident of Brown County. Kenny was born on Jan- uary 10, 1960 in Franklin to his parents, the late William Allen and Doris (Albright) Porter. He was a 1978 graduate of Brown County High School and went on to earn an Asso- Degree in Business from Indiana Central. Kenny worked as a Night Auditor at the Brown County Inn in Nashville for over 20 years.
He was a fan of the In- dianapolis Colts, Indiana Pacers and NASCAR. Kenny enjoyed watching movies, listening to all kind of music and playing Fantasy Football. In his younger years he prac- ticed Tai Chi Martial Arts. Kenny is survived by his siblings, Nancy (Gary) Manning of Brown County, Donna (Richard) Lucal of Cincinnati, OH and Betty (Jim) Coop of Indianapolis; several nieces and nephews; and two grand-nieces. The Rev.
Mary Cart- wright will conduct a funeral service at 11 a.m. on Tuesday at Meredith-Clark Funeral Home Cremation Personalization Center, 179 E. Mulberry Street, in Morgantown. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home.
Burial will be at Spearsville Wesleyan Church Cemetery in Brown County. Memorial contributions may be sent in honor of Kenny to the American Heart Association, 3816 Paysphere Circle, Chi- cago, IL 60674. Condolences may be sent to the family at www. Information: (812)597-4670. Obituary policy The Daily Journal offers both free death notices and paid custom obituaries for Johnson County area residents, former residents and close relatives of area residents.
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The deadline for sub- mitting obituaries to the Daily Journal is 2:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and on Sundays. DEMOCRATS STRIVING TO TIGHTEN HOLDS Wave of anti-Trump activism push candidates toward control BY ANDREW SELSKY The Associated Press INDEPENDENCE, Ore. nfazed by signs banning soliciting and dogs that barked at her in almost every home she visited, a political newbie knocked on doors, handed out campaign flyers and asked voters to elect her to the Oregon Senate. Deb Patterson, who canvassed in the riverside town of Inde- pendence on a recent Saturday, hopes to win the May 15 primary and unseat four-term Repub- lican Sen.
Jackie Winters in November. A win could propel Democrats into a in the Legislature, with the ability to increase state rev- enue without Republican support. Democrats buoyed by anti- Trump political activism want to wrest control of legislatures from Republicans, but also striving to tighten their hold in states where they have an edge or where control is split in order to pass legislation ranging from gun control to health care and from taxation to campaign finance reform. Republicans also consider these states battlegrounds. In Oregon, a political action com- mittee called No Supermajorities has received a $5,000 contribu- tion from Koch Industries, the Kansas-based energy conglom- erate of billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch who advocate for conservative causes.
even one Republican loses re-election in November 2018, there is no telling what kind of new taxes Democratic leaders might push the website proclaims. A supermajority is a level that exceeds the threshold to produce a majority. In Oregon, Democrats need just one more seat in the Senate and one in the House to reach a three-fifths supermajority in both chambers. That would give them a better shot at increasing corporate taxes in a state where corporations pay one of the lowest rates in the nation. continue to have a pattern where families pay more into the tax system to support state ser- vices than do corporations and said Jeanne Atkins, chair of the Democratic Party of Oregon.
a supermajority maybe a better chance, but of course the devil is always in the Atkins called Patterson serious among those who might take seats from Republicans. Patterson is a pastor at a rural church who has worked as a health care advocate and never held elected office. But after Donald Trump was elected presi- dent in 2016 and threatened the Affordable Care Act, Patterson was so upset that she decided to enter politics. running for office be- cause the last election took me by surprise, and I realized that people had to get active and get Patterson said after spending a morning knocking on doors. have to stand up at the state level to push back against the changes that are coming at the federal Heading into the 2018 elections, Republicans control 32 state legislatures, Democrats 13, and four are split between the par- ties, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Nebraska, unique among U.S. states, is unicameral and of- ficially nonpartisan. For their part, Republicans hope to snatch seats away from Democrats in November. have proven with the right candidate and right policies they can win in histori- cally adverse said David James of the Republican State Leadership Committee. Deb Patterson prepares to canvass April 14 in Independence, Ore.
She is hoping to win the Oregon May 15 primary and unseat four-term Republican Sen. Jackie Winters in November. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BY STAN CHOE AND TALI ARBEL AP Business Writers NEW YORK T-Mobile and Sprint reached a $26.5 bil- lion merger agreement Sunday that would reduce the U.S. wireless industry to three major players that is, if the Trump antitrust regulators let the deal go through. The third- and fourth-largest wireless companies have been con- sidering a combination for years, one that would bulk them up to a similar size as industry giants Verizon and But a 2014 attempt fell apart amid resistance from the Obama administration.
The combined company, to be called T-Mobile, would have about 127 million customers. Consumers worry a less crowded telecom field could result in higher prices, while unions are concerned about potential job losses. In a conference call with Wall Street analysts, Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure acknowledged that getting regulatory ap- proval is elephant in the and one of the first things the companies did after sending out the news release was to call Ajit Pai, chairman of the Federal Communica- tions Commission. The companies stressed that they plan to have more employees following the combination, particu- larly in rural areas, than they do as stand-alone companies now. They also emphasized that the deal would help accelerate their develop- ment of faster 5G wireless networks and ensure that the U.S.
cede leadership on the tech- nology to China. And they said the com- bination would allow them to better compete not only with and Verizon but also with Comcast and others as the wire- less, broadband and video industries converge. a case of going from 4 to 3 wire- less companies there are now at least 7 or 8 big competitors in this converging T-Mobile chief executive John Legere said in a statement. He would be the CEO of the combined company. The all-stock deal values each share of Sprint at slightly more than 0.10 T-Mobile shares.
Deutsche Telekom, T- parent, would own about 42 percent of the combined company. SoftBank, which controls Sprint, would own 27 percent, and the remainder would be held by the public. The companies said they expect the deal to close by the first half of 2019 and would result in about $6 billion in annual cost savings. Sprint, T-Mobile agree to merge in $26.5 billion deal If approved, company would reduce industry to three major providers.
