Obituaries

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  EVELYN C. YANEY, 105, NORTH MANCHESTER, IN

   

  Evelyn Corinne Yaney, 105, North Manchester, IN died at 7:40 a.m. Wednesday, April 18, 2012 in Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester, IN.  She was born March 3, 1907 at Charleston, Illinois to Harry Samuel & Cora D. (Railing) Miller.  On November 16, 1936 she married George W. Yaney.  He died December 19, 1993.  Surviving are two sons, Donald (Joan) Yaney, Chandler, AZ and David (Karen) Yaney, Joliet, IL.  Four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.  Two brothers and one sister are deceased.  Evelyn was secretary and business manager for Col. Fred Reppert and the Reppert School of Auctioneering, Decatur, IN.  She was also a secretary for the subsistence Homesteads, a U.S. Goverment project in Decatur.  Later, she and her husband owned and operated the Fort Wayne Ceramic Tile Co. retiring in 1968.  She was a member of the Lincolnshire Church of the Brethren, Lincolnshire Women's Fellowship, and the Naomi Study Club at Ft. Wayne, IN.  She was a former member of the General Federated Women's Club and the Ft. Wayne Women's Club.  Services will be held Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. in Timbercrest Chapel, 2201 East Street, North Manchester, IN.  Friends and family may call one hour prior to services at Timbercrest Chapel.  Pastor David Bibbee will officiate.  Graveside services and burial will be Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at Pleasant Dale Cemetery, Adams County, IN.   Arrangements are entrusted to McKee Mortuary, North Manchester, IN. For those who wish to honor the memory of Evelyn C. Yaney, memorial contributions may be may to Timbercrest Senior Living Community, PO Box 501, North Manchester, IN 46962 or Lincolnshire Church of the Brethren, 6404 S. Calhoun Street, Ft. Wayne, IN 468047 or Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home, 5910 Homestead Rd., Ft. Wayne, IN 46814.  To send a private condolence to the Yaney family, use the Condolence link on the Homepage.
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  MARY ELIZABETH YOUNG, 93, NORTH MANCHESTER, IN

   

  Mary Elizabeth Young, 93, North Manchester, IN died at 8:15 p.m. Sunday, April 17, 2011 in Timbercrest Healthcare Center.  She was born March 11, 1918 in Muncie, Indiana to J.O. & Lofa (Eikenberry) Winger.  On October 31, 1943 she married Rev. Lester A. Young.  He died July 30, 2003.  Surviving is a daughter, Mrs. Ed (Donna Marie) Sorensen, Warsaw, IN.  Six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and a sister, Dorotha Fry-Mason, North Manchester, IN.  She was preceded in death by a daughter, Barbara Ann Rogers who died in 2009 and a sister.  Mary Elizabeth graduated from Central High School in 1936 and earned her B.A. degree from Manchester College in 1940.  She taught English, Latin, Bible and was a play coach for the Grass Creek, North Manchester, and North Webster schools.  She later retired from the business office of Warsaw Community Schools.  She was a member of the North Winona Church of the Brethren and active in Church Women United.  Services will be held Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 3:00 p.m. in Timbercrest Chapel, 2201 East Street, North Manchester, IN.  Friends and family may call two hours prior to the service at the Timbercrest Chapel.  Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, North Manchester.   Arrangements are entrusted to McKee Mortuary, 1401 State Road 114 West, North Manchester, IN.  For those who wish to honor the memory of Mary Elizabeth Young, memorial contributions may be made to the Timbercrest Senior Living Community, PO Box 501, North Manchester, IN 46962 or the North Winona Church of the Brethren, 2475E 100N, Warsaw, IN 4658.  To send a private condolence to the Young family, use the Condolence link on the Homepage.