Mary A. Winder died at her home Thursday evening at 6 PM after an illness of more than four years at the age of 94 years. Funeral services were held at the Wright Funeral Home Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Her pastor Rev. H. A. Melville, of the Presbyterian church, officiated. Interment was at South Union cemetery.
Mary Berlin was born in Washingtonville, O., Oct. 17, 1838, daughter of John D. and Susan Hoffman Berlin. When seven years old the family moved to Poolstown, where she was reared to young womanhood, receiving her education in the common schools of her district and also attending select school at Randolph, taught by Harvey D. Smalley, who in his day was one of the best as well as on of the best-known teachers in that section.
She worked in a printing office in Ravenna for several years, and her family having moved to this vicinity she came to Goshen and she and Mrs. Little had a millinery store.
She married Lewis B. Winder in Goshen Oct. 4, 1875 and she came to Locke to live. After a few years they moved to Nappanee and ran the Nappanee Hotel a number of years.
She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, charter member of the Woman's Relief Corp, also a charter member of the Eastern Star. She was active in both organizations and always attended church as long as she was able.
She leaves one stepdaughter, Mrs. Emma Pippenger, two step-grandchildren, Mrs. Roy Huffman and Edgar Pippenger, also a number of nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
Mary Berlin was born in Washingtonville, O., Oct. 17, 1838, daughter of John D. and Susan Hoffman Berlin. When seven years old the family moved to Poolstown, where she was reared to young womanhood, receiving her education in the common schools of her district and also attending select school at Randolph, taught by Harvey D. Smalley, who in his day was one of the best as well as on of the best-known teachers in that section.
She worked in a printing office in Ravenna for several years, and her family having moved to this vicinity she came to Goshen and she and Mrs. Little had a millinery store.
She married Lewis B. Winder in Goshen Oct. 4, 1875 and she came to Locke to live. After a few years they moved to Nappanee and ran the Nappanee Hotel a number of years.
She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, charter member of the Woman's Relief Corp, also a charter member of the Eastern Star. She was active in both organizations and always attended church as long as she was able.
She leaves one stepdaughter, Mrs. Emma Pippenger, two step-grandchildren, Mrs. Roy Huffman and Edgar Pippenger, also a number of nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
Mary A. Winder died at her home Thursday evening at 6 PM after an illness of more than four years at the age of 94 years. Funeral services were held at the Wright Funeral Home Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Her pastor Rev. H. A. Melville, of the Presbyterian church, officiated. Interment was at South Union cemetery.
Mary Berlin was born in Washingtonville, O., Oct. 17, 1838, daughter of John D. and Susan Hoffman Berlin. When seven years old the family moved to Poolstown, where she was reared to young womanhood, receiving her education in the common schools of her district and also attending select school at Randolph, taught by Harvey D. Smalley, who in his day was one of the best as well as on of the best-known teachers in that section.
She worked in a printing office in Ravenna for several years, and her family having moved to this vicinity she came to Goshen and she and Mrs. Little had a millinery store.
She married Lewis B. Winder in Goshen Oct. 4, 1875 and she came to Locke to live. After a few years they moved to Nappanee and ran the Nappanee Hotel a number of years.
She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, charter member of the Woman's Relief Corp, also a charter member of the Eastern Star. She was active in both organizations and always attended church as long as she was able.
She leaves one stepdaughter, Mrs. Emma Pippenger, two step-grandchildren, Mrs. Roy Huffman and Edgar Pippenger, also a number of nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
Mary Berlin was born in Washingtonville, O., Oct. 17, 1838, daughter of John D. and Susan Hoffman Berlin. When seven years old the family moved to Poolstown, where she was reared to young womanhood, receiving her education in the common schools of her district and also attending select school at Randolph, taught by Harvey D. Smalley, who in his day was one of the best as well as on of the best-known teachers in that section.
She worked in a printing office in Ravenna for several years, and her family having moved to this vicinity she came to Goshen and she and Mrs. Little had a millinery store.
She married Lewis B. Winder in Goshen Oct. 4, 1875 and she came to Locke to live. After a few years they moved to Nappanee and ran the Nappanee Hotel a number of years.
She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, charter member of the Woman's Relief Corp, also a charter member of the Eastern Star. She was active in both organizations and always attended church as long as she was able.
She leaves one stepdaughter, Mrs. Emma Pippenger, two step-grandchildren, Mrs. Roy Huffman and Edgar Pippenger, also a number of nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
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