Mrs Emma Mitchell, 74, a resident of Menodon, Mich for the past 30 years, died August 12, at Rest Haven where she had been a patient for the past 16 months. She had been in declining health for three years.
Born in Locke township, near Wakarusa, Mrs Mitchell was a daughter of David and Delilah (Hemminger) Copenhaver. Her early life was spent in Indiana prior to going to Mendon to reside.
She was married to Joseph Mitchell who preceded her in death in
1917.
Miss Mitchell was a member of the Mendon Methodist Church and of the Ladies Aide of that church. She had also been an active member of the Mendon Grange and Maccabees.
Surviving are eight children, 38 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, and a brother, Ira Copenhaver of South Bend.
Services were Tuesday at 1 pm at the Olney Service Home in Mondon followed by rites at the Wakarusa Methodist Church in Wakarusa, with the Rev. Herbert R Strong of the Mendon Methodist church officiated. Burial made in North Union cemetery.
Wakarusa Tribune
16 August 1945
Born in Locke township, near Wakarusa, Mrs Mitchell was a daughter of David and Delilah (Hemminger) Copenhaver. Her early life was spent in Indiana prior to going to Mendon to reside.
She was married to Joseph Mitchell who preceded her in death in
1917.
Miss Mitchell was a member of the Mendon Methodist Church and of the Ladies Aide of that church. She had also been an active member of the Mendon Grange and Maccabees.
Surviving are eight children, 38 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, and a brother, Ira Copenhaver of South Bend.
Services were Tuesday at 1 pm at the Olney Service Home in Mondon followed by rites at the Wakarusa Methodist Church in Wakarusa, with the Rev. Herbert R Strong of the Mendon Methodist church officiated. Burial made in North Union cemetery.
Wakarusa Tribune
16 August 1945
Mrs Emma Mitchell, 74, a resident of Menodon, Mich for the past 30 years, died August 12, at Rest Haven where she had been a patient for the past 16 months. She had been in declining health for three years.
Born in Locke township, near Wakarusa, Mrs Mitchell was a daughter of David and Delilah (Hemminger) Copenhaver. Her early life was spent in Indiana prior to going to Mendon to reside.
She was married to Joseph Mitchell who preceded her in death in
1917.
Miss Mitchell was a member of the Mendon Methodist Church and of the Ladies Aide of that church. She had also been an active member of the Mendon Grange and Maccabees.
Surviving are eight children, 38 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, and a brother, Ira Copenhaver of South Bend.
Services were Tuesday at 1 pm at the Olney Service Home in Mondon followed by rites at the Wakarusa Methodist Church in Wakarusa, with the Rev. Herbert R Strong of the Mendon Methodist church officiated. Burial made in North Union cemetery.
Wakarusa Tribune
16 August 1945
Born in Locke township, near Wakarusa, Mrs Mitchell was a daughter of David and Delilah (Hemminger) Copenhaver. Her early life was spent in Indiana prior to going to Mendon to reside.
She was married to Joseph Mitchell who preceded her in death in
1917.
Miss Mitchell was a member of the Mendon Methodist Church and of the Ladies Aide of that church. She had also been an active member of the Mendon Grange and Maccabees.
Surviving are eight children, 38 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, and a brother, Ira Copenhaver of South Bend.
Services were Tuesday at 1 pm at the Olney Service Home in Mondon followed by rites at the Wakarusa Methodist Church in Wakarusa, with the Rev. Herbert R Strong of the Mendon Methodist church officiated. Burial made in North Union cemetery.
Wakarusa Tribune
16 August 1945
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