Loretta McClure, at the age of 95, peacefully passed away at Grace Village Healthcare, Winona Lake, Indiana, on January 1, 2017. And so, because of her faith in Jesus, her Lord and Savior, she begins this new year in that beautiful place where time shall be no more!
Loretta was born in Chicago, Illinois on January 23, 1921, to Albert A. and Bertha (Permoda) Tomaszewski, who were both children of Polish immigrants. The family name was later shortened to Thomas. Loretta attended Eberhart Grade School and Lucy Flower Technical School where she learned the trade of dressmaking as well as completing her high school education.
Loretta and her family moved to Grovertown, Indiana, when she was 23. It was there, at church, that she met her future husband, (Newton) Arden McClure. They were married August 19, 1945 and had been happily married for 48 years when he preceded her in death on May 10, 1994. She said, “The Lord picked out my mate, and I was happy ever after.”
Loretta and her husband Arden lived near North Manchester, Indiana where they had a chicken farm and hatchery they named “Happinest Farm”. So the city girl from Chicago happily learned the ways of a farmer’s wife and joyfully became a homemaker and mother. She continued to use her outstanding skill as a seamstress, sewing clothes for herself and her family. She also enjoyed crocheting, embroidery, and tatting, as well as gardening. She was employed at Heckman Bindery for several years to help with college expenses for her son and daughter. She also did mending and sewing for neighbors and friends.
After 40 years on the farm, Loretta and Arden moved to a home near Warsaw, Indiana. Loretta always stayed busy and found joy and fulfillment in working with her hands and being a helper to others. She volunteered at the local Senior Center; she folded bulletins at church; she sorted, trimmed and bundled labels and box tops for Warsaw Christian School; she sewed quilt tops, pot holders, baby blankets and baby clothes for missions; and she crocheted sweaters for needy children in other countries. She was thrilled to be Grandma to her four grandchildren and Great-Grandma to five. She loved spending time with them and faithfully prayed for each one.
Loretta’s family includes her son and daughter-in-law Arden Thomas (“Tom”) and JoAnne McClure, of Northville, Michigan and her daughter and son-in-law Judith and Tsi Sou, of Warsaw. Her four grandchildren are: Helen McClure (Matt Bromeland) of Virginia, John McClure of Michigan, Jennifer (Alex) Martinez of Claypool, Indiana, and Janelle (Shane) Roberts of Tennessee. Her five great-grandchildren are: Lexi, Ellie, and Anna Martinez and Ezra and Jones Roberts. Also surviving are five nephews, four nieces, and her former daughter-in-law, Hilda Jongkind. Loretta was preceded in death by her parents, one brother Albert C. Thomas, and one sister Ruth Pletcher.
Loretta was born in Chicago, Illinois on January 23, 1921, to Albert A. and Bertha (Permoda) Tomaszewski, who were both children of Polish immigrants. The family name was later shortened to Thomas. Loretta attended Eberhart Grade School and Lucy Flower Technical School where she learned the trade of dressmaking as well as completing her high school education.
Loretta and her family moved to Grovertown, Indiana, when she was 23. It was there, at church, that she met her future husband, (Newton) Arden McClure. They were married August 19, 1945 and had been happily married for 48 years when he preceded her in death on May 10, 1994. She said, “The Lord picked out my mate, and I was happy ever after.”
Loretta and her husband Arden lived near North Manchester, Indiana where they had a chicken farm and hatchery they named “Happinest Farm”. So the city girl from Chicago happily learned the ways of a farmer’s wife and joyfully became a homemaker and mother. She continued to use her outstanding skill as a seamstress, sewing clothes for herself and her family. She also enjoyed crocheting, embroidery, and tatting, as well as gardening. She was employed at Heckman Bindery for several years to help with college expenses for her son and daughter. She also did mending and sewing for neighbors and friends.
After 40 years on the farm, Loretta and Arden moved to a home near Warsaw, Indiana. Loretta always stayed busy and found joy and fulfillment in working with her hands and being a helper to others. She volunteered at the local Senior Center; she folded bulletins at church; she sorted, trimmed and bundled labels and box tops for Warsaw Christian School; she sewed quilt tops, pot holders, baby blankets and baby clothes for missions; and she crocheted sweaters for needy children in other countries. She was thrilled to be Grandma to her four grandchildren and Great-Grandma to five. She loved spending time with them and faithfully prayed for each one.
Loretta’s family includes her son and daughter-in-law Arden Thomas (“Tom”) and JoAnne McClure, of Northville, Michigan and her daughter and son-in-law Judith and Tsi Sou, of Warsaw. Her four grandchildren are: Helen McClure (Matt Bromeland) of Virginia, John McClure of Michigan, Jennifer (Alex) Martinez of Claypool, Indiana, and Janelle (Shane) Roberts of Tennessee. Her five great-grandchildren are: Lexi, Ellie, and Anna Martinez and Ezra and Jones Roberts. Also surviving are five nephews, four nieces, and her former daughter-in-law, Hilda Jongkind. Loretta was preceded in death by her parents, one brother Albert C. Thomas, and one sister Ruth Pletcher.
Loretta McClure, at the age of 95, peacefully passed away at Grace Village Healthcare, Winona Lake, Indiana, on January 1, 2017. And so, because of her faith in Jesus, her Lord and Savior, she begins this new year in that beautiful place where time shall be no more!
Loretta was born in Chicago, Illinois on January 23, 1921, to Albert A. and Bertha (Permoda) Tomaszewski, who were both children of Polish immigrants. The family name was later shortened to Thomas. Loretta attended Eberhart Grade School and Lucy Flower Technical School where she learned the trade of dressmaking as well as completing her high school education.
Loretta and her family moved to Grovertown, Indiana, when she was 23. It was there, at church, that she met her future husband, (Newton) Arden McClure. They were married August 19, 1945 and had been happily married for 48 years when he preceded her in death on May 10, 1994. She said, “The Lord picked out my mate, and I was happy ever after.”
Loretta and her husband Arden lived near North Manchester, Indiana where they had a chicken farm and hatchery they named “Happinest Farm”. So the city girl from Chicago happily learned the ways of a farmer’s wife and joyfully became a homemaker and mother. She continued to use her outstanding skill as a seamstress, sewing clothes for herself and her family. She also enjoyed crocheting, embroidery, and tatting, as well as gardening. She was employed at Heckman Bindery for several years to help with college expenses for her son and daughter. She also did mending and sewing for neighbors and friends.
After 40 years on the farm, Loretta and Arden moved to a home near Warsaw, Indiana. Loretta always stayed busy and found joy and fulfillment in working with her hands and being a helper to others. She volunteered at the local Senior Center; she folded bulletins at church; she sorted, trimmed and bundled labels and box tops for Warsaw Christian School; she sewed quilt tops, pot holders, baby blankets and baby clothes for missions; and she crocheted sweaters for needy children in other countries. She was thrilled to be Grandma to her four grandchildren and Great-Grandma to five. She loved spending time with them and faithfully prayed for each one.
Loretta’s family includes her son and daughter-in-law Arden Thomas (“Tom”) and JoAnne McClure, of Northville, Michigan and her daughter and son-in-law Judith and Tsi Sou, of Warsaw. Her four grandchildren are: Helen McClure (Matt Bromeland) of Virginia, John McClure of Michigan, Jennifer (Alex) Martinez of Claypool, Indiana, and Janelle (Shane) Roberts of Tennessee. Her five great-grandchildren are: Lexi, Ellie, and Anna Martinez and Ezra and Jones Roberts. Also surviving are five nephews, four nieces, and her former daughter-in-law, Hilda Jongkind. Loretta was preceded in death by her parents, one brother Albert C. Thomas, and one sister Ruth Pletcher.
Loretta was born in Chicago, Illinois on January 23, 1921, to Albert A. and Bertha (Permoda) Tomaszewski, who were both children of Polish immigrants. The family name was later shortened to Thomas. Loretta attended Eberhart Grade School and Lucy Flower Technical School where she learned the trade of dressmaking as well as completing her high school education.
Loretta and her family moved to Grovertown, Indiana, when she was 23. It was there, at church, that she met her future husband, (Newton) Arden McClure. They were married August 19, 1945 and had been happily married for 48 years when he preceded her in death on May 10, 1994. She said, “The Lord picked out my mate, and I was happy ever after.”
Loretta and her husband Arden lived near North Manchester, Indiana where they had a chicken farm and hatchery they named “Happinest Farm”. So the city girl from Chicago happily learned the ways of a farmer’s wife and joyfully became a homemaker and mother. She continued to use her outstanding skill as a seamstress, sewing clothes for herself and her family. She also enjoyed crocheting, embroidery, and tatting, as well as gardening. She was employed at Heckman Bindery for several years to help with college expenses for her son and daughter. She also did mending and sewing for neighbors and friends.
After 40 years on the farm, Loretta and Arden moved to a home near Warsaw, Indiana. Loretta always stayed busy and found joy and fulfillment in working with her hands and being a helper to others. She volunteered at the local Senior Center; she folded bulletins at church; she sorted, trimmed and bundled labels and box tops for Warsaw Christian School; she sewed quilt tops, pot holders, baby blankets and baby clothes for missions; and she crocheted sweaters for needy children in other countries. She was thrilled to be Grandma to her four grandchildren and Great-Grandma to five. She loved spending time with them and faithfully prayed for each one.
Loretta’s family includes her son and daughter-in-law Arden Thomas (“Tom”) and JoAnne McClure, of Northville, Michigan and her daughter and son-in-law Judith and Tsi Sou, of Warsaw. Her four grandchildren are: Helen McClure (Matt Bromeland) of Virginia, John McClure of Michigan, Jennifer (Alex) Martinez of Claypool, Indiana, and Janelle (Shane) Roberts of Tennessee. Her five great-grandchildren are: Lexi, Ellie, and Anna Martinez and Ezra and Jones Roberts. Also surviving are five nephews, four nieces, and her former daughter-in-law, Hilda Jongkind. Loretta was preceded in death by her parents, one brother Albert C. Thomas, and one sister Ruth Pletcher.
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