Olive Sullivan, 98, formerly of Peru, IN, passed away at 8:33 am, Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at McKinney House in Logansport, IN. She was born in Twelve Mile, IN on May 17th 1915, the daughter of Ollie and Verne Black Jones. Olive married Herbert M. Sullivan in Twelve Mile on February11, 1940 and he preceded her in death on July 7, 1999.
Olive attended the First United Methodist Church in Logansport and was a 1933 graduate of Twelve Mile High School. She was a graduate of Indiana Central College and received her Master's Degree from Bemidji State University. Olive began teaching in Twelve Mile in 1935 and later taught in Webster City, IA. After 34 years teaching, she retired from Peru Community Schools, at Victory Elementary School, grade 2 in 1978.
She is survived by three sons, Dale Sullivan and his wife Jayne of Logansport, Paul Sullivan and his friend Nancy of St. Charles, IL and Frank Sullivan and his wife Linda of Denver, CO; a daughter Lois A. Diehl and her husband Tim Puvluk of San Diego, CA; grandchildren Diann Vernon, Julie Sullivan, Jennifer Mansberger, Brad Sullivan, Amy Perkins, Michael Sullivan, Michelle Sullivan, and Scott Diehl; 16 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandson.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Herbert and a sister Evelyn Jones.
A service celebrating the life of Olive Sullivan will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, January 4, 2014 at the Eikenberry-Eddy Funeral Home, 84 West Main Street, Peru, with Rev. Dean Fager officiating. Burial will be in Corinth Cemetery, Cass County, IN. Family and friends will gather from 9:00-11:000 am, Saturday at the Eikenberry-Eddy Funeral Home.
Olive attended the First United Methodist Church in Logansport and was a 1933 graduate of Twelve Mile High School. She was a graduate of Indiana Central College and received her Master's Degree from Bemidji State University. Olive began teaching in Twelve Mile in 1935 and later taught in Webster City, IA. After 34 years teaching, she retired from Peru Community Schools, at Victory Elementary School, grade 2 in 1978.
She is survived by three sons, Dale Sullivan and his wife Jayne of Logansport, Paul Sullivan and his friend Nancy of St. Charles, IL and Frank Sullivan and his wife Linda of Denver, CO; a daughter Lois A. Diehl and her husband Tim Puvluk of San Diego, CA; grandchildren Diann Vernon, Julie Sullivan, Jennifer Mansberger, Brad Sullivan, Amy Perkins, Michael Sullivan, Michelle Sullivan, and Scott Diehl; 16 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandson.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Herbert and a sister Evelyn Jones.
A service celebrating the life of Olive Sullivan will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, January 4, 2014 at the Eikenberry-Eddy Funeral Home, 84 West Main Street, Peru, with Rev. Dean Fager officiating. Burial will be in Corinth Cemetery, Cass County, IN. Family and friends will gather from 9:00-11:000 am, Saturday at the Eikenberry-Eddy Funeral Home.
Olive Sullivan, 98, formerly of Peru, IN, passed away at 8:33 am, Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at McKinney House in Logansport, IN. She was born in Twelve Mile, IN on May 17th 1915, the daughter of Ollie and Verne Black Jones. Olive married Herbert M. Sullivan in Twelve Mile on February11, 1940 and he preceded her in death on July 7, 1999.
Olive attended the First United Methodist Church in Logansport and was a 1933 graduate of Twelve Mile High School. She was a graduate of Indiana Central College and received her Master's Degree from Bemidji State University. Olive began teaching in Twelve Mile in 1935 and later taught in Webster City, IA. After 34 years teaching, she retired from Peru Community Schools, at Victory Elementary School, grade 2 in 1978.
She is survived by three sons, Dale Sullivan and his wife Jayne of Logansport, Paul Sullivan and his friend Nancy of St. Charles, IL and Frank Sullivan and his wife Linda of Denver, CO; a daughter Lois A. Diehl and her husband Tim Puvluk of San Diego, CA; grandchildren Diann Vernon, Julie Sullivan, Jennifer Mansberger, Brad Sullivan, Amy Perkins, Michael Sullivan, Michelle Sullivan, and Scott Diehl; 16 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandson.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Herbert and a sister Evelyn Jones.
A service celebrating the life of Olive Sullivan will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, January 4, 2014 at the Eikenberry-Eddy Funeral Home, 84 West Main Street, Peru, with Rev. Dean Fager officiating. Burial will be in Corinth Cemetery, Cass County, IN. Family and friends will gather from 9:00-11:000 am, Saturday at the Eikenberry-Eddy Funeral Home.
Olive attended the First United Methodist Church in Logansport and was a 1933 graduate of Twelve Mile High School. She was a graduate of Indiana Central College and received her Master's Degree from Bemidji State University. Olive began teaching in Twelve Mile in 1935 and later taught in Webster City, IA. After 34 years teaching, she retired from Peru Community Schools, at Victory Elementary School, grade 2 in 1978.
She is survived by three sons, Dale Sullivan and his wife Jayne of Logansport, Paul Sullivan and his friend Nancy of St. Charles, IL and Frank Sullivan and his wife Linda of Denver, CO; a daughter Lois A. Diehl and her husband Tim Puvluk of San Diego, CA; grandchildren Diann Vernon, Julie Sullivan, Jennifer Mansberger, Brad Sullivan, Amy Perkins, Michael Sullivan, Michelle Sullivan, and Scott Diehl; 16 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandson.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Herbert and a sister Evelyn Jones.
A service celebrating the life of Olive Sullivan will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, January 4, 2014 at the Eikenberry-Eddy Funeral Home, 84 West Main Street, Peru, with Rev. Dean Fager officiating. Burial will be in Corinth Cemetery, Cass County, IN. Family and friends will gather from 9:00-11:000 am, Saturday at the Eikenberry-Eddy Funeral Home.
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