MARY K. "KATIE" NYFFELER, 78, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004, at her residence in rural Decatur. She was the daughter of the late Joshua N. and Eva Mae (Brandyberry) Burkhead. She married Kenneth W. Nyffeler, Nov. 28, 1946, in Monroe; he passed away May 12, 2000. "Katie was a loving, caring, virtuous, mother and grandmother. She was fond of music and animals. She will be greatly missed by her girls and granddaughters and her bed buddies, Miss Kitty and Smokey Joe." Surviving are her daughters, Linda G. Nyffeler of Decatur, Mrs. Michael (Karen A.) Lemmon, Nyla R. Nyffeler, Nadine S. Nyffeler and Sandra K. Crutchfield, all of Fort Wayne; four grandchildren, Amber Myers, Mrs. Chad (Shelly) Horn, Christopher Miller and Katie Lemmon, all of Fort Wayne; one great-granddaughter, Taylor Horn of Fort Wayne. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Janelle Myers, three sisters, and two brothers. Service is 10 a.m. Monday at Zwick and Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur, with visitation from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. Burial at Decatur Cemetery. Preferred memorials to American Legion Post 43 Colorguard and the East Liberty United Methodist Church, Monroeville. For complete obituary information and condolences, visit www.zwickjahn.com.
Published by Fort Wayne Newspapers on Jan. 24, 2004.
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Mary K. "Katie" Nyffeler
The Following obituary is being republished to provide corrected information.
MARY K. "KATIE" NYFFELER, 78, passed away Wednesday, 21 January 2004, at her residence in Rural Decatur, Adams County, Indiana. She was the daughter of the late Joshua N. and Eva Mae (Brandy-berry) Burkhead. She married Kenneth W. Nyffeler, Nov. 28, 1946, in Monroe; he passed away May 12, 2000. "Katie was a loving, caring, virtuous, mother and grandmother. She was fond of music and animals. She will be greatly missed by her girls and granddaughters and her bed buddies, Miss Kitty and Smokey Joe." Surviving are her daughters, Linda G. Nyffeler of Decatur, Adams County, Indiana, Mrs. Michael (Karen A.) Lemmon, Nyla R. Nyffeler, Nadine S. Nyffeler and Sandra K. Crutchfield, all of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana; four grandchildren, Amber Myers, Mrs. Chad (Shelly) Horn, Christopher Miller and Katie Lemmon, all of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana; one great-granddaughter, Taylor Horn of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Janelle Myers, three sisters, and two brothers. Service is 1000 hours, Monday, 26 January 2004, at Zwick and Jahn Funeral Home located in Decatur, Adams County, Indiana, with visitation from 1200 to 1800 hours, Sunday, 25 January 2004. Burial at Decatur Cemetery located in Decatur, Adams County, Indiana. Preferred memorials to American Legion Post 43 Color guard and the East Liberty United Methodist Church, Monroeville. For complete obituary information and condolences, visit www.zwickjahn.com.
Published in The Journal-Gazette (Fort Wayne, Indiana) - Sunday, January 25, 2004.
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Mary K. "Katie" Nyffeler, 78, of Decatur, died at 1:45 p.m. Wednesday at home.
She was born on March 5, 1925, in Monroe to Joshua and Eva Mae Brandyberry Burkhead. She married Kenneth W. Nyffeler on November 28, 1946; he died on May 12, 2000.
She was a homemaker who also was a retired cafeteria employee of North Adams Schools. She was a member of the auxiliary unit of American Legion Post 43 in Decatur and the Women of the Moose Chapter 625.
Surviving are five daughters, Linda G. Nyffeler of Decatur and Mrs. Michael (Karen A.) Lemmon, Nyla R. and Nadine S. Nyffeler, and Sandra K. Crutchfield, all of Fort Wayne; four grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.
A daughter, three sisters, a brother, and a half-brother are deceased.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in Zwick and Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur, with burial in Decatur Cemetery.
Visiting hours are noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, including a Moose memorial service at 6 p.m.
Preferred memorials are to the color guard at American Legion Post 43 and to East Liberty United Methodist Church on State Rd. 101, rural Monroeville.
Published in the Decatur Daily Democrat (Decatur, Indiana) - Friday, January 23, 2004.
Published by Fort Wayne Newspapers on Jan. 24, 2004.
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Mary K. "Katie" Nyffeler
The Following obituary is being republished to provide corrected information.
MARY K. "KATIE" NYFFELER, 78, passed away Wednesday, 21 January 2004, at her residence in Rural Decatur, Adams County, Indiana. She was the daughter of the late Joshua N. and Eva Mae (Brandy-berry) Burkhead. She married Kenneth W. Nyffeler, Nov. 28, 1946, in Monroe; he passed away May 12, 2000. "Katie was a loving, caring, virtuous, mother and grandmother. She was fond of music and animals. She will be greatly missed by her girls and granddaughters and her bed buddies, Miss Kitty and Smokey Joe." Surviving are her daughters, Linda G. Nyffeler of Decatur, Adams County, Indiana, Mrs. Michael (Karen A.) Lemmon, Nyla R. Nyffeler, Nadine S. Nyffeler and Sandra K. Crutchfield, all of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana; four grandchildren, Amber Myers, Mrs. Chad (Shelly) Horn, Christopher Miller and Katie Lemmon, all of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana; one great-granddaughter, Taylor Horn of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Janelle Myers, three sisters, and two brothers. Service is 1000 hours, Monday, 26 January 2004, at Zwick and Jahn Funeral Home located in Decatur, Adams County, Indiana, with visitation from 1200 to 1800 hours, Sunday, 25 January 2004. Burial at Decatur Cemetery located in Decatur, Adams County, Indiana. Preferred memorials to American Legion Post 43 Color guard and the East Liberty United Methodist Church, Monroeville. For complete obituary information and condolences, visit www.zwickjahn.com.
Published in The Journal-Gazette (Fort Wayne, Indiana) - Sunday, January 25, 2004.
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Mary K. "Katie" Nyffeler, 78, of Decatur, died at 1:45 p.m. Wednesday at home.
She was born on March 5, 1925, in Monroe to Joshua and Eva Mae Brandyberry Burkhead. She married Kenneth W. Nyffeler on November 28, 1946; he died on May 12, 2000.
She was a homemaker who also was a retired cafeteria employee of North Adams Schools. She was a member of the auxiliary unit of American Legion Post 43 in Decatur and the Women of the Moose Chapter 625.
Surviving are five daughters, Linda G. Nyffeler of Decatur and Mrs. Michael (Karen A.) Lemmon, Nyla R. and Nadine S. Nyffeler, and Sandra K. Crutchfield, all of Fort Wayne; four grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.
A daughter, three sisters, a brother, and a half-brother are deceased.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in Zwick and Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur, with burial in Decatur Cemetery.
Visiting hours are noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, including a Moose memorial service at 6 p.m.
Preferred memorials are to the color guard at American Legion Post 43 and to East Liberty United Methodist Church on State Rd. 101, rural Monroeville.
Published in the Decatur Daily Democrat (Decatur, Indiana) - Friday, January 23, 2004.
MARY K. "KATIE" NYFFELER, 78, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004, at her residence in rural Decatur. She was the daughter of the late Joshua N. and Eva Mae (Brandyberry) Burkhead. She married Kenneth W. Nyffeler, Nov. 28, 1946, in Monroe; he passed away May 12, 2000. "Katie was a loving, caring, virtuous, mother and grandmother. She was fond of music and animals. She will be greatly missed by her girls and granddaughters and her bed buddies, Miss Kitty and Smokey Joe." Surviving are her daughters, Linda G. Nyffeler of Decatur, Mrs. Michael (Karen A.) Lemmon, Nyla R. Nyffeler, Nadine S. Nyffeler and Sandra K. Crutchfield, all of Fort Wayne; four grandchildren, Amber Myers, Mrs. Chad (Shelly) Horn, Christopher Miller and Katie Lemmon, all of Fort Wayne; one great-granddaughter, Taylor Horn of Fort Wayne. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Janelle Myers, three sisters, and two brothers. Service is 10 a.m. Monday at Zwick and Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur, with visitation from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. Burial at Decatur Cemetery. Preferred memorials to American Legion Post 43 Colorguard and the East Liberty United Methodist Church, Monroeville. For complete obituary information and condolences, visit www.zwickjahn.com.
Published by Fort Wayne Newspapers on Jan. 24, 2004.
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Mary K. "Katie" Nyffeler
The Following obituary is being republished to provide corrected information.
MARY K. "KATIE" NYFFELER, 78, passed away Wednesday, 21 January 2004, at her residence in Rural Decatur, Adams County, Indiana. She was the daughter of the late Joshua N. and Eva Mae (Brandy-berry) Burkhead. She married Kenneth W. Nyffeler, Nov. 28, 1946, in Monroe; he passed away May 12, 2000. "Katie was a loving, caring, virtuous, mother and grandmother. She was fond of music and animals. She will be greatly missed by her girls and granddaughters and her bed buddies, Miss Kitty and Smokey Joe." Surviving are her daughters, Linda G. Nyffeler of Decatur, Adams County, Indiana, Mrs. Michael (Karen A.) Lemmon, Nyla R. Nyffeler, Nadine S. Nyffeler and Sandra K. Crutchfield, all of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana; four grandchildren, Amber Myers, Mrs. Chad (Shelly) Horn, Christopher Miller and Katie Lemmon, all of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana; one great-granddaughter, Taylor Horn of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Janelle Myers, three sisters, and two brothers. Service is 1000 hours, Monday, 26 January 2004, at Zwick and Jahn Funeral Home located in Decatur, Adams County, Indiana, with visitation from 1200 to 1800 hours, Sunday, 25 January 2004. Burial at Decatur Cemetery located in Decatur, Adams County, Indiana. Preferred memorials to American Legion Post 43 Color guard and the East Liberty United Methodist Church, Monroeville. For complete obituary information and condolences, visit www.zwickjahn.com.
Published in The Journal-Gazette (Fort Wayne, Indiana) - Sunday, January 25, 2004.
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Mary K. "Katie" Nyffeler, 78, of Decatur, died at 1:45 p.m. Wednesday at home.
She was born on March 5, 1925, in Monroe to Joshua and Eva Mae Brandyberry Burkhead. She married Kenneth W. Nyffeler on November 28, 1946; he died on May 12, 2000.
She was a homemaker who also was a retired cafeteria employee of North Adams Schools. She was a member of the auxiliary unit of American Legion Post 43 in Decatur and the Women of the Moose Chapter 625.
Surviving are five daughters, Linda G. Nyffeler of Decatur and Mrs. Michael (Karen A.) Lemmon, Nyla R. and Nadine S. Nyffeler, and Sandra K. Crutchfield, all of Fort Wayne; four grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.
A daughter, three sisters, a brother, and a half-brother are deceased.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in Zwick and Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur, with burial in Decatur Cemetery.
Visiting hours are noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, including a Moose memorial service at 6 p.m.
Preferred memorials are to the color guard at American Legion Post 43 and to East Liberty United Methodist Church on State Rd. 101, rural Monroeville.
Published in the Decatur Daily Democrat (Decatur, Indiana) - Friday, January 23, 2004.
Published by Fort Wayne Newspapers on Jan. 24, 2004.
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Mary K. "Katie" Nyffeler
The Following obituary is being republished to provide corrected information.
MARY K. "KATIE" NYFFELER, 78, passed away Wednesday, 21 January 2004, at her residence in Rural Decatur, Adams County, Indiana. She was the daughter of the late Joshua N. and Eva Mae (Brandy-berry) Burkhead. She married Kenneth W. Nyffeler, Nov. 28, 1946, in Monroe; he passed away May 12, 2000. "Katie was a loving, caring, virtuous, mother and grandmother. She was fond of music and animals. She will be greatly missed by her girls and granddaughters and her bed buddies, Miss Kitty and Smokey Joe." Surviving are her daughters, Linda G. Nyffeler of Decatur, Adams County, Indiana, Mrs. Michael (Karen A.) Lemmon, Nyla R. Nyffeler, Nadine S. Nyffeler and Sandra K. Crutchfield, all of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana; four grandchildren, Amber Myers, Mrs. Chad (Shelly) Horn, Christopher Miller and Katie Lemmon, all of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana; one great-granddaughter, Taylor Horn of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Janelle Myers, three sisters, and two brothers. Service is 1000 hours, Monday, 26 January 2004, at Zwick and Jahn Funeral Home located in Decatur, Adams County, Indiana, with visitation from 1200 to 1800 hours, Sunday, 25 January 2004. Burial at Decatur Cemetery located in Decatur, Adams County, Indiana. Preferred memorials to American Legion Post 43 Color guard and the East Liberty United Methodist Church, Monroeville. For complete obituary information and condolences, visit www.zwickjahn.com.
Published in The Journal-Gazette (Fort Wayne, Indiana) - Sunday, January 25, 2004.
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Mary K. "Katie" Nyffeler, 78, of Decatur, died at 1:45 p.m. Wednesday at home.
She was born on March 5, 1925, in Monroe to Joshua and Eva Mae Brandyberry Burkhead. She married Kenneth W. Nyffeler on November 28, 1946; he died on May 12, 2000.
She was a homemaker who also was a retired cafeteria employee of North Adams Schools. She was a member of the auxiliary unit of American Legion Post 43 in Decatur and the Women of the Moose Chapter 625.
Surviving are five daughters, Linda G. Nyffeler of Decatur and Mrs. Michael (Karen A.) Lemmon, Nyla R. and Nadine S. Nyffeler, and Sandra K. Crutchfield, all of Fort Wayne; four grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.
A daughter, three sisters, a brother, and a half-brother are deceased.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in Zwick and Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur, with burial in Decatur Cemetery.
Visiting hours are noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, including a Moose memorial service at 6 p.m.
Preferred memorials are to the color guard at American Legion Post 43 and to East Liberty United Methodist Church on State Rd. 101, rural Monroeville.
Published in the Decatur Daily Democrat (Decatur, Indiana) - Friday, January 23, 2004.
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