Official Obituary of
KATHRYN ANNE ROSE WRESTLER
December 29, 1921 ~ August 27, 2012 (age 90) 90 Years Old
KATHRYN WRESTLER Obituary
Kathryn Anne Rose Wrestler, 90, passed away Monday, August 27, 2012 at her sister’s residence in Hartford City.
Kathryn was born December 29, 1921 in Blackford County to Omer and Mary Jane (Taughinbaugh) Risinger. She graduated from Hartford City High School in 1939 and worked at Franklin Finance for several years. On November 11, 1950, she married John C. Wrestler in Montpelier and they resided in rural Wells County.
Kathryn was a member of First Baptist Church, Montpelier, and was a lifetime member of Five Points School.
Surviving are her husband, John; her son, Charles (Jan) Wrestler, rural Montpelier; 2 daughters, Anne (Gary) Boone, Keystone and Linda Wrestler, (husband, Ron Wielage), Indianapolis; her sister, Virginia Risinger, Hartford City; 5 grandchildren, David (Bonnie) Boone, Keith Boone, Carol (John) Felger, Jennifer Wrestler and Jeremiah Wrestler; 8 great-grandchildren, Aislinn, Ian, Loki and Colton Boone, Caity and Emme Patton, Zack and Kylee Felger.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her infant daughter, Nancy Rose, 3 brothers, Joseph, Robert and Edward Risinger, and her sister, Martha Risinger.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 31 in Waters Funeral Home, 501 W. Washington St., Hartford City with Pastor Robert Allen and Pastor Frank Rodgers officiating. Burial will follow in I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Montpelier.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. Thursday, August 30 and after 10:00 a.m. Friday.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church, Montpelier.
Kathryn was born December 29, 1921 in Blackford County to Omer and Mary Jane (Taughinbaugh) Risinger. She graduated from Hartford City High School in 1939 and worked at Franklin Finance for several years. On November 11, 1950, she married John C. Wrestler in Montpelier and they resided in rural Wells County.
Kathryn was a member of First Baptist Church, Montpelier, and was a lifetime member of Five Points School.
Surviving are her husband, John; her son, Charles (Jan) Wrestler, rural Montpelier; 2 daughters, Anne (Gary) Boone, Keystone and Linda Wrestler, (husband, Ron Wielage), Indianapolis; her sister, Virginia Risinger, Hartford City; 5 grandchildren, David (Bonnie) Boone, Keith Boone, Carol (John) Felger, Jennifer Wrestler and Jeremiah Wrestler; 8 great-grandchildren, Aislinn, Ian, Loki and Colton Boone, Caity and Emme Patton, Zack and Kylee Felger.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her infant daughter, Nancy Rose, 3 brothers, Joseph, Robert and Edward Risinger, and her sister, Martha Risinger.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 31 in Waters Funeral Home, 501 W. Washington St., Hartford City with Pastor Robert Allen and Pastor Frank Rodgers officiating. Burial will follow in I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Montpelier.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. Thursday, August 30 and after 10:00 a.m. Friday.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church, Montpelier.
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