Bedelia B. 'Bede' Weirick
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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She was born Dec. 29, 1928, in Marshall County to Raymond R. and Helen A. Darr Weirick.
She was a graduate of Wheaton College in Illinois and from Indiana University, Bloomington. She taught in Aledo, Ill., Wayland, Mich., Markham, Ill., and Warsaw. She finished her teaching career at Manchester College, North Manchester. During her years of teaching, she was very active in state health, physical education and athletic organizations, holding many offices. She was chosen as the outstanding cheerleader sponsor in the nation while teaching at Warsaw. She was honored by being voted into the Manchester College Athletic Hall of Fame as a coach. In her retirement, she was director for the Mentone Nutrition Site for 18 years. She planned and directed the “Scrambled Egg Band” in Mentone. She was a lifetime member of the First Baptist Church of Mentone. She was an avid I.U. basketball fan.
Surviving are two nephews, Robert and Bill Weirick, and great-nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother.
Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at King Memorial Home, 101 N. Tucker St., Mentone, with pastors Joe Olson and Mike Wilhite officiating. Burial is in Mentone Cemetery.
Calling is from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
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Memorials to First Baptist Church of Mentone
Condolences may be sent via www.hartzlerfuneralservices.com
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She was born Dec. 29, 1928, in Marshall County to Raymond R. and Helen A. Darr Weirick.
She was a graduate of Wheaton College in Illinois and from Indiana University, Bloomington. She taught in Aledo, Ill., Wayland, Mich., Markham, Ill., and Warsaw. She finished her teaching career at Manchester College, North Manchester. During her years of teaching, she was very active in state health, physical education and athletic organizations, holding many offices. She was chosen as the outstanding cheerleader sponsor in the nation while teaching at Warsaw. She was honored by being voted into the Manchester College Athletic Hall of Fame as a coach. In her retirement, she was director for the Mentone Nutrition Site for 18 years. She planned and directed the “Scrambled Egg Band” in Mentone. She was a lifetime member of the First Baptist Church of Mentone. She was an avid I.U. basketball fan.
Surviving are two nephews, Robert and Bill Weirick, and great-nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother.
Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at King Memorial Home, 101 N. Tucker St., Mentone, with pastors Joe Olson and Mike Wilhite officiating. Burial is in Mentone Cemetery.
Calling is from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
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Memorials to First Baptist Church of Mentone
Condolences may be sent via www.hartzlerfuneralservices.com
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