Betty E. McKibben
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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She was born Oct. 15, 1928, in Nappanee, to John and Eva Linn Reed. On April 13, 1947, she married Charles F. McKibben, who survives.
A lifetime area resident, she was a punch press operator at Syracuse Rubber, retiring in 1992 after 43 years of service.
Also surviving are two sons, Dallas (and spouse Sharon) McKibben and Rick McKibben, both of Syracuse; five grandchildren: Kimberly Senders, Robert, Brady and Trevor McKibben and Heather Bixler; 11 great-grandchildren; three sisters: Mirian Lung, Goshen; Margaret Stutzman, Nappanee; and Ethel Hughes, Syracuse; and a brother, Chuck Reed, Syracuse. She was preceded in death by two brothers and a sister.
A graveside service will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Syracuse Cemetery with Pastor Mark Eastway officiating.
No calling is planned.
Mishler-Eastlund Funeral Home, Harris Chapel, Syracuse, is in charge of arrangements.
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Memorials to Care at Home/Hospice Program of Goshen General Hospital.
Condolences may be sent to www.mishlerfuneralhomes.com[[In-content Ad]]
She was born Oct. 15, 1928, in Nappanee, to John and Eva Linn Reed. On April 13, 1947, she married Charles F. McKibben, who survives.
A lifetime area resident, she was a punch press operator at Syracuse Rubber, retiring in 1992 after 43 years of service.
Also surviving are two sons, Dallas (and spouse Sharon) McKibben and Rick McKibben, both of Syracuse; five grandchildren: Kimberly Senders, Robert, Brady and Trevor McKibben and Heather Bixler; 11 great-grandchildren; three sisters: Mirian Lung, Goshen; Margaret Stutzman, Nappanee; and Ethel Hughes, Syracuse; and a brother, Chuck Reed, Syracuse. She was preceded in death by two brothers and a sister.
A graveside service will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Syracuse Cemetery with Pastor Mark Eastway officiating.
No calling is planned.
Mishler-Eastlund Funeral Home, Harris Chapel, Syracuse, is in charge of arrangements.
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Memorials to Care at Home/Hospice Program of Goshen General Hospital.
Condolences may be sent to www.mishlerfuneralhomes.com[[In-content Ad]]
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