Mary D. Ettinger
May 2, 2017 at 3:17 p.m.
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She was born on Oct. 22, 1928, to Wilby Bruce and Margaret Nell Floyd Nichols in Beaver Township, Pulaski County.
She graduated from Pulaski High School and earned a Bachelor of Arts from Manchester College and a Master of Science from St. Francis College.
She was a past president of
Mary retired as an art instructor after 29 years in Warsaw Community Schools. She enjoyed family, volunteering, traveling, bridge and cross stitching.
Mary is survived by her four children: Martha Jane (spouse David) Tibbets, Elkhart; Betty Jo Thompson, Mentone; Nancy Ann (Brian) Tonks, Rigby, Idaho; and John William (spouse Debbie) Ettinger, Warsaw; 12 grandchildren: Steven (spouse Julie) Tibbets, Julia Tibbets, Laura Tibbets, Kyle (spouse Kari) Thompson, Cale (spouse Beth) Thompson, Paul (spouse Kellie) Tonks, Nathan (spouse Emily) Tonks, Joseph Tonks, Lydia (spouse Tyler) Whitworth, Dylan Ettinger, Miranda Ettinger and Marcella Ettinger; and 15 great-grandchildren: Timothy Schlosser; Connor Tonks; Ian, Isaac, Mercedes, Makenzie, Rylee, Madison and Carter Thompson; Addison, Clark, Kaylee and Emma Whitworth; and Zachary and Vera Rose Tibbets.
She was preceded by her parents; three sisters; a brother; and a son-in-law, Duane Thompson, on April 26, 2017.
Visitation will be from 10-11:30 a.m. Thursday, May 4, at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw.
A funeral service will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, May 4, at the funeral chapel, with Chaplain Bob Jarboe officiating.
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Memorials to First United Methodist Church, 179 S. Indiana St., Warsaw, IN 46580; or Harbor Light Hospice, 1608 E. Day Road, Mishawaka, IN 46545.
To sign the guestbook or send a condolence, go to www.mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com.
She was born on Oct. 22, 1928, to Wilby Bruce and Margaret Nell Floyd Nichols in Beaver Township, Pulaski County.
She graduated from Pulaski High School and earned a Bachelor of Arts from Manchester College and a Master of Science from St. Francis College.
She was a past president of
Mary retired as an art instructor after 29 years in Warsaw Community Schools. She enjoyed family, volunteering, traveling, bridge and cross stitching.
Mary is survived by her four children: Martha Jane (spouse David) Tibbets, Elkhart; Betty Jo Thompson, Mentone; Nancy Ann (Brian) Tonks, Rigby, Idaho; and John William (spouse Debbie) Ettinger, Warsaw; 12 grandchildren: Steven (spouse Julie) Tibbets, Julia Tibbets, Laura Tibbets, Kyle (spouse Kari) Thompson, Cale (spouse Beth) Thompson, Paul (spouse Kellie) Tonks, Nathan (spouse Emily) Tonks, Joseph Tonks, Lydia (spouse Tyler) Whitworth, Dylan Ettinger, Miranda Ettinger and Marcella Ettinger; and 15 great-grandchildren: Timothy Schlosser; Connor Tonks; Ian, Isaac, Mercedes, Makenzie, Rylee, Madison and Carter Thompson; Addison, Clark, Kaylee and Emma Whitworth; and Zachary and Vera Rose Tibbets.
She was preceded by her parents; three sisters; a brother; and a son-in-law, Duane Thompson, on April 26, 2017.
Visitation will be from 10-11:30 a.m. Thursday, May 4, at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw.
A funeral service will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, May 4, at the funeral chapel, with Chaplain Bob Jarboe officiating.
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Memorials to First United Methodist Church, 179 S. Indiana St., Warsaw, IN 46580; or Harbor Light Hospice, 1608 E. Day Road, Mishawaka, IN 46545.
To sign the guestbook or send a condolence, go to www.mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com.
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