Leota E. May

January 5, 2018 at 4:43 p.m.

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Leota E. May, 81, passed away at 5:18 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, in her home at Grace Village Retirement Community, Winona Lake.

Leota was born July 6, 1936, in Warsaw, to W. Russell Harman and Ruby Stookey Harman. She was a 1954 graduate of Warsaw High School and went on to attend Elkhart University.

Leota spent most of her lifetime in the Warsaw area and worked at Murphy Medical Center as a lab technician. She also worked for Serenade Foods for nearly 20 years before retiring in 1998.

Leota liked to play cards and games, especially euchre, bingo and trivia games. She enjoyed music and liked playing the piano. She was competitive and very social, never knowing a stranger. She had been a faithful member of Pleasant View Bible Church.

Those left with memories to cherish include her daughter, Rebecca Sue May, Rochester; two brothers, Lee (Sue) Harman and Lavon (Barbara) Harman, all of Warsaw; seven nieces and nephews; and a large extended family.

She was preceded in death by her father, W. Russell Harman, Oct. 25, 1987; and mother, Ruby Harman, April 3, 2000.

The family will receive friends for a time of visitation and sharing of memories from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 7, at Titus Funeral Home, 2000 E. Sheridan St., Warsaw. A funeral service that celebrates Leota’s life will take place at 4 p.m. and will be officiated by Chaplain Bryan Benjamin of Grace Village Retirement Community.

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Memorials to Kosciusko Home Care and Hospice, P.O. Box 1196, Warsaw, IN 46581-1196.

To sign the guestbook or send condolences, visit www.TitusFuneralHome.com.

Leota E. May, 81, passed away at 5:18 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, in her home at Grace Village Retirement Community, Winona Lake.

Leota was born July 6, 1936, in Warsaw, to W. Russell Harman and Ruby Stookey Harman. She was a 1954 graduate of Warsaw High School and went on to attend Elkhart University.

Leota spent most of her lifetime in the Warsaw area and worked at Murphy Medical Center as a lab technician. She also worked for Serenade Foods for nearly 20 years before retiring in 1998.

Leota liked to play cards and games, especially euchre, bingo and trivia games. She enjoyed music and liked playing the piano. She was competitive and very social, never knowing a stranger. She had been a faithful member of Pleasant View Bible Church.

Those left with memories to cherish include her daughter, Rebecca Sue May, Rochester; two brothers, Lee (Sue) Harman and Lavon (Barbara) Harman, all of Warsaw; seven nieces and nephews; and a large extended family.

She was preceded in death by her father, W. Russell Harman, Oct. 25, 1987; and mother, Ruby Harman, April 3, 2000.

The family will receive friends for a time of visitation and sharing of memories from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 7, at Titus Funeral Home, 2000 E. Sheridan St., Warsaw. A funeral service that celebrates Leota’s life will take place at 4 p.m. and will be officiated by Chaplain Bryan Benjamin of Grace Village Retirement Community.

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Memorials to Kosciusko Home Care and Hospice, P.O. Box 1196, Warsaw, IN 46581-1196.

To sign the guestbook or send condolences, visit www.TitusFuneralHome.com.
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