Ardis Iona Haines
January 29, 2018 at 6:15 p.m.
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Born in Dwight, Ill., Ardis was one of four children born to Ralph E. and Delta M. Thomas Beiswanger.
At the age of 5, she and her family moved to Kosciusko County, settling in Milford. She would graduate from Milford High School and was married to Hershell D. Fuller on Sept. 11, 1938. Hershell preceded her in passing in 1966. Blessed to find love twice, Ardis was married to Raymond J. Haines on Dec. 31, 1969, though he, too, preceded her death in 2006.
A hard-working woman with a true faith in Christ, Ardis worked with her husband in their gravel pit for many years. While officially she was the bookkeeper, she was known to load and deliver sand and stone on her own, too. She was a faithful member of Warsaw Church of God and had attended there since 1938. She enjoyed flower gardening and even worked for the Anderson family in their greenhouse during her mid-70s. As a gardener, she raised prize-winning Pansies; as an artist, she was skilled in sewing, knitting and crochet, even winning grand prize at the fair for her macramé owl project. She loved owls and had a large collection of them. A good cook, a loving mother, and a kind, gentle person, Ardis will be dearly missed.
Those left to treasure her memory include a son, Rodney (wife Connie) Fuller and stepdaughter, Jeannie (husband Tom) Edgar, all of Warsaw; four grandsons: Brian (wife Linda) Fuller, Warsaw; Patrick (wife Theresa) Fuller, Warsaw; Rodney Fuller Jr., Nappanee; and Tom Edgar Jr., Warsaw; granddaughter, Susie (husband Don) Wilczak, Warsaw; and numerous great-grandchildren.
In addition to her first husband, Hershell, and second husband, Raymond, Ardis was preceded in death by her two sisters, Aletha Johnston and Nelda Thompson; her brother, Lloyd Beiswanger; and stepdaughter, Margene Clase.
A funeral which celebrates Ardis’ life will take place at Titus Funeral Home, 2000 E. Sheridan St., Warsaw, on Wednesday, Jan. 31 at 1 p.m. Friends may gather for a time of visitation for one hour prior to the service. Pastor Jerry Yoder (retired) and the Rev.William Whitaker will officiate with burial in Oakwood Cemetery.
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Memorials to Kosciusko Home Care and Hospice with envelopes available at the funeral home.
To sign the guestbook, visit www.TitusFuneralHome.com.
Born in Dwight, Ill., Ardis was one of four children born to Ralph E. and Delta M. Thomas Beiswanger.
At the age of 5, she and her family moved to Kosciusko County, settling in Milford. She would graduate from Milford High School and was married to Hershell D. Fuller on Sept. 11, 1938. Hershell preceded her in passing in 1966. Blessed to find love twice, Ardis was married to Raymond J. Haines on Dec. 31, 1969, though he, too, preceded her death in 2006.
A hard-working woman with a true faith in Christ, Ardis worked with her husband in their gravel pit for many years. While officially she was the bookkeeper, she was known to load and deliver sand and stone on her own, too. She was a faithful member of Warsaw Church of God and had attended there since 1938. She enjoyed flower gardening and even worked for the Anderson family in their greenhouse during her mid-70s. As a gardener, she raised prize-winning Pansies; as an artist, she was skilled in sewing, knitting and crochet, even winning grand prize at the fair for her macramé owl project. She loved owls and had a large collection of them. A good cook, a loving mother, and a kind, gentle person, Ardis will be dearly missed.
Those left to treasure her memory include a son, Rodney (wife Connie) Fuller and stepdaughter, Jeannie (husband Tom) Edgar, all of Warsaw; four grandsons: Brian (wife Linda) Fuller, Warsaw; Patrick (wife Theresa) Fuller, Warsaw; Rodney Fuller Jr., Nappanee; and Tom Edgar Jr., Warsaw; granddaughter, Susie (husband Don) Wilczak, Warsaw; and numerous great-grandchildren.
In addition to her first husband, Hershell, and second husband, Raymond, Ardis was preceded in death by her two sisters, Aletha Johnston and Nelda Thompson; her brother, Lloyd Beiswanger; and stepdaughter, Margene Clase.
A funeral which celebrates Ardis’ life will take place at Titus Funeral Home, 2000 E. Sheridan St., Warsaw, on Wednesday, Jan. 31 at 1 p.m. Friends may gather for a time of visitation for one hour prior to the service. Pastor Jerry Yoder (retired) and the Rev.William Whitaker will officiate with burial in Oakwood Cemetery.
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Memorials to Kosciusko Home Care and Hospice with envelopes available at the funeral home.
To sign the guestbook, visit www.TitusFuneralHome.com.
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