Martha Jane Burnett
December 28, 2020 at 10:16 p.m.
Martha Jane Burnett
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She was born on May 15, 1933, in Plymouth, to Robert J. and Minnie L. Ranstead Lewallen.
She graduated in 1951 from Tippecanoe High School in Bourbon and was married on June 5, 1970, in Etna Green, to Rex D. Burnett, who preceded her in November 1997. She retired from Kosciusko Community Hospital after 14 years as a nurse’s aide and formerly worked at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne as a C.S. tech. She was a lifetime Kosciusko/Marshall County area resident.
She attended the Family Worship Center in Warsaw and was a member of the Winona Lake Senior Center and Salvation Army for many years. She enjoyed traveling and riding motorcycles.
She is survived by daughter, Caroline S. (Randy) Miller, of Union, Mich.; son, Richard A. (Tami) Thompson, of Warsaw; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two stepdaughters, Toni Wheeler and Linda Berger; and two stepsons, Rex A. Burnett and Michael Burnett.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and granddaughter, Jenna Lynn Harman.
A graveside service will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 2 at the Tippecanoe Cemetery in Tippecanoe. Cremation Services of Kosciusko County, 4356 N. Ind. 15, Warsaw, is in charge of arrangements.
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Preferred memorials may be given to the Salvation Army, 501 E. Arthur St., Warsaw, IN 46580.
To send condolences to the family of Martha Burnett, please visit www.cremationserviceskc.com.
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She was born on May 15, 1933, in Plymouth, to Robert J. and Minnie L. Ranstead Lewallen.
She graduated in 1951 from Tippecanoe High School in Bourbon and was married on June 5, 1970, in Etna Green, to Rex D. Burnett, who preceded her in November 1997. She retired from Kosciusko Community Hospital after 14 years as a nurse’s aide and formerly worked at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne as a C.S. tech. She was a lifetime Kosciusko/Marshall County area resident.
She attended the Family Worship Center in Warsaw and was a member of the Winona Lake Senior Center and Salvation Army for many years. She enjoyed traveling and riding motorcycles.
She is survived by daughter, Caroline S. (Randy) Miller, of Union, Mich.; son, Richard A. (Tami) Thompson, of Warsaw; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two stepdaughters, Toni Wheeler and Linda Berger; and two stepsons, Rex A. Burnett and Michael Burnett.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and granddaughter, Jenna Lynn Harman.
A graveside service will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 2 at the Tippecanoe Cemetery in Tippecanoe. Cremation Services of Kosciusko County, 4356 N. Ind. 15, Warsaw, is in charge of arrangements.
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Preferred memorials may be given to the Salvation Army, 501 E. Arthur St., Warsaw, IN 46580.
To send condolences to the family of Martha Burnett, please visit www.cremationserviceskc.com.
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