Janette ‘Jan’ Elaine Bell

October 25, 2022 at 9:14 p.m.
Janette ‘Jan’ Elaine Bell
Janette ‘Jan’ Elaine Bell

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Janette “Jan” Elaine Dale Bell, 75,  Winona Lake, died Oct. 24, 2022, at Peabody Retirement Community in North Manchester. 

She was born July 14, 1947, in Los Angeles, to James and Grace Dale.

She married Jay M. Bell on July 10, 1971.

The Celebration of Life service will take place at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5 at Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church, Winona Lake, and officiated by her husband, Pastor Jay Bell.  A graveside service will follow at Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.

Friends and family may visit prior to the service at the church from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Arrangements were entrusted to Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, Warsaw. 

As an expression of sympathy, in lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Encompass World Partners, P.O. Box 64528, Colorado Springs, CO 80962-4528 (indicate it is for Charis Alliance South East Asia #3078 in memory of Jan Bell); or give online at https://give.encompassworldpartners.org/person/casa ... at the bottom of the page, right above the button to finalize the gift there is an option to give in memory of someone.

Online condolences may be sent through the funeral home’s website at www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com.

Janette “Jan” Elaine Dale Bell, 75,  Winona Lake, died Oct. 24, 2022, at Peabody Retirement Community in North Manchester. 

She was born July 14, 1947, in Los Angeles, to James and Grace Dale.

She married Jay M. Bell on July 10, 1971.

The Celebration of Life service will take place at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5 at Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church, Winona Lake, and officiated by her husband, Pastor Jay Bell.  A graveside service will follow at Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.

Friends and family may visit prior to the service at the church from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Arrangements were entrusted to Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, Warsaw. 

As an expression of sympathy, in lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Encompass World Partners, P.O. Box 64528, Colorado Springs, CO 80962-4528 (indicate it is for Charis Alliance South East Asia #3078 in memory of Jan Bell); or give online at https://give.encompassworldpartners.org/person/casa ... at the bottom of the page, right above the button to finalize the gift there is an option to give in memory of someone.

Online condolences may be sent through the funeral home’s website at www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com.
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