Lynette J. Ramsbey
February 9, 2025 at 4:15 p.m.
PLYMOUTH - Lynette J. Ramsbey, 94, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, at Parkview Kosciusko Hospital, Warsaw.
Born on May 3, 1930, in Hamlet, she was the daughter of Edwin A. and Ruth G. Murten Shei.
She graduated from Hamlet High School with the class of 1948. Lynette graduated from South Bend College of Commerce with a secretarial degree. She attended Ancilla College and then graduated from Indiana University South Bend with a teaching degree.
On Jan. 24, 1953, she married Gene Ramsbey. He preceded her in death on Jan. 15, 2020.
Lynette worked at the “Old” Webster Elementary School as a secretary and returned to the “New” Webster as a dedicated and creative teacher. She will forever be remembered for the butterfly garden that she planted at “New” Webster to share her love of birds and flowers.
Lynette was known for taking personal interest in and caring for others of all ages, ethnicities and economic statuses. She was a woman that shared her faith by action. The love of nature was a true passion of hers. She was a master gardener. Lynette was forever a learner, inquiring and reading about anything that she could get her hands on. You would also find her cheering on the Purdue Boilermakers and her beloved Chicago Cubs.
Lynette loved being a grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother and aunt, taking interest in anything that her progenies were doing, sharing their joys and trials to her final hours. She enjoyed traveling, especially to every state park.
She was a member of the Plymouth Church of the Brethren, the Plymouth Public Library (serving as president of the board of trustees and when the new library was built circa 1976), Teachers Association, Tri-Kappa Active and Associates.
She is survived by her children: Diane L. Quance, of Warsaw; Dawn M. (Scott) Helm, of Elkhart; Mark T. (Mai) Ramsbey, of Sunnyvale, Calif.; Paul D. (Rayelene) Ramsbey, of Pipestone, Minn.; 11 grandchildren: Aaron (Dana) Quance, Melita (Fransico) Quance, Corban (Caitlin) Quance, Matt (Lauren) Ihnen, Andrea (Brock) Shultz, Amy Ihnen, Mindy (Brian) Honaker, Katie Helm, Tim (Kesia) Bui, Neil Ramsbey, Tyler (Ashley) Ramsbey; 13 great-grandchildren: Trinity, Beck, Noah, Rowland, Walter, Charlie, Bryce, Maci, Lane, Carson, Sienna, Ava, and Elijah; one great-great-grandchild: Koe; sister, Pearl A. (George) Killian, of Waxshaw, N.C.; cousin, Holly Murten, of San Diego, Calif.
Lynette was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Gene; daughter, Barbara Ihnen; brothers, H. Ray (Dorothy) Shei and Ronald E. Shei; brothers-in-law, Richard (Phyllis) Ramsbey and Thomas (Thiel) Ramsbey; infant grandson, Kyle D. Ihnen.
Visitation will be held on Friday, Feb. 14 from 5-8 p.m. at the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth.
Visitation will also be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15 prior to 11 a.m. funeral services at the Plymouth Church of the Brethren, 1130 N. Michigan St., Plymouth, with Pastor Michelle Leonard officiating.
Burial will be in the New Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Plymouth Public Library, 201 N. Center St., Plymouth, IN 46563; or to the Children's Neuroblastoma Cancer Foundation, 360 W. Schick Rd., Suite 23, #211, Bloomingdale, IL 60108.
Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements. Condolences can be left for the family at www.johnson-danielson.com
PLYMOUTH - Lynette J. Ramsbey, 94, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, at Parkview Kosciusko Hospital, Warsaw.
Born on May 3, 1930, in Hamlet, she was the daughter of Edwin A. and Ruth G. Murten Shei.
She graduated from Hamlet High School with the class of 1948. Lynette graduated from South Bend College of Commerce with a secretarial degree. She attended Ancilla College and then graduated from Indiana University South Bend with a teaching degree.
On Jan. 24, 1953, she married Gene Ramsbey. He preceded her in death on Jan. 15, 2020.
Lynette worked at the “Old” Webster Elementary School as a secretary and returned to the “New” Webster as a dedicated and creative teacher. She will forever be remembered for the butterfly garden that she planted at “New” Webster to share her love of birds and flowers.
Lynette was known for taking personal interest in and caring for others of all ages, ethnicities and economic statuses. She was a woman that shared her faith by action. The love of nature was a true passion of hers. She was a master gardener. Lynette was forever a learner, inquiring and reading about anything that she could get her hands on. You would also find her cheering on the Purdue Boilermakers and her beloved Chicago Cubs.
Lynette loved being a grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother and aunt, taking interest in anything that her progenies were doing, sharing their joys and trials to her final hours. She enjoyed traveling, especially to every state park.
She was a member of the Plymouth Church of the Brethren, the Plymouth Public Library (serving as president of the board of trustees and when the new library was built circa 1976), Teachers Association, Tri-Kappa Active and Associates.
She is survived by her children: Diane L. Quance, of Warsaw; Dawn M. (Scott) Helm, of Elkhart; Mark T. (Mai) Ramsbey, of Sunnyvale, Calif.; Paul D. (Rayelene) Ramsbey, of Pipestone, Minn.; 11 grandchildren: Aaron (Dana) Quance, Melita (Fransico) Quance, Corban (Caitlin) Quance, Matt (Lauren) Ihnen, Andrea (Brock) Shultz, Amy Ihnen, Mindy (Brian) Honaker, Katie Helm, Tim (Kesia) Bui, Neil Ramsbey, Tyler (Ashley) Ramsbey; 13 great-grandchildren: Trinity, Beck, Noah, Rowland, Walter, Charlie, Bryce, Maci, Lane, Carson, Sienna, Ava, and Elijah; one great-great-grandchild: Koe; sister, Pearl A. (George) Killian, of Waxshaw, N.C.; cousin, Holly Murten, of San Diego, Calif.
Lynette was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Gene; daughter, Barbara Ihnen; brothers, H. Ray (Dorothy) Shei and Ronald E. Shei; brothers-in-law, Richard (Phyllis) Ramsbey and Thomas (Thiel) Ramsbey; infant grandson, Kyle D. Ihnen.
Visitation will be held on Friday, Feb. 14 from 5-8 p.m. at the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth.
Visitation will also be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15 prior to 11 a.m. funeral services at the Plymouth Church of the Brethren, 1130 N. Michigan St., Plymouth, with Pastor Michelle Leonard officiating.
Burial will be in the New Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Plymouth Public Library, 201 N. Center St., Plymouth, IN 46563; or to the Children's Neuroblastoma Cancer Foundation, 360 W. Schick Rd., Suite 23, #211, Bloomingdale, IL 60108.
Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements. Condolences can be left for the family at www.johnson-danielson.com