Ada Faye DillAda Faye Dill, of Leesburg, was surrounded by her loved ones when she lost her battle with cancer at 7:10 p.m. on Sunday, April 9, 2023, at the age of 69.
She was born on March 9, 1954, in Jasper County, to Gene Curtis and Mary Ellen Dionne Jones.
Ada safely took hundreds of children to school every week for over 20 years as a trusted bus driver for Wawasee School Corporation. She loved to do puzzles and enjoyed anything to do with trains. Ada’s family loved to enjoy the many no-bake cookies she loved to make and was known for her delicious brats and fire potatoes. She loved her family dearly, especially loving on her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Ada will be dearly missed by her family and friends.
She leaves behind two daughters, René (Marvin) Perry, Cromwell; Stephanie Nelson, Fort Wayne; three grandchildren: Laurana, Taran and Caramon Perry; and three great-grandchildren: Lunet Butterfield, Yuna and Kai Perry. Also surviving are two brothers, Jim Curtis, Wheatfield; Tom Curtis, Indiana; sister, Lisa Curtis, Indiana; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, one sister, one brother and one great-grandson.
Ada’s life will be celebrated by her family. Thoughts and prayers are appreciated. Arrangements were entrusted to Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, 225 Argonne Road, Warsaw.
Online condolences may be sent through the funeral home’s website at www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com.
