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Barbra Jane Earl Kester, 77, died Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, at Grace Village Retirement Community, Winona Lake.
She was born March 25, 1948, in Corryton, Tenn., to Edith Ruth Stanifer Earl and Jack Earl. She married Thurl Kester on Oct. 13, 2013; he died Feb. 13, 2015.
Friends and family may visit from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30 at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, Warsaw. Jane’s life will be celebrated with a service at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1 at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home and officiated by Chaplain Bryan Benjamin. A graveside service will follow at Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw. Arrangements were entrusted to Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, Warsaw, assisting Earl-Grossman Funeral Home, Argos.
Online condolences may be sent through the funeral home’s website at care@redpathfruthfuneralhome.com.
