Bonnie J. Shoemaker

MENTONE – Bonnie J. Shoemaker, 77, rural Claypool, died at 10:26 p.m. March 16, 2016, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. She was born March 2, 1939, in Kendallville, to Homer and Reba Olinger Mortimore. On Nov. 26, 1982, in Rochester, she married Paul A. Shoemaker, who survives in Claypool. She had worked in health care and also worked for Hart Schaffner & Marx, Rochester, as well as being a homemaker. She was a 1956 graduate of Kendallville High School. She attended the Akron Church of God and enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and wintering in St. Cloud, Fla., with her husband. Also surviving are a son, Mark Marti, Warsaw; a daughter, Stacia (and spouse Dave) Henry, Orlando, Fla.; 13 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two sisters, Patricia (and spouse Jerry) Febles and Sandra Muscello, all of Kendallville; and a brother, Thomas (and spouse Carolyn) Mortimore, Kendallville. She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Leahmae Palmer; a sister-in law, Laura Shoemaker; and a brother, Jerry Mortimore. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at King Memorial Home, Mentone. Burial will be in Hamlett Cemetery, Rochester. Calling is from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. ***** Memorials to American Cancer Society. Share a memory or send an online condolence at www.hartzlerfuneralservices.com