BOURBON – Colleen J. Ridenour, 76, of Ligonier, and formerly of Bourbon, died at 12:35 a.m. Nov. 13, 2011, in Unity Medical & Surgical Hospital, Mishawaka.
She was born March 14, 1935, to Worth and Mabel Fruit Hossler. On Aug. 30, 1952, she married Fredrick L. Ridenour, who died Jan. 29, 2001.
She was retired from R. R. Donnelly & Sons, Warsaw, where she worked for more than 35 years. Surviving are four children: Fredric E. (and spouse Rebecca) Hossler, Dodgeville, Wis.; Carmen L. (and spouse Sheridan) Terry, Ligonier; Michele Souther, Marion; and Margaret (and spouse Terry) Allen, Gas City; 14 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; and a brother, Larry Hossler, Wolf Lake. She was preceded in death by a brother.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Deaton-Clemens Funeral Home, Bourbon. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Bourbon.
Calling is from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
***** Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Association.
