Continuously serving Kosciusko County since 1854
Eldon Stukey Horn, 94, of Warsaw, and formerly of Mentone, died at 6:45 a.m. Nov. 2, 2012, in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw. He was born Feb. 22, 1918, in Tippecanoe, to Isaac and Vida Stukey Horn. On Sept. 22, 1940, in Etna Green, he married Mary L. Cumberland, who died Feb. 2, 2008. He had been a poultry farmer for 33 years in the Mentone and Palestine areas. After retiring from farming, he worked at Zimmer, Warsaw, for 10 years. He had also worked at King Memorial Home, Mentone, for 22 years, helping serve the families of the community. He was a 1936 graduate of Mentone High School. He was a member of Mentone United Methodist Church. He was an active board member of the Mentone Lions since 1963. He served 15 years on the board of the Potawatomi Wildlife Park, where he was a charter member. He was very active at Helping Hands Food Bank for the past five years. He had a passion for boys and girls basketball. He loved to watch his grandchildren as well as many others play games. He enjoyed spending times with his family. Surviving are two daughters, Karen Horn (and partner Marcia Shreve), Katy, Texas, and Cheryl (and spouse Jerry) Ryman, Warsaw; two granddaughters, Angela (and spouse Randy) Heinsman and Nicole Ryman (and spouse Matt) Dick, all of Warsaw; and five great-grandchildren: Madison, Kensington, Jeremy, Victoria and Justin. He was preceded in death by three sisters, Esther Sarber, Gaynell Crieghton and Geneva Beeson, and three brothers, Wilson, Scott and Owen Horn. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at King Memorial Home, 101 N. Tucker St., Mentone, with the Rev. Amber Karkosky-Litten officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw. Calling is from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. ***** Memorials may be made to Mentone United Methodist Church Endowment Fund. Condolences may be sent via www.hartzlerfuneralservices.com
