Eva Florence Tripp, 87, of 1734 E. CR 400S, Warsaw, died March 23, 2009, in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne.
She was born Dec. 3, 1921, in Warsaw, to John and Alice L. Ervin Engle.
A lifetime Kosciusko County resident, she was a waitress at the Elk's Lodge and a member of the American Legion Post 49 Auxiliary, Warsaw.
Surviving are two daughters, Barbara (and spouse Dick) Jones, Sebring, Fla., and Vicki (and spouse Tom) Pletcher, Pierceton; five grandchildren; a brother, Jimmer Engle, Wyoming; and two sisters, Ethel Truex, Warsaw, and Joann Garee, Columbia City. She was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters.
A private graveside service will be at a later date in Oakwood Center, Warsaw, with Pastor Robert Courtney officiating.
No calling is planned.
Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, Warsaw, is in charge of arrangements.
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