NORTH MANCHESTER – Gladys May Marker, 91, of Nappanee, formerly of Warsaw, died at 12:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, at North Woods Village in Fort Wayne.
She was born May 1, 1929, in Liberty Mills, to Vernon L. and Bertha Brown Enyeart.
Gladys first married Harold Jackson Heeter on Jan. 15, 1944; he preceded her in death. She then married Frank Marker; he died Nov. 6, 2012. She worked at Heckman Bindery, Essex Wire and Othy in Warsaw. She was a member of the Liberty Mills Methodist Church. In her younger years, Gladys enjoyed playing ball, roller skating, swimming and dancing.
She is survived by three children: Susan (Alan) Borneman, of Fishers; Stephen J. (Carol) Heeter, of Nappanee; and Jackie Lee Heeter, of North Webster; eight grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; several great-great-grandchildren; and her sister, Eva Marie Pratt, of Laketon.
She was also preceded in death by her parents, five brothers and one sister.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Bender Chapel, 207 W. Main St., North Manchester, with Pastor J.P. Freeman officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Servia. Friends may call 12:30 to 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21 at the funeral home.
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In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Alzheimers Association.
The memorial guest book for Gladys may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
