Irene Salman, 95, of 115 Grace Village Drive, Winona Lake, died at 2:10 a.m. Feb. 27, 2010, in Grace Village Health Care, Winona Lake.
She was born Oct. 14, 1914, in Kosciusko County, to Samuel E. and Barbara Elizabeth Baker Rhoades. On April 8, 1933, she married C.J. Salman, who died Dec. 2, 1970.
She was an accountant and licensed tax practitioner, licensed in 1978, until her retirement in 2008. A lifetime Kosciusko County resident, she was self-employed and owned Pierceton Plumbing and Electric Co. She worked with Morrison & Knudsen Construction, which involved moving all over the country. She was a member of Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church, the National Association of Tax Practitioners and Winona Lake Literary Club. She was the past Washington Township trustee and past matron of Order of the Eastern Star, Pierceton.
Surviving are two daughters, Barbara (and spouse Bob) Bignold, Kent, Wash., and Sandra (and spouse Earl) Frush, Pierceton; six grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, her parents, two sisters and a brother.
A memorial service will be at a later date. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Claypool.
No calling is planned.
Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, 225 Argonne Road, Warsaw, is in charge of arrangements.
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In memory of her love for the Lord, memorials may be made to The Gideons International, Memorial Bible Chairman, P.O. Box 766, Winona Lake, In 46590-0766.
Condolences may be sent to www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com
