Merle Leroy Sheffer, 84, Winona Lake, died at 7:55 p.m. Feb. 25, 2014, in Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw. He was born March 19, 1929, in Van, Pa., to Warren Garnet and Neva Izora Ziegler Sheffer. On Aug. 16, 1951, in Oil City, Pa., he married Patricia Louise Lane, who survives in Winona Lake. Services will be at 11 a.m. March 8 at the Grace Village Chapel, Winona Lake, with the Rev. Milt Ryerson officiating. Burial rites will be conducted by the Indiana ARNG Honor Guard, the American Legion Post #49 and the VFW Post #1126, both of Warsaw. Burial will be later in Brandon Cemetery, Cranberry, Pa. No calling is planned. ***** Memorials to Grace Village Retirement Community, 337 Grace Village Drive, Winona Lake, IN 46590. Condolences may be sent via www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com
