SOUTH WHITLEY - Michael B. "Mick" Mishler, 66, of South Whitley, died March 8, 2009, in Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester, where he was a resident since October 2005.
He was born Nov. 10, 1942, in Kosciusko County, to Hugh June and Ruby Lucille Jenkins Mishler.
Living in South Whitley most of his life, he was a 1961 South Whitley High School graduate, where he participated in basketball and baseball and was given the Harley Award. He was a farmer and drove truck, most recently for Gladieux Refinery. After a disabling accident in 1984, he worked at Hoffman Farms, Columbia City. He was a longtime member of South Whitley Lions Club.
Surviving are three children: Randy Michael Mishler, Vancouver, Wash.; Rhonda M. (and spouse William) Craun, Carmel; and Dr. Richard M. (and spouse Megan) Mishler, Portland, Ore.; six grandchildren; a brother, Milan (and spouse Karen) Mishler, North Manchester; and four sisters, Millie Mishler, Marcia Himes and Marlene (and spouse Rob) Mishler, all of South Whitley, and Monna (and spouse Gene) Crawford, Lake City, Fla. He was preceded in death by a brother.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Smith & Sons Funeral Home, Miller Chapel, South Whitley. Burial will be in South Whitley Cemetery.
Calling is from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
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Memorials to the South Whitley Lions Club or the South Whitley Public Library.
Condolences may be sent to www.smithandsonsfuneralhome.com
