Miss Viola Sporner, 76, of 412 W. Main St., Warsaw, died at 2:41 p.m. April 25, 2009, in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne.
She was born July 30, 1932, in Saint Marys, Pa., to Joseph and Emma Cowan Sporner.
The family moved to a dairy farm near Plymouth in March 1946. She graduated from West High School, Plymouth, in 1952. She worked in the tool crib at R.R. Donnelley & Sons, Warsaw, retiring after 25 years. Aunt Vi was a favorite of her many nieces and nephews and their families. She was a devout member of Sacred Heart Church, Warsaw, and a member of Wednesday Morning Coffee Klatch - Bowling League. She enjoyed doing for other and loved to knit, bowl and travel. She took several cruises, one of her favorite cruises was to Alaska in 2002. She moved to Warsaw in 1971.
Surviving are a sister, Bernece Pomeroy, South Bend; several nieces and nephews: Jane Pomeroy and Rebecca (and spouse Dave) Hamann, all of South Bend; Nancy Pomeroy Powell, Tennessee; John (and spouse Cheri) Pomeroy, Elkhart; Steve (and spouse Reneé) Pomeroy, Niles, Mich.; Susan (and spouse Mike) Krontz, Bremen; Patrick (and spouse Margaret) Sporner and Philip Sporner, all of Plymouth; Brian (and spouse Trish) Sporner, Bourbon; Daniel Sporner, Bremen; Scott Sporner, Osceola; Andrew Sporner, Germany; Robert Sporner, Palm Springs, Calif.; Jennifer (and spouse Kevin) Vance, Rock Hill, S.C.; a sister-in-law, Patricia Sporner, Plymouth; and many great-nieces and great-nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and seven brothers, Robert, Melvin, Raymond, Kenneth, Leonard, Carl and Leroy Sporner.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Warsaw. A graveside service will be at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday at Oakhill Cemetery, Plymouth.
Calling is from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw, with a rosary service at 7:30 p.m.
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Memorials to Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 125 N. Harrison St., Warsaw, IN 46580.
Condolences may be sent to mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com
