SYRACUSE – Myra L. Bone, 91, of Round Lake Beach, Ill., went home to be with the Lord Friday morning, Feb. 8, 2019.
She was born June 3, 1927, in Kokomo, to Mary Noble and Harrison G. Dotterer. She had one sister, Geraldine (Robert) Kemper.
She graduated from Kokomo High School Class of 1945. One of her first jobs after high school was a telephone operator.
On Sept. 27, 1958, she married Robert G. Bone in Lafayette. They had two children, Jennifer and Douglas.
In 1969 she moved to North Webster, where she resided for many years.
She worked as a secretary to Biomet founder and CEO Dane Miller when it first started. She was a longtime member of the North Webster United Methodist Church.
She moved to Columbia City in 1997. Her last move was to Illinois in 2014, and she resided there with her daughter and son-in-law the past three years.
She was a very loving and caring mother and grandmother.
She enjoyed cooking, gardening, reading, traveling, spending time with family, and her dogs and cats. Her favorite place to travel was to Michigan with friends and family. She may have gotten her love for Michigan when she and her father took a cruise on the Great Lakes in late1940s via the ships the North American and the South American.
She is survived by her daughter, Jennifer (Jim) Rhinehart of Round Lake Beach; her son, Douglas (Annette) Bone of Columbia City; and three grandchildren: Joseph, Rachel and Hannah. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded by her husband, Robert; her sister, Geraldine; and her parents.
Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, at Eastlund Funeral Home, Syracuse, with the service following at 3 p.m.
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Memorials to Humane Society of Whitley County, Columbia City.
