MENTONE – Pauline May Shoemaker, 89, formerly of Mentone, passed at 9:23 a.m. Aug. 6, 2013, in Mason Health and Rehab, Warsaw. She was born May 3, 1924, in Tippecanoe, to Henry and Edna Iola Rhinehart Middaugh. On Feb. 14, 1942, she married Charles Shoemaker, who preceded in death Nov. 11, 2011. She lived in the Burket community most of her married life. She lived near Camp Campbell where Charles was stationed in the U.S. Army. When he went overseas she returned and worked at Kingsberry and Bendix Air Craft. She also worked at Warsaw Coil, Bourbon, and retired from Arnolds Corp. after 22 years of service. She loved driving the tractor on their farm and especially picking rocks. She and her husband spent 26 winters in Sebring, Fla. Surviving is a sister, Mary Louise Wagoner, Plymouth. She also was preceded in death by two brothers, James Middaugh, who died Jan. 1, 1942, and Raymond Middaugh, who died June 13, 1996, both of Argos, and a sister, Helen Briggs, who died Feb. 11, 1992. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at King Memorial Home, 101 N. Tucker St., Mentone, with Pastor Denny Bollenbacher officiating. Burial will be in the Palestine Cemetery. Calling is from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. ***** Memorials may be made to Burket Fire Dept. or Burket United Methodist Church. Condolence may be sent via www.hartzlerfuneralservices.com
