NORTH WEBSTER – Ruth A. Graber, 73, of North Webster, passed away at 9:25 a.m. on Friday, March 12, 2021, at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse.
She was born on July 17, 1947, in Warsaw, to Melvin W. and Esther E. Sarber Holdeman.
She grew up in the Bourbon area, attended Bourbon High School and lived most of her life in the North Webster area. She was married on March 20, 1971, in Plymouth to Allen Raymond Graber, who preceded her on Feb. 16, 2016. She was a homemaker, retired postal carrier at the North Webster Post Office after 25 years, formerly assisted on the family dairy farm and formerly worked at Homer’s Bar & Grill in North Webster.
She was a member of the Church of the Brethren in North Webster, where she served as a deacon and part of women’s fellowship and was member of the Lakeland Kiwanis Club in North Webster.
She is survived by daughter, Kristin (Jason) Zorn, of North Webster; three sons: Jerry (Amy) Feldman, of Winona Lake; Phillip (Vikki) Feldman, of Kimmell; and William (Kelley) Graber, of Edinburg, Texas; 15 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one sister, Carol (John) Wagoner, of Leesburg.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and four brothers: Fred, Ralph, Gene and Chuck Holdeman.
Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 18 at Owen Family Funeral Home, Ind. 13 and CR 500N, North Webster. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 19 in the Church of the Brethren, 7281 E. CR 600N, North Webster, with Pastor Bob Wyman officiating. Cremation will follow at Cremation Services of Kosciusko County, 4356 N. Ind. 15, Warsaw.
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Preferred memorials may be given to the Church of the Brethren, 7281 E. CR 600N, North Webster, IN 46555; or Right to Life, 630 S. Buffalo St., Warsaw, IN 46580.
To send condolences to the family of Ruth Graber, please visit www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com.
