COLUMBIA CITY – Thelma E. North, 92, Warsaw, passed away at 6:55 p.m. June 30, 2015, at Miller's at Oak Pointe, Columbia City. She was born Feb. 9, 1923, in Etna-Troy Township of Whitley County, to Malen Ray and Mary Ann Beeks North. She lived most of her life in Whitley and Kosciusko counties, except for eight years in Bradley, Ill. She graduated from Columbia City High School in 1941. She worked at Schultz Brothers Department Store in Columbia City and Warsaw. She also was a dental assistant for Dr. Bob Langohr in Columbia City and Dr. William Mayo, Bradley, Ill. She was a long time resident of Warsaw, and she attended the Church of the Nazarene. Surviving are her sister-in-law, Bobbie North, Columbia City, and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Gertrude Coy and Hazel Richey; and brothers, John and George North and Ferry, James, Ed and Glen Parrett. Services will be ay 2 p.m. Thursday at DeMoney-Grimes, a Life Story Funeral Home, with Pastor David Arnold officiating. Burial is in Nolt Cemetery. Calling is one hour prior to the service Thursday. ***** Memorials to Gideons International. Condolences via www.demoneygrimes.com
