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Mary Elizabeth Hinkle, 94, of Bellefontaine, went to the Lord and her family at 6:45 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, at Logan Acres Care Center, where she resided in the Alzheimer’s community.
She is survived by her granddaughter, Lisa Lee Brandel, her nieces, Tamara (Steve) Runkle, Cheryl (Jeff) Foulk, Delaura (Terry) Browning and Nancy (Loni) Key, and her nephew, Danny (Vicki) Fridley.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ortha Lee Hinkle; her daughter and son-in-law, Mary Lee and Robert E. Garwood; son, Lewis (Bill) Hinkle; brother Lewis Fridley; and sister, La Jeune Perea.
Mary had a very long and full life. During World War II she worked in a munitions factory in Dayton. Following that employment she moved to Topeka, Kansas, to marry Ortha. When the war was over, they returned to Ohio to raise their small family. She worked for Westinghouse and from 1957 to1981, she was a supervisor at D.A.B. She loved cooking, gardening, reading romance novels and loving her beloved puppies. She will be remembered by all who knew her for her sassiness, her stubborn can-do, will-do attitude, and nicknaming her caregivers. Most importantly, she will be remembered for the fierce way she loved everyone who was in her life. Alzheimer’s disease stole her memories, but could not steal her heart or spirit.
Her granddaughter asks that in lieu of flowers, donors make a charitable donation to the charity of their choice.
Father Shawn Landenwitch officiates a funeral service 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23, at Jennings Farley & Seeley Funeral Home & Crematory, 5591 S. U.S. Route 68, West Liberty, with visitation beginning at 1:30 p.m.