Louise Bernice Yentes
Louise Bernice Yentes, 83, Wabash, died at 6:25 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, at Wellbrooke of Wabash. She was born Aug. 11, 1932, in Urbana, to George H. and Beulah (Richardson) Miller.
Louise was a 1950 graduate of Central High School in North Manchester. She married Wilbur J. “Bill” Yentes in North Manchester on June 18, 1950; he died Oct. 9, 1986. She was the bookkeeper/treasurer for Northfield High School for 20 years. Louise was a member of the Urbana Yoke Parrish, and volunteered at the Honeywell Center and Wabash County Hospital. She enjoyed crocheting, quilting, and cross stitching.
She is survived by three children: William ‘Bill’ (Caryl) Yentes, Naples, Fla.; Cathy (Duane) Trump, Wabash; and Nancy (Gary) Marvin, Selma; 14 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and in-laws: Naomi Miller, Urbana; Ruth Oldfather, North Manchester; and Larry Yentes, Phoenix, Ariz. She was also preceded in death by her parents; three brothers; and her son: Mike Yentes, who died in 2006.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Wabash, with Brian Chamberlain officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 2-6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24, at the funeral home, and one hour prior to the service Monday.
Preferred memorials are to the Animal Shelter of Wabash County or the Hope Foundation.