NORTH WEBSTER – E. Lunetta Metcalf, 97, of Winona Lake, and formerly of North Webster, died at 4:14 a.m. April 29, 2011, in Grace Village Retirement, Winona Lake. She was born Nov. 21, 1913, in Leesburg, to Benjamin F. and Grace M. Hartman Lentz. On Sept. 22, 1939, in Leesburg, she married William E. “Bill” Metcalf, who died March 12, 2008. She was a lifetime area resident and attended Oswego school as a young girl before graduating in 1931 from North Webster High School. She was co-owner and treasurer for Metcalf and Payne Plumbing, North Webster, for many years. She retired in 1979 as the head cook at North Webster School after 20 years of service and had previously worked at the Kosciusko County Abstract office for five years. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Oswego. Surviving are a son, Philip (and spouse Karilyn) Metcalf, North Webster; a sister, Edythe Gordon, Fort Wayne; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and seven step-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son and two brothers. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church, Oswego, with Pastor Gary Colby officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery, North Webster. Calling is from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Owen Family Funeral Home, North Webster. ***** Memorials may be made to North Webster Community Center, P.O. Box 1196, Warsaw, IN 46581. Condolences may be sent via www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com
