Joan Marceille Wiegand

SYRACUSE – Joan Marceille Wiegand, 92, Banning Lake, passed away at 6:25 p.m St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 2016, at the home she shared with her daughter, Janet Miller. She was born Feb. 26, 1924, in Fort Wayne, to Kerlin and Hazel Cook Cary. She grew up in Marion, where on May 24, 1941, she met and married George Paul Wiegand, who preceded her in death in 1989. She attended Marion High School and received her GED from Wawasee High School in 1977. She retired from J.B. Mishler, M.D.’s practice in Pierceton, after working as his receptionist and medical assistant for nearly 25 years. She then worked at the Bowen Center, Warsaw, as the assistant coordinator of volunteer services, followed by the Kosciusko County Mental Health Association as their secretary. She moved to Bloomington in May 2000 to live with her daughter Pat and her family. While in Bloomington, she attended St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church. In December 2007, she returned home to Northern Indiana where she lived with her daughter Mary until February 2009. She then lived with her daughter Janet, at Banning Lake, until her death. She was a long-time member of American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 253, North Webster, and also attended St. Martin dePorres Catholic Church, Syracuse. She will be remembered by the many patients seen at Dr. Mishler’s office, as well as the many years she was the organist at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Pierceton. She was a wonderful soul and a loving wife, daughter, sister, mother, grandmother and friend. Her faith in God was the most important part of her life. She survived the Great Depression, had a love of all people and was extremely generous to anyone in need. Surviving are six children: Rose Marie (and spouse Steve) Gesaman, George Paul (and spouse Kathy) Wiegand Jr., Janet Ann (and spouse Joseph) Miller, all of the Barbee Lakes; Patricia Louise (and spouse David) Barber, Bloomington; Mary Leonore (and spouse James) Horn, Winona Lake; and Theresa Marie (and spouse Steve) Swihart, Bloomington; 10 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and a great-great-granddaughter. She was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters: Dorothea (and spouse Dee) Rittenhouse, Virginia (and spouse Ginny) Mercer and Betty Cary; a daughter, Mary Veronica Wiegand; and a grandson, Zachary “Zac” Barber. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Martin dePorres Catholic Church with Father Richard Hire officiating. Burial will be at a later date. Calling is from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw. A rosary will be recited at 7:30 pm Monday at the funeral chapel. ***** Memorials to Kosciusko Home Care & Hospice, P.O. Box 1196, Warsaw, IN 46581-1196; or Backstreet Missions, P.O. Box 3297, Bloomington, IN 47402. To sign the guestbook or send condolences electronically, go to mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com