NORTH MANCHESTER – Linda Lou Werking, 75, North Manchester, died at 4:45 a.m. Feb. 25, 2015, at Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester. She was born Nov. 5, 1939, in Silver Lake, to Russell and Ines Beigh Tracy. On July 1, 1961, at the Manchester United Methodist Church, she married Duane Werking, who survives in North Manchester. She was a 1957 graduate of Central High School, North Manchester. She worked six years for Lincoln Life and 18 years for North Manchester Utilities. She was a member of the Congregational Christian Church and loved baskets, quilting and playing bridge. Also surviving are a son, Matthew (and spouse Aida) Werking, Warsaw; a brother, Larry (and spouse Joan) Tracy, Costa Mesa, Calif.; a sister, Carol (and spouse Fred) Haw, Chicago, Ill.; and a brother, Richard (and spouse Ann) Tracy, North Manchester. She was preceded in death by her parents. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday at Congregational Christian Church, 310 N. Walnut Street, North Manchester, with Pastor J.P. Freeman officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Servia. Calling is from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Grandstaff-Hentgen Bender Chapel, 207 W. Main St., North Manchester. ***** Memorials to Congregational Christian Church or Wabash County Cancer Society. Condolences may be sent via www.grandstaff-hentgen.com
