NORTH MANCHESTER — Nancy Joan Kerlin, 78, Silver Lake, died at 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne.
She was born April 1, 1939, on her family's farm in the South Pleasant Community near Silver Lake, to Jesse and Doris Young Lynch.
Nancy was a 1957 graduate of Laketon High School. She married Richard J. Kerlin at South Pleasant United Methodist Church, Silver Lake, on Dec. 30, 1961.
She was a farmer's wife and enjoyed collecting antiques. Nancy was a former member of South Pleasant United Methodist Church. She especially loved spending time with her grandchildren.
She is survived by her husband, Richard J. Kerlin, Silver Lake; two children, Kris J. (Leisa) Kerlin and Kelly J. (Katrina) Kerlin, both of Silver Lake; six grandchildren: Lydia Kerlin, Sarah Kerlin and Adam Kerlin, all of Silver Lake; Lauren Kerlin, Fort Wayne; and Connor Kerlin and Lily Kerlin, both of Silver Lake.
She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers and two sisters.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Bender Chapel, 207 W. Main St., North Manchester, with Pastor William Whitaker officiating. Burial will be in South Pleasant Cemetery, Silver Lake.
Friends may call from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
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Memorials to Kosciusko Home Care & Hospice.
The memorial guest book for Nancy may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
