MENTONE - Oretha C. Stiffler, 79, of 5229 S. CR 800W, Mentone, died at 1:50 p.m. Nov. 28, 2008, in Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne.
She was born Feb. 10, 1929, in Millersburg, to Adam and Edith Klingerman Bickel. On March 20, 1955, in Fish Lake Lutheran Church, Millersburg, she married Dale H. Stiffler, who survives.
She was a homemaker and formerly worked at Sarber Poultry Farm, Mentone, and Penn Controls, Goshen. She attended Mentone United Methodist Church for several years and was a member of Merry Molly's Home Economics Club for nearly 50 years. She was a 1947 Millersburg High School graduate. She loved tending to her garden and flowers and loved being around family.
Also surviving are two sons, Patrick (and spouse Elaine) Stiffler, Fortville, and Steven (and spouse Lori) Stiffler, Akron; four grandchildren, Amanda, Jenny, Jessica and Jaclyn Stiffler; a sister, Geneva (and spouse Sam) Speicer, Goshen; and three brothers, John Bickel and Forest Bickel, both of Goshen, and Elsworth Bickel, Millersburg. She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister and two brothers.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at King Memorial Home, 101 N. Tucker St., Mentone, with the Rev. Doris Smith officiating. Burial will be in Mentone Cemetery.
Calling is from 3 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
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