Evelyn ‘Marie’ Applegate, 74, of Warsaw, Ind., passed away at 11:02 p.m. on Tuesday, April 1, 2014, at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.

Marie was born on April 28, 1939, in Claypool, Ind., to Orville Drudge and Mary Jane (Stickler) Drudge.  On June 16, 1963, she was married to Lloyd Richard Applegate, who survives in Warsaw.

She was a lifetime resident of Kosciusko County, Ind., where she enjoyed volunteering at the Wagon Wheel Theater of Warsaw, and also at Kosciusko Community Hospital.  She enjoyed ceramics, cooking, gardening and her pets.

She also leaves behind her son: Richard (Veronica) Applegate, Warsaw; daughter: Ilah Applegate, Warsaw; two grandchildren: Josh Applegate, Fort Wayne, Ind.; Zach (Emily) Applegate, South Carolina; five great-grandchildren: Eva, Dylan, Dawson, Mallory and Jonah; brother: Rex (Alma Gay) Drudge, Mentone, Ind.; sister: Martha Klinger, Warsaw; and her sister-in-law: Vera Drudge, Pierceton, Ind.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her son: Dennis Applegate; and her brother: Norman Drudge.

There will be no visitation or services at this time.  A burial will take place at Oakwood Cemetery in Warsaw, at a later date. Arrangements were entrusted to Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, 225 Argonne Road, Warsaw.

To sign the guest register or leave online condolences, visit the Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home website.