Gretchen Watkins Manthey Bumbaugh passed away at 5:10 a.m. Thursday, August 6, 2015, at her home in the Grace Village Assisted Living Community, Winona Lake. She was 82.

Gretchen was born in Niagara Falls, N.Y., to Henry W. and Lenora M. (Schreiber) Seiffert. She was a 1950 graduate of Warsaw High School, Warsaw.

On June 10, 1950, Gretchen and Donald L. Watkins were married. After 30 years of marriage, he died Jan. 11, 1981. Gretchen and Wayne A. Manthey were joined in marriage beginning Jan. 8, 1983 until his death on March 14, 1993. John Bumbaugh took Gretchen as his wife on Nov. 25, 1994, and they would remain married until his death on March 15, 2009.

Gretchen lived most of her life in the Leesburg and Warsaw areas. She was a bookkeeper and receptionist for Armstrong Products and Ameri-Kan retiring in 1989.

She was a former member of the Leesburg United Methodist Church and was an avid reader who loved working crossword puzzles. But most of all Gretchen loved her family.

Survivors include her three sons and daughters-in-law: Steven (Donna) Watkins, Mancos, Colo.; Stuart (Julie) Watkins, Claypool; and Sterling (Sarah) Watkins, Warsaw; three stepsons and two stepdaughters: Jon (Carolyn) Bumbaugh; Alan Bumbaugh; Dan (Sally) Bumbaugh; Karen (Dan) Hansen; and Brenda Brown; a brother and sister-in-law: Eric (Judy) Seiffert, Warsaw; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; seven step-grandchildren; and five step-great-grandchildren.

In addition to her husbands, Gretchen was preceded in death by a brother: Eugene Seiffert, on Nov. 14, 1990; and two sisters: Dorothy Hodges, Dec. 14, 1981; and Ardis White-Wisehart, Dec. 17, 2000.

Family and friends will gather from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 10, at Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw, for a time of sharing in support of one another. Then, beginning at 7 p.m., a service celebrating Gretchen’s life will begin with Pastor Mike Settles, of Claypool United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will take place later in Leesburg Cemetery.

The family has asked that gifts in Gretchen’s memory be given to Kosciusko Home Care and Hospice, Warsaw.

The staff of Titus Funeral Home considers it a privilege and an honor to care for the family and friends of Gretchen Watkins Manthey Bumbaugh.