Betty E. (Howard) Guenin
Betty E. Guenin, 91, of LaFontaine, passed away at 3:45 a.m. Friday, Sept. 4, 2015, at her home. She was born to the late Kenneth and Myrtle (Gaines) Howard on Nov. 6, 1923, in Wabash County.
She was a graduate from Lincolnville High School. Betty married William Joseph Guenin on March 20, 1942, he passed away on Feb. 10, 2000. She was the owner and operator of Glamourette Beauty Shop in LaFontaine, also worked at A.F. Billings in Wabash. Betty mostly enjoyed cooking noodles for and being with her family. Betty was a member and baptized at Lincolnville United Methodist Church, then she became a member of LaFontaine Christian Church. She is also a member of Women’s Club House of Wabash, and Marie Webster Quilt Guild of Marion.
She is survived by two sons: Larry O. (Marcia) Guenin; and Rich Guenin, both of Marion; daughter: Jane (Steve) Peebles, Wabash; grandchildren: Stacie Stubbs, Texas; R.J. (Kay) Guenin, LaFontaine; Tammy (Chad) Kennedy, Bourbon; Missy West, TExas; Kari (Clif) Airgood, Lincolnville; Alissa (Mark) Deeter, Wabash; and Derek (Kasey) Peebles, Bunker Hill; 17 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by brothers: Johnny; Russell; Robert; Richard; and Donald Howard; and sisters: Mary Alice Owen; Ruth Calender; and Dorothy Evelyn Williams.
Funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 6, at LaFontaine Christian Church, LaFontaine, with Dan Guenin officiating. Burial will follow in the LaFontaine IOOF Cemetery in LaFontaine.
Visitation for family and friends will be from 1 p.m. until time of service at the church on Sunday. Preferred memorials are directed to LaFontaine Christian Church, or Wabash/Miami County Hospice Program, Wabash. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.mcdonaldfunerals.com
McDonald Funeral Home, LaFontaine Chapel, is entrusted with arrangements.