Betty A. Bear
Betty A. Bear, 88, Warsaw, passed away at 7:50 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw.
Betty was born to Glen and Ethel (Ward) Snyder, on April 15, 1927. She was a 1945 graduate of Mentone High School, Mentone. She married Merrill Bear on Feb. 9, 1946, in Goshen. She was a lifetime resident of Kosciusko County and was a rural carrier for the United States Postal Service for 22 years, retiring in 2000.
Betty was a member of the First Christian Church, Warsaw, andenjoyed the outdoors and liked animals.
She is survived by her daughter: Patricia Cole, Winona Lake; her pet dog: Boogs, her beloved Yorkie who was her buddy and caregiver, and her cat: Cookie. She was preceded in death by her husband: Merrill Bear, on Feb. 15, 2005, and her sister: Phyllis Snyder.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon at Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw. The service will be at noon Friday, Dec. 18, also at Titus Funeral Home, officiated by Pastor Gary Boschain, of First Christian Church, Warsaw. Burial will be in Mentone Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Seasons Home Care Alzheimer’s Association, South Bend.