Debra L. Bissell
Debra L. “Deb” Bissell, 68, North Webster, passed away Tuesday, March 16, 202,1 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne. She was born Jan. 10, 1953 in Hartford City, to Wilbur E. and Shirley M. (Hurlock) Mitchener.
She graduated in 1971 from Wawasee High School in Syracuse. Spent her summers in Kosciusko County and lived in Marion from 1982 – 2001 but lived most of her life in the northern Indiana area. On Sept. 15, 1988 in Louisville, Ky. she married Ernest Ross “Pete” Bissell who preceded her May 30, 2010. She formerly worked for CVS Pharmacy and for Dr. Rose in Warsaw.
She was a member of the North Webster United Methodist Church in North Webster, Vineyard Community Church in Syracuse, and the Vineyard Community Church in Logansport.
She is survived by two daughters: Tonya (Mark Philabaum) Bowser of Syracuse; and Jaime Ervin of North Webster; six grandchildren: Dylan Bowser, Ryea Fuller, Bodhi Bowser, Madilynn McDonald, Emily McDonald and Jonathan McDonald; and three great-grandchildren: Aowyn Fuller, Diem Fuller and Rylan Bowser; two brothers: Gene Mitchener of Marion; and Dale (Debbie) Mitchener of Heeney, Colo.
She was preceded by her parents, husband and foster parents: John and Ruth Stone.
Visitation will be 2-5 p.m. Sunday, March 21, at the Owen Family Funeral Home, SR 13 and CR 500N, North Webster. Private Funeral services will be at the funeral home with Pastor Bruce Vernon of the Vineyard Community Church in Logansport officiating. Burial will follow in Mock Addition of the North Webster Cemetery.
Memorial request may be given to the New Hope Pet Rescue, 72555 Co Rd 29, Syracuse, IN 46567. To send condolences to the family in Mrs. Bissell’s memory please visit www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com