Donita Secrist
Donita F. Secrist, 70, Warsaw (formerly of Mentone), died at 12:12 am, Thursday, May 5, 2022, at Stillwater Hospice Home of Fort Wayne.
Donita was born Feb. 20, 1952 in Rochester, to the late William Elwin and Georgianna (Dillingham) Teel. She married Steven A. Secrist Jan. 29, 1971, in Mentone; he survives.
She was a 1970 graduate of Mentone High School. She worked for Word Music, the Kosciusko Sheriff’s Office and The Pancake House. Donita was a member of the First Baptist Church of Warsaw. She enjoyed fishing, sewing and golfing. She was also a member of Delta Theta Tau Sorority.
She is survived by her husband, Steve Secrist,Warsaw; two children, Eric Secrist, Beaver Dam Lake and Alisa Pate, Fishers; two grandchilren, Rebekah Nelson and McKenzy Secrist; a sister, Connie Haney, Mentone; and her stepfather, Raymond Grubbs, Warsaw.
Donita was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Ronald Teel.
The funeral service will take place at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at King Memorial Home, 101 North Tucker Street, Mentone, with Dr. Larry Overstreet officiating.
The interment will take place following the service in the Mentone Cemetery, Mentone.
Visitation hours will be held 5-7 p.m., Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at King Memorial Home.
Memorial contributions can be made in her memory to Animal Welfare League of Kosciusko County, 1048 South 325 East, Pierceton.