Inez Sickafoose
Inez Sickafoose, 94, of North Manchester, Ind., and a lifelong resident of Cleveland Township, Whitley County, died at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 3, 2013, at Peabody Retirement Community in North Manchester where she had been a resident since March 2011.
She was born May 2, 1918, in Cleveland Township, a daughter of the late Clarence and Vada (Pence) Plattner. She attended Krider Grade School and then graduated from South Whitley High School in 1936.
On Sept. 9, 1939, she was united in marriage to Gale C. Sickafoose. They made their home on a farm south of South Whitley. Mr. Sickafoose died Dec. 30, 2007.
She was a member of Centerview Community Church.
Surviving relatives include two sons: Steven (Beth Ann) Sickafoose, South Whitley; and Stanley (Barbara) Sickafoose, Tri Lakes, Ind.; four grandchildren: Jeff Sickafoose, Cory Sickafoose, Mark Sickafoose and Jennifer Rice; and 14 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a daughter: Diann Carroll; two brothers: Howard and Kenneth Plattner; and a sister: Marjorie Kneller.
Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at Smith & Sons Miller Chapel, South Whitley. The service will follow at 2 p.m. in the funeral home with Chaplain Sue Babovec officiating. Burial will be in South Whitley Cemetery.
For those who wish, memorials may be made to Whitley County Ag Museum or 4-H Learning Center.