Bertha LaVonne Moneyheffer
Bertha LaVonne Moneyheffer, 93, of Milford, Ind., passed away Wednesday, June 18, 2014, at Lakeland Healthcare and Rehabilitation.
She was born Jan. 26, 1921, to Orb and Ella (Brundage) Newcomer in Elkhart County, Ind. Bertha Graduated from New Paris High School in 1939. She married Delbert Moneyheffer on Oct. 25, 1942, at the Union Center Church, he preceded her in death on April 7, 2006.
She was a homemaker and was employed at the Milford School as Cafeteria Manager for 27 years. She had also worked at Camp Mack for 15 summers and served as a volunteer at Goshen Hospital for 22 years. She and her husband were long time deacons at the Bethel and Bethany Church of the Brethren, where she is now a member. She was also a member for several years of the Mellowaires singing group of Warsaw.
She is survived by three daughters: Linda (Henry) Miller and Sharon (Bob) Muhn, both of Fort Wayne, Ind.; Sue Boyer, Milford, Ind.; 10 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by parents; husband; a daughter: Jeanne Hunsberger; a great-grandson: Dustin Stephenson; and five brothers.
Visitation will be held from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 21, at Bethany Church of the Brethren in New Paris. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 21, at Bethany Church of the Brethren in New Paris. Pastor Nelda Risden will officiate the service. Burial will follow in Union Center Cemetery. Mishler Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to Bethany Church of the Brethren.