Mary
Mary Wissler
d. December 1, 2012
Mrs. Mary A. Wissler, 81, of Richmond, passed away Saturday, December 1, at Reid Hospital.
She was born August 19, 1931 in Whitewater to Elmer and Ruby Small Brumbaugh. She was a 1950 graduate of Whitewater High School and married Willard “Bill†Wissler on March 22, 1951. They were blessed with 61 years of marriage and 5 daughters.
Mrs. Wissler was a homemaker and in 1967 became the first female bus driver for Richmond Community Schools, driving for 10 years. She later went to work at Richards Restaurant for 4 years before moving on to the Iron Skillet for 7 years before she retired. She was a member of the Middleboro United Methodist Church. She enjoyed spending time attending and supporting the activities of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Wissler will be missed by her husband, Bill, of Richmond; 5 daughters, Ann Toney, of Richmond; Linda Sheard and her husband, Tom, of Stanford, KY; Karen Hager and her husband, Bob, of New Paris, OH; Roberta Porter and her husband, Mark, of Richmond; Vicky Phelps and her companion, Leon Hicks, of Richmond; 2 sisters, Phyllis Alexander, of Richmond; Elizabeth Grose and her husband, Bob, of Punta Gorda, Florida; 1 sister-in-law. Joan Brumbaugh, of Leesburg, Florida; 12 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great-grandchild and several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Wissler was preceded in death by her parents, father-in-law and mother-in-law, Linville and Emma Culberson Wissler; grandson, Daniel Ray Hager; sister, Eva Sorchevich; brothers, Calvin, Ray, Kenneth and Carl Brumbaugh.
A funeral ceremony will be conducted by Rev. Jim Truelove at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 6, at the Smith & McQuiston Funeral Home, 321 US 27 South, Fountain City. Interment will follow in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens.
Family and friends may gather for visitation from 4-8 p.m. on Wednesday, December 5, at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be sent to the Middleboro United Methodist Church or the Reid Foundation for the Cancer Center.
She was born August 19, 1931 in Whitewater to Elmer and Ruby Small Brumbaugh. She was a 1950 graduate of Whitewater High School and married Willard “Bill†Wissler on March 22, 1951. They were blessed with 61 years of marriage and 5 daughters.
Mrs. Wissler was a homemaker and in 1967 became the first female bus driver for Richmond Community Schools, driving for 10 years. She later went to work at Richards Restaurant for 4 years before moving on to the Iron Skillet for 7 years before she retired. She was a member of the Middleboro United Methodist Church. She enjoyed spending time attending and supporting the activities of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Wissler will be missed by her husband, Bill, of Richmond; 5 daughters, Ann Toney, of Richmond; Linda Sheard and her husband, Tom, of Stanford, KY; Karen Hager and her husband, Bob, of New Paris, OH; Roberta Porter and her husband, Mark, of Richmond; Vicky Phelps and her companion, Leon Hicks, of Richmond; 2 sisters, Phyllis Alexander, of Richmond; Elizabeth Grose and her husband, Bob, of Punta Gorda, Florida; 1 sister-in-law. Joan Brumbaugh, of Leesburg, Florida; 12 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great-grandchild and several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Wissler was preceded in death by her parents, father-in-law and mother-in-law, Linville and Emma Culberson Wissler; grandson, Daniel Ray Hager; sister, Eva Sorchevich; brothers, Calvin, Ray, Kenneth and Carl Brumbaugh.
A funeral ceremony will be conducted by Rev. Jim Truelove at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 6, at the Smith & McQuiston Funeral Home, 321 US 27 South, Fountain City. Interment will follow in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens.
Family and friends may gather for visitation from 4-8 p.m. on Wednesday, December 5, at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be sent to the Middleboro United Methodist Church or the Reid Foundation for the Cancer Center.
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