Kathryn Anne Rose Wrestler, 90
Posted on August 29, 2012
Kathryn Anne Rose Wrestler, 90, passed away Monday, Aug. 27, 2012, at her sister’s residence in Hartford City.
Kathryn was born Dec. 29, 1921, in Blackford County, to Omer and Mary Jane (Taughinbaugh) Risinger. She graduated from Hartford City High School in 1939 and worked at Franklin Finance for several years. On Nov. 11, 1950, she married John C. Wrestler, in Montpelier, and they resided in rural Wells County.
Kathryn was a member of First Baptist Church, Montpelier, and was a lifetime member of Five Points School.
Surviving relatives include her husband, John; her son, Charles (Jan) Wrestler of rural Montpelier; two daughters, Anne (Gary) Boone of Keystone and Linda (Ron Wielage) Wrestler of Indianapolis; a sister, Virginia Risinger of Hartford City; five grandchildren, David (Bonnie) Boone, Keith Boone, Carol (John) Felger, Jennifer Wrestler and Jeremiah Wrestler; and eight great-grandchildren, Aislinn, Ian, Loki and Colton Boone, Caity and Emme Patton, Zack and Kylee Felger.
She was preceded in death by her infant daughter, Nancy Rose; three brothers, Joseph, Robert and Edward Risinger; and a sister, Martha Risinger.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 31 in the Waters Funeral Home, 501 W. Washington St., Hartford City with Pastor Robert Allen and Pastor Frank Rodgers officiating. Burial will follow in I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Montpelier.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30 and after 10 a.m. Friday.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church in Montpelier.
Online condolences: www.watersfuneralhomes.com
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