Martha Elizabeth FonsethFebruary 12, 1915 - December 25, 2005 Age: 90 Greensburg, Indiana |
Date of Death:
Sunday, December 25,
2005 at 5:01 p.m.
Place of Death:
Major Hospital at
Shelbyville
Date of Birth:
February 12, 1915
Place of Birth:
Decatur County, Indiana
Date of Funeral:
Wednesday, December 28, 2005
at 10:00 a.m.
Place: Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at Millhousen
Visitation: Tuesday
from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. at the Funeral Home.
A prayer service will be conducted at 5:00 p.m.
Officiating: Rev. Robert Hankee
Final Resting Place: Immaculate Conception Cemetery
Parents: Clyde Clinton and Mary Elizabeth (Shoemake) Manlief
HISTORY:
Residential: She had been a lifelong resident of Decatur and Ripley Counties.
Education: She graduated from Zenas High School in 1933.
Occupation: She had been a dairy farmer for 60 years.
Hobbies: She enjoyed gardening & raising Siamese cats.
Memberships: Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at Millhousen
1st
Marriage to: John Zurline
Place: Millhousen, Indiana
Date: August 1937
He preceded her in death in 1989.
2nd
Marriage to: John Henry Fonseth
Place: Osgood, Indiana
Date: July 25, 1964
He preceded her in death on March 19, 1991.
SURVIVORS:
1 Son - Leonard Zurline - Osgood, Indiana
3 Sisters - Agnes Manlief - Cincinnati, Ohio
Betty Rogers - Berea, Kentucky
Dorothy Miller - Greensburg, Indiana
1 Brother - Alvin Manlief - Westport, Indiana
5 Grandchildren - Peggy Forbes - Osgood, Indiana
Roger Zurline - Adams, Indiana
Robert Zurline - Osgood, Indiana
Paul Zurline - Versailles, Indiana
Matthew Zurline - Osgood, Indiana
6 Great Grandchildren
1 Great Great Grandchild
Preceded in death by: Parents
2 Husbands: John Zurline
John Henry Fonseth
2 Brothers: Ray and Roy Manlief
1 Sister: Barbara Schwering