Calling(s)

Wednesday, February 20, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home - Wolcottville Chapel

Wednesday, February 20, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home - Wolcottville Chapel

Service

Thursday, February 21, 10:00 AM Young Family Funeral Home - Wolcottville Chapel

Obituary

Elma M King, 90, formerly of Wolcottville, passed away Feburuary 14, 2019 at the home of her daughter in Colon, Michigan.

She was the daughter of Paul F and Sylvia Fern (Cunningham) Linnemeier born July 18, 1928 in Ft. Wayne.

She graduated from New Haven High School, was employed by Lincoln Life, and retired from Food Marketing.

She married Richard D King in 1951, he preceded her in death in 1994. They moved from Ft. Wayne to Avilla, and in 1971 fulfilled a life-long dream of living on a lake by moving to Dallas Lake, in Wolcottville. They enjoyed their time at the lake & hosted many family and neighborhood parties. The refrigerator was always stocked and ready for an impromptu get-together. She lived there until illness forced her to move in with her daughter.

Elma was a great sports fan, and enjoyed watching the Chicago Bears & Cubs and I U Basketball her whole life. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.

She is survived by her daughter Linda (Al) Musall; a sister, Patricia (Harold) Ohler, and her children, Cathy, Daniel (Sharon) and David (Tamara) Ohler; step granddaughter Linda Cole & her children Brittany, Katlyn, Sahara & Maxwell; as well as many cousins, nieces & nephews.

Preceding her in death were her parents, husband, her only grandchild, Christopher Kilpatrick and niece, Christine Ohler.

Visitation will be on Wed. February 20 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the Young Family Funeral Home, Wolcottville Chapel, State Road 9 North, Wolcottville. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. on Thursday, February 21. Interment at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Ft. Wayne.

Pallbearers are David Ohler, Stuart Ohler, Eric Howard, Brandon Carpenter, Tyler Ratliff, and Ethan Ratliff.

Memorials may be directed to Grace Hospice of Kalamazoo, the Colon United Methodist Church, or the Friends of the Colon Township Library.

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