Obituary

Funeral services will be Saturday, December 7, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. in Young Family Funeral Home, Wolcottville Chapel, State Road 9 North, Wolcottville. Burial will be in Shore Cemetery, Shipshewana.

Calling is Friday, December 6, 2013, from 2 to 6 p.m. in the funeral home and one hour prior to the services on Saturday.

******************************************************************************************** Once diagnosed with stomach cancer forty-five years ago, Lois Lucille Christner never gave up. She never complained, maintaining a brave and cheerful outlook of an optimistic future - even through countless treatments and surgery, broken bones, X-rays, hospitalizations and pain. She died peacefully in the hospital on December 3, 2013.

Lois, was born December 21, 1926, and grew up in Old Fort, Ohio. During a bus trip back to college, she met David L. Christner. It was not long before the two were married, on March 19, 1946. They lived outside Bellevue, Ohio before moving their young family to Messick Lake near Wolcottville, Indiana in 1954.

Before her current illness, Lois was an energetic walker and enjoyed sailing on the lake in front of her home. She loved being outdoors, working in the yard and mowing grass in the summer and raking the leaves in the fall. She was often caught on a ladder painting against her family's advice.

Lois was an avid reader - of the newspaper, of mysteries and a good thriller every now and then. She was also good with numbers and loved games - from word puzzles to Solitaire, Free Cell, and crosswords.

Lois has accomplished many things, but her life is about the joy she has brought to people, both in her family and in the community, and the generosity she has shown to so many.

Lois is survived by her two sons, Michael Christner of Michigan and John (Trudy) Christner of Noblesville; five grandchildren, Candy (Dan) Fairbanks of Michigan, Chad (Jill) Christner of Noblesville, Jaime (James) Uglum of Missouri, Michelle (Jason) Toller of Kentucky, Mindy (Tom) Davis of Washington; and eleven great-grandchildren. Her sisters, Bea (Howard) Vallimont of Ohio, Joyce Brose of Ohio, Peggy (Rich) Faunce of Ohio also survive her, as does her brother Harry Heilman of New York.

She was preceded in death by her husband, David L. Christner; her daughter, Betty Lee Christner; her father, Norman Heilman; and her mother, Irene Heilman; as well as her sister, Jean Sprow.

Funeral services will be Saturday, December 7, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. in Young Family Funeral Home, Wolcottville Chapel, State Road 9 North, Wolcottville. Burial will be in Shore Cemetery, Shipshewana.

Calling is Friday, December 6, 2013 from 2 to 6 p.m. in the funeral home and one hour prior to the services on Saturday.

In lieu of flowers, you may wish to send a memorial to her church, Shipshewana Church of the Nazarene, as an appropriate and appreciated way to celebrate her life and love of Christ.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.youngfamilyfuneralhome.com