Calling(s)

Thursday, October 03, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home - Hudson/Ashley Chapel

Service

Thursday, October 03, 2:00 PM Young Family Funeral Home - Hudson/Ashley Chapel

Obituary

Muriel Marie Bidwell, 79, of Elkhart, formerly of Helmer, died Saturday, September 28, 2019, at Valley View Nursing Home in Elkhart.

She was born March 14, 1940, in Rome City to L.M. "Tim" and Flossie (Mohler) Bidwell. In 1942, her family moved to the farm on State Road 327 north of Helmer.

She was a client at ADEC for a number of years.

Muriel loved animals, especially cats. She enjoyed hand sewing and watching Wheel of Fortune.

Surviving are a sister and brother-in-law, Sue and Kirk Root of Elkhart; a nephew, Timothy (Jean) Root of Portland, Oregon; a niece, Katie (Kirk Lilley) Root of Portland, Oregon; and three great-nieces, Elka Root, Racine Lilley, and Linden Lilley.

Funeral services will be Thursday, October 3, 2019, at 2 p.m. at the Young Family Funeral Home, Hudson-Ashley Chapel, 612 North Main Street, Hudson with Pastor Donna Holcomb of the Helmer United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery, Wolcottville.

Calling is Thursday, October 3, 2019, from 1 to 2 p.m. at the funeral home.

Preferred memorials are to the Association for the Disabled of Elkhart County (ADEC), 19670 S.R. 120, Bristol, Indiana, 46507.

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