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George Andrew Kramer was born on 30 June 1916 in Ackley, Hardin, Iowa.^2,3 He and Winifred (Winnie) Mae Hanson were married on 25 June 1943 in Los Angeles County, California.⁴ He and Winifred (Winnie) Mae Hanson were divorced in November 1975 in San Bernardino County, California.⁵ He died on 8 August 1995, at age 79, in Reno, Washoe, Nevada.²

Sibley Marvin Edmiston was born on 17 December 1921 in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas.^1,2 He and Willetta (Willie) Marie Hanson were married on 22 January 1946 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California.^3,4 He died on 25 December 2010, at age 89, in Winona Lake, Kosciusko, Indiana.³ He was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Kosciusko, Indiana.^33,5

Sibley Marvin Edmiston was a Missionary in Brethren Church.^2,6 Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home
Warsaw, Indiana
Obituary

Sibley Marvin Edmiston of 192 Grace Village Drive, Winona Lake, Indiana passed away on Saturday, December 25, 2010 at 5:48 p.m. at Grace Village Health Care, Winona Lake, Indiana at the age of 89. He was born on December 17, 1921 in Topeka, Kansas to Lester Harry Edmiston and Leona Dantie (Dawson) Edmiston. Sibley was married on January 22, 1946 at Long Beach, California to Willetta Marie Hanson, who survives.

He graduated in 1939 from High School in Pasadena, California. He was t hen enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1942 serving as a Sergeant in Italy during World War II until his honorable discharge in 1945. Sibley served as an Interim Pastor in Taos, New Mexico in 1949, and attended Grace Brethren Seminary in Winona Lake, Indiana from 1950-1953. From 1953-1965 h e served as a Missionary in Mexico. After retiring from the mission field of the Brethren Foreign Missionary Society he worked as a Postal Carrier from 1966-1986. He was a resident of Kosciusko County, Indiana for t he past 25 years and was a member of Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church.

He will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Willetta "Willie" Marie Edmiston (Winona Lake, Indiana); three daughters: Leandra Lawrence (Maysville, Kentucky); Linda (husband Richard) Dilling (Warsaw, Indiana); Lorraine (husband Dennis) Mullikin (Maysville, Kentucky); three sons: Richard Edmiston (El Cajon, California); Daniel Edmiston (Columbia, Missouri ); Duane Edmiston (Silver Lake, Indiana); fifteen Grandchildren, and twenty Great Grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, one son, Douglas Edmiston, and three brothers.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, December 28, 2010 from 4-6:00 p.m. at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, 225 Argonne Road, Warsaw, Indiana. His funeral service will be conducted on Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at 10:0 0 a.m. at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, Warsaw, Indiana officiated by Reverend Tom Miller. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Indiana with military rites conducted by the American Legion Post #49 and V.F.W. # 1126 both of Warsaw and the Indiana ARNG Honor Guard. Memorial donations in Sibley''s name can be made to Spanish World Ministries, P.O. Box 5 42, Winona Lake, Indiana 46590.

Duane Lester Edmiston was born on 14 August 1955 in Laredo, Webb, Texas.^1,2 He died on 20 December 2011, at age 56, in Warsaw, Kosciusko, Indiana.² He was buried on 22 December 2011 in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Kosciusko, Indiana.^2,3

Duane Lester Edmiston was a Construction Worker.³ Duane Lester Edmiston of 2836 Wooster Road, Warsaw, Indiana passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 3:05 a.m. at Mason Health and Rehab of Warsaw at the age of 56.

He was born on August 14, 1955 in Laredo, Texas to the late Sibley Edmiston and Willetta (Hanson) Edmiston, who survives. Duane was a resident of Kosciusko County, Indiana for the past 38 years where he was a construction worker.

He will be lovingly remembered by his two daughters: Jonelle Silvey (Fort Wayne, Indiana); Olivia Edmiston (Warsaw, Indiana); and his two sons: Joshua Edmiston (Columbia City, Indiana); Alex Edmiston (Warsaw, Indiana). He is also survived by four grandchildren, his mother: Willetta Edmiston (Winona Lake, Indiana); two brothers: Dick Edmiston (California); Dan Edmiston (Missouri); and three sisters: Leandra Lawrence (California); Linda (husband Dick) Dilling (Warsaw, Indiana); Lorraine (husband Dennis) Mullikin (Kentucky).

He was preceded in death by his father in 2010, and one brother Doug Edmiston in 2000.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 22, 2011 from 10:00 - 12:00 noon at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, 225 Argonne Road, Warsaw, Indiana.

A committal service will follow and be held at Oakwood Cemetery of Warsaw in their Chapel at 12:00 noon on Thursday, December 22, 2011 officiated by Pastor John B. Lowe.

Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home - December 21, 2011.