Elizabeth Anna Earles

Elizabeth Anna Earles, 82, of Leesburg, IN passed away at 8:20 p.m. on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on January 4, 1930 in Wyandotte, MI to Thomas F. & Margaret M. (McIntosh) Cox.

She graduated in 1948 from A.E. Smith High School in Riverview, MI and was married on July 28, 1950 in Trenton, MI to Marion Richard Earles who preceded her on Dec. 24, 2009. She was a homemaker and moved to the North Webster / Leesburg area in 2007 from Charlevoix, MI. She was a member of the St. Martin de Porres Catholic Parrish in Syracuse.

She was survived by:
3 Daughters - Deborah Kovach of Concord, NH; Mrs. Chris (Elizabeth) Hamblin of Kalamazoo, MI; Mrs. Steve (Susan) Burish of Stevenson Ranch, CA
4 Sons – Marion Richard (wife, Wanda) Earles Jr. of Cleveland, OH; Jeffrey Earles of Leesburg; Thomas (wife, Kathy) Earles of Pittsburgh, PA; & Timothy (wife, Shea) Earles of Raleigh, NC
16 Grand, 13 Gt. Grand, & 2 Gt. Gt. Grandchildren
2 Sisters - Patricia Mills of Cass City, MI & Doris Mitchell of Wyandotte, MI

She was preceded by her parents, husband, son – Michael Earles, & brother – Thomas Cox Jr.

Visitation will be from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. on Friday, November 9, 2012 at Owen Family Funeral Home, St. Rd. 13 & CR 500N, North Webster, IN.  Rosary service will be held at 7:30 on Friday at the funeral home.

Funeral mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 10, 2012 at St. Martin de Porres Catholic Parrish, 6941 E. Waco Dr., Syracuse, IN with Fr. Richard Hire officiating.  Burial will take place at Garden of Memories Cemetery in Tampa, FL.

Memorial bequest may be given to Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home, 5910 Homestead Rd., Fort Wayne, IN 46804. Envelopes are available at the funeral home and church.

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