1936
Leota
2018
Leota May (Harman)
July 6, 1936 — January 3, 2018
Leota E. May, age 81, passed away on Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at 5:18 p.m. in her home at Grace Village Retirement Community, Winona Lake, Indiana.
Leota was born on July 6, 1936 in Warsaw to W. Russell Harman and Ruby (Stookey) Harman. She was a 1954 graduate of Warsaw High School and went on to attend Elkhart University.
Leota spent most of her lifetime in the Warsaw area and worked at Murphy Medical Center as a lab technician. She also worked for Serenade Foods for nearly 20 years before retiring in 1998.
Leota liked to play cards and games, especially euchre, BINGO, and trivia games. She enjoyed music and liked playing the piano. She was competitive and very social, never knowing a stranger. She had been a faithful member of Pleasant View Bible Church.
Those left with memories to cherish include her daughter, Rebecca Sue May of Rochester, 2 brothers: Lee (Sue) Harman and Lavon (Barbara) Harman, all of Warsaw; 7 nieces and nephews, and a large extended family.
She was preceded in death by her father, W. Russell Harman, October 25, 1987, and mother, Ruby Harman, April 3, 2000.
The family will receive friends for a time of visitation and sharing of memories on Sunday, January 7th from 2 to 4 PM at Titus Funeral Home, 2000 East Sheridan Street, Warsaw. A funeral service which celebrates Leota’s life will take place at 4 PM and will be officiated by Chaplain Bryan Benjamin of Grace Village Retirement Community.
Those wishing to express their sympathy may give memorial gifts to Kosciusko Home Care and Hospice, P.O. Box 1196, Warsaw, Indiana 46581-1196.
Leota was born on July 6, 1936 in Warsaw to W. Russell Harman and Ruby (Stookey) Harman. She was a 1954 graduate of Warsaw High School and went on to attend Elkhart University.
Leota spent most of her lifetime in the Warsaw area and worked at Murphy Medical Center as a lab technician. She also worked for Serenade Foods for nearly 20 years before retiring in 1998.
Leota liked to play cards and games, especially euchre, BINGO, and trivia games. She enjoyed music and liked playing the piano. She was competitive and very social, never knowing a stranger. She had been a faithful member of Pleasant View Bible Church.
Those left with memories to cherish include her daughter, Rebecca Sue May of Rochester, 2 brothers: Lee (Sue) Harman and Lavon (Barbara) Harman, all of Warsaw; 7 nieces and nephews, and a large extended family.
She was preceded in death by her father, W. Russell Harman, October 25, 1987, and mother, Ruby Harman, April 3, 2000.
The family will receive friends for a time of visitation and sharing of memories on Sunday, January 7th from 2 to 4 PM at Titus Funeral Home, 2000 East Sheridan Street, Warsaw. A funeral service which celebrates Leota’s life will take place at 4 PM and will be officiated by Chaplain Bryan Benjamin of Grace Village Retirement Community.
Those wishing to express their sympathy may give memorial gifts to Kosciusko Home Care and Hospice, P.O. Box 1196, Warsaw, Indiana 46581-1196.
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