Mishler, Helen L. Miller (1918-2005)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2005 Mar 14 p. 8

Birth date: 1918 Apr 18

text of obituary:

HELEN L. MISHLER

Helen L. Mishler, 86, of LaGrange, Ind., died Feb. 24, 2005, at her home in Plato. She was born April 18, 1918, to Earl J. and Ruby (Stahl) Miller in Shipshewana.

She graduated on her 16th birthday, in 1934, from Shipshewana High School, and from Goshen College in 1936.

She was a member of Shore Mennonite Church and the Indiana State Teachers Association. She was also the co-founder of Super Blend Inc. and served on the board of directors until the time of her death.

She was a dedicated elementary school teacher for 40 years in the LaGrange County area, retiring in May 1990 from Topeka Elementary. She began her teaching career in 1936 at Benton school in Elkhart County. She also taught in a number of one-room schools in the area - Pashan, Green and Huff - and at Bloomfield and Clay Elementary schools. Besides teaching school she was actively involved as a children's Sunday school leader and teacher at Forks Mennonite and Plato Mennonite churches.

She married Merrill M. Mishler on Oct. 2, 1938, in Shipshewana. He preceded her in death on Jan. 11, 2001.

Survivors include two sons, John Mishler and his wife, Mary, and James Mishler, all of LaGrange; three daughters, Ruth Basinger and her husband, Edwin, of Catoosa, Okla., Rose Miller and her husband, Philip, of LaGrange, and Retha Filhart of Coleman, Mich.; two brothers, Walter Miller of Syracuse and Lloyd Miller of Indianapolis; a sister, Treva Richer of Mooresville; eight grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Merrill; a sister, Ruth Hooley; and a brother, Harold Miller.

Service were held at Shore Mennonite Church of Shipshewana. Burial was in the Shore Cemetery.