Virginia Pepple

Virginia M. Pepple, 93, a resident of Avilla and widow of Huber Pepple, passed away at 6:04 a. m. on Tuesday, September 7, 2010, at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville.e She had been in failing health for the past month, and had entered the hospital on Friday. Mrs. Pepple was born on June 4, 1917 in Green Township in Noble County, a daughter of Martin and Anna (Bianski) Kostielney, and graduated from LaOtto High School. On June 15, 1935 she was married in Avilla to Huber Pepple.e She lived most of her adult life in Swan Township near Ege, before moving to Avilla in 1991.e She had been a resident of the Provena Sacred Heart Home in Avilla since 2006. She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Ege; its Rosary Sodality; and the Provena Sacred Heart Ladies Auxiliary. Mr. Pepple preceded her in death on December 22, 1988. The surviving relatives include her daughter and son-in-law Rosalie and Floyd Curtland of Angola; eight grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and 11 great-great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a daughter Maralee Traxler in 1967; and by a granddaughter Joni Traxler in 1958. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a. m. Saturday, September 11, 2010, at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Ege, with Father Danney Pinto, the celebrant. The family will receive friends at the Sheets & Childs Funeral Home in Churubusco on Friday from 4 to 8 p. m.e The Rosary will be recited at the mortuary on Friday at 8 p. m. Interment will be in the Ege Catholic Cemetery, Noble County. The family requests that memorials be directed to the Provena Sacred Heart Home, 515 N. Main Street, Avilla, INe 46710; or for masses. ****************************************** To leave a condolence for the family in Mrs. Pepple's memory, please click on "Condolences" below. . .