Name:
Marie L. Siela

Date:
June 28th, 1923 - May 5th, 2010

Obituary:
Marie L. Siela, 86, of Bluffton, died at 10:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 5, 2010, at Christian Care Retirement Community. Mrs. Siela was born in Sieverville, Tenn. on June 28, 1923, to James L. and Liddy Bright Johnson. She married Delmar G. Siela in Knoxville, Tenn. on March 23, 1946; he preceded her in death July 22, 2006. Mrs. Siela had been a resident of Wells County since 1946, and was a member of the Lancaster Homemakers Club and the Women’s Missionary Society and Murray Missionary Church. She enjoyed gardening, traveling, baking and cooking. She and her husband wintered in Florida for 35 years. Surviving relatives include two daughters, Donna Green and Kathy (Larry) Peeper, both of Bluffton; one brother, James Lewis Johnson of Harmon, Tenn.; five grandchildren, Brett (Jenny) Green of Fort Wayne, Melissa Chaney of Ossian, and Nathan (Ashley) Green, Shanda (Ryan) Nash and Travis (Fiancee, Courtney Butt) Peeper, all of Bluffton; and nine great-grandchildren. Mrs. Siela was also preceded in death by five sisters and one brother. Calling hours will be from 1 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 7, at the Thoma/Rich, Chaney and Lemler Funeral Home, 308 W. Washington St., Bluffton and from 9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 8, at the Murray Missionary Church. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, at the church with Pastor Mike Gilbert officiating. Burial is at Markle Cemetery. Preferred memorials are to the church and to Christian Care Retirement Community. Online condolences: www.thomarich.com

Memorials:
Murray Missionary Church and Christian Care Retirement Community

Cemetery:
Markle Cemetery
Markle, IN 46770 (map/driving directions)


Visitations:
1:00PM to 8:00PM on Friday, May 7th, 2010 at Thoma/Rich, Chaney & Lemler Funeral Home (map/driving directions)
9:30AM to 10:30AM on Saturday, May 8th, 2010 at Murray Missionary Church (map/driving directions)

Services:
In-state at 9:30AM, Service at 10:30AM at Murray Missionary Church on Saturday, May 8th, 2010 (map/driving directions)