Ethel Bishop

Ethel M. Bishop, 96, Berne passed away on October 9, 2016 at Swiss Village where she was a resident. She was born on September 19, 1920 to Fred and Edith Cummings Wildhagen in Waterloo, Iowa. She married Rev. Ronald C. Bishop on April 23, 1967 in Fort Wayne. He preceded her in death.

She was a member of the Trinity Church of the Nazarene in Ft. Wayne and was an LPN at the Ft. Wayne V.A. Hospital. She enjoyed sewing, needlework and loved reading her Bible.

She is survived by three step-daughters, Mary Bishop, of Bluffton; Elizabeth Shalley, of Noblesville; and Carol Marie Davis, of Phoenix, Arizona; four step-grandchildren, and two step-great-grandchildren. 

She was preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters. 

Graveside services are Thursday, October 13, 2016 at 1 p.m. at the MRE Cemetery. Officiating is Dr. Wayne Steury.

Preferred memorials are to Swiss Village Samaritan Fund.

Arrangements by Yager-Kirchhofer Funeral Home. Sign the guest book at www.yagerkirchhofer.com.