Joan Mason

Joan Mason, 91, of Berne passed away on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at Swiss Village in Berne. She was born on July 29, 1927 in Huntington County to L. D. and Lucille (Smuck) Fisher. She was married to Kyle Mason.

She was a graduate of Markle High School and International Business College. She worked at General Electric in her earlier days, and then owned and operated Waynedale Bakery with her husband for many years. Additionally, she worked in banking in Huntington and Markle. She was an active member and participated for many years at Markle United Methodist Church and PSI IOTA XI Sorority. She was very generous with her time and enjoyed volunteering for many groups, including Meals on Wheels and the Red Cross.

She is survived by two daughters, Joellen (Lloyd) Meyer of Ossian; and Rhonda (Jay) Lehman of Franklin, Tennessee; son, Roger (Debra) Mason of Austin, Texas; nine grandchildren, Tonya Meyer; Amy Meyer; Kevin Meyer; Lindsay Diaz; Joshua Lehman; Elizabeth Sawyer; Adrianne Dorin; Bethany Callaway; and Joseph Lehman; and 10 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and sister, Phyllis Fifer.

Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, September 21 at Swiss Village, 1350 W. Main St., Berne and one hour prior to the 11:00 a.m. funeral service on Saturday, September 22 at Markle United Methodist Church, 145 Morse St., Markle. Burial will be at Markle Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the League for the Blind or Swiss Village’s Samaritan Fund.

Arrangements provided by Elzey Patterson Rodak Funeral Home in Ossian. Online condolences may be made at www.elzey-patterson-rodak.com.