Submitted by: Alice Marie Beard

Visitation will be on Wednesday, February 12, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Hahn Funeral Home (505 W. 8th).  Funeral Mass will be on Thursday, February 13, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Bavo's (511 W. 7th).  

Mrs. Honold's obituary can be found here:

http://www.hahnfuneralhomes.com/obits/obituary.php?id=530882

Betty J. Honold, a lifetime resident of Mishawaka, passed away Saturday [February 8, 2014] on her 92 birthday. 
Born February 8, 1922 to Harvey and Lorein (Newcomer) Parcell, she married Carl Honold, also of Mishawaka, on September 20, 1941.  He passed on July 26, 2000.  Betty is survived by a sister, Janice (Daniel) Bryant, a son, Gary (Ruth) Honold, a daughter, Marsha (Thomas) Weaver and grandchildren Tracy (James) Johnson, Gary (Samantha) Honold, Jonathan (Brea) Honold and Rebecca Weaver.  Also surviving are great-grandchildren Hailey Johnson, Tristan Johnson, Kelsey Honold, Thomas Honold and Christopher Honold.  She was preceded in death by sisters Phyllis (Robert) Bucher and Carol (Gaylord) Saltzgaber and by a brother, Ralph (Edna) Parcell. 
Betty lived a full and accomplished life.  She enjoyed travel with Carl.  Among their travels were trips to Germany, Montana, Florida and Branson, MO.  She and Carl took up R.V. camping upon her retirement from her secretarial position at Wheelabrator-Frye, Inc. in 1984.  Over the years, she learned to paint in oils, produced several lovely pieces in counted cross-stitch and took classes in ballroom dancing and interior decorating.  She enjoyed solving the daily crossword puzzles in the newspaper.  She and Carl were enthusiastic card players, participating for many years in a Euchre club with close friends and relatives.  Her Scrabble skills were legendary. 
Visitation for Betty will be on Wednesday, February 12th from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Hahn Funeral Home 505 W. 8th St. Mishawaka.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, February 13th at 10:00 a.m. at St. Bavo Catholic Church.  The Rev. Jim Bracke will officiate and the Rev. Barry England will con-celebrate the mass.  Burial will be in St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park. 
Memorial contributions in memory of Betty may be made to Harbor Light Hospice, 1608 Day Road Mishawaka, IN 46545