Submitted by: Mary Jo Koran

 

SBT 3/24/1999

Ida Mae Hoover

March 13, 1909 - March 21, 1999

Ida Mae Grace Hoover, 90, of Bulla Street, South Bend, Ind., passed away after an illness at 10:05 p.m. on Sunday, March 21, in St. Joseph Community Hospital, Mishawaka, Ind.

Mrs. Hoover was born on March 13, 1909, in Berne, Ind., as the daughter of the late Edward and Della (Teeter) Elliott. On Jan. 22, 1934, in Plymouth, Ind., as the former Ida Elliott, she married Everett Hoover, who also preceded her in death on Jan. 15, 1977.

Mrs. Hoover is survived by a sister, Nellie Siekmann of Edwardsburg, Mich. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews who will cherish her memory and miss her dearly.

Mrs. Hoover was employed by St. Joseph Community Hospital, Mishawaka, for fifteen years and retired from there in 1969. She was also a member of Redeemer Missionary Church, South Bend.

Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today in the Hahn Funeral Home, 505 W. 8th Street, Mishawaka.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 25, in the funeral home, with Rev. Jeff Hossler, pastor of Redeemer Missionary Church, South Bend, officiating. Burial will follow in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Osceola, Ind.

Contributions in memory of Mrs. Hoover may be made to the Home Care Visiting Nurse Association, 711 E. Colfax Avenue, South Bend, IN 46617-2878.