Submitted by: Dan Rich

Charlotte J. Hostetler

May 15, 1925 - June 9, 2000

South Bend Tribune 6/10/2000

Charlotte J. Hostetler, 75, of Lincoln Street, Wakarusa, Ind., passed away at 6:14 a.m. on Friday, June 9, in Saint Joseph's Regional Medical Center, South Bend, Ind., following injuries suffered in an auto accident.

She was born on May 15, 1925 in Mishawaka, Ind. She was raised by Russell and Adalaide Ritter, who preceded her in death.

In June 1944, she married Howard E. Hostetler, who also preceded her in death in 1976, along with a son, Russell Hostetler who passed away in 1988; and by two sisters and a brother. She is survived by her children, Adalaide Doty of Wakarusa, Bonnie Hostetler of California, Gloria Wilson of Elkhart, Ind., and Dawn Long and Sharon Mettert, both of Auburn, Ind.; her sisters, Pauline Peffley and Elsie Black, both of Avon, Fla.; a brother, Dean Bordner of South Bend, Ind.; her grandchildren, Rebecca (Becca) of Fort Wayne, Ted of Wakarusa, Tesse of Tulsa, Okla., Shawn of Detroit, Mich., Roscoe of Elkhart, Michael of Kendallville, Andrea and Laura, both of Auburn, Brock of Wakarusa and Alisha of Auburn. Mrs. Hostetler was a member of the Oak Grove Missionary Church, Wakarusa, was an avid doll collector and loved shopping at garage sales.

Funeral services for Mrs. Hostetler will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, June 12, in the Bubb Funeral Chapel North, 3910 North Main Street, Mishawaka, Ind., where friends will be received from 1:30 until 2 p.m. on Monday. Burial will follow at 4 p.m., Monday, at the Sauktown Cemetery, New Carlisle, Ind. Officiating the services will be Rev. Scott Nichols. Memorial contributions may be made to the Salvation Army, South Bend.