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15, 1961 - Mar. 9, 2010OSCEOLA - Debra A. Stoner, 48, of Osceola, passed away Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at Hospice House in South Bend after a year-long battle with cancer. Debbie was born October 15, 1961, in Loogootee, Indiana, to Charles and Linda (Horn) Ellis. Her mother, Linda, preceded her in death. On August 26, 2000, Debbie married Michael Stoner in Lakeville, Indiana. Mike survives along with her children, Nichole (Jim) Temple of Granger, Indiana, Tracey (Josh) Schafer of Walkerton, Indiana, and Joe Rush of Elkhart, Indiana. Debbie is also survived by her grandchildren, Hailey and Jimmy Temple, Alleyah Neumann and Christian Stoner, and her soon-to-be-born grandson, Emmitt Ellis Schafer. Her father, Charles Ellis of Walkerton, Indiana, survives along with her sister, Theresa (Randy) Hunt of Osceola, and her brother, Rick Ellis of Walkerton, Indiana. Visitation will be held from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Friday, March 12, in the Chapel Hill Funeral Home in Osceola. Services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, March 13, in Chapel Hill Funeral Home. Debbie was a graduate of North Liberty High School. She was employed by the A.M. General Corporation for the past eight years as an assembler, and was a member of the UAW Local # 5. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, being outdoors, shopping, and caring for her dogs, Emma and Maggie. Online condolences may be sent to the Stoner family at www.chapelhillmemorial.com.