Joan McGinnis, 85, Syracuse, passed away at 2:35 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019, at Mason Health & Rehab in Warsaw. She was born on Sept. 12, 1934, in Goshen, to Loyal and Nellie (Ebersole) Sayles.

She graduated from Goshen High School, was a former waitress in Indiana and Florida, and transported Amish families. She lived most of her life in the Goshen and Syracuse, and retired to Florida before returning to Indiana in 2010.

She formerly attended the 8th Street Mennonite Church in Goshen.

She is survived by ber daughter: Rhoda (Edward) Davis of Indianapolis; two sons: Ronald (Tammy) Graber of Syracuse and Randy Graber of Okeechobee, Fla.; seven grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, son, Roger Graber, infant daughter, Rhonda Graber, grandson, Jeremy Graber, two sisters: Dorothy and Beulah, and three brothers: Harold, Frank, and Bobby.

Cremation will take place at Cremation Services of Kosciusko County, 4356 N. SR 15, Warsaw. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1, at Owen Family Funeral Home, 1001 S. Huntington St., Syracuse. Private burial will take place in the West Goshen Cemetery.

Preferred memorials may be given to the Indiana School for the Blind & Visually Impaired, 7725 North College Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46240 or Heartland Hospice, 1315 Director Row, Fort Wayne, IN 46808. To send condolences to the family in memory of Joan McGinnis, please visit www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com