Leola Plank
Leola Plank, 92, Milford, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016, at the IU Goshen Hospital. She was born on Aug. 11, 192,3 in Middlebury, to Edwin and Lydia (Egli) Miller. On Jan. 31, 1942, she married John Plank. Leola was a Milford resident for over 30 years and prior to that, she spent 32 years in Leesburg and 6 years in Silver Lake. She also wintered in Fla. for over 25 years. Leola was a long time member of the New Salem Church of the Brethren.
She is survived by two daughters: Wanda Olsen, Warsaw; and Karen (Tom) White, Syracuse; one son: Jay Plank, Tulsa, Okla.; nine grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren. She will be welcomed into everlasting by her husband of 62 years; a daughter: Debra Hobbs; a grandson: Robert Anthony Hobbs; nine brothers and four sisters.
Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, at the Mishler Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Milford. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 2, t the funeral home with Pastor Robert Rice officiating. Burial will follow at the Forest Grove Cemetery in Middlebury.
Memorial contributions may be directed to New Salem Church of the Brethren or Gideon’s International.