Obituaries

August 18, 1944 to May 10, 2017

ROYAL CENTER - Bernease S. Stonebraker, 72, of Winamac, passed away at 4:42 a.m., Wednesday, May 10, at IU Arnett Hospital in Lafayette.

Born in Aug. 18, 1944 in Ameagle, W. Va., she was the daughter of the late Henry and Mamie (White) Ward. On March 18, 1963 she married Roy D. Stonebraker. He survives.

Also surviving are son Christopher S. Stonebraker (Heather) of Winamac; brothers Dean Ward of Crown Point, Glen Ward (Marlene) of Thornhope and Marvin Ward (Linda) of Tennessee; sisters Babe Kopaczewski of  Crown Point and Carol Wolf (Tom) of California; and grandchildren, Lilly, Dominick, Garrett, Brenee, Haylee and Nathaniel.

She was also preceded in death by sisters, Enal Cantly and Opal Fraze.

Mrs. Stonebraker was formerly employed at Staumbaugh’s Drug Store in Winamac.  She also worked for CVS in Winamac and Culver for many years. She enjoyed traveling, fishing, reading, mowing the yard with her husband and spending time outdoors with family and friends. She also enjoyed taking care of her horses in her younger years.

A celebration of Mrs. Stonebraker’s life will be at 2 p.m., Saturday, May 13, at Harrison-Metzger-Rans Funeral Home, Royal Center Chapel. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the time of the service on Saturday.