Garree (Welch) Ternet: 1949 – 2007
Garree Elaine (Welch) Ternet, 58, a resident of Tri-Lakes and formerly of Churubusco, died at 5:20 p. m. Tuesday, December 18, 2007, at the family residence. She had been in declining health for over four years, and had been seriously ill for the past several months.
Mrs. Ternet was born on March 3, 1949 in Wolf Lake, a daughter of the late William Burrell and Jane Carroll (Litherland) Welch. She spent her formative years in Churubusco, and was educated in the Smith-Green Community Schools.
On June 14, 1965 she was married in Churubusco to Neal F. Ternet. The couple have lived at their present home at Tri-Lakes since 1979.
The surviving relatives include her husband Neal; her children Tammy (Jim) Ormsby of Churubusco and Tyrone Ternet of Columbia City; four sisters Beverly (Robert) Irving of Deltona, Fla., Brenda (Steve) Baumgartner of Bluffton, Linda K. Galligher of Kendallville, and Janel D. Welch of Churubusco; and her grandchildren Brittany Ormsby, Brock Ormsby, and Leah Ternet.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister Narda R. Strong on December 28, 2003.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a. m. Saturday, December 22, 2007, at the Sheets & Childs Funeral Home in Churubusco with Rev. Paul D. White, pastor of Churubusco Church of the Nazarene, officiating.
The family will receive friends at the mortuary on on Friday from 1 to 3 and from 5 to 8 p. m., or one hour prior to the service Saturday morning.
Interment will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Avilla.
The family requests that memorials be directed to the Humane Society of Whitley County, P. O. Box 245, Columbia City, IN 46725; or Visiting Nurse & Hospice, 5910 Homestead Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46814.
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December 19th, 2007 at 6:45 pm
Neal & Family:
So sorry to hear of you lost you will be on our pray list.
Dennis & Sheila Bridegam
December 20th, 2007 at 9:06 pm
IM FREE
DON’T GRIEVE FOR ME NOW I’M FREE,
I’M FOLLOWING THE PATH GOD LAID FOR ME,
I TOOK HIS HAND WHEN I HEARD HIM CALL,
I TURNED MY BACK AND I LEFT IT ALL.
ICOULD NOT STAY ANOTHER DAY,
TO LAUGH TO LOVE TO WORK OR PLAY,
TASKS LEFT UNDONE MUST STAY THAT WAY,
I FOUND THAT PLACE AT THE CLOSE OF DAY.
IF MY PARTING HAS LEFT A VOID,
THEN FILL IT WITH REMEMBERED JOY,
A FRIENDSHIP SHARED A LAUGH A KISS,
AH YES THESE THINGS I TOO WILL MISS.
BE NOT BURDENED WITH TIMES OF SORROW,
I WISH YOU SUNSHINE OF TOMORROW,
MY LIFE’S BEEN FULL I SAVORED MUCH,
GOOD FRIENDS GOOD TIMES A LOVED ONES TOUCH.
PERHAPS MY TIME SEEMS ALL TOO BREIF,
DON’T LENGTHEN IT NOW WITH UNDUE GRIEF,
LIFT UP YOUR HEART AND SHARE WITH ME,
GOD WANTED ME NOW HE SET ME FREE.
BY: KENNETH R FALLS (GREIVINGTIGER2@AOL.COM)
PS: IM SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS ILL MISS HER TOO YOUR COUSIN KEN. CALL ME IF YOU NEED ANYTHING 260-471-9650
December 22nd, 2007 at 5:51 pm
Dear Neal We are so sorry to hear of Garree’s passing. I know that mere words don’t ease the the pain, but our thoughts and prayers are with you. And it’s good to know that God has a home prepared for us and we are pain-free and re-newed. God bless you and the family at this most sad time.