Rowena Hargrave, 96, Boxford, formerly of LaPorte, died Thursday (June 19, 2003) at her home.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Cutler Funeral Home, LaPorte, with Dr. Howard Abbott and the Rev. Dr. Ruth Bersin officiating. Burial will follow in Pine Lake Cemetery.
Visitation is from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, and from 9 a.m. until the service Tuesday at the funeral home
Mrs. Hargrave was born Dec. 12, 1906, in Boonville, Ind., to Little Berry and Anna Laura (Stephens) Hullett. On June 4, 1935, in LaPorte, she married Jacob Harold Hargrave, who died Sept. 29, 1985.
Survivors include one daughter, the Rev. Dr. Ruth (Richard L.) Bersin, Boxford, Mass.; one granddaughter, Rebekah Bersin, Boxford; one grandson, Jacob Bersin, Boxford; two great-grandchildren, Alana and Giovanni Contreras; and one niece, Marilyn Fisher, Evansville, Ind.
Mrs. Hargrave was a longtime resident of LaPorte and was a remedial teacher for LaPorte Schools for many years until her retirement.
She received her primary education in the Boonville school system, her bachelor of science degree from Indiana University and a master's degree in education at the University of Chicago.
Mrs. Hargrave was the author of the Building Reading Skills series and a member of the American Association of University Women, the American Children's Education Society, the Phi Lambda Theta Society, the National Education Association, the Elementary Education Association, the International Reading Association, the Indiana State Teachers Association, Delta Kappa Gamma, the Civic Music Association, the Woman's Literary Club, the LaPorte Hospital Auxiliary, the Little Theatre Club and a long-time member of the LaPorte First Baptist Church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Hargrave Scholarship at LaPorte High School. Family and friends may leave condolences, sign the register book or view the Memorial Picture Board at www.cutlerfuneral.com.
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The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Cutler Funeral Home, LaPorte, with Dr. Howard Abbott and the Rev. Dr. Ruth Bersin officiating. Burial will follow in Pine Lake Cemetery.
Visitation is from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, and from 9 a.m. until the service Tuesday at the funeral home
Mrs. Hargrave was born Dec. 12, 1906, in Boonville, Ind., to Little Berry and Anna Laura (Stephens) Hullett. On June 4, 1935, in LaPorte, she married Jacob Harold Hargrave, who died Sept. 29, 1985.
Survivors include one daughter, the Rev. Dr. Ruth (Richard L.) Bersin, Boxford, Mass.; one granddaughter, Rebekah Bersin, Boxford; one grandson, Jacob Bersin, Boxford; two great-grandchildren, Alana and Giovanni Contreras; and one niece, Marilyn Fisher, Evansville, Ind.
Mrs. Hargrave was a longtime resident of LaPorte and was a remedial teacher for LaPorte Schools for many years until her retirement.
She received her primary education in the Boonville school system, her bachelor of science degree from Indiana University and a master's degree in education at the University of Chicago.
Mrs. Hargrave was the author of the Building Reading Skills series and a member of the American Association of University Women, the American Children's Education Society, the Phi Lambda Theta Society, the National Education Association, the Elementary Education Association, the International Reading Association, the Indiana State Teachers Association, Delta Kappa Gamma, the Civic Music Association, the Woman's Literary Club, the LaPorte Hospital Auxiliary, the Little Theatre Club and a long-time member of the LaPorte First Baptist Church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Hargrave Scholarship at LaPorte High School. Family and friends may leave condolences, sign the register book or view the Memorial Picture Board at www.cutlerfuneral.com.