Marie Yarnell

Marie Yarnell died Friday, Nov. 18 at the Lutheran Home, Napoleon. She was 96. Anna Marie Houts was born July 3, 1920 in Colton, Ohio, daughter of Leota (Gramling) and Charles Houts. She married Leonard Yarnell on Jan. 30, 1939 in Liberty Center, Ohio. She was a popular waitress in the 1960s at Enck’s Tasty Food restaurant in Napoleon and then worked many years in the cafeteria at Campbell Soup. Marie and Leonard traveled extensively in their retirement, and throughout their lives enjoyed playing cards and visiting family. She was a gifted cook, homemaker, mother and grandmother. She spent many retirement winters creating dozens of quilts for her children and grandchildren. In the summers she enjoyed tending a large garden. She is survived by her children, Fred (Jane) Yarnell, Branchburg, N.J.; Beverly (Jon) Louden, Thurman, Ohio; Patricia Klos, Rochester Hills, Mich.; David (Mary) Yarnell, Kalamazoo, Mich.; and Bill (Caroline) Yarnell, Maumee, Ohio. grandchildren include Jimmy (Melissa), Meg (Rob McCracken), Jeanie (Jan Shifflett) and Jeff Yarnell; Scot (Alexandra Huguelet), Paul and Dan Yarnell; Amy, Will (Patty), Jen (Norm Wilder) and Carol Louden; Ben (Becky) and Stephanie (Jerome Schantz) Yarnell; and Kevin Yarnell. She is also survived by sisters, Arlene (Robert) Griteman, Betty (Herb) Huddle, and Patsy Beck; sister-in-law, Anella Huff; 16 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard; son, John Yarnell; daughter-in-law, Kasumi Yarnell; son-in-law, Steve Klos; sisters Mildred Gillespie and Helen Myers; brothers, Bernard Houts and Charles Houts; brothers-in-law, Jim Gillespie, Robert Myers and Lee Beck; and sister-in-law, Maude Houts. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 21 at Rodenberger Funeral Home, Napoleon. Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10-11 a.m. before the service at the funeral home. In Lieu of flowers, memorials can be directed to St. Paul United Methodist Church, Napoleon. Online condolences may be made at www.rodenbergerfuneralhome.com.

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Marie Yarnell

July 3, 1920 - November 18, 2016