Lola Jean Banter

lola banter

Lola Jean Banter, 86, of Heritage Pointe, Warren, IN, passed away at 8:45 PM on Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at Heritage Pointe.  She was born on August 23, 1930 in Miami County, IN .  She married John Robert “Bob”  Banter on Wednesday, November 14, 1951 in Marion, IN; he passed away on November 15, 2015.  Lola was a 1948 graduate of Marion High School. She retired from Foster-Forbes in Marion and was a longtime Girl Scout Leader. Lola loved to crochet and made many afghans for family and friends. For many years her and her husband Bob played card games in their free time and enjoyed their winters in Florida with Dick and Marilyn Ring. She especially enjoyed playing euchre, dominoes and her many plants, which included the dancing dolphin flower. Lola was a member of the Nelson Street Wesleyan Church in Marion. Her family meant the world to her and she always looked forward to the time spent with them.

Loving survivors include: Son – Rick Banter, Indianapolis, IN, Daughter – Ronda (Husband, Todd) Levy, Gas City, IN, Daughter – Rita (Husband, Jack) Rhoades, Ft. Wayne, IN, Grandchildren-Brandi, Aaron (Wife, Diane), Abby, Jake, Sam and Jared (Wife, Tiffany), Great Grandchildren-Maci and Jude, and Sister-Helen Brown, Hartford City, IN.

She was preceded in death by her: Parents-Hubert & Clara Belle (Hann) Winterrowd, Husband – John Robert “Bob” Banter, Sister-Leota Winterrowd, and Brothers-Weldon & Wilbur Winterrowd.

Family and friends may gather to share and remember at Heritage Pointe Applegate Chapel 801 Huntington Ave. Warren on Saturday, August 27, 2016 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. A service to celebrate Lola’s life will follow at 1:00 PM with Chaplain Ginny Soultz officiating.  Interment will follow in the Gardens of Memory in rural Marion.

Preferred memorials:  Family Life Care, 108 S. Jefferson St. Berne, IN  46711 or Heritage Pointe, 801 Huntington Avenue, Warren  IN  46792

Arrangements are being handled by Ferguson & Glancy Funeral Home in Van Buren.

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