Laura Katherine “Kate” Mitting, 92, of Wabash, Indiana, died at 4:26 pm, Thursday, February 17, 2022, at Miller’s Merry Manor East in Wabash. She was born on September 4, 1929, in Terre Haute, Indiana, to Peter and Mary Lavon (Risley) McGinn.
Kate was a 1946 graduate of Garfield High School in Terre Haute, and attended Indiana University for four years. She first married Lynn Ford, the father of her three children. She then married Robert H. Mitting on July 3, 1957 and he died January 15, 1985. Kate co-owned, along with her husband Bob, Mittings Greenhouse in Wabash 30 years. She was a member of Wabash First United Methodist Church, and a former member of the Honeywell Golf Club and Wabash Country Club. Kate enjoyed reading, knitting, cross stitching, and was an avid golfer.
She is survived by three children, Susan Ford Rohr of Roann, Indiana, Stephen Ford of Pendleton, Indiana, and Melissa Ford Showalter of Wabash, four step-sons, Robert S. (Sue) Mitting and William Mitting, both of Wabash, Gregory Mitting of Roann, and Michael Mitting of Syracuse, Indiana, 13 grandchildren, many great grandchildren, and two nieces, Susie (Tom) Baker of Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Mary Ann (Daniel) Bliss of Rockville, Maryland. She was also preceded in death by her parents, brother, Robert E. McGinn, and her grandson, David Mitting.
There will be a Celebration of Life Service held at a later date at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave. Wabash.
Preferred memorial is Animal Shelter of Wabash County.
The memorial guest book for Kate may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
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