Lurene Garst, 94, of North Manchester, Indiana, formerly of rural Somerset, Indiana, died at 9:55 am, Monday, January 30, 2023, at Peabody Healthcare Center in North Manchester. She was born on October 23, 1928, in Somerset, Kentucky, to Melvin and Lola (Tarter) Tarter.
Lurene married Clarence “Chunk” Garst in Marion, Indiana on September 16, 1950; he died May 8, 2006. She farmed along with her husband Chunk. Lurene was a member of the LaFontaine Order of the Eastern Star chapter #301 and Woodlawn United Methodist Church in Somerset. She attended the Christian Heritage Church, in Wabash, before moving to Peabody. She enjoyed gardening and raising flowers, was an avid reader, and was well known for her peanut brittle.
She is survived by two grandchildren, Lindsay Long of Peru, Indiana, and Jamie Degitz of Indianapolis, Indiana; three great-grandchildren, Taylor Harrell of Wabash, Indiana, Ashton Faust of LaFontaine, Indiana, and Emree Reed of Indianapolis; great great grandson, Maxton Heckman of Wabash; and her sister, Kathleen (James) Riley, of Wabash. She was also preceded in death by her parents, daughter, Karan Degitz, three brothers, and two sisters.
Funeral services will be 11:00 am, Saturday, February 4, 2023, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with Pastor Tim Prater officiating. Friends may call 9:30-11:00 am Saturday, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mississinewa Cemetery, Somerset, at a later date.
Preferred memorial is Heart to Heart Hospice, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
The memorial guest book for Lurene may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
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