Ruth Burkholder, 92, of Wabash, passed away at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 16, 2021
at Miller’s Merry Manor East, in Wabash. She was born on October 14, 1928, in Gas City,
Indiana, to the late Roy and Betsy (Yates) McCormick.
Ruth married Kenneth L. Burkholder on October 25, 1952; he passed away in 1975. She
was a member of the Grace Fellowship Baptist Church in Wabash and of the Wabash
Moose Lodge #1195.
Ruth is survived by her three sons Francis (Rita Leanne) Voland, Charles (Jody)
Burkholder, and Robert (Sally) Burkholder, all of Wabash; one daughter, Linda (Paul)
Sleighter, of North Manchester; one sister Dorothy McCormick, of Fairmount; 10
grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded
in death by five brothers, three sisters and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at McDonald Funeral
Homes, 231 Falls Avenue, Wabash, Indiana 46992. Burial will follow at Friends Cemetery
in Wabash.
Visitation will be two hours prior to the funeral service, starting at 12:00 p.m., at the funeral
home.
Preferred memorials are to the Wabash County Animal Shelter, 810 Manchester
Avenue, Wabash, Indiana 46992.
Online condolences may be directed to the family at www.mcdonaldfunerals.com.