M. RUTH IRELAN
HARTFORD CITY, IN
M. Ruth Irelan, 80, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2009 in Lutheran Life Village, Kendallville.
The daughter of George A. and Hattie M. (Bell) Hornbaker, she was born April 22, 1929 in Hartford City and had resided most of her life here, graduating from Hartford City High School and Fort Wayne School of Cosmetology.
She married Mose Irelan in 1956 and his death occurred in 1970. After Mr. Irelan’s death, she moved to northern Indiana in 1971, residing at High Lake and Albion, prior to moving to Kendallville in 2002.
A homemaker, Mrs. Irelan was a former member of Women of the Moose, American Legion Auxiliary, Hartford City and the Eagles Lodge, Albion.
Surviving are: a daughter, Linda (Robert) McFeely, Jr., Upland; a son, John Henry (Teresa) Irelan, Kendallville; 5 grandchildren, Laura (Greg) Garringer, Aaron (Sandie) McFeely, Jon (Seana) McFeely, Alicia (Warren) Good, and Melinda Witt and 14 great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by 3 brothers, William, Floyd, and Gail Hornbaker, and a sister, Margaret Moore.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, December 12 in Waters Funeral Home, 501 W. Washington St., Hartford City with Rev. Lloyd Hall officiating. Burial will follow in the Hartford City Cemetery.
Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. Friday, December 11 in Waters Funeral Home and after 9 a.m. hour prior to the service on Saturday.
