- Date Of Birth: July 26, 1924
- Date Of Death: April 1, 2013
- State: Indiana
Imogene J. Cressler, 88, of Elkhart, passed away at Elkhart General Hospital at 8:44 p.m. Monday, April 1, 2013.
She was born in Elkhart on July 26, 1924, to the late James and Dorothy (Sharkey) Rowe. She married Willard E. Cressler on Jan. 18, 1947, in Elkhart. He passed away in May 2011.
Also preceding Imogene in death were a son, Billy Cressler; and several brothers and sisters.
Surviving are her four daughters, Diana L. Smoot of Ocala, Fla., Cathy A. (Bob) Jarvis of Venice, Fla., and Laura K. Abbot and Lisa C. (Michael) Richardson, both of Elkhart; three sisters; two brothers; four grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.
Imogene worked many years at Nickel’s Bakery of Elkhart and was a longtime volunteer at the Humane Society of Elkhart County. She was an avid animal lover.
