- Date Of Birth: May 25, 1920
- Date Of Death: May 23, 2014
- State: Indiana
Mary “Henrietta” Wenger, 93, of Elkhart, passed away Friday, May 23, at Elkhart General Hospital.
She was born May 25, 1920, in Fremont to Chester E. and Pearl L. (Teeters) Chapin.
On Dec. 24, 1937, she married the late Galen L. Wenger in Manchester.
Survivors include two daughters, Sally K. (Jim) Lindsey of Elkhart and Mary H. (Martin) Bell of Louisville, Ky.; four grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Devon Chapin and Ward Chapin,; and two sisters, Gwen Grimes and Jane Chapin.
Henrietta worked for over 20 years as a preschool teacher at First Presbyterian Church and later at Trinity United Methodist Church.
She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church for more than 60 years and a member and past president of Married Women’s Club.
