Obituaries

February 13, 1928 to November 4, 2020

ROYAL CENTER - Doris Marie Shidler, 92, of Star City passed away Wednesday, Nov. 4, at Pulaski Healthcare Center in Winamac.

Born on Feb. 13, 1928 in Logansport, she was the daughter of the late Earl Milton Banta and Bertha Marie (Hufford) Elder. On April 30, 1960 she married Grover Shidler. He preceded her in death on May 1, 2015.

Survivors include her children, Jackie (John) Baker of Winamac, Richard (Annette) Schoenradt of Waco, Texas, David (Debbie) Schoenradt of Greentown, Diana (Willie Ho) Tocco  of Holiday, Fla. and Veronica (Richard) Applegate of Warsaw; Sisters, Bonnie Kite, Logansport and Becky Lambert of North Manchester; Sisters-in-law, Janice Banta of Logansport, Mary Ruth Lewis of Texas and Debbie Shidler of Winamac; and niece, Gloria Gleitz, Logansport. She is also survived by 20 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren, 7 great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

She was also preceded in death by son, Stephen Schoenradt; brother, Dick Banta; sister, Earladean Gordon; nephew, Nick Gordon and granddaughter, Traci Roe.

Mrs. Shidler worked at General Tire and Rubber Co as a press operator and retired from Federal Mogul. She formerly worked at Knebel Grocery in Star City in the 1970s. She was a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary. She enjoyed going to the Blue Chip casino with her husband and in their younger years, enjoyed dancing the night away at the VFW. She lived at McKinney Place in Logansport from 2015-19 spending two winters in Florida with her daughter, Diana.

Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the time of the service on Monday, Nov. 9, at Rans Funeral Homes & Crematory, Harrison Chapel, 304 S. Chicago St., Royal Center. The funeral service will begin at 1 p.m., with Pastor Tom Woodley officiating. Burial will be at Buck Cemetery in Thornhope.

Memorial donations may be made to the Pulaski Animal Center, P.O. Box 156, Winamac.

Online condolences may be shared at www.ransfuneralhomes.com.