Mindy (Finnegan) Mannia

 

Miranda Ann “Min” “Mindy” Mannia

May 10, 1948 - October 16, 2024

Miranda Ann “Min” “Mindy” Mannia, age 76, of Delaware City, DE, passed away on Wednesday, October 16, 2024.

Born in Logansport, IN on May 10, 1948, she was the daughter of the late James Thomas and Rosemary Ann (Malin) Finnegan. Miranda was a graduate of West Lafayette Indiana High School in 1966 as well as Indiana Vocational Technical School in 1970. Miranda made her career as a medical lab technician at various hospitals in Indiana and Delaware for many years.

Miranda had a knack for creativity, spending her free time crocheting and embroidering. Her talents led her to open her first shop, A-penny House, where she sold her crafts. Miranda was also a skilled writer and published “The House with the Diamond on It” in 2008. She enjoyed antiquing and traveled throughout Delaware and Southeastern Pennsylvania to find pieces for her second store, Mindy’s Americana. A friend to the community, she spent two years as a Brownie leader. Miranda was a passionate advocate of Delaware Right to Life, spending time as a chairman, executive vice president, and president. She also served as an administrator of the Student Prolife Vanguard League.

Miranda is survived by her loving husband of 52 years, William Richard Mannia; daughters, Stephanie Ann Chisenhall and Carrie Mannia (Chris); grandchildren, Brittany Chisenhall, Meghan Chisenhall, Chris Chisenhall (Michelle), Xander Cifelli, Hailey Chisenhall, and Luca Cifelli; and great-grandchildren, Mariah Chisenhall, Timmy Seibert, Jace Chisenhall, and Austin Chisenhall.

A visitation for family and friends will be held from 10 am until 11 am on Thursday, October 31, 2024, at Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Home, 214 Clinton Street, Delaware City, DE. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 11:30 am, following the visitation, at St. Paul’s R.C. Church, 209 Washington Street, Delaware City, DE. A committal service will follow in the chapel of Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 2465 Chesapeake City Road, Bear, DE.

Bee (Hunt) Horner

 

Meredith "Bee" (Hunt) Horner, 92, of Battle Ground, passed away on Friday, July 4, 2025, at IU Health Arnett Hospital. She was born August 21, 1932, in Lafayette, IN, to the late Herschel and Isabelle (Crostreet) Hunt. Bee graduated from West Lafayette High School in 1950 and Indiana University in 1954 with a bachelor's degree in elementary education.

On June 18, 1955, she married Charles M. Horner in Lafayette, and he survives. They had just celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on June 18th. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta Soroity, Tri Kappa and longtime member of Central Presbyterian Church. Bee had a strong faith in her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She would spend hours every week reading the Bible and meditating on what it said. For many years she was a Sunday school teacher and women's circle group participant at Central Presbyterian Church.

Bee was an beautiful seamstress, avid knitter, enjoyed reading books, rug hooking, her cats and was a wonderful cook.

Above all, Bee was a wonderful mother to her children and deeply loved her 4 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren.

Surviving along with her husband are her children Carl C. (Trudi) Horner of West Lafayette, Karen H. Wadsworth of Lanesville, Douglas H. Horner of Brookston, grandchildren Lauren Koleff, Robert Horner, Katherine Voyles, Henry Wadsworth, great grandchildren Elloise Koleff, Emery Koleff, Tessa Horner, Micah Horner, Mia Voyles, Knox Voyles, Abigail Wadsworth and Avery Wadsworth. Also surviving is her brother Ted Hunt of Battle Ground and many loving nieces and nephews. Meredith was preceded in death by her brother Herschel "Bud" Hunt.

Visitation will be from 1:30 pm until the time of the service at 2:30 pm on Saturday, August 9, 2025, at Soller-Baker Lafayette Chapel, 400 Twyckenham Blvd., Pastor Rob Eyman officiating. Interment will be at Grandview Cemetery in West Lafayette, Indiana.