Edith N. Tyler

March 16, 1933 - April 17, 2011
CASSOPOLIS - Edith Naomi (Cabana) Tyler, 78, of Cassopolis, gave one "last call" at 2:05 a.m. and passed away Sunday, April 17, 2011, after a long struggle with Alzheimer's. She was born March 16, 1933, in Cassopolis, to the late Herbert and Leila (Lobaugh) Cabana. She married Robert Louis Tyler on June 17, 1951. Edith was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary VFW #1855 in Dowagiac. She enjoyed many years of league bowing, owned and operated a ceramics shop, and enjoyed playing cards, especially cribbage. She was a Girl Scout leader, and enjoyed spending time with her family. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert; her parents; two brothers, Leland Cabana and Herbert Cabana Jr.; three sisters, Phyllis Cabana, Lorna Waldo and Doris Rieck; and one brother-in-law, Richard Waldo. Edith is survived by four children, Connie (Ken) Wessell of Free Soil, Karen (Keith) Hartsell of Cassopolis, Michael (Barbara) Tyler of Fountain and Sheila (Keith Merritt) Cheney of Elkhart, Indiana; one sister-in-law, Beverly Van Warmer of Dowagiac; eight grandchildren, Kenneth (Beki Seltzer) Wessell Jr. of Free Soil, Heath (Tammy Mittemiller) Wessell of Free Soil, Kurt (Sara) Hartsell of Cassopolis, Rebecca (Dave Skorka) Tyler-Cook of Manistee, Adrian (Crystal Astrauskas) Tyler of Ludington, Charles Cheney of Dowagiac, Brian (Lisa Conley) Cheney of Elkhart, Indiana, and Heather (Jim) Madden of Alsip, Illinois; two step-grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and nine step-great-grandchildren; along with several nieces and nephews. Family and friends will gather on Wednesday, April 20, 2011, from 12 noon until time of service at 1:00 p.m. in the Connelly Chapel, Wagner Family Funerals, 202 North Broadway Street, Cassopolis. Interment will follow at Mission Hills Memorial Gardens, Sumnerville. The family prefers memorial contributions be made to Southern Care Hospice of Michigan, 4341 South Westnedge Avenue, Suite 2100, Kalamazoo, MI 49008; to the Susan B. Komen for the Cure Foundation, Post Office Box 2031, Kalamazoo, MI 49003; or to the Alzheimer's Association, 310 North Main Street, Suite 100, Chelsea, MI 48118. Arrangements have been entrusted to Connelly Chapel, Wagner Family Funerals, Cassopolis. Online condolences may be posted at wagnercares.com.