E. Jeanne Minick

E. JEANNE MINICK, 83, of Churubusco, died Saturday, May 28, 2005, at her residence, following a lengthy illness. She was the widow of prominent Churubusco physician Linus J. Minick, M. D. She was bom in DeKalb County on April 15,1922, the only child of Kenneth W. and Helen I. (Loffi) Creviston, and spent her formative years in Garrett, graduating from Garrett High School in 1940. As a young woman, she attended St. Mary's College in South Bend, worked in the offices of Bowser's in Fort Wayne, and was married on August 30, 1947, to Linus J. Minick, in Garrett. The couple spent the early years of their marriage in Indianapolis, and moved to Churubusco in 1952, where her husband was in medical practice for over 40 years. A homemaker for much of her adult life, she later attended IPFW in Fort Wayne, received a certificate in Library Science, and served as the librarian of the Churubusco Public Library for many years. She was a member of St. John Bosco Catholic Church in Churubusco, where she also served in the church's finances, was a Eucharistic minister, and was a member of the St. Mary's Alumni Club in Fort Wayne. The surviving relatives include her children, Mary Beth (Chris Bourke) Minick of Indianapolis, Dr. Michael C. Minick of Lewiston, Idaho, Mark J. (Penny) Minick of Van Wert, Ohio and Marsha A. Minick of Libertyville, Ill.; eight grandchildren, James Bourke, Brandon Bourke, Matt Minick, Megan Minick, Maxx Minick, Joe Minick, Elise Minick, and Noah Minick; and her dog and companion "Rags." She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Minick, on November 3, 1995; infant son, Matthew Minick, on March 1, 1957. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. John Bosco Catholic Church, Churubusco, with calling after 9 a.m. at Sheets & Childs Funeral Home, Churubusco. Father Danney Pinto will officiate. The family will receive friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with the Rosary being recited at 8 p.m. Interment will be in the Ege Catholic Cemetery, Noble County. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Churubusco Public Library, St. John Bosco Catholic Church for masses, Visiting Nurse Service and Hospice, or St Mary's College, South Bend. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at sympathy@sheetsandchilds.net.