Annette Marie Kindig

Annette Marie (Sharpe) Kindig, 82, of Warsaw, passed away Friday August 26, 2022 at Mason Healthcare Center after a 12 year battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. She was born in Rochester IN on October 5, 1939, the daughter of (the late) Lee M. and Zorah (Ross) Sharpe and graduated from Rochester High School with the Class of ’57. After graduation Annette was employed by the First Federal Bank of Rochester, as a bank teller. On July 6, 1958, Annette married Omer Lee “Skip” Kindig, also of Rochester, who survives after 63 years of marriage. The couple moved to Warsaw 55 years ago; Omer retired from Da-Lite Screen Co. after 33 years with the company and Annette retired from Warsaw Community School System after 32 years there. Annette was a member of the Herscherettes Home Economics Club, Tri Kappa Sorority, Warsaw United Methodist Church and attended Atwood Otterbein Methodist Church. She loved painting and travelling and cherished the time spent with family & friends, searching out lighthouses, camping and going on cruises. In addition to her husband, Annette is also survived by their daughter, Karen Smith who with husband Tim, resides in Greenville OH, and grandson, Zach Beck of Akron IN. Graveside Services will be held at 11:00 Saturday September 10, 2022 at I.O.O.F. Cemetery, 620 N. 3rd Street, Rochester IN with Pastor Josh Welker of EUM Church in Greenville OH officiating. Arrangements through McHatton Sadler Funeral Chapel, 2290 Provident Ct. The family’s preferred memorial is the Alzheimer’s Association, online at www.alz.org, or by mail to 225 N. Michigan Ave - 17th Fl, Chicago, IL 60601.