Aster Prentice

Aster Prentice, 94 of Winona Lake, Indiana passed away Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at 9:19 p.m. at Grace Village Health Care, Winona Lake, Indiana. She was born on October 13, 1919 in Clinton, Illinois to Oliver Wendell and Ernestine (Hess) Derry. She graduated from Bethany High School, Bethany, Illinois, Greenville College, Lewiston, Illinois. She also studied in Brussels Belgium in preparation for Mission Work. She did home ministry from 1945 to1948 in the Kentucky Mountains, from 1948 to 1960 was a missionary for the Winona Lake Free Methodist Church serving in Burrundi, Africa. From 1960 to 1966 Aster was a School Teacher and had her own private sewing service. On June 16, 1966 she married Paul Prentice in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Aster was again going back to missionary work in Liberia, serving from 1967 to 1995, during this time in 1971 she became an ordained minister. She was a member of the Winona Lake Free Methodist Church. She has been a member of the Association of Fundamental Ministers and Churches since 1971. She was a longtime volunteer for the Warsaw Biblical Gardens. She is survived by a foster daughter, Jartu Schulterbrandt of U.S. Virgin Islands; 2 nieces, Joyce (and spouse Gordon) Schneider and Marcia (and spouse Jeff) Euriech She is preceded by her husband, 1 brother and 1 sister. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, July 5, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw, Indiana. Visitation will be held on Saturday, July 5, 2014 from10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (2 hours prior to the service).Pastor Roland Kramer will officiate the services. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, Illinois. The Family is requesting that the memorial contributions Winona Lake Free Methodist Church, 902 College Ave., Winona Lake, Indiana 46590