Yvonne Elaine Mishler's Obituary
Big Rapids - Yvonne Elaine Mishler, 83, of Big Rapids, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, November 20, 2018, surrounded by her loving family.
She was born October 30, 1935 in Home Township on the family farm, the daughter of Roy and Emma (Olsen) Jernstadt. Yvonne attended Big Jackson One Room School House prior to going to school in Big Rapids where she graduated in 1954. She married Donald Mishler, her high school sweetheart, in 1955. She retired from the Ferris Bookstore in 1996.
Yvonne stayed home to raise her two children, Diana (Greg) Jorgensen of Big Rapids and David (Donna) Mishler of Paris. Also surviving are six grandchildren, Noah (Amber) Jorgensen, Andrew (Brittany) Jorgensen, Nichole (Aditya) Nadkarni, Jason (Samantha) Mishler, Alexander (Alaina Woodard) Mishler, and Elizabeth Mishler; four great-grandchildren, Isaac, Ayla, Kaylee, and Eli Jorgensen; three sisters-in-law, Margie Schonberg, Annabelle Yost, and Marolyn Zinser. She was preceded in death by her husband Donald, brother Kenneth Jernstadt, and sister Caroline Jernstadt.
Funeral services for Yvonne will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, November 26, 2018, at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Big Rapids, with Pastor Jonathan Williams officiating. Yvonne's family will greet friends from 2 - 5 p.m., Sunday, November 25, 2018, at the Mohnke Funeral Home in Big Rapids. Burial will be in Whipple Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Yvonne's name may be made to St Peter's Lutheran Church LWML or St. Peter's Education Scholarship Fund.
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