Violet Pearl Hahn, age 96, of Mottville, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, at the Heartland Health Care Center in Three Rivers.
She was born July 7, 1913, in Portage, a daughter of Joseph K. and Savannah (Griffith) Adams.
On Nov. 28, 1930, she married Raymond Hahn in Cumberland, Md. He preceded her in death on Aug. 24, 1997.
Violet was a homemaker, caring for her husband and children. She also worked as a lunch aide at the Baldwin Prairie School and at Mr. Donut in Three Rivers for many years. She was a member of the Garden Club in Union, and was active in Farm Bureau and the Pure Milk Association.
Surviving Violet are her daughter Susan (Arthur) Forrester of Jones; sons Raymond N. Hahn of Vandalia, Ronald (Mary) Hahn of Lakeview and daughter-in-law Sophie Hahn of Jones; eight grandchildren, Mike Spence, Dave Spence, Terry Hahn, Kathy (Ken) Rose, Patty Balcom, Kim (Rich) Hiscock, Scott Forrester and Heather (Chad) Corte; and 16 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; daughter Audrey Spence and son-in-law Bob Spence; grandsons Kenneth Hahn and Eric Forrester; three brothers, Charles, Lloyd and Dewey Adams; and four sisters, Goldie Hahn, Isabella Price, Austie Miller, and Rena Diehl.
Relatives and friends will be received 4-8 p.m. Sunday at the Eley Funeral Home in Constantine, where religious services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday. Pastor Gary Carr of Corey Church of the Nazarene, Three Rivers will officiate.
Interment will be in the Mottville Township Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be directed to Heartland Hospice.