Donita F. Secrist

February 20, 1952 - May 5, 2022

Donita F. Secrist, 70, of Warsaw and formerly of Mentone, Indiana passed at 12:12 am, Thursday, May 5, 2022 at Stillwater Hospice Home of Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Donita was born on Feb. 20, 1952 in Rochester, Indiana to the late William Elwin and Georgianna (Dillingham) Teel. She married on Jan. 29, 1971 in Mentone, Indiana to Steven A. Secrist, he survives. She was a 1970 graduate of Mentone High School. She worked for Word Music, the Kosciusko Sheriff's Office, and The Pancake House. Donita was a member of the First Baptist Church of Warsaw. She enjoyed fishing, sewing, and golfing. She was also a member of Delta Theta Tau Sorority. She is survived by her husband Steve Secrist of Warsaw; children Eric Secrist of Beaver Dam Lake and Alisa Pate of Fishers; grandchildren Rebekah Nelson and McKenzy Secrist; a sister Connie Haney of Mentone; and her step father Raymond Grubbs of Warsaw. Donita was preceded in death by her parents and a brother Ronald Teel. The funeral service will take place at 10:30 am, Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at King Memorial Home 101 North Tucker Street Mentone, Indiana with Dr. Larry Overstreet officiating. The service is also available at: https://fb.watch/cXyybQPHfN/ The interment will take place following the service in the Mentone Cemetery, Mentone, Indiana. Visitation hours will be held from 5 pm to 7 pm, Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at King Memorial Home, Mentone, Indiana. Memorial contributions can be made in her memory to Animal Welfare League of Kosciusko County 1048 South 325 East Pierceton, IN 46562.