Pauline May Shoemaker

May 3, 1924 - August 6, 2013

Pauline May Shoemaker formerly of Mentone, Indiana passed at 9:23 am, Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at Mason Health Care of Warsaw, Indiana at the age of 89. Pauline was born May 3, 1924 in Tippecanoe, Indiana to Henry and Edna Iola (Rhinehart) Middaugh. On February 14, 1942 she married Charles Shoemaker who preceded in death November 11, 2011. She lived in the Burket community most of her married life. She lived near Camp Campbell where Charles was stationed in the Army. When he went overseas she returned and worked at Kingsberry and Bendix Air Craft. She also worked at Warsaw Coil in Bourbon and retired from Arnolds Corp. after 22 years of service. She loved driving the tractor on their farm and especially picking rocks. She and her husband spent 26 winters in Sebring, Florida. She is survived by one sister Mary Louise Wagoner of Plymouth, Indiana. She is preceded in death by her husband, two brothers, James Middaugh who passed Jan. 1, 1942 and Raymond Middaugh who passed June 13, 1996 both of Argos, Indiana and one sister Helen Briggs who passed Feb. 11, 1992. Services for Pauline will be at 10:30 am, Saturday, August 10, 2013 at King Memorial Home 101 North Tucker Street Mentone, Indiana. Pastor Denny Bollenbacher will be officiating burial will follow in the Palestine Cemetery, Palestine, Indiana. Friends may call 6 pm to 8 pm, Friday, August 9, 2013 at King Memorial Home, Mentone, Indiana. Memorial Contributions can be made to Burket Fire Dept. or the Burket United Methodist Church.