Lucille Louise (Geldner) Fetters

Nov 12, 1917 - Nov 20, 2006

Lucille L. Fetters, 89, of 116 River Park Drive, died at 4:20 a.m. Monday, November 20, 2006 in The Maples at Waterford Crossing Healthcare Campus in Goshen, after a brief illness.

She was born November 12, 1917 in South Bend to Theodore and Millie (Helm) Geldner. On September 5, 1935 in South Bend, she married Darrell C. Fetters. He died in 1999.

Mrs. Fetters grew up and married in the Michiana area, but in 1953, she and her husband, Darrell moved to St. Ignace, Michigan, where they did missionary work to establish the first Jehovah's Witness congregation in that area. They remained there for the next 50 years, where they both served as ministers for the St. Ignace congregation.

Mrs. Fetters more recently was a member of the Bristol congregation. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting and crafts, especially dolls. She also enjoyed watching basketball and doing taxidermy, a skill she taught herself. She was a 1934 graduate of Central High School in South Bend.

Lucille was survived by one daughter, Virginia Bryant, and son-in-law; four grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by one brother, Albert Geldner; and one sister, Marjorie Seltzer.

A memorial service took place at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Bristol Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, with Elder Ronald Pinter officiating. Cremation took place. Billings Funeral Home, 812 Baldwin St., Elkhart, was in charge of arrangements.

Sources: Ancestry.com, Legacy.com and FindAGrave.com

11/09/2025 EJS

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