Anna Rose Runkle, 96, of Columbia City, died peacefully at 12:31 p.m. Monday, February 21, 2022, at Coventry Meadows, where she had been since January 10, 2022.

Born May 8, 1925, in Muncie, Indiana, she was a daughter of the late John and Bertha (Wilhelms) Gibson.  She spent her formative years in Montpelier, Indiana graduating from Montpelier High School.  She continued her education at International Business College, where she obtained an accounting degree.

On June 26, 1948, she was united in marriage to Hugh R. Runkle. They made their first home in Fort Wayne until 1966.  They spent their summers at Crooked Lake, Whitley County until 1970, then moved there permanently.  Hugh died on March 23, 1995.

Anna worked at Johnston Glass in Hartford City after college then she went to Crosby Division of American Hoist and Derrick.  She retired in 1974 after 12 years.

She enjoyed sewing, pie making, solitaire and reading.

She was a former member of American Legion Post # 240 at Avilla.

Surviving are her children, Michael L. Runkle of Monroeville, Indiana, Sandra L. Koch of Columbia City and Melinda A. Murdock of Eastport, Michigan; eight grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by sisters, Olive Huggins, Margaret McAfee, and Mary Eva Carr and a son-in-law Thomas E. Koch.

The funeral service is 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. John Bosco Catholic Church, 220 N. Main Street, Churubusco.  Burial is at the Catholic Cemetery in Columbia City. Visitation is 2 to 5 p.m. Monday at Smith & Sons Funeral Home, Columbia City.

Preferred memorials are to St. John Bosco Catholic Church.