Iva May Riley Brainard

Iva May Riley Brainard, 92 of Goshen died Saturday, August 3, 2019 at Greencroft Healthcare.

She was born January 23, 1927 in Goshen to Merrill and Crystal (Meyers) Fields.

On May 29, 1944 she married William C. Riley in Plymouth.  He died February 25, 2004. On January 15, 2005 she married William Brainard.  He survives.

Other survivors include a daughter, Georgia (Jack) Hunter of Nineveh; two sons, Don (Jennifer) Riley of Victoria, Minnesota and Tim (Cindy) Riley of Three Rivers, Michigan; seven grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; and a sister, Donnabel LeMaster (Bill) Andresen of Goshen.

Along with her parents and first husband, Iva was preceded in death by a daughter, Dianna Sue Riley; a granddaughter, Erin Kathleen Riley; and two brothers, Ernest and Charles “John” Fields.

Iva was a homemaker and worked as a sewer for Filter Fabrics, manufacturing commercial filters.  She was a member of West Goshen Church of the Brethren and enjoyed crocheting and flower gardening.

Visitation will be Tuesday, August 6, 2019 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Yoder-Culp Funeral Home, Goshen.

A 10 a.m. funeral service will be conducted Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at West Goshen Church of the Brethren, 1200 Berkey Avenue, Goshen.  Pastor Norm Replogle will officiate.

Burial will follow at West Goshen Cemetery.

Memorials may be directed to the American Heart Association, 6500 Technology Center Dr., Suite 100, Indianapolis 46278 or the American Parkinson Disease Association, Midwest Chapter, 1800 N. Main St., Suite 215, Wheaton, Illinois 60187.