Margaret Hostetler

Margaret Hostetler, 87, of Goshen, passed away Monday evening, June 29, 2009, at Greencroft Healthcare where she had been a patient since November 2008. She was born in Sturgis, Kentucky on March 16, 1922 to Florence Lee and Linnie (Farris) Bryan.  She married Jacob “Jake” Hostetler on August 24, 1946 in Port Huron, Michigan.  He survives. A Goshen resident for the past five years, Mrs. Hostetler attended Brenneman Memorial Missionary Church. She graduated from Fort Wayne Bible College and served, together with her husband, as a missionary in the Dominican Republic, Mexico and Colombia.  She also ministered faithfully alongside her husband in churches in Indiana, Illinois, Texas, and Florida.  She enjoyed singing and playing the piano. She is survived by her husband; a son, J. Mark (Nancy) Hostetler of Minneapolis, Minnesota; a daughter, Susan (Ted) Zwemer of Champaign, Illinois; two grandsons, Johnmark and Gabriel Hostetler; and a sister, Rachel (Allan) Liftin of Sterling Heights, Michigan. She was preceded in death by two brothers, William and Charles Bryan; and two sisters, Mildred Tolley and Reba Patterson. Friends may call 12 to 1 p.m., Friday, July 3, 2009, at Brenneman Memorial Missionary Church, Goshen, where a 1:00 p.m., funeral service will be held.  Pastors Bill Richardson, George Nantz, and George Bacon will officiate. Burial will follow in Violett Cemetery, Goshen. Memorial contributions may be made to the family.