Barbara S. Hoke

Barbara Sue Hoke, 60, of Columbia City, Ind., passed away at 3:35 p.m. Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at her home. Born on May 28, 1954 in Goshen, Elkhart County, she was the daughter of Melvin G. and Joann A. (Detwiler) Huber.

After graduating from Goshen High School with the Class of 1972, Barbara attended Ball State University. On May 28, 1977, she married Robert Hoke in Goshen.They moved to Columbia City from Goshen in 1986. She had worked at Coesse Elementary for 10 years; Kroger Deli; and Rest Care, assisting clients before retiring in 2002. She was a past member of Jefferson Brethren Church, Goshen and attended Trinity Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Columbia City. She was a past member of Coterie Club. She and her family loved vacationing in Florida. Barb was an avid gardener and so enjoyed being in the sun and loved her pool time.

She is survived by her loving husband of 37 years, Robert Hoke; son, AdamR. Hoke of Shelbyville, Mich.; daughter, Mackenzie P. Hoke of Fort Wayne; brothers, Eric "Rick" (Jan) Huber and Steve (Sandy) Huber, both of Goshen; and sister, Sandy (Mike) Vance of New Paris.She was preceded in death by her parents.

Visitation will be held from 2-4:00 p.m. Sunday, January 25, 2015 at Trinity Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 709 West Business 30, Columbia City, her funeral service will follow at 4:00 p.m. at the church.Pastor Ross O'Dell will be officiating.In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be given in Mrs. Hoke's memory to Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana or Latin America Mission Board (L.A.M.B.), P.O. Box 15663, Fort Wayne, IN 46885.Visit www.demoneygrimes.com to send family condolences or sign the guest register book.