Mary E. Roe

Mary Ellen (Miller) Roe, 54, of Arcola, Ind., passed away at 9:15 a.m. Sunday, January 25, 2015 at her home.She had fought and beat breast cancer from 2010 through December 2013, then fought brain cancer till God called her home. Born April 30, 1960 in Fort Wayne, she was the daughter of Keith G. and Velma I. (Gaff) Miller.

She lived her childhood in Arcola and after graduating from Carroll High School with the Class of 1978, she moved to the Warsaw area. On November 16, 1979, Mary married Donald R. Roe.She had worked at Serenade Foods Service in Milford for 26 years. Mary returned to Arcola in 2013. She was a member of the Arcola Methodist Church. Mary loved her friends and family and enjoyed crossword puzzles and old time movies.

Survivors include her sister, Martha (Gery) Keiser of Arcola; brothers, Andy (Patsy) Miller of Pierceton, Dave Miller of Ishpeming, Mich. and Tom Miller of Waynedale; and numerous nieces, nephews; great-nieces and great-nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Keith and Velma Miller; husband, Donald Roe; and sister, Ruth I. Miller.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 29, 2015 from 10 to 12 p.m. at DeMoney-Grimes, a Life Story Funeral Home, 600 Countryside Drive, Columbia City with her funeral service following at 12 p.m. Certified Funeral Celebrant, Sharon Brockhaus will be officiating. Burial will be at South Park Annex Cemetery. Memorial gifts may be given in Mrs. Roe's memory to Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home.