Mabel I. Paul

Mabel I. Paul, passed away on Friday, August 19, 2016, in I.U. Health LaPorte Hospital while surrounded by her loving family. She was 78 years old at the time of her death. Mabel was born March 22, 1938, in LaCrosse, Indiana to the late Alfred James and Geneva (Malott) Rice, both whom preceded her death. She lived in the area all of her life. On March 1, 1957, she was married to Donald Paul, Sr., whom also preceded her death on May 11, 2011. She is survived by her daughter, Rebecca (Robin) Pflugshaupt of Hamlet; one son, Donald (Rita) Paul, Jr. of Delphi; seven grandchildren, Airial (Greg) Roland, Amy Pflugshaupt, Fawn Paul, Adam (Jill) Pflugshaupt, Darren (Erica) Paul, Ashley Paul, and Dustin Paul; and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; one brother, Everett Rice; and one sister, Carol (Rice) Louderback. Mabel was a member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church where she was also a Sunday School Teacher and a member of the Ladies Aid, was the leader of the Cloverleaf 4-H club for 41 years, a 4-H Junior Leader Advisor, a member of the Starke County 4-H Fair Board, the Starke County 4-H Extension Board, the Starke County Livestock Committee, PCARET, a substitute teacher at Oregon-Davis Schools, was presented with the Starke County Fair Board President's Award in recognition for her many years of volunteer service, received an award for 40 years of service as a 4-H Leader at the 2015 Indiana State Fair, and received countless awards for her service and dedication to 4-H. She was in charge of the farrowing barn on the family farm for years and was known as Grandma Mabel to the entire community. Mabel had the biggest loving heart and always made her family her number one priority. Visiting hours will be held from 2:00-8:00 p.m. CDT Friday, August 26th at the Rannells Funeral Home, Hamlet Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. CDT Saturday, August 27th at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Hamlet where visiting hours will also be held an hour before the funeral. In lieu of flowers the family would like memorial contributions to be made to the Mabel and Don Paul, Sr. Scholarship Fund which is currently being developed and in care of the family.

Mabel I. Paul

March 22, 1938 - August 19, 2016