MARION STAR (Marion, OH), 18 July 2006

DELAWARE - Mabel Heinlen, 95, of Sunbury, died Monday afternoon, July 17, 2006,
at the Arbors of Delaware. She was born Oct. 8, 1910, in Lancaster, to William
Eckard and Mae (Edwards) Eckard.

She was a homemaker and farmer who was a member of the Ashley United Methodist
Church for over 65 years, Delaware County Farm Bureau, and the Kingston Grange
for over 55 years.
   
She is survived by two daughters, Mabel Kathryn (Walter) Hoffman of Marion and
Mae (Huey) Collier of Delaware; four grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, and
four great-great-grandchildren; brother Roy Eckard of Washington State; three sis-
ters, Fannie Criswell of Prospect, Maxine Frey of Delaware, and Christine Stover
of Prospect; numerous nieces; nephews; great-nieces; and great nephews. She was
preceded in death by her husband, Corwin; grandson Russell Collier; three brothers,
Ralph, Woodrow and Wilbert Eckard; and four sisters, Marjory Perry, Sylvia Clark,
Dorothy Ramsey and Ann Gatlin. 

The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, July 21, 2006, at the Rod-
man Neeper Funeral Home, 307 E. High St., Ashley. Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 22, 2006, at the Ashley United Methodist Church with Pas-
tor John Ruiz officiating. Burial will follow in Greenmound Cemetery, Kilbourne. Con-
tributions may be made to Hospice at Grady. Envelopes will be available at the funeral
home. Condolences may be expressed at www.Rodman Neeper.com