Sharon Elaine Manship Niswonger

Sharon Elaine Manship Niswonger, 83, of Greeneville, Tenn., passed away Friday morning, November 25, 2011, at her home.

She was born in Van Wert on January 26, 1928, a daughter of the late Frank A. and Helen (Robbins) Manship. She married James Mott Niswonger, who preceded her in death.

Mrs. Niswonger was a homemaker and a member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Van Wert and Reformation Lutheran Church in Greeneville, Tenn. She was also a member of the Van Wert Woman’s Club and a volunteer for the Camp Fire Girls and Laughlin Memorial Hospital.

Survivors include a son, Scott M. Niswonger, and his wife, Nikki; grandchildren Karla Gentry and her husband, Bobby, E.J. Creutzinger and his wife, Leslie, Patrick Creutzinger and his wife, Susan, and Sarah Creutzinger; great-grandchildren Tyler and Trevor Gentry, and Nate, Aubrey, Elle, and Graf Creutzinger; and dear friends Blanche Grady, Ruth Moss, and Betty Weemes, all of Greeneville, Tenn., and Joyce Mottinger of Van Wert.

Funeral services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Monday, November 28, at Doughty-Stevens Chapel in Greenville, Tenn., with Pastor Rick Ohsiek officiating. Following services in Greeneville, Mrs. Niswonger will be taken to Cowan & Son Funeral Home in Van Wert, and funeral services here will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 30, at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church. Interment will follow in Woodland Cemetery in Van Wert.

Calling hours in Greeneville, Tenn., will be from 3-6 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, while calling hours in Van Wert will be from 9-10:30 a.m. at the church.

Pallbearers will be Ron Roberts, Rick Metzger, Chuck Metzger, Chuck Koch, Andy Czajkowski and Bill Purmort.

Preferred memorials: food bank or Laughlin Health Care Foundation in Greeneville or St. Mark’s Lutheran Church or the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert.