Mary Jane Elizabeth Cassell

McKee Mortuary

Jane Plunkett Cassell, 96, North Manchester, IN died at 4:10 a.m. Monday, November 16, 2015 in Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester, IN.

Jane was born July 15, 1919 on a farm near Ludlow Falls, Ohio about 25 miles north of Dayton to parents Joseph and Bessie Plunkett.

She was predeceased by brothers, Roy J. Plunkett and Richard Plunkett and sisters, Ruth Bryson and Marie Deeter.

She met future husband Merlin E. Cassell, who she married on June 14, 1941, at the Church of the Brethren in Pleasant Hill, Ohio. Merlin and Jane had 3 children: Rebecca Ravine who lives in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, Joseph Cassell (Andrea) in Wichita, Kansas, and James Cassell (Marilyn) in North Webster, Indiana. Grandchildren are Kim Berry (Tim), Emily Docking (Brian), and Jennifer Cassell; and great-grandchildren Ian & Colin Berry and Charlotte & Jane Docking.

In honor of Jane’s spirit of giving, the family requests memorials to Timbercrest Charitable Assistance Fund, 2201 East Street, North Manchester, IN 46962. Memorial service December 12, 2015 at 1:00 in Timbercrest Chapel, 2201 East Street, North Manchester, IN. Memorial service December 13, 2015 at 12:00 p.m. in Salem Church of the Brethren, Englewood, OH. Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery, Englewood, OH. Arrangements entrusted to McKee Mortuary, 1401 State Road 114 West, North Manchester, IN.