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some funeral homes simply promote the owners and the fact that they are
locally owned, we acknowledge that the level of service that is
provided by our funeral home could not be achieved if it were not for
the efforts of our dedicated staff. |
Eleanor and Randall L. Danielson
Donald K. Wilson
Norva E. Shidler
Rev. Charles Krieg - Roberta Norris
Dan Flynn - Brent Kaufman
Dan Shuppert - Tina Lowry
Obituary Writer: Ida Chipman
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Randall L. Danielson
Randy is a Plymouth native. A 1972 PHS graduate and an Alumni of
Ancilla College. In October of 1973 he began working for Francis and
Martha Johnson and attained his degree from the Indiana College of
Mortuary Science in the fall of 1977.
He and his wife Eleanor have three
children; Olivia, Renee and Mark. Together they purchased the
funeral home in 1995. Members of St. Michael's Church, Plymouth; Randy
is also a member of the Knights of Columbus and currently serves on the
Boards of Garden Court and Marshall County Council on Aging. Eleanor
who assists in the daily management of the funeral home, is also an
accredited Registered Dietician and is currently serving on the board
of Garden Court and Ancilla College. |
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Donald K. Wilson
Don was raised on a small farm near Fowler, Indiana. He graduated from
Fowler High School in 1967, Porter Business College in Indianapolis, in
1968, and Indiana College of Mortuary Science in 1975.
On January 1, 1978, Don started working as a full time E.M.T. for the
Plymouth Community Ambulance Service.
Don began working at Johnson Funeral Home on September 15,1986, while still an
E.M.T. He retired from the Ambulance Service and started working exclusively at the funeral home in 1994.
Included in his duties at the funeral home, Don assures the filing of
Veteran's benefits and he also assists families wishing to purchase
granite and bronze cemetery markers and monuments.
Don is married to the former Marsha Ellinger, and they have four children:
Ken, Duane, Michelle and Chris. They are members of the First United
Methodist Church, Plymouth and Don is an active member of the Plymouth
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Norva E. Shidler
A Marshall County resident since 1998, Norva was born in South Bend,
Indiana. She is a 1967 graduate of Central High School and later
attended Davenport College.
I n 1994 Norva, who is licensed in
Real Estate Sales found this interest led her to cemetery sales and
funeral service. Seeing the personal impact that assisting others had
on her, she then obtained her Indiana State Insurance license in order
to write pre-need funeral insurance in St. Joseph County and assist
those who simply wished to record decisions for their own funeral
service.
From 2000-2003 she served as the
manager of Southlawn Cemetery in South Bend. She then returned to
advance funeral planning at an Osceola funeral home until which time
she joined the Johnson-Danielson staff as a preplanning consultant.
Norva is married to Brian Shidler
and together have a blended family of seven children and eighteen
grandchildren. They are members of the Plymouth Wesleyan Church and
reside in the Culver area. |
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Roberta Norris
Roberta
grew up in Marshall County, she attended Laville Jr./Sr. High School
until 1999 and then graduated from Triton High School in 2001. In
2003 she completed her degree from Mid-America College of Funeral
Service, and in 2006 she successfully fulfilled the requirements to
become a licensed Funeral Director.
She began working at
Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home in December 2004. She completed
training at Insight Institute to become a Funeral Celebrant.
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is married to Deane Norris, together they reside in Argos and have two
children; Kaily Jo and Boden. |
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Ida Chipman
Ida is recognized as a state and national award wining journalist. She
has been writing obituaries exclusively for the Johnson-Danielson
Funeral Home over the past ten years.
She stated, "In writing an
obituary, I try to focus on the person's life and achievements, hoping
to provide a little comfort and sometimes… a touch of humor for the
family following a person's death."
A native of Norfolk, Va., Ida
attended Queens College in Charlotte, N.C., and the University of
Maryland, College Park, Md., where she majored in Journalism. She is
the wife of attorney and retired Appellate and Marshall County Judge
Eugene N. Chipman. The couple have four children and eleven
grandchildren. Ida has been a full-time correspondent for the Marshall
County Community Section of the South Bend Tribune for the past 11
years and has stories published in 27 newspapers and several magazines
and trade journals. |
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