April 4, 1942-Oct. 11, 2010

MaryNelle Good, 68, of Columbia City, died at 9:10 p.m. Monday at Select Specialty Hospital, Fort Wayne.

Born on April 4, 1942, in Rochester, she was the daughter of the late Charles D. and Maxine (Smythe) Powers.

Raised in Rochester, she graduated from Rochester High School with the Class of 1960. She then went on to earn her diploma in radiological technology in Elkhart in 1961. On May 21, 1961, she married Dale Good in Rochester. Shortly after her marriage they moved to Wabash, and since 1972 she had been a resident of Columbia City. A homemaker, wife and mother, she was involved with Tri-Lakes Baptist Church where she was a former teacher in AWANA and also played piano.

She is survived by her husband of 49 years, Dale Good, Columbia City; two daughters, Gayle (Scott) Reed, Columbia City, and Faye Nemore, South Whitley; sister Charlene Kochanowski, Rochester; brother Charles (Dottie) Powers, Oklahoma; four grandchildren, Shanna Maggard-Franks and Connor, Keaton and Carson Reed, all of Columbia City; and three great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two grandchildren, Trista Maggard and Jared Maggard-Nemore; son-in-law John Nemore; and brother-in-law John Kochanowski.

Visitation with the family will take place from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday at DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home, 600 Countryside Drive, Columbia City, with the memorial service beginning at 6 p.m. Pastor Bob Siegrist of Believers Bible Fellowship, Churubusco, will officiate. Burial will follow at a later date at Lakeview Cemetery, Larwill.

Memorials in memory of Mrs. Good may be made to the American Diabetes Association; envelopes will be available at the funeral home. To sign the guest register please visit www.demoneygrimes.com.