Berdenia M. Ball

Berdenia Merle Ball, 83 on January 8, 2016 at 1:45a.m. stepped into Heaven walking hand in hand with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ into everlasting life, welcomed by her loving husband Bob, along with family and friends. She was born on August 18, 1932 in a little house at the edge of Fulton, Indiana to her parents Urbin and Edith (Baird) Jackson and one older sister Charlene. On June 17, 1951 at the Fulton Evangelical United Brethren Church in a double wedding ceremony with her sister Charlene, who married Gene Williams, she married Walter (Bob) Ball Jr. Just two days shy of 60 years of marriage, they raised four children who were blessed to have loving, caring parents. After graduating from Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in 1956 as a registered nurse, she worked in surgery, OB and on various medical floors in several hospitals, along with doing private duty nursing, Director of Nursing at the Rochester Hospital and Strawberry Village Nursing Home. She also taught nursing classes at several nursing homes and worked for home care before retiring from the nursing field. Berdenia was a loving and caring mother and will be dearly missed by Steven (Nadiya) Ball of Fort Wayne, IN, Mary Ann (Leland) Hooley of Ligonier, IN, Phillip (Tina) Ball of Ligonier, IN, and Mary Alice (Bryan) Yoes of Houston, TX; six grandchildren, Jeremiah (Rhoda) Ball of Ligonier, Olivia (Jonathan) Kline of Huntington, IN, Megan (Tyler) Esposito of Houston, TX, Ashley and Elizabeth Yoes of Houston, TX, Ruslan (Shelia) Sadonova Ball of Napa Valley, CA; six great-grandchildren, Audrey and Colten Kline, Alina and Sasha Sadonova Ball, Juliette Ball and Hallie Joy Esposito. A Funeral in honor of Berdenia will be held at the Ligonier Evangelical Church; 1911 Lincolnway South Ligonier, IN on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at 11a.m. Pastor Troy Diersing will officiate. Burial will take place at Oak Park Cemetery, Ligonier, IN. Family and friends will be received on Friday, January 15, 2016 from 2p.m. to 8p.m. at Yeager Funeral Home, 1589 Lincolnway South, Ligonier, IN. On Saturday, January 16, 2016 viewing will be at the Church from 10a.m. to 11a.m. followed by the service at 11a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to the International Rett Syndrome Association or the Ligonier Evangelical Church.