Frances Ashman, 87, wife of longtime Grace Brethren pastor Charles Ashman, slipped into the Lord’s presence at 12:25 p.m. today, February 21, in the healthcare facility at Grace Village Retirement Community in Winona Lake, Indiana. Frances’ health had deteriorated in recent weeks and a number of family members were with her at her passing.
Details, as they become available, will be posted here. Arrangements are through Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home in Warsaw, Indiana, and a public memorial service is tentatively scheduled for early Saturday afternoon, February 25, at Winona Lake (IN) Grace Brethren Church, where the Ashmans served from 1962 to 1989.