Residence: Peru (formerly of Monticello), Indiana
Died: Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Location: 1:22 p.m., at the Blair Ridge Health Campus of Peru, Indiana
 
 
Age: 92
Date of Birth: Saturday, November 27, 1926
Birth place: Idaville, Indiana

 

 
Father: Clyde VanMeter
 
Mother: Louise ( Burns ) VanMeter
 
Marital Status: Widowed
Resided in: Opal and her late husband, Tom, had lived in the Monticello, Indiana, area most all their lives
Funeral Date: Sunday, October 27, 2019
Funeral Location: 3:00 p.m., Sunday, October 27, 2019, Memorial Celebration of Life Service here at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Clergy: Rev. Chris Dodson of the Monticello Christian Church of Monticello, Indiana.
Burial will take place:
Private Family burial will be at the Hughes Cemetery in rural Monticello, Indiana.
Visitation will be:
Gathering of Family and Friends will be from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m., Sunday, October 27, 2019, here at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
Opal and her late husband, Tom, had lived in the Monticello, Indiana, area most all their lives. She was a 1944 graduate of Buffalo High School of Buffalo, Indiana. Opal was a self employed tax practitioner for over thirty - five years, retiring in 2007. She loved and enjoyed music and that’s her daughter, Diane, went onto to become a band director.
Special Services:
Memorial Information: In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be given to the Blair Ridge Scholarship Fund. Envelopes will be available here at the funeral home.
Marriage Information: On June 11, 1950, in Monticello, Indiana, she married Howard "Tom" Haley; he passed away on Thursday, June 16, 2011.
Survivors include:
Daughter, Diane L. Haley of Peru, Indiana; Brother, Eugene VanMeter of Joplin, Missouri; Several Nieces, Nephews, Great Nieces, Great Nephews, Cousins, and Friends.
Preceded in Death:
Parents, Clyde and Louise (Burns) VanMeter; Husband, Howard "Tom" Haley; Three (3) Sisters, Marie Templeton, Mildred Stevens, and Jane Luse; Brother, Marion VanMeter.
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 (574) 583-8488.