Josephine H. Farrell, 81, 5342 Lake Drive, Celina, died Jan. 29, 2010, at Triumph Hospital, Lima.

She was born Nov. 28, 1928, in Muncie, Ind., to Stanley and Susan Huber Hellis. On Jan. 12, 1957, she married John Farrell, who survives.

Other survivors are four sons, Dan (Sondra) Farrell, Muncie, John (Tammie) Farrell, Frankford, Ind., Richard (Shirley) Nixon, Noblesville, Ind., and Steve Nixon, Lexington, Ky.; a brother, John (Patricia) Hellis, Muncie, Ind.; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Deceased is a daughter, Kristine Nixon.

She was a homemaker. A 1946 graduate of Muncie Central High School, she was a member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church, Muncie, and the Fraternal Order of Eagles Ladies Auxiliary, Celina.

Funeral Mass is 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church, the Rev. Dennis Goth officiating. Burial is at a later date at Beach Grove Cemetery, Muncie.

Calling is 3-7 p.m. today at Parson Mortuary, Muncie.

Contributions can be made to the American Heart Association.

Condolences can be left at www.ciscofuneralhome.com.