Mary Jo Castle

Mary Jo Castle (71) passed away peacefully at home with her family early in the morning on

April 7th. She was born January 16th 1954 to Isis Josephine Mumford and Rufus W. Mumford.

Mary Jo was the youngest sibling to (Lewis J. Mumford) and (Karen Cunningham).

As a child Mary Jo enjoyed scouts, ice skating at the coliseum, and regular trips down to the

farm with cousins. She attended John Strange Elementary, Eastwood Middle School, and

Graduated from North Central High School in ( 72 ).

As an adult Mary Jo married her High School Sweetheart and had a Daughter (Erin Castle-

Altom). While employed at Indiana Insurance she made friends that would last her a lifetime.

She then went on to work at Auto Owners Insurance where she would eventually retire.

In retirement Mary Jo spent all the time she could with family and friends. She enjoyed painting

landscapes and sharing her art with everyone she cared about. She loved to feed and watch

the wild birds in her backyard while relaxing on the porch on warm sunny days. She loved

collecting art from local artists which she would display all over her house. She gave with a

heavy hand as she became more involved in philanthropic causes.

Her love and support will live on in her family. She is survived by her daughter (Erin Castle-

Altom)(spouse Daniel) brother (Lewis J. Mumford)(spouse Terry) sister (Karen Cunningham)

Nephew (Brook Mumford) Neices (Jesse Mumford Heide)(spouse Greg) (Erica Collins)(spouse

Cody) (Kyle Mumford Meehan)(spouse Adam) (Ellis Mumford Russell)(spouse Jeff) grandniece

(Elizabeth Mumford) grandnephew (Liam Meehan) grandniece (Jeannette Mumford)

grandnephew (Shay Meehan) and grandnephew (James Heide).

The family will have a Celebration of Mary Jo’s life in the coming months. The date has yet to be set.