Peggy Jo Drabenstot

Peggy Jo Drabenstot, age 79, of Huntington, died Sunday 1:41 a.m. (October 25, 2009) at the Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne. Peggy was born in Huntington on January 28, 1930 the daughter of Vincent Guy and Nina A. (Kramer) Goodrich. She married Eugene Drabenstot on January 29, 1949 in the East State Church of God in Huntington where she was an active member for many years. Gene preceded her in death on May 10, 2008 after 59 years of marriage. Peggy retired as co-owner of Nick’s Restaurant with her husband Gene after many years. Peggy’s personality and friendly manner made the restaurant a favorite gathering place. She and her husband completely renovated the historic restaurant in 1968 and participated in the downtown revitalization. That legacy now lives on with her children, owners of Nick’s Kitchen, Nick’s Country Café, and Nick’s Junction, Roanoke. She was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene, Huntington. Peggy was a member of the Huntington’s Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association, enjoyed collecting carved Santa Claus figurines and was skilled with a variety of crafts. She especially enjoyed large family gatherings where she used her great cooking skills. Peggy, with her husband, enjoyed traveling west to visit family in California, Washington State and wintering in Lake Placid, Florida for many years. Survivors include two sons – Mark (Anna) Drabenstot of Ft. Wayne, and Jimmy (Dana) Drabenstot of Roanoke; three daughters – Linda (Cole) Dawson of Vancouver, Washington, Nancy (Ray) Bonebrake of Huntington and Jean Anne (Ken) Bailey of Huntington; eleven grandchildren and ten great – grandchildren. Her husband, parents, three brothers Dewayne Goodrich, Bill Goodrich, Rex Goodrich and a sister Maxine Huegle precede her in death. Visitation will be Wednesday (October 28, 2009) from 3-7 p.m. at Bailey-Love Mortuary. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Thursday (October 29, 2009) at Bailey-Love Mortuary with Rev. Kevin Dunlop officiating. Entombment will be in the Gardens of Memory, Huntington County. Memorials may be made to First Church of the Nazarene Building Fund in care of Bailey-Love Mortuary, 35 West Park Drive, Huntington, IN 46750.

Peggy Jo Drabenstot

January 28, 1930 - October 25, 2009