816-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 24,1986 (Continued from Page B 14) refuses to believe she will ever be completely blind. “I choose to belive it is impossible for me to become blind,” she said. Funk’s appreciation for life and health is manifested in her lifestyle. During the day she works for Homemaker’s, but in her “free” time, she paints, writes and works on the Pyle farm as the ‘ ‘ unofficial hired hand. ’ ’ In the summer, she works night shift as often as possible so she has her days free to work on the farm. She keeps a strawberry patch and a vegetable garden there and helps out wherever she can. Last year, Funk recalls with a good-natured grin, Bob Pyle, who now owns the farm, placed a disclaimer on her garden because the rows were so crooked. In addition to maintaining her garden, Funk gives faded farm equipment a fresh coat of paint and helps with the baling. “When I’m driving that baler, all I can think is, this is contentment,” she said. Along with her enthusiasm for the job, Funk brings a healthy sense of humor. Last year, for example, she planted watermelons in her garden despite disparaging comments from Bob Pyle. To show him just how good her gardening talents were, Jan drove to the nearest Acme, bought the largest watermelon in the store, and planted it in the field. Both enjoyed a hearty laugh over the prank. Funk approached the mural project with the same enthusiasm she gives to her nursing and farm work. She presented her mural idea to hospital president Norman Ledwin in 1981 and “he was very receptive,” she noted. With Ledwin’s approval secured, Funk began to work on the project. She had never painted a mural before and was not accustomed to working with acrylic on wood, the medium she chose for this project. Funk said the simplistic panoramic view of the farm and hospital is a departure from her normal style. She usually works with pastels and waterolors. 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