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BETTY E. FRIEND, 81, died Friday at Harborside Healthcare, Defiance. Born in Middletown, Pa., she was a homemaker. Her husband, Robert G., died in 1992. Surviving are a son, Larry of Antwerp; three daughters, Sue Widenhoefer of Fort Wayne, Nancy Friend of Fishers, Ind., and Eva Connett of Bradenton, Fla.; two brothers, Wallace Hipple of Middletown and Joe Hipple of Palmyra, Pa.; a sister, Blanche Fochler of Middletown; 17 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services at 2 p.m. EDT (1 p.m. Fort Wayne time) Monday at Dooley Funeral Home, Antwerp, with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 5 to 9 p.m. EDT today. Burial in Maumee cemetery, Antwerp. Memorials to Paulding Area Visiting Nurses.
Notice dated 04/14/2002
PATRICK E. BYRD JR., 27, died Wednesday at St. Joseph Hospital. Born in Fort Wayne, he had formerly worked at National Tube Form Co. Surviving are his parents, Patrick Byrd Sr. and Tanya Byrd of Fort Wayne; a son, LaVaughn Byrd, at home; two sisters, Tosha Byrd and Kiesha Byrd, both of Fort Wayne; a brother, Tyan Byrd of Fort Wayne; and his grandparents, Mary Bryant, Luella Williams and Roosevelt Warren, all of Fort Wayne, and Riley Morgan of St. Louis. Services at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Turner Chapel A.M.E., 836 E. Jefferson Blvd. Calling from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Micheaux Funeral Home, 1338 Eliza St. Burial in Lindenwood cemetery. Memorials to the family.
Notice dated Mon, Nov. 18, 2002
DOROTHY R. CLOSE, 76, died Saturday at home. Born in Lowell, she was a homemaker. Surviving are three brothers, Dean Osburn of Hebron, Duane Osburn of Anderson and Dale Osburn of Fort Wayne. Her husband, Arthur, died in 1992. Graveside services at 1 p.m. (2 p.m. Fort Wayne time) at Hebron cemetery, Hebron. No calling. Arrangements by Elzey-Patterson-Rodak Home for Funerals, 6810 Old Trail Road. Memorials to Visiting Nurse Service & Hospice.
Notice dated Mon, Nov. 18, 2002
MARIE E. DENT, 86, died Saturday at Lutheran Home. Born in Fort Wayne, she retired as a nurse's aide in the newborn nursery at Lutheran Hospital. Surviving are two daughters, Jacqueline R. Clark of Gurnee, Ill. and Roberta A. Culp of Fort Wayne; a sister, Ruth Plattner of Fort Wayne; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Her husband, Robert W., died in 1970. Services at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Lutheran Home Chapel, 6701 S. Anthony Blvd., with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Hockemeyer & Miller Funeral Home, 6131 St. Joe Road. Burial in Covington Memorial Gardens. Memorials to St. Paul's Lutheran Church, American Lung Association or Lutheran Home Concord Village.
Notice dated Mon, Nov. 18, 2002
CLARENCE HORNER, 77, died Friday at home. Born in Elton, Pa., he was a meat cutter at Scott's Foods. He was a World War II Army veteran. His wife, Bessie E., died in 1985. Surviving are a son, Lee G. of Tennessee; three daughters, Leona D. Brimm and Lelia D. Steup, both of Fort Wayne, and Lynne D. Horner of Decatur; three brothers, Dean, Richard and Raymond, all of Johnstown, Pa.; 18 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren. He was also preceded in death by a son, Clarence Jr. Services at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave. Calling from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. today. Burial in Prairie Grove cemetery with military graveside rites by American Legion post 296. Memorials to World War II Veterans Memorial.
Notice dated Mon, Nov. 18, 2002
CLEATUS J. "JERRY" MOFFETT, 68, of Diamond Lake, formerly of FortWayne, died Saturday at Lutheran Hospital. Born in Morris Chapel, Tenn., he retired from Wilson Freight in 1980. He was an Army veteran. Surviving are his wife Carol; five daughters, Elizabeth, Carol Ann, Tina, Normie and Kathy; four sons, John Keith, Tim, Jim and Don; a brother, Sam; a sister, Joyce Blankenship; 19 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Services at 11 a.m. Wednesday at D.O. McComb & Son Pine Valley Park Funeral Home, 1320 E. Dupont Road. Calling from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Burial in Lindenwood cemetery. Memorials to Independent Full Gospel Church of Ashley Building Fund.
Notice dated Mon, Nov. 18, 2002
ROBERT A. MILLER, 80, died Saturday at St. Anne Home. Born inFort Wayne, he was a tool and die repairman at General Electric Co., retiring in 1985 after 43 years. Surviving are a son, Larry E. of Fort Wayne; two daughters, Roberta A. Anweiler of New Haven and Mary A. Stetler of Fort Wayne; a sister, Virginia Rosenberger of Gainesville, Fla.; and five grandchildren. His wife, Agnes A., died in 1999. Mass of Christian Burial at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 11337 U.S. 27 S., with calling one hour before service. Calling also from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at E. Harper & Son Funeral Home, New Haven. Burial in St. Joseph Catholic Church cemetery. Memorials to Masses or Cancer Services of Allen County.
Notice dated Mon, Nov. 18, 2002
DAVID A. NORRIS, 64, died Friday at home. Born in Fort Wayne, he was an inspector for 39 years at Dana in Churubusco. Surviving are his wife, Patsy; three daughters, Cynthia L. Stoll of New Haven, and Denise Lynn Chapman and Jodie R. Paris, both of Fort Wayne; a son, Joe Diedrich of Fort Wayne; three stepsons, Gary L. Lahr of Lake Dallas, Texas, Terry L. Lahr of Hamilton, Mich., and Keith W. Lahr of Fort Wayne; two sisters, Deanna Meditz of Defiance, Ohio, and Carolyn Hobbs of Fort Wayne; two brothers, Dennis and Michael, both of Fort Wayne; 12 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Daniel Grant. Services at 11 a.m. Wednesday at C.M. Sloan and Sons Funeral Home, 1327 Wells St. with calling one hour before service. Calling also from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Burial in Lindenwood cemetery. Memorials to donor's choice.
Notice dated Mon, Nov. 18, 2002
NORMAN A. RUBINO, 65, formerly of Fort Wayne, died at his son's home in Michigan. Born in Detroit, he was a tool and die maker and journeyman, retiring in the early 1980s. Surviving are two sons, Robert and Joseph, both of Coldwater, Mich.; a brother, Frank of Madison, Fla.; two grandchildren; and his former wife, Gayle Barker. Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul Catholic Church, Clear Lake. Calling from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Dutcher Funeral Home, Coldwater, Mich., with a prayer service at 7 p.m. Burial in Mundy cemetery, Kinderhook Township, Mich. Memorials to the family.
Notice dated Mon, Nov. 18, 2002
LAWRENCE E. SCHOOLEY, 89, died Sunday at Kingston at Dupont. Born in Missaukee County, Mich., he was superintendent of Central Indiana Gas Co., retiring in 1978 after 35 years. Surviving are his wife, Betty; and a daughter, Phyllis S. Thompson of Fort Wayne. Services at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Elm Ridge cemetery Mausoleum Chapel, Muncie, with calling one hour before. Arrangements by Klaehn, Fahl & Melton, Wayne Street Chapel. 420 W. Wayne St. Memorials to First Baptist Church or Northeast Indiana Hospice Home.
Notice dated Mon, Nov. 18, 2002
LARRY R. WEST, 60, died Saturday at home. Born in Antwerp, Ohio, he worked at Zollner for 32 years. Surviving are his wife Sharon; two daughters, Tami Slattery of Hicksville, Ohio and Lori Smith of Defiance, Ohio; four stepsons, Robert Woods, Danny Woods, Jr. and Michael Woods, all of Fort Wayne and Martin Thomas, of Kendallville; four stepdaughters, Sherry Rhinehart and Bonnie Woods, both of New Haven, and Paulette Hair and Lisa Dye, both of Fort Wayne; a brother, Robert of Hicksville; two sisters, Janet Cramer of West Unity and Sandra Lockhart of Antwerp, Ohio; five grandchildren; 15 step-grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; and three step-great-grandchildren. Services at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Dooley Funeral Home, Antwerp, Ohio. Calling from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. today, with an Eagles service at 7:30 p.m. Burial in Maumee cemetery, Antwerp, Ohio. Memorials to the family.
Notice dated Mon, Nov. 18, 2002
ALBERT H. ALTER, 90, died Friday at St. Anne Home. Born in Denver, he was a retired foreman from Parrott Packing Co. and a World War II Army veteran. Surviving are four brothers, Raymond C. and Joseph A., both of Fort Wayne, Jerome F. of Sydney, Australia, and Frank E. of Tampa, Fla.; and two sisters, Maxine V. Gordon of Payne, Ohio, and Helen R. Darling of Decatur. His wife, Margurite, died in 1974. Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Jude Catholic Church, East State Boulevard at Randallia Drive, with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Mungovan & Sons Memorial Chapel, 2114 S. Calhoun St., with rosary at 4:30 p.m. Burial in Catholic cemetery, with military graveside honors by American Legion Post 47. Memorials to The Gibault Foundation or Masses.
Notice dated Sat, Nov. 16, 2002
BETTY BREMER, 81, of Otego, N.Y., formerly of Fort Wayne, died Sunday at home. Born in Fort Wayne, she taught elementary education in Fort Wayne for two years, served as a ranger naturalist with the National Park Service at Yellowstone National Park, and taught special education in reading for Allentown Public Schools in Allentown, Pa. Her husband, the Rev. David H., died in 1983. Surviving are a sister, Carolyn Congdon of Fort Wayne; two sons, David of Santa Monica, Calif., and Charles of Otego; and three grandchildren. Private memorial services at a later date. Memorials to Upper Catskill Community Council of the Arts, The Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Ave., Oneonta, NY 13820. Arrangements by Lewis-Hurley Funeral Home, Oneonta.
Notice dated Sat, Nov. 16, 2002
EMMA H. KELTSCH, 84, died Friday at Hospice Home of Northeast Indiana. Born in Shivley, Iowa, she was a homemaker and had worked at Boss Glove Co. and Wolf & Dessauer. She was past grand counselor of United Commercial Travelers. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer J.W. Surviving are a daughter, Mary M. Haney of Fort Wayne; a son, Terry L. of Hastings, Mich.; two sisters, Ella Amstutz and LaVerne Stein, both of Fort Wayne; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services at 11 a.m. Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1636 St. Marys Ave., with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Klaehn, Fahl & Melton Funeral Home Wayne Street Chapel, 420 W. Wayne St. Burial in Lindenwood cemetery. Memorials to the church.
Notice dated Sat, Nov. 16, 2002
CHASE RICHARD KRUSE, 17, died Thursday in Fort Wayne. Born in Fort Wayne, he was a junior at Northrop High School and worked at Dairy Queen after school for the past two years. Surviving are his parents, Ricky and Wendy of Fort Wayne; a brother, Corey of Fort Wayne; a sister, Kasey of Fort Wayne; his grandparents, Charles and Nancy Kruse and Charles and Mary Miller, all of Fort Wayne; and his great-grandmother, Betty Miller of Ely, Minn. Services at 11 a.m. Monday at D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave., with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Burial in Covington Memorial Gardens. Memorials to the family.
Notice dated Sat, Nov. 16, 2002
MICHAEL D. PEPPLE, 26, died Thursday at home. Born in Fort Wayne, he was master bartender for the Los Angeles Lakers and was enrolled in acting school. He also taught martial arts classes in Los Angeles. Surviving are his parents, Dr. David and Sharon Pepple of Fort Wayne; two brothers, Stephan and Philip of Fort Wayne; and his grandmother, Virginia Olry of Fort Wayne. Services at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, 4916 Trier Road, with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday and 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at D.O. McComb & Sons Maplewood Park Funeral Home, 4017 Maplecrest Road. Burial in Catholic cemetery. Memorials to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Notice dated Sat, Nov. 16, 2002
JOAN LOUISE WALDRON, 69, died Wednesday at St. Joseph Hospital, Tampa, Fla. Born in Poe, she was a registered nurse with Fort Wayne State Developmental Center for 25 years. Surviving are a daughter, Juliana Zummo of Tampa; three sons, Thomas Griem and Randy Waldron, both of Fort Wayne, and Nicholas Griem of Tampa; three brothers, Edgar Puff and Dale Puff, both of Fort Wayne, and Gerald Puff of Harrisville, Mich.; two sisters, Ruth Stinnett of Fort Wayne and Leona Kittle of Celina, Ohio; three stepchildren, Connie Johnson, Eddie Waldron and Preston Waldron, all of Van Wert, Ohio; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Her husband, Harold L., died in 1998. Services at 1 p.m. today at D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave. Burial in Covington Memorial Gardens. Memorials to Kidney Foundation.
Notice dated Sat, Nov. 16, 2002
LORRIN P. WHITE, 80, died Thursday at the Fort Wayne VA Medical Center. Born in Wabash County, he retired in 1984 from Whites Furniture Store in Converse after 20 years and was a World War II Army veteran. Surviving are his wife, Bette J.; a daughter, Tamara Jo White of Fort Wayne; a son, Bradford J. Sr. of Fort Wayne; a sister, Virginia Finch of Somerset; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services at 1 p.m. Sunday at Klaehn, Fahl & Melton Funeral Home Winchester Road Chapel, 6424 Winchester Road. Calling from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today. Burial in Missassewa cemetery, Wabash. Memorials to Woodlawn United Methodist Church.
Notice dated Sat, Nov. 16, 2002
ELIZABETH M. "LIZ" YOUNG, 90, died Thursday at Beverly Rehabilitation & Specialty Care. Born in Huntington, she was a homemaker. Her husband, Cecil E., died in 2000. Services at 2 p.m. Monday at Roanoke Memorial Funeral Chapel, with calling two hours before services. Burial in Glenwood cemetery, Roanoke. Memorials to Roanoke Brethren Church in care of the funeral chapel, 240 Crestwood Drive, Roanoke, IN 46783.
Notice dated Sat, Nov. 16, 2002
LAVERNE E. BOLYARD, 88, died Saturday at Hospice Home. Born in Fort Wayne, she was a homemaker. Surviving are a son, David L. of Fort Wayne; a brother, Leon DeRemer of Fort Wayne; a sister, Linda Rupert of Fort Wayne; two grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul H., in 1996 and a daughter, Carole Bolyard, in 1995.
Services at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Klaehn, Fahl & Melton Winchester Road Chapel, 6424 Winchester Road. Calling from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Burial in Covington Memorial Gardens. Memorials to Trinity English Lutheran Church, Hospice Home of Northeast Indiana or Turnstone Center for Disabled Children & Adults.
Notice dated Mon, Dec. 16, 2002
WELTON BROWN SR., 74, died Thursday at Parkview Hospital. Born in Pioneer, La., he retired from International Harvester in 1985 after 20 years. He was an Army veteran. Surviving are two sons, Welton Brown Jr. and Jeffrey Gleason, both of Fort Wayne; four stepchildren, Glen Gelason, Stacy Briggs, Larry Briggs and Tequila Fyda, all of Fort Wayne; a brother, George Tosten of Fort Wayne; three sisters, Hester Davis of Lancaster, Calif., Lena Tosten and Jeweleen Vaden, both of Los Angeles; five grandchildren; 18 step-grandchildren; and three step-great-grandchildren. Services at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. John Missionary Baptist Church, 2421 Hanna St. Calling from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial in Concordia cemetery Gardens.
Notice dated Mon, Dec. 16, 2002
VERNON MILLICENT HAYDEN HOWELL, 87, died Saturday in Columbus, Ohio. Born in Laurel, Miss., she co-owned "Howell's Barn" in the late 1940s and 1950s. She was also a music therapist for the state of Indiana, and then became resident coordinator of the Department of Executive Social Responsibility at Lincoln National Corp. Surviving are two daughters, Veronica Gillespie of Cincinnati and Quay Yvonne Barnes of Columbus, Ohio; two sons, Laurence Anthony of New Jersey and Kevin Marc of Fort Wayne; six brothers, Harrison Hayden of Indianapolis, Andrew Hayden of Uniontown, Ala., Fred Hayden of Vallejo, Calif., William Hayden and Walter Hayden, both of Fort Wayne and John Hayden of Detroit; 12 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Charles Dixie in 1938 and Thurston Howell in 1991, and a son Thurston Jr. Services at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Faith United Methodist Church, 207 E. DeWald St. with calling one hour before services. Burial in Lindenwood cemetery. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home, 1021 E. Lewis St.
Notice dated Mon, Dec. 16, 2002
