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ROSELLA M. SHAW, 98, died Saturday at St. Anne Home. Born in Fort Wayne, she was a secretary at Central Soya, retiring in 1968. Surviving are a daughter, Jaqueline A. Hilker of Fort Wayne; a sister, Mary C. Braun of Fort Wayne; five grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Anne Home Chapel, with calling one hour before services. Burial in Catholic cemetery. Memorials to Masses or Diocesan TV Masses. Arrangements by D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave.
Notice dated Mon, Feb. 03, 2003
JAMES ORVILLE ADAIR, 89, died Friday at Parkview Hospital. Born in Delphos, Ohio, he retired in 1977 as a conductor for Nickel Plate and Norfolk & Southern Railroad after 44 years. Surviving are his wife, Clara; two sons, James R. of Fort Wayne and John L. of Austin, Texas; three grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services at noon Monday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 3705 S. Anthony Blvd. Calling from 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday at E. Harper & Son Funeral Home, New Haven. Burial in Emanuel Lutheran cemetery, New Haven. Memorials to the church.
Notice dated Sat, Feb. 01, 2003
MARY ANNE ANDREW, 56, died Tuesday at St. Joseph Hospital, Chicago. Born in Fort Wayne, she was a school nurse with Fort Wayne Community Schools and a registered nurse at St. Joseph Hospital and Lutheran Hospital. Surviving are a daughter, Victoria of Chicago; a brother, Charles Wedler of Fort Wayne; and a sister, Margaret Hoevel of Fort Wayne. Services at 10 a.m. Monday at D.O. McComb and Sons Covington Knolls Funeral Home, 8325 Covington Road. Calling from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial in Catholic cemetery. Memorials to Rape Victim Advocates or Three Rivers Free Clinic.
Notice dated Sat, Feb. 01, 2003
MARY ALMA CALDWELL, 90, died Thursday at Regency Place. Born in Uniontown, Ala., she retired in 1980 from the Fort Wayne State Developmental Center. Her husband, Walter, died in 1971. Surviving are two sisters, Mary Kate Pyle of Fort Wayne and Pearlie Swain of Bessemer, Ala.; a brother, Isaac "Hut" Stephens of Fort Wayne; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. A daughter, Rosetta Chapman, preceded her in death. Services at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Pilgrim Baptist Church, 1331 Gay St. Calling from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Ellis Funeral Home, 1021 E. Lewis St. Burial in Lindenwood cemetery.
Notice dated Sat, Feb. 01, 2003
IVAN NEAL DEPUTY, 76, of Naples, Fla., died Thursday at home. He retired in 1982 as a public school teacher and coach in Indiana after 34 years. He retired again in 2002 from Publix Supermarkets after 12 years. Surviving are his wife, Alice; two sons, David of Naples and Daniel of Fort Wayne; and five grandchildren. Memorial services at 11 a.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church, Naples, Fla. Arrangements by The Beachwood Society, Naples, Fla.
Notice dated Sat, Feb. 01, 2003
WELDON C. FAIR, 65, died Thursday at Hospice Home of Northeast Indiana. Born in Fort Wayne, he retired in 1993 as a route driver with Pepsi-Cola after 28 years. He also worked as a security guard with Allen Protection Services at Scott's Foods. Surviving are his son, Roger of Albion; three daughters, Cynthia Ann Jones of Scottsdale, Ariz., Marsha Howard and Michelle Mahathy, both of Fort Wayne; a companion, Patsy Mahathy of Fort Wayne; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services at 1 p.m. Monday at D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave. Calling from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial in Prairie Grove cemetery. Memorials to the family.
Notice dated Sat, Feb. 01, 2003
WILLIAM R. LYON, 70, died Monday at Hospice Home. Born in Greencastle, he was a general foreman at Salvation Army in Fort Wayne and retired in 2002 as a manager from Hood Transportation in Michigan City after 20 years. He was a Korean War Army veteran. Surviving are his companion, Lucy Patterson of Fort Wayne; five sons; and seven grandchildren. Services at 4 p.m. today at Gospel Lighthouse Church of God, 1810 Hinton Ave. No calling.
Memorials to the family. Arrangements by Northeast Indiana Cremation Society, 4602 Newaygo Drive.
Notice dated Sat, Feb. 01, 2003
RICHARD POYNTER, 61, of Indianapolis, died Wednesday. Born in Fort Wayne, he was a lawyer with Poynter & Rubick, Indianapolis. Surviving are his wife, Karen; two sons, Bryan W. and Mark T.; a daughter, Sarah A. Poynter; a brother, Tom; two sisters, Patty Poynter Keen and Peggy Poynter; and three grandchildren. Services at 9:30 a.m. today at Shirley Bros. Washington Memorial Chapel, Indianapolis. Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Indianapolis. Memorials to the church.
Notice dated Sat, Feb. 01, 2003
GERALD D. SCHENK, 54, died Thursday at Parkview Hospital. Born in Allen County, he was self-employed. Surviving are his wife, Donna; two sons, Jon of Auburn and Jeff of New Haven; a daughter, Michelle Biggs of New Haven; a stepson, Terry Lamb of Columbia City; two sisters, Barb Brown of Texas and Irma Pensinger of Garrett; two brothers, Roger of Florida and Wyman of Fort Wayne; and four grandchildren. Services at 10 a.m. Monday at D.O. McComb & Sons Pine Valley Park Funeral Home, 1320 E. Dupont Road. Calling from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial in Cedar Creek cemetery, DeKalb County. Memorials to Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Notice dated Sat, Feb. 01, 2003
ANDREW J. SMITH, 18, died Wednesday. Born in Melbourne, Fla., he was a student at Ivy Tech State College, Fort Wayne. Surviving are his parents, Donald and Donna Smith of Fort Wayne; two sisters, Heather Smith of College Station, Texas, and Nicole Smith of Plano, Texas; grandparents Jerry and Carol Musselman of Orient, and Boyd and Norma Smith of New Albany. Services at 2 p.m. Monday at Porter Funeral Home, Mount Sterling, Ohio. Calling from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial in Pleasant cemetery.
Notice dated Sat, Feb. 01, 2003
BESSIE I. THRASHER, 104, died Thursday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. She was a homemaker and conducted research for Fort Wayne Newspapers. Her first husband, Norman E. Gruber, and her second husband, Ross Thrasher, preceded her in death. Surviving are two daughters, Virginia Simmons of Fort Wayne and Norma Stauffer of Ft. Lauderdale; a sister, Lena Briggs Roberts of Dallas; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Services at 2 p.m. Friday at Bohn Chapel, Lindenwood cemetery, 2324 W. Main St.
Memorials to First Wayne Street United Methodist Church.
Notice dated Sat, Feb. 01, 2003
JAMES ORVILLE ADAIR, 89, died Friday at Parkview Hospital. Born in Delphos, Ohio, he retired in 1977 as a conductor for Nickel Plate and Norfolk Southern railroads after 44 years. Surviving are his wife, Clara; two sons, James R. of Fort Wayne and John L. of Austin, Texas; three grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services at noon Monday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 3705 S. Anthony Blvd., with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 3 to 8 p.m. today at E. Harper & Son Funeral Home, New Haven.
Burial in Emanuel Lutheran cemetery, New Haven. Memorials to the church.
Notice dated Sun, Feb. 02, 2003
PHILLIP E. COLE, 61, died Saturday at Parkview Hospital. Born in Wolfe Lake, he was former owner of Western-HRS Employment Service. Surviving are his wife, Nancy A.; two sons, Rodney J. of Wabash and Randy R. of Indianapolis; a grandchild; two sisters, LaDonna Wiltshire of Fort Wayne and Betsy J. Stohlman of Albion; and two brothers, Bill W. of Houston and Ross J. of Rio Verde, Ariz.
Services at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 9600 St. Joe Road, with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at D.O. McComb & Sons Maplewood Park Funeral Home, 4017 Maplecrest Road. Burial in Rose Hill cemetery, Albion. Memorials to the church or Leukemia Foundation.
Notice dated Sun, Feb. 02, 2003
DUANE R. DONALDSON, 77, died Friday at Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Findlay, Ohio. Born in Henry County, Ohio, he retired in 1991 as owner of Donaldson Auto Sales. Surviving are a sister, Dot Wonderly of Findlay; a companion, Mary Ellen Wiegman of Fort Wayne; and two nieces. No services. Calling from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Klaehn, Fahl & Melton Funeral Home Wayne Street Chapel, 420 W. Wayne St., with Masonic services at 7:30 p.m.
Burial in Marion Township cemetery, Henry County. Memorials to Shriner's Children's Hospital or Bridge Home Health Care & Hospice, Findlay.
Notice dated Sun, Feb. 02, 2003
ERIC WILLIAM GOEGLEIN, 49, of Kansas City, Mo., formerly of Fort Wayne, died Jan. 25 at St. Joseph Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. Born in Fort Wayne, he was principal of Calvary Lutheran School in Kansas City, Mo., having worked at the school for the past 27 years. Surviving are his wife, Donna; a son, David of Kansas City; his parents, William and Mary Goeglein of Fort Wayne; two sisters, Rhonda Brown of South Bend and Jana Ankenbruck of Fort Wayne; and two brothers, Andrew of Fort Wayne and Tim of Cincinnati.
Memorial services at 2 p.m. today at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 3425 Crescent Ave., with reception following services at the school cafeteria. No calling.
Burial in Kansas City. Memorials to Lutheran School, 7500 Oak St., Kansas City, MO 64114; Worship for Shut-Ins; or Fred Zollner Stadium in care of Concordia Lutheran High School. Arrangements by Hockemeyer & Miller Funeral Home, 6131 St. Joe Road.
Notice dated Sun, Feb. 02, 2003
MANSON L. HERR, 86, died Friday at Heritage Park Nursing Home. Born in Logansport, he retired in 1985 in maintenance from Summit Bank after 10 years. Surviving are his wife, Lola M.; two sons, Monty of Liverpool, Calif., and Marty of Fort Wayne; three daughters, Loralie Cook of Warsaw and Brenda Franz-man and Linda Schott, both of Fort Wayne; 11 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; a brother, Maurice of West Lafayette; and two sisters, Cora Dunlap of Delphi and Agnes Emery of Orlando, Fla. Services at 10 a.m. Wednesday at C.M. Sloan & Sons Funeral Home, 1327 N. Wells St. Calling from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Memorials to American Lung Association.
Notice dated Sun, Feb. 02, 2003
LEONARD W. RUNYON, 90, died Saturday at Lutheran Hospital. Born in Geneva, he retired in 1975 as a precision machinist from Lockheed Missiles Corp. and was a World War II Navy veteran. Surviving are his wife, Loretta L.; three sons, Jerry W. Hilbish of Fort Wayne and Ronald and Gary Runyon, both of Portland; a daughter, Verna Loper of Portland; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services at 1 p.m. Wednesday at D.O. McComb & Sons Covington Knolls Funeral Home, 8325 Covington Road. Calling from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Memorials to American Heart Association.
Notice dated Sun, Feb. 02, 2003
ELLA MAE STRALEY, 80, died Saturday at Hospice Home of Northeast Indiana. Born in Fayette, Ohio, she was a real estate agent and had been a legal secretary. She was past president of Tower Heights Neighborhood Association. Surviving are a son, David of Fort Wayne; a sister, Alma Wallace of Dublin, Ohio; six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services at 2 p.m. Wednesday at D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave. Calling from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Memorials to Visiting Nurse Service's Hospice Home.
Notice dated Sun, Feb. 02, 2003
ROBERT A. SUETTERLIN, 89, died Friday at Covington Manor Nursing Center. Born in Fort Wayne, he retired in 1965 as owner of Suetter-lin Pharmacy. Surviving are his wife, M. Virginia; a daughter, Vikki DiFilippo of Fort Wayne; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services at 4 p.m. Monday at D.O. McComb & Sons Foster Park Funeral Home, 6301 Fairfield Ave., with calling two hours before services. Memorials to Mount Calvary Lutheran Church.
Notice dated Sun, Feb. 02, 2003
RUTH ANTIN CHAMBERS, 82, died Wednesday at Hospice Home of Northeast Indiana. Born in New Orleans, she was a homemaker. Her husband, Dr. Alan R., died in 1989. Surviving are two sons, Mark C. and Alan R. Jr., both of Fort Wayne; a daughter, Melanie R. Davenport of Fort Wayne; a brother, Walter Antin of Hammond, La.; and nine grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by two sons, Richard and Michael. Services at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Klaehn, Fahl & Melton Funeral Home Wayne Street Chapel, 420 W. Wayne St. Calling from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday. Entombment in Lindenwood cemetery. Memorials to American Cancer Society or Hospice Home of Northeast Indiana.
Notice dated Fri, Feb. 07, 2003
