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CHRISTINE CHANDLER, 73, died Wednesday at home. Born in Chattanooga, Tenn., she was a homemaker. Her husband, Reynus "Hap" E., died in 1976. Surviving are two daughters, Teresa Pratico of Fort Wayne and Debra Weilbaker of Huntertown; two sons, Daniel of Mountain Home, Idaho, and Douglas of Fort Wayne; two brothers, Russel Bell of Lexington, Ky., and Paul Bell of Rock-holds, Ky.; three sisters, Thelma Miller of Jellico, Tenn., Pansey Pate of Harlan, Ky., and Norma Miller of Rockholds; 13 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by a son, David E. Services at 2 p.m. Saturday at Elzey-Patterson-Rodak Funeral Home, 6810 Old Trail Road, with calling two hours before services.
Burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Memorials to the family.
Notice dated Fri, Feb. 07, 2003
LOUIS LaVINE, 68, of California, formerly of Fort Wayne, died Jan. 30. Surviving are his wife, Sarah; a son Lloyd of California; a daughter, Tina of California; his father, Lester Dahman of Fort Wayne; a sister, Leona Woodruff of Fort Wayne; and two brothers, John Dahman and Patrick Dahman, both of Fort Wayne. No local services or calling. Arrangements by Neptune Society.
Notice dated Fri, Feb. 07, 2003
DONALD J. MALEY, 37, died Wednesday at home. He was born in Fort Wayne. Surviving are his parents, James and Susan Maley, and Diane and Jose Vallejo, all of Fort Wayne; two daughters, Leighann Maley of Fostoria, Ohio, and Emily Maley of Wolf Lake; two sons, William Maley of Fostoria and Dakota Brower of Fort Wayne; two sisters, Kelli Moore of Phoenix and Ann Marie Hosford of Fort Wayne; and three brothers, Jason, Andrew and Joe, all of Fort Wayne.
Services at 3 p.m. Saturday at C.M. Sloan & Sons Funeral Home, 1327 N. Wells St., with calling two hours before services. Burial in Concordia cemetery Gardens.
Notice dated Fri, Feb. 07, 2003
RICHARD LEE POWERS SR., 70, died Tuesday at home. Born in McEwin, Tenn., he retired from International Harvester Co. after 35 years and also retired from Fort Wayne Community Schools after 12 years. Surviving are his wife, Daisy M.; three daughters, Sharon Reid, Opal Brandy and Katrina Powers, all of Houston; two sons, Richard Jr. and Daryl, both of Fort Wayne; three brothers, Luther of El Paso, Texas, and William Lee and Samuel, both of Fort Wayne; five sisters, Joyce Powers, Juanita Shears, Ruby Dallas, Dorothy Mitchell and Virginia Lee, all of Fort Wayne; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services at 11 a.m. Monday at Turner Chapel A.M.E. Church, 836 E. Jefferson Blvd., with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the church. Burial in Covington Memorial Gardens.
Notice dated Fri, Feb. 07, 2003
JOHN RHIND JR., 71, died Monday at Largo Medical Center, Largo, Fla. Born in Fort Wayne, he retired in 1983 from International Harvester Co. after 24 years in salvage and was a U.S. Air Force veteran. Surviving are his wife, Elaine; two stepsons, David Gerdom and Dan Gerdom; a stepdaughter, Sandra Fager; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Services at noon Saturday at C.M. Sloan & Sons Funeral Home, 1327 N. Wells St. Calling from 3 to 8 p.m. today. Burial in Lindenwood cemetery. Memorials to Crescent Avenue United Methodist Church.
Notice dated Fri, Feb. 07, 2003
CHARLES THOMASMA, 88, of Sturgis, Mich., died Tuesday. Born in Chicago, he retired as vice president of Sanitor Manufacturing Co. and was a county councilman in Sturgis. Survivors include his wife, Mary; a daughter, Kathy Rommel of Fort Wayne; and grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a wife, Rosemary, and a son, Dave. Services at 11 a.m. Saturday in Sturgis.
Arrangements by Rosenberg-Schipper Funeral Home, Sturgis.
Notice dated Fri, Feb. 07, 2003
JAMES M. THURSTON, 88, died Thursday at home. Born in Bluffton, he was self-employed and had retired in 1979 as an electrical engineer from Magnavox and ITT. His wife, Gladys, died in 1995. Surviving are a son, Stephen of Fort Wayne; two grandchildren; a brother, Earl of Fort Wayne; and two sisters, Helen Tillapaugh of Fort Wayne and Evelyn McPhillamy of Dublin, Ohio. Services at 10 a.m. Saturday at Klaehn, Fahl & Melton Funeral Home Wayne Street Chapel, 420 W. Wayne St. Calling from 6 to 8 p.m. today.
Burial in Eel River cemetery. Memorials to Eel River Baptist Church.
Notice dated Fri, Feb. 07, 2003
CATHERINE A. AMICK, 69, died Tuesday at Regency Place. Born in Kendallville, she was a nurse's aide at Parkview Hospital for 10 years, retiring in 1967. Surviving are her husband, Ronald L.; two sons, Brad D. of Fort Wayne and Brian L. of Phoenix; two brothers, Winston Smith of Mesa, Ariz., and Douglas Smith of Fort Wayne; and two sisters, Donna Chivington and Roseanne Smith, both of Fort Wayne. Services at 11 a.m. Friday at D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave. Calling from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Burial in Prairie Grove cemetery. Memorials to donor's choice.
Notice dated Wed, Feb. 05, 2003
ROBERT N. CARNES SR., 83, died Monday at home. Born in Wells County, he retired in 1981 from Conrail after 40 years and was a World War II Army veteran. Surviving are his wife, Patricia C.; a son, Robert Neal Jr. of Fort Wayne; a daughter, Deborah K. Gavette of Fort Wayne; three stepsons, Steven A. Saxton of New Haven and James M. Saxton and David J. Saxton, both of Fort Wayne; a stepdaughter, Anna M. Saxton Best of Markle; a sister, Adahleen Lewis of Ossian; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; 10 step-grandchildren; and a step-great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Judith L. Green. Services at 11 a.m. Friday at Elzey-Patterson-Rodak Funeral Home, 6810 Old Trail Road, with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Burial in Covington Memorial Gardens. Memorials to Down Syndrome Association of Northeast Indiana, 1530 Progress Road, Suite C., Fort Wayne, IN 46808 or Colony Height Church of Christ, 4724 Tillman Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46816.
Notice dated Wed, Feb. 05, 2003
JOSEPH W. EIFRID SR. of Fort Myers, Fla., formerly of Fort Wayne, died Sunday in Fort Myers. He had worked at Fort Wayne Tool & Die Co. and retired from Pease Windamatic in 1999. Surviving are his wife, Nancy; a son, Joseph Jr. of Fort Wayne; a daughter, Sara Glaze of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; a brother, Gerald of Fort Wayne; a sister, Jackie Andrews of Fort Wayne; and four grandchildren.
Mass of Christian Resurrection will be at Ascension Catholic Church, Fort Myers. Memorials to Nurses Concerned for Life. Arrangements by Phil Kiser Funeral Home Inc., Fort Myers.
Notice dated Wed, Feb. 05, 2003
JAMES "JIM" L. ENGLISH, 64, died Sunday at St. Joseph Hospital. Born in Louisville, Ky., he retired in 2000 from Slater Steels after 43 years. Surviving are his wife, Anne; two sons, Marlon of Indianapolis and Michael of Fort Wayne; a daughter, Renee Green of Fort Wayne; two grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services at 1 p.m. Friday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 6000 Abbott St., with calling one hour before services. Arrangements by Carmichael Funeral Service, 831 E. Jefferson Blvd.
Notice dated Wed, Feb. 05, 2003
PAUL G. GOMPF, 96, of Bradenton, Fla., formerly of Fort Wayne, died Monday at Sunbridge Care & Rehabilitation Center, Bradenton. Born in Logan, Ohio, he retired in 1967 as owner of Gompf Hardware & Furniture Co. in Woodburn. His wife, Dorothy L., died in 1988. Surviving are a daughter, Peggy Imler of Fort Wayne; three grandchildren, Dr. David Imler of Lima, Ohio, Debbie Price of Maryville, Tenn., and Becky Souder of Fort Wayne; and seven great-grandchildren. Services at1 p.m. Thursday at Hockemeyer & Miller Funeral Home, 6131 St. Joe Road, with calling one hour before services. Burial in Concordia cemetery Gardens. Memorials to Concordia Lutheran High School Educational Foundation.
Notice dated Wed, Feb. 05, 2003
NICHOLAS KACHELMEIER, infant, died at Lutheran Hospital. Surviving are his parents, Brian and Andrea Kachel-meier of Fort Wayne; a brother, Luke of Fort Wayne; a sister, Caitlyn of Fort Wayne; and his grandparents, David and Virginia Kachelmeier of White Rock, N.M., and Floyd and Ginger Causey of Albuquerque, N.M. Graveside services at 3:30 p.m. Thursday at Concordia cemetery Garden. No calling.
Arrangements by D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave.
Notice dated Wed, Feb. 05, 2003
ANTHONY PATRICK "BUD"KELLY, 60, died Jan. 29 at home. He was born in Wheeling, W.Va. Surviving are his wife, Sandy; a daughter, Mindy M. Kelly of Fort Wayne; his mother, Mary Ellen Dunn of Park Hills, Ky.; a brother, Ray Hiles of Ponca, Okla.; a sister, Shirley Sabula of Indiana, Pa.; and a grandchild. Services at 1 p.m. Friday at Covington Memorial Funeral Home, 8408 Covington Road, with calling two hours before services. Burial in Covington Memorial Gardens. Memorials to the family.
Notice dated Wed, Feb. 05, 2003
THOMAS LIGGETT III, 91, of Rydal Park, Pa., died Saturday at Medical Center of Rydal Park. Born in New Castle, Pa., he was a traveling inspector for Union Carbide Co. and had worked at Koppers Co. in Western Pennsylvania, Pardee Engineering. He was a part-time Chemical Engineering instructor at University of Pittsburgh and retired in 1977 from the Naval ordinance station in Indian Head, Md. Surviving are his wife, Eleanor; a son, Thomas D. of Fort Wayne; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Memorial services at 10:30 a.m. today at the Auditorium of Rydal Park, with calling after services. Burial in Sewickley, Pa. Memorials to Friendship Fund of Rydal Park, 1515 The Fairway, Rydal, PA 19046 or Memorial Fund of Grace Presbyterian Church, 440 Old York Road, Jenkin-town, PA 19046. Arrangements by Baron Rowland Funeral Home, Abington, Pa.
Notice dated Wed, Feb. 05, 2003
CATHERINE H. LOTHAMER, 93, died Monday at home. Born in Allen County, she retired in 1975 in accounting and customer relations from Fort Wayne National Bank after 22 years. Surviving are a son, Charles E. of Fort Wayne; three daughters, Clare C. Allaire of Cincinnati, Charlene A. Elrod of Fort Wayne and Christine L. Foley of Reading, Pa.; a brother, Norbert Herber of Fort Wayne; a sister, Venita M. Miller of Waterloo; 17 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Her husband, Clarence S., died in 1968. Mass of Christian Burial at 12:30 p.m. Friday 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. Thursday at D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave., with rosary at 4:30 p.m. Burial in Catholic cemetery. Memorials to Parkview Home Health Care & Hospice or Franciscan Center.
Notice dated Wed, Feb. 05, 2003
DANIEL R. MEDINA, 45, died Monday in Fort Wayne. Surviving are three sons, Mike and Daniel Jr., both of Auburn, and Marty of Fort Wayne; four brothers, Ismael of Kent, Wash., Ernest of Fort Wayne, Jorge of Lafayette and Jose of Seattle; six sisters, Josefina Medina, Marianne Medina and Rosario Medina, all of Fort Wayne, Adella An-zaldua of Lafayette, Isabel Schmits of Tacoma, Wash., and Herminia Medina of Oklahoma; and three grandchildren. No services or calling. Arrangements by Alpha Funeral Service, Indianapolis.
Notice dated Wed, Feb. 05, 2003
IRLENE E. MOORE, 69, died Sunday at Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis. Born in Lee Center, Mich., she was an office worker at AAA Insurance in Albion, Mich., for 23 years and had worked at Sears, Roebuck and Co. and Elmos Dry Cleaners in Albion, Mich. She was past president of the Professional Women's Club. Surviving are her husband, Edwin L.; a daughter, Diane Zane Clark of Oregon City, Ore.; a son, James of Fort Wayne; a sister, Donna Flath of Albion, Mich.; two brothers, Melvin French of Allentown, Pa., and Ronald French of Valencia, Calif.; and two grandchildren. Services at 2 p.m. Thursday at J. Kevin Tidd Funeral Home, Albion, Mich. Calling from 3 to 8 p.m. today. Burial in Albion Memorial Gardens. Memorials to American Heart Association.
Notice dated Wed, Feb. 05, 2003
MARGARET E. MORAN, 88, died Monday at St. Joseph Hospital. Born in Harlan, she was a homemaker and had worked as a driver for Allen County Cancer Society. Her husband, Peter A., died in 1969 and son, Tony, in 1966. Surviving are a daughter, Patricia E. Moran of Fort Wayne; three sons, John D. and James M., both of Fort Wayne and Brian R. of Apple Valley, Minn.; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services at 11 a.m. Thursday at Sheets & Childs Funeral Home, Churubusco, with calling one hour before services. Burial in Catholic cemetery. Memorials to Allen County Public Library.
Notice dated Wed, Feb. 05, 2003
JOANN ELIZABETH MOYER, 81, died Tuesday at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital, Winston-Salem, N.C. Born in Fort Wayne, she retired in 1985 as office manager from Reid-Holcomb after 15 years. Surviving are a daughter, Billie Brown of Kernersville, N.C.; a son, Kim of Palm Coast, Fla.; and three grandchildren. No services or calling. Memorials to Eastern Star Chapter 432. Arrangements by D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave.
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