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JAMES EDWARD McCLINTOCK, 75, of Danby, Vt., formerly of Fort Wayne, died Monday at home. Born in Fort Wayne, he taught English, world history and Biblical literature at the now-closed Central Catholic school and in public school for 12 years. He also worked for the Neighborhood Youth Corps and was the Fort Wayne coordinator for the Job Training Partnership Act program. He was president of the Manchester chapter of AARP in Danby. Surviving are his wife, Sally; and two brothers, John and William. Services were Wednesday in Danby. Local memorial services at a later date. Arrangements by Aldous Funeral Service, Rutland, Vt.
Notice dated Sat, Aug. 10, 2002
EARL T. PHILLIPS, 64, of Peru, formerly of Fort Wayne, died Friday at Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru. Born in Greenwood, he retired from Norfolk Southern Railroad in 1989 as a maintenance away worker. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. Surviving are his wife, Lillie-May; his former wife, Carol A. Conner of Peru; five sons, Danny and David, both of Peru, Ricky of Elkhart, Ronnald of Syracuse and Paul of Bluffton; five stepchildren, Dawn Rondot of Grove City, Ohio, William Snavley of Fort Wayne, Margaret Chase and Jerry Snavley, both of Peru and Albert Snavley of Fort Campbell, Ky.; two brothers, Max Wayne and David Ray, both of Huntington; two sisters, Vicky Crider and Peggy Johnson, both of Huntington; 20 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Eikenberry-Eddy Funeral Home, Peru. Calling from 2 to 8 p.m. Monday. Burial in Mount Hope cemetery, Peru.
Notice dated Sat, Aug. 10, 2002
BONNIE E. BECKMAN, 74, died Friday at Hospice Home of Northeast Indiana. Born in Fort Wayne, she was a homemaker. Surviving are her husband, Frank; and three great-nieces. Services at 3 p.m. Monday at Elzey-Patterson-Rodak Funeral Home, 6810 Old Trail Road, with calling two hours before services. Burial in Highland Park cemetery.
Notice dated 08/10/2002
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HAROLD J. SPRINGER, 78, died Thursday at home. Born in Cedarville, he was a lifetime farmer and had worked at General Electric from 1942 to 1946, County Line Cheese Factory for nine years and at Holland Motor Express for 23 years. He was a World War II Army veteran. His wife, Lila, died in 2000. Surviving are two sons, Larry of Spencerville and Brian of Auburn; a brother, Eugene of Fort Wayne; eight grandchildren; a step-grandchild; and three great-grandchildren. Services at 11 a.m. Monday at County Line Church of God, DeKalb County, with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 2 to 5 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Feller Funeral Home, Waterloo. Burial in Woodlawn cemetery, Auburn. Condolences to sympathy@fellerfuneralhome.net .
Notice dated 08/10/2002
JOSEPH E. BEEBER, 66, died Tuesday at Hospice Home of Northeast Indiana. Born in Garrett, he retired in 1994 as a foreman at Dana Corp. Gear Division of Fort Wayne and was a U.S. Air Force veteran. His first wife, Judy, died in 1982. Surviving are his wife, Joan; a daughter, Beth Montemurro of St. Louis; a son, Brad of Cape Coral, Fla.; two step-daughters, Marilyn Petersen of Fort Wayne and Millie Farquhar of Colorado Springs, Colo.; two step-sons, Brian Stevens of San Jose, Calif., and Brad Stevens of Hamilton Lake; a brother, Tom of Adams Lake; three sisters, Mary Ruth Beeber and Naomi Beeber, both of Auburn and Janice Kappel of Garrett; and 16 grandchildren. Services at 1 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 10700 Aboite Center Road, with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today at Covington Memorial Funeral Home, with rosary at 6 p.m. Burial in Christian Union cemetery, Garrett, with military graveside honors by American Legion Post 49.
Notice dated Thu, Aug. 08, 2002
SAM DAVENPORT II, 46, died Monday at Parkview Hospital. He was a 1973 graduate of Wayne High School. Surviving are his parents, Sam and Nonie Mae Davenport of Fort Wayne; three brothers, Perry L., Robert L. and Thomas J., all of Fort Wayne; and five sisters, Shelia Morgan, Laven A. Davenport, Rose Marie Davenport and April Davenport, all of Fort Wayne and Harriet Starks of Cleveland. Services at noon Friday at Pickett Funeral Service, 1628 E. Pontiac St., with calling one hour before services. Burial at Concordia cemetery. Memorials to donor's choice.
Notice dated Thu, Aug. 08, 2002
BETTY JEAN FAIR ENINGER, 85, of Lebanon, Ohio, formerly of Fort Wayne, died Tuesday at Lebanon Nursing and Rehabilitation Home. Born in LaOtto, she was past president of Imperial Point Medical Center Auxiliary in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Palmer Eninger, and a daughter, Janice Ellen Eninger. Surviving are a son, Paul of Waynesville, Ohio; and three grandsons. Services at 11 a.m. EDT (10 a.m. Fort Wayne time) Saturday at Oswald-Hoskins Funeral Home, Lebanon, Ohio. Calling from 6 to 8 p.m. EDT Friday. Burial in Scipio cemetery, Harlan, at a later date. Memorials to Middletown Parkinson's Support Group or Lebanon United Methodist Church.
Notice dated Thu, Aug. 08, 2002
MICHAEL T. FEASBY, 31, died Friday in Fort Wayne. He was born in Van Wert, Ohio. Surviving are his mother, Judy King of Van Wert; six aunts, including Anna Dunlap of Van Wert; and several nieces and nephews. No services or calling. Arrangements by D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave.
Notice dated Thu, Aug. 08, 2002
GLEN A. HELMRICH, 41, died Tuesday at Parkview Hospital. Born in Adams County, he was a janitor at the Hilton in Fort Wayne and a U.S. Marine veteran. Surviving are his father, David Helmrich of Decatur; his companion, Tim Mapes of Fort Wayne; a brother, Troy D. of Willshire, Ohio; and two sisters, Laura L. Helmrich of Ohio City, Ohio, and Stefani L. Helmrich of Decatur. Services at 4 p.m. Friday at Haggard & Sefton Funeral Home, Decatur, with calling two hours before services. Calling also from 6 to 8 p.m. today. Burial at Salem cemetery, Magley. Memorials to Matthew 25 Health and Dental Clinic.
Notice dated Thu, Aug. 08, 2002
ANDREW J. LEEUW, 88, of Fort Wayne and St. James City, Fla., died Monday at Coral Trace Nursing Home, Cape Coral, Fla. Born in Fort Wayne, he retired from General Electric Co. after 40 years. His wife, Alba E., died in 1994. Surviving are a son, Joseph of Angola; four grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. He was also preceded in death by a son, Ronald. Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 1100 S. Calhoun St., with calling one hour before services. Burial in Catholic cemetery. Memorials to Masses or Ronald McDonald House, 435 Limestone St., Indianapolis, IN 46202-5188. Arrangements by Mungovan and Sons Memorial Chapel, 2114 S. Calhoun St.
Notice dated Thu, Aug. 08, 2002
COLLEEN MARIE O'CONNELL MICHAEL, 57, of Apopka, Fla., formerly of Fort Wayne, died June 28 at home. She was born in Fort Wayne. Surviving are her husband, James; a daughter, Julie Herron of Doylestown, Ohio; two sons, Christopher of Cincinnati and Thomas of Kissimmee, Fla.; two sisters, Maureen Peters of Grabill and Marilyn Strater of DeBary, Fla.; and seven grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sons, Steven and David.
Services were conducted at Loomis Funeral Home, Apopka. Memorial Mass at 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Jude Catholic Church, East State Boulevard at Randallia Drive. No calling.
Notice dated Thu, Aug. 08, 2002
EMIL K. REITER, 87, died Wednesday at Golden Years Homestead. Born in Detroit, he retired in 1975 as an insurance agent and manager at Western & Southern Life Insurance Co. after 35 years. Surviving are his wife, Dorothy; two sons, Karl J. of Oakdale-St. Paul, Minn., and Michael A. of Spencerville; eight grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Services at 11 a.m. Saturday at Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church, 4900 Fairfield Ave., with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at D.O. McComb & Sons Foster Park Funeral Home, 6301 Fairfield Ave.
Burial in Concordia cemetery Gardens. Memorials to the church.
Notice dated Thu, Aug. 08, 2002
JANET E. ROHYANS, 66, of Peru, Ill., formerly of Fort Wayne, died Saturday at home. Born in Allen County, she retired in 1991 as a bookkeeper after working for several businesses in Peru, Ill. She was a past officer in the Altar and Rosary Societies at St. Marys Catholic Church in Peru. Surviving are her mother, Florene Garrison of Fort Wayne; her husband, Richard; two nieces and a nephew. Services at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Peter's Catholic Church, 518 E. DeWald St., with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Klaehn, Fahl & Melton Funeral Home Winchester Road Chapel, 6424 Winchester Road, with rosary at 7 p.m. Burial in Riverview cemetery, Churubusco. Memorials to Masses or Peru Hospice. Arrangements by Haggard & Sefton Funeral Home, Decatur.
Notice dated Thu, Aug. 08, 2002
JAMES E. VAUGHN, 61, died Tuesday at Lutheran Hospital. Born in Fort Wayne, he retired in 1998 from the Allen County Sheriff's Department after 34 years and was a Wayne Township Fire Department volunteer. Surviving are his wife, Vicki D.; a son, James K. of Fort Wayne; a daughter, Angela B. Vaughn of Denver; and two sisters, Marcia Stevens of Bunnell, Fla., and Sharon Strong of Waterloo. Services at 1 p.m. Monday at D.O. McComb & Sons Covington Knolls Funeral Home, 8325 Covington Road, with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday. Burial in Lindenwood cemetery. Memorials to American Heart Association.
Notice dated Thu, Aug. 08, 2002
CRYSTAL MARIE BOJRAB, 94, died Friday at her daughter's home in Danvers, Ill. Born in Allen County, she was a homemaker. Her husband, George D., died in 1989. Surviving are two daughters, Yvonne Marie Hall of Danvers and Beverly A. Howard of Charleston, W. Va.; a son, Dr. David G. Bojrab of Fort Wayne; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Ralph Guillaume of Fort Wayne and Melvin Guillaume of Grand Rapids, Mich.
Services at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Taylor Chapel United Methodist Church, 10145 Maysville Road, with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Hockemeyer & Miller Funeral Home, 6131 St. Joe Road. Burial in Lindenwood cemetery. Memorials to the church.
Notice dated Sun, Aug. 11, 2002
ROBERT E. BRAUN, 74, died Saturday at Lutheran Hospital. Born in Fort Wayne, he retired in 1990 as a draftsman at Tokheim Corp. and was a Korean War Army veteran. Surviving are two nephews, Richard Braun and Brian Braun, both of Fort Wayne; and a niece, Sarah Braun of Fort Wayne. Services at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Klaehn, Fahl & Melton Funeral Home Winchester Road Chapel, 6424 Winchester Road.
Burial in St. John Lutheran cemetery. Memorials to the church or cemetery.
Notice dated Sun, Aug. 11, 2002
MARGARET R. JACOBS, 80, of Holiday, Fla., formerly of Fort Wayne, died Wednesday at Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital, Tarpon Springs, Fla. Born in Newton County, she was a school teacher. Surviving are her husband, Charles; four sons, Charles R. Jr. and Thomas J., both of Fort Wayne, James A. of Walnut, Miss., and Stephen D. of Butler; a daughter, Mary Davis of Springfield, Mass.; three brothers, Norbert Zimmer of Kentland, Andrew Zimmer of Virginia Beach, Va., and the Rev. Thomas J. Zimmer of Holiday, Fla.; and nine grandchildren. Prayers at 11 a.m. Tuesday at C.M. Sloan & Sons Funeral Home, 1327 N. Wells St., followed by an 11:30 a.m. Funeral Mass at Queen of Angels Catholic Church, 1500 W. State Blvd. Calling from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, with rosary at 6 p.m. Burial in Lindenwood cemetery. Memorials to Masses or the church.
Notice dated Sun, Aug. 11, 2002
FLOYD FRANKLIN "FRANK" LEER, 86, of Plant City, Fla., formerly of Fort Wayne, died Friday at home. Born in Columbia City, he retired from Pennsylvania Railroad in Fort Wayne. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Jane; daughter, Charlotte Fowler; and a son, Russell. Surviving are three daughters, JoAnn Lerer of Sarasota, Fla., Sandra Clark of Bradenton, Fla., and Linda Maureen Weaver of Purlear, N.C.; a son, Robert of Larium, Mich.; a sister, Daisy Decker of Tampa, Fla.; 20 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. Graveside services at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Skyway Memorial Gardens, Palmetto, Fla., with calling one hour before services at Skyway Memorial Gardens Chapel. Arrangements by Bradenton Funeral Home, Bradenton, Fla.
Notice dated Sun, Aug. 11, 2002
PHYLLIS M. McMANUS, 65, died Friday at Miller's Merry Manor. Born in Cannelton, she was an elementary school teacher for 33 years. Surviving are a son, Barrett of Warsaw; two brothers, Floyd Clements of South Carolina and Homer Clements of Georgia; and a sister, Mary Lou Jumps of Evansville. Her husband, Arthur, died in 1980. Services at 2 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. today. Burial in IOOF cemetery, New Haven. Memorials to St. Joseph United Methodist Church.
Notice dated Sun, Aug. 11, 2002
GORDON J. WATSON, 42, died Wednesday at Lutheran Hospital. Born in New York, he was a printer assistant at Peer Center in Oakland, Fla. Surviving are a brother, Joe E. of Atlanta; and a niece, Nicki Elliot of Florida. Services at 11 a.m. Tuesday at D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave., with calling one hour before services.
Memorials to AIDS Task Force.
Notice dated Sun, Aug. 11, 2002
JAMES L. BIXBY, 81, of Schaumburg, Ill., formerly of Fort Wayne, died Tuesday at home. Born in Battle Creek, Mich., he worked at the Chicago Tribune, Evanston New-Index and at United Press in Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Chicago and Detroit bureaus as editor and bureau manager. He also worked at the Detroit Times and in public relations management for major corporations in Richmond, Va., New York and Decatur, Ala. He founded Newsography-95 in 1953 and then worked in association management with American Music Conference and Smith, Bucklin & Associates in 1962. He retired as chief compliance officer and department director with American Egg Board and was past president of Hickory Falls Subdivision and Wonder Lake Master Association. He was also past president of Bar Harbour Master Homeowners Association and 101 Bar Harbour Association in Schaumburg. He was founding director and secretary of Schaumburg Prairie Arts Foundation from 1990 to 1992. Surviving are his wife, Maxine C.; a daughter, Laura Blocksom of Woodstock, Ill.; two sons, John of St. Charles, Ill., and Fred of Cary, Ill.; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Memorial mass at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Matthews Catholic Church, Schaumburg. No calling. Memorials to the church debt retirement fund. Arrangements by Cremation Society of Illinois, Mount Prospect, Ill.
Notice dated Thu, Aug. 22, 2002
