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ELIZABETH CHRISTINE McGINNIS was stillborn Monday at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne. Surviving are her parents, Heather C. McGinnis and Thomas E. Dockery Jr. of Fort Wayne; her grandparents, Christine Worthy of Leo-Cedarville, Gary McGinnis of Washington, Ill., and Deb Dockery of New Haven; and her great-grandmother, Elizabeth Wald of Groveland, Ill.
Graveside services at 10 a.m. Thursday at Catholic cemetery, 3500 Lake Ave. No calling. Memorials to Riley Children's Hospital or American Cancer Society. Arrangements by Klaehn, Fahl & Melton Funeral Home Wayne Street Chapel, 420 W. Wayne St.
Notice dated Wed, Jun. 05, 2002
RUSSELL K. McMAKEN, 92, died Sunday at Hospice Home of Northeast Indiana. Born in Fort Wayne, he was a machine operator at General Electric, retiring in 1974 after 26 years. He was a World War II U.S. Army veteran. His wife, Fontanna M., preceded him in death. Surviving are two daughters, Gaylene S. Sherman-Mertz of Fort Wayne and Karen L. Hursh of Anchorage, Alaska; a brother Homer C. of Harlan; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services at 10 a.m. Friday at C.M. Sloan & Sons Funeral Home, 1327 Wells St., with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, with a Masonic service at 7 p.m. Burial in Highland Park cemetery. Memorials to Visiting Nurse Service and Hospice Home of Northeast Indiana.
Notice dated Wed, Jun. 05, 2002
KARL J. SORG, 78, died Tuesday at home. Born in Allen County, he retired in 1981 as a factory worker from International Harvester Co. after 36 years and was a World War II Army veteran. Surviving are his wife, Lavon "Bonnie;" four sons, Mark A., Randy G. and Brian J., all of Fort Wayne, and Marvin T. of Hoagland; four daughters, Pamela M. Dancer, Gerilyn A. Hanks and Nancy R. Hartig, all of Fort Wayne, and Paula L. Drewery of Spencerville; a sister, Marie Staight of Fort Wayne; 15 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by a son, Dean L. Services at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Henry's Catholic Church, 2929 E. Paulding Road, with calling 30 minutes before services. Calling also from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Tom Mungovan Funeral Home, 2221 S. Calhoun St., with rosary at 6 p.m. Burial in Catholic cemetery. Memorials to Masses and gifts to the church or Parkview Hospice.
Notice dated Wed, Jun. 05, 2002
DAVID GORDON WALTER, 58, died Monday at Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis. Born in Schenectady, N.Y., and formerly of Fort Wayne, he was a U.S. Air Force veteran. Surviving are his father and stepmother, Gordon E. and Katherine W. Walter of Fort Wayne; a sister, Judith A. Walter of Washington, D.C.; three sons, Joel, Michael and Eric, all of New Haven; and a daughter, Sybil Walter of New Haven. Services at 3 p.m. Thursday at Plymouth Congregational Church, 501 W. Berry St., with calling one hour before services. Memorials to Disabled American Veterans or the church. Arrangements by D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave.
Notice dated Wed, Jun. 05, 2002
NELLIE CORDELIA "DELIA" YORK, 93, died Tuesday at home. Born in Bell County, Ky., she was a homemaker. Surviving are five daughters, Jean Breidert of Largo, Fla., and Mae Caine, Helen Gilbert, Mary Lee Zell and Wanda McCue, all of Fort Wayne; three sons, Willard, Earl and Kenneth, all of Fort Wayne; 30 grandchildren; 62 great-grandchildren; and 18 great-great-grandchildren. Her husband, George, died in 1983 and son, Stanley, in 2002. 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 Greenlawn Memorial Park. Memorials to Visiting Nurse Service's Hospice Home.
Notice dated Wed, Jun. 05, 2002
JOSEPH BIGGS, 76, of Nanuet, N.Y., formerly of Fort Wayne, died Saturday. Born in Hanover, N.H., he worked in human rights and later for the city of Newark as vice president of N.R.P. Urban Development Resources. Surviving are his wife, Anniebelle; three daughters, Sylvia JoAnn of Orlando, Fla., Cherie of Washington, D.C., and Michelle of Baltimore; a son, Joseph Jr. of Nanuet; 11 grandchildren; and a sister, Scottie Davis of Orlando. Services at 10 a.m. today at St. Philip's AME Zion Church, Nyack, N.Y. Arrangements by Hannemann Funeral Home, Nyack.
Notice dated Fri, Oct. 04, 2002
JOSEPH I. CARON, 63, died Wednesday at Hospice Home of Northeast Indiana. Born in Lewiston, Maine, he was a supervisor at Falstaff Brewery in Fort Wayne and Gridcraft in Huntertown. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. Surviving are his wife, Donna; two daughters, Nicole Allred and Jennifer Murphy, both of Fort Wayne; his parents, George and Irene Caron of Lewiston, Maine; a sister, Georgette Duval of Brunswick, Maine; and five grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Our Lady of Good Hope Catholic Church, 7215 St. Joe Road, with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at D.O. McComb & Sons Maplewood Park Funeral Home, 4017 Maplecrest Road, with vigil at 7:30 p.m. Burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Memorials to Cancer Services of Allen County, 2925 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne, IN 46805.
Notice dated Fri, Oct. 04, 2002
EDWIN J. FEDERLE, 86, of Batesville, died Wednesday at Waters of Batesville. Born in Ripley County, he was a carpenter for Romweber Furniture Co. in Batesville, retiring after 35 years. He was a World War II Army veteran. Survivors include his wife, Agnes; and a daughter, Dorothy Federle of Fort Wayne. Services at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Louis Catholic church, Batesville, with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Weigel Funeral Home, Batesville, with rosary at 6 p.m.
Burial in the church cemetery, with military graveside rites by Ripley County VFW Post 3183 and Prell-Bland American Legion Post 271, Batesville. Memorials to Lifetime Resources or Waters Recreation Fund.
Notice dated Fri, Oct. 04, 2002
BETH A. HOWARD, 63, died Wednesday at Hospice Home of Northeast Indiana. Born in Louisville, Ky., she was an executive secretary with Raytheon. Surviving are her husband, David E.; two daughters, Michelle Davis of Haubstadt and Shari Howard of Sparta, Tenn.; his mother, Lucile La Barbera of Fort Wayne; a brother, Frank La Barbera Jr. of Fort Wayne; and five grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Monday at Cathedral of Immaculate Conception, 1100 S. Calhoun St., with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave., with rosary at 4 p.m. Burial in Catholic cemetery. Memorials to Visiting Nurse Service's Hospice Home or Masses.
Notice dated Fri, Oct. 04, 2002
MAXINE MAY IVERSON, 74, of Red Wing, Minn., died Monday at Hi-Park Care Center. She was born in Fort Wayne. Surviving are her husband, Paul; six daughters, Dee Banitt of Pine Island, Minn., Nina Blodgett of Sheldon, Wis., Laura Wolfe of Fort Wayne, Nancy Freiermuth of Detroit, Texas, Ruth Curry of Prescott, Wis., and Virginia Nelson of Red Wing; a son, Curt Copley of Red Wing; a stepson, Craig Turnbell of Detroit, Texas; 22 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Betty Zent of Fort Wayne. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Kathy Dahlstrom, and a son, Jack Dahlstrom. Memorial services were at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Bodel-son-Mahn Chapel, Red Wing, Minn., with calling one hour before services.
Burial in Oakwood cemetery, Red Wing.
Notice dated Fri, Oct. 04, 2002
JAMES LEE LANGMEYER, 56, of Irmo, S.C., died Wednesday. Born in Fort Wayne, he was a retired railroad engineer and a U.S. Air Force veteran. Surviving are his wife, Marian; three sons, Paul Adam, Craig Alan and Ross Aaron, all of Irmo; two daughters, Amber Lyn Jagielko and Evonne Tate Langmeyer, both of Irmo; his mother, Norma Sietz Langmeyer of Fort Wayne; three brothers, Donald and Joseph, both of Fort Wayne and Dennis of Columbus, Ohio; and four grandchildren. Funeral Mass at 1:30 p.m. EDT (12:30 p.m. Fort Wayne time) Saturday at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church, Irmo. Rosary at 7 p.m. EDT today at the church, with calling to follow until 9 p.m. EDT. Memorials to American Lung Association. Arrangements by Dunbar Funeral Home, Dutch Fork Chapel, Irmo.
Notice dated Fri, Oct. 04, 2002
LONNIE MURDOCK, 46, died Monday at Parkview Hospital. Born in Fort Wayne, he retired from Weigand/Hagerman's Construction Co. in 1996 after 20 years. Surviving are his wife, Susan M.; two daughters, Christi Hogan and Shanan Fultz, both of Fort Wayne; three sons, Shawn Fultz, Nicholas Murdock and Chad Murdock, all of Fort Wayne; his parents, Taft and Geneva Murdock of Fort Wayne; seven sisters, Mabeline Hurse, Mary Ann Johnson, Hazel Lawson, Linda Murdock, Geraldine DeBruce, Elaine Caldwell and Michelle Moore, all of Fort Wayne; four brothers, Taft Jr. of Bedford Heights, Ohio, and Ralph, Alvin and Melvin, all of Fort Wayne; and eight grandchildren. Services at 1 p.m. Monday at Union Baptist Church, 2200 Smith St. Calling from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Ellis Funeral Home, 1021 E. Lewis St. Burial in Lindenwood cemetery.
Notice dated Fri, Oct. 04, 2002
BECKY ANN SHELLABARGER, 42, died Thursday at home. Born in Greencastle, she was a homemaker. Surviving are her husband, Tracy L.; two sons, Jesse and Joel, both of Fort Wayne; two sisters, Brenda Estelle of Blytheville, Ark., and Barb Truax of Kentucky; two brothers, Bryan Sheets of Roanoke and Blake Sheets of Crawfordsville; and her mother, Jolly Sheets of Crawfordsville. Memorial services at 5 p.m. Sunday at St. Joseph United Methodist Church, 6004 Reed Road, with calling one hour before services.
Memorials to the church. Arrangements by D.O. McComb & Sons Pine Valley Park Funeral Home, 1320 E. Dupont Road.
Notice dated Fri, Oct. 04, 2002
JOYCE ANN SPANOS, 68, of Muncie, formerly of Fort Wayne, died Thursday at home. Born in Adams County, she was a clerical worker at the VA Medical Center. Surviving are her husband, Robert D.; a daughter, Debra Spanos of Muncie; a son, Thomas of Fair Oaks Branch, Calif.; and a brother, Don Schla-genhauf of Fort Wayne. Services at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Goodwin Memorial Chapel, Bluffton. Calling from 2 to 8 p.m. today. Burial in Six Mile cemetery, Bluffton. Memorials to Ball Memorial Hospital Cancer Center or Turnstone Center.
Notice dated Fri, Oct. 04, 2002
EMMA P. STERLING, 86, died Thursday at Kingston Care Center. Born in Fort Wayne, she retired in 1986 from the hosiery department at L.S. Ayres and had formerly worked in the hosiery department at Wolf & Dessauer. Her husband, Franklin Jr., died in 1959. Surviving is a niece, Pamela Sue Boyer of Fort Wayne. Services at 11 a.m. Saturday at Hockemeyer & Miller Funeral Home, 6131 St. Joe Road, with calling one hour before services. Burial in Lindenwood cemetery. Memorials to St. Luke's Lutheran Church.
Notice dated Fri, Oct. 04, 2002
DONNA D. TAGESON, 71, died Wednesday at home. Born in Auburn, she retired in 1997 as an inspector at ITT after 10 years. Surviving are thee sons, Jerry L. Bartels of Phoenix, Robert D. Tageson of Hamilton and Ted McCracken of Fort Wayne; three daughters, Vickie Myers of Waterloo, Ann Newport of Winona Lake and Kelly Perlberg of Fort Wayne; four brothers, Bill Walters of Auburn, Jack Walters of California, George Walters of Fort Wayne and Tom Walters of Colorado; four sisters, Helen Cooper of Florida, Patsy Leffler and Jane Clifford, both of Fort Wayne and Mary Goble of New Haven; 12 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert D.
No services. Calling from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave. Memorials to Fort Wayne Rescue Mission or the family.
Notice dated Fri, Oct. 04, 2002
DOROTHY P. THIELE, 78, of Milwaukee, formerly of Fort Wayne, died Tuesday. Surviving are three children, Doreen Zielinski, Sandra DeVaux and Glenn Thiele; a brother, Gregory Kubacki; a sister, Evelyn Vasas; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services at 11 a.m. Saturday at Max A. Sass & Sons Funeral Home, Milwaukee, with calling one hour before services. Graveside services at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Peter's Lutheran Church cemetery, Fort Wayne.
Notice dated Fri, Oct. 04, 2002
RUSTY J. VERSCHURE, 25, was found Tuesday in Fort Wayne. He was born in Mount Clemens, Mich. Surviving are his parents, Vince and Pam True of Fort Wayne; three brothers, Arthur Verschure, Vinnie True and Tiberius True, all of Fort Wayne; a sister, Pamara True of Fort Wayne; a son, Gage of Fort Wayne; a daughter, Tiffany Verschure of Harlan; and his grandmothers, Adelaida True of Sterling Heights, Mich., and JoAnn Benoit of Michigan.
Services at 2 p.m. Saturday at C.M. Sloan & Sons Funeral Home, 1327 N. Wells St., with calling three hours before services. Burial in Prairie Grove cemetery.
Notice dated Fri, Oct. 04, 2002
PETER J. "PETE" ALVARADO, 72, died Saturday at Parkview Hospital. Born in Taylor, Texas, he retired in 1989 as a self-employed carpenter and was a U.S. Army veteran. Surviving are three daughters, Christine Alvarado and Michelle Alvarado, both of Fort Wayne and Beth Rice of Tucson, Ariz.; four brothers, Joe of Van Wert, Ohio, John of Northbrook, Ill., Paul of Birmingham, Ala., and Raymond of Indianapolis; five sisters, Carman Jacobs of Van Wert, Lupe Chavarria of Mesa, Ariz., Dorothy Cuellar of Ossian, Mary Hernandez of Fort Wayne and Patsy Mock of Bluffton; and three grandchildren.
Services at 1 p.m. Wednesday at C.M. Sloan & Sons Funeral Home, 1327 N. Wells St., with calling two hours before services. Burial in Woodland cemetery, Van Wert. Memorials to Cancer Services of Allen County.
Notice dated Sun, Oct. 06, 2002
TITUS WILLIAM SCHROCK, 87, of Lusby, Md., died Thursday. He was born in Shipshewana. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Violet, and daughter, Laurel T. Schrock. Surviving are his wife, Lura; two sons, Lincoln of Fort Wayne and W. Arlen of Vershire; two daughters, Dorcas Haddock of Falls Church, Va., and Darla Schrock of Fort Wayne; a stepson, Bill Taylor of Brecksville, Ohio; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Mabel Snider Raber of Goshen and Rachel Weybright of Syracuse.
Services at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Goshen City Church of the Brethren, Goshen. Burial in Cleveland. Memorials to Heifer Project International, P.O. Box 8058 Little Rock, AR 72203-8058. Arrangements by Rausch Funeral Home P.A., Port Republic, Md.
Notice dated Sun, Oct. 06, 2002
WILLIE L. "BUDDY" TURNER, 58, died Tuesday at Parkview Hospital. Born in Marion, Ala., he was a construction worker. Surviving are his wife, Mary; a son, Willie Jones of Florida; a daughter, Sherry Boone of Fort Wayne; his father, W.L. Turner of Atlanta; three brothers, Reuben Johnson of Milwaukee, and W.L. Turner and James Turner, both of Fort Wayne; three sisters, Laura Evans, Antonia Johnson and Ola Mae Pernell, all of Fort Wayne; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Carmichael Funeral Service, 831 E. Jefferson Blvd., with calling one hour before services. Burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park.
Notice dated Sun, Oct. 06, 2002
