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TAWNIA L. COMER, 35, died Monday at Lutheran Hospital. Born in San Antonio, she was a student at Taylor University. Surviving are her father, Larry Holder of Fort Wayne; her mother, Linda Onz of Clearwater Beach, Fla.; a daughter, Cearstin Comer of Henderson, Tenn.; two sons, Isaac King and Sterling King, both of Fort Wayne; and a brother, Dr. Troy Holder of Indianapolis. Services at 1 p.m. Thursday at D.O. McComb & Sons Covington Knolls Funeral Home, 8325 Covington Road. Calling from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Memorials to American Cancer Society or Tawnia's Children's Trust Fund.
Notice dated Tue, Oct. 08, 2002
GENEVA "CAP" EAST, 86, died Saturday at her daughter's home. Born in Woodman, Ky., she retired in 1981 from Peter Eckrich & Sons after 33 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Lee. Surviving are two daughters, Patricia Denney and Linda Hanson, both of Fort Wayne; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Graveside services at 11 a.m. Thursday at Glenwood cemetery, Bristol, Tenn. Calling also from 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Weaver Funeral Home, Bristol, Tenn. Local Arrangements by C.M. Sloan & Sons Funeral Home, 1327 N. Wells St., Fort Wayne. Memorials to Visiting Nurse Service & Hospice Inc.
Notice dated Tue, Oct. 08, 2002
SUSAN KAY FORSYTHE, 62, of Monticello, Ga., died Saturday at Emory University Hospital, Atlanta. Born in Fort Wayne, she taught Russian and English in high school. Surviving are her husband, Charles; a daughter, Amanda Sandifer of Avondale Estates, Ga.; a sister, Sally Scott of Byron, Minn.; and three grandchildren. Memorial services at 11 a.m. Friday at North Decatur Presbyterian Church, Decatur, Ga. Arrangements by Jordan Funeral Home, Monticello, Ga.Memorials to Junior League of DeKalb County Memorial Fund for the "My Space Project, " P.O. Box 183, Decatur, GA 30031.
Notice dated Tue, Oct. 08, 2002
ELIZABETH E. HALE, 80, died Sunday in Fort Wayne. Born in Maysville, Ky., she retired as office manager for Koerbers Jewelry. Surviving are her husband, James W.; a son, James W., Jr. of Orlando, Fla.; three daughters, Donna Aker-Brown of Fort Wayne, Connie York of Lexington, Ky., and Marjory Hale of Leo; 40 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Services at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, 4700 Vance Ave. Calling from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today at Covington Memorial Funeral Home, 8408 Covington Road. Private burial. Memorials to Shriners Crippled Children's Hospital.
Notice dated Tue, Oct. 08, 2002
RICHARD L. JEFFERS, 75, died Sunday at Hospice Home of Northeast Indiana. Born in Terre Haute, he retired from B&L; Motor Freight in 1984. He also worked for Advance Painters. He was a World War II Army veteran. Surviving are his wife, Betty J.; a daughter, Teresa R. Jeffers of Fort Wayne; a son, Tony L. of Muncie; three brothers, Harland of Pinellas Park, Fla., Robert of Albany, and Wayman of Dawsonville, Ga.; and three grandchildren. Services at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Hockemeyer & Miller Funeral Home, 6131 St. Joe Road, with calling one hour before services. Calling from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Parson-Rust Funeral Home, Albany. Burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Memorials to Congestive Heart Failure Clinic, Fort Wayne.
Notice dated Tue, Oct. 08, 2002
DORATHY L. KOSTECK, 84, died Saturday at Lutheran Hospital. Born in Fort Wayne, she was an attendant at the Fort Wayne State Developmental Center, retiring in 1988 after 20 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul J., and a daughter, Diane. Surviving are a daughter, Gail Anne Renz of Fort Wayne; two sons, Stephen P. of Columbia City and J. Brian of Fort Wayne; two brothers, Melvin Kolkman and Donald Kolkman, both of Fort Wayne; six grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services. Arrangements by D.O. McComb and Sons Foster Park Funeral Home, 6301 Fairfield Ave. Burial in Lindenwood cemetery. Memorials to Zion Lutheran Church.
Notice dated Tue, Oct. 08, 2002
TOM LANDIS, 56, died Sunday at Parkview Hospital. Born in Joplin, Mo., he was a self-employed accountant and financial consultant. He also worked at International Harvester for 10 years. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. Surviving are his companion, Sandra Smith of Fort Wayne; his mother, Frances Landis of Galena, Kan.; a son, Tim of Fort Wayne; a daughter, Angela Robinson; a stepdaughter, Lori Marciniak of New Jersey; a grandchild and three step-grandchildren. Services at 1 p.m. Thursday at D.O. McComb and Sons Maplewood Park, 4017 Maplecrest Road. Calling from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Burial in Covington Memorial Gardens. Memorials to Tom Landis Scholarship Fund at Indiana Institute of Technology.
Notice dated Tue, Oct. 08, 2002
LINDA MILLER, 55, died Friday at Parkview Hospital. Born in Fort Wayne, she was a student at Indiana Tech and worked for the city of Fort Wayne. Surviving are her husband, Robert H.; a son, Jason A. Errington of Fort Wayne; a daughter, Elyse Naslund of Stockholm, Sweden; a sister, Rosalie Dellinger of Fort Wayne; her stepmother, Virginia Hasewinkle of Fort Wayne and a grandchild. Services at 11 a.m. Saturday at D.O. McComb and Sons Maplewood Park Funeral Home, 4017 Maplecrest Road, with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. Entombment in Concordia cemetery Gardens. Memorials to Whitley County Humane Society.
Notice dated Tue, Oct. 08, 2002
JAMES FREDERICK SHIDLER, 44, of West Bloomfield, Mich., died Saturday. Born in Erie, Pa., he was a manager at Electronic Data Systems. Surviving are his mother, Eileen Shidler; his wife, Linda Ann; two daughters, Virginia Shidler and Kimberly, both of West Bloomfield; a son, Christopher of West Bloomfield; two sisters, Martha Pichla and Ruth Geml; and a brother, Thomas Shidler. Services at 10 a.m. EDT (9 a.m. Fort Wayne time) Wednesday at Donelson, Johns and Evans Funeral Home, Waterford, Mich. Calling from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. EDT today. Interment in Crescent Hills cemetery. Memorials to the family.
Notice dated Tue, Oct. 08, 2002
LUCY L. STEFFEY, 72, died Monday at home. Born in Wells County, she was office manager of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 723. Her husband, Richard, died in 1985. Surviving are a daughter, Pamela Snyder of Fort Wayne; three sons, Steve Waikel of Auburn, Calif., Rick Steffey of Kodiak, Alaska, and Brian Steffey of Hudson; two brothers, Hank Gallmeyer of Preble and Jim Gallmeyer of New Haven; 11 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Services pending. Calling from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at D.O. McComb and Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave. with services by the Ladies Auxiliary Club at 6:45 p.m. Burial in Lindenwood cemetery. Memorials to Cancer Services of Allen County or Parkview Home Health Care & Hospice.
Notice dated Tue, Oct. 08, 2002
MAYME JOHNSON WILLIAMS, 69, of Louisville, formerly of Fort Wayne, died Friday. She was a musician at various churches. Surviving are a daughter, Generia Fountain; two sons, Michael A. Young and Keith Williams, both of Louisville; two stepdaughters, Ida Williams and Joanetta Nash, both of Fort Wayne; two stepsons, John Williams Jr. and Tasco Williams, both of Fort Wayne; a sister, Ruth Talbott; two brothers, Louis M. Johnson and George W. Johnson; 34 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. Services at 7 p.m. EDT (6 p.m. Fort Wayne time) Friday at Mount Vernon Baptist Church, Louisville, with calling after 12 noon EDT Friday. Calling also from 6 to 9 p.m. EDT Thursday at A.D. Porter & Sons, Louisville. Private burial.
Notice dated Tue, Oct. 08, 2002
MAMIE D. BRISENTINE, 75, died Tuesday at Canterbury Health Care. Born in Dyersburg, Tenn., she was a homemaker. Her husband, William C., died in 1998 and a son, Ron, in 1996. Surviving are a daughter, Betty Yoquelet of Fort Wayne; and three sons, William C. III and Michael W., both of Fort Wayne, and Robert A. of Indiana. Services at 10 a.m. Friday at C.M. Sloan & Sons Funeral Home, 1327 N. Wells St. Calling from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday.
Burial in Highland Park. Memorials to Memorial Baptist Church.
Notice dated Wed, Oct. 09, 2002
JANE LUCILLE GOLDEN, 82, died Sunday at St. Catherine's Hospital. She was a kindergarten teacher at Irwin Elementary in Fort Wayne for 22 years. Surviving are two daughters, Lynn Yoder and Diana Fesko; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Zan.
Services at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Hessville Assembly of God, Hammond. Calling from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Burns-Kish Funeral Home, Munster. Graveside services at 11 a.m. Saturday at Lindenwood cemetery, 2324 W. Main St.
Notice dated Wed, Oct. 09, 2002
FRED G. GONGAWARE, 73, died Tuesday at Parkview Hospital. Born in Fort Wayne, he retired in 1990 as a forklift driver from Essex Wire after 43 years and was a World War II Army veteran. Surviving are three sisters, Margaret Hilgemann of Muncie and Lilian Uetrecht and Joan Barrand, both of Fort Wayne; and a brother, John of Fort Wayne. Services at 2 p.m. Friday at C.M. Sloan & Sons Funeral Home, 1327 N. Wells St. Calling from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Memorials to donor's choice.
Notice dated Wed, Oct. 09, 2002
VIRGINIA L. "GINNY" HOOVER, 79, died Monday at Hospice Home of Northeast Indiana. Born in Mason City, Iowa, she retired in 1982 as an office worker at International Harvester after 34 years. Surviving are her husband, David H.; and two sisters, Deloris Holt of Fort Wayne and Patricia Frank of Reading, Mich. Private graveside services at Lindenwood cemetery. No calling. Memorials to Hospice Home of Northeast Indiana. Arrangements by Klaehn, Fahl & Melton Funeral Home Winchester Road Chapel, 6424 Winchester Road.
Notice dated Wed, Oct. 09, 2002
MARGARET KIGAR, 80, of Boca Raton, Fla., formerly of Fort Wayne, died Tuesday. She was born in Fort Wayne. Surviving are her husband, Douglas; three sons, Tom, Dave and James; four daughters, Nancy Kigar Bohen, Katie Kigar Kissel, Amy Kigar Pasquarelli and Julie Kigar Garcia; and 11 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Elizabeth Ann Kigar. Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. EDT (9 a.m. Fort Wayne time) Thursday at Emanuel Catholic Church, Boca Raton. Wake from 6 to 8 p.m. EDT today at Kraeer-Becker Funeral Home, Deerfield Beach, Fla.
Memorials to Hospice by the Sea, 1531 W. Palmetto Park Road, Boca Raton, FL 33486.
Notice dated Wed, Oct. 09, 2002
MARGARET MAURINE NAIL, 86, died Monday at Renaissance Village Nursing Home. Born in Van Wert, Ohio, she was a homemaker. Her husband, John W. Jr., died in 1986. Surviving are two sons, Steven L. and Allen B., both of West Lafayette; four daughters, Marilyn Platt and Phyllis Fox, both of Roanoke, Kathleen S. Nail of Lafayette and Rosalie Eversole of Fort Wayne; 14 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Covington Memorial Funeral Home, 8408 Covington Road. Calling from 3 to 9 p.m. today.
Burial in Covington Memorial Gardens. Memorials to Renaissance Village Nursing Home or Alzheimer's Research.
Notice dated Wed, Oct. 09, 2002
TITUS WILLIAM SCHROCK, 87, of Lusby, Md., died Thursday. He was born in Shipshewana. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Laura; his second wife, Violet; and a son, Laurel T. Surviving are 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 Wed, Oct. 09, 2002
MARTIN F. SISOLAK, 87, died Monday at Parkview Hospital. Born in North Chicago, he retired in 1979 as an accounting clerk from U.S. Steel after 40 years. He was treasurer of Waukegan Works Federal Credit Union for 31 years. Surviving are his wife, Jennie; a son, Dennis of Bel Air, Md.; two daughters, Marilyn Manzer of Fort Wayne and Maureen Miller of Cincinnati; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a sister, Millie Semasko of North Chicago; and a brother, Joseph of Waukegan, Ill. Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, 4916 Trier Road, with calling one hour before services. Graveside services at 1 p.m. Saturday at at Ascension cemetery, Libertyville, Ill. Memorials to Society of Holy Child Jesus. Arrangements by D.O. McComb & Sons Maplewood Park Funeral Home, 4017 Maplecrest Road.
Notice dated Wed, Oct. 09, 2002
PATRICIA WATERMAN, 71, of Louisville, Ky., died Thursday at home. She was co-founder and owner of Etcetera and was past president of Jewish Hospital Auxiliary and Brandeis University Women's Committee. She was supervisor for Jewish Hospital Guild and vice chairman of Louisville and Jefferson County Human Relations Commission. Surviving are her husband, Irwin; a son, Robert; two daughters, Susan Sales of Boston and Linda Humphrey; three sisters, Judith Shipsky of Fort Wayne, Barree Hopfenmaier of Washington, D.C., and Margo H. Allman of Denver; and six grandchildren.
Services were in Louisville. Burial in The Temple cemetery, Louisville. Memorials to Jewish Hospital Foundation. Arrangements by Herman Meyer & Son Funeral Home, Louisville.
Notice dated Wed, Oct. 09, 2002
HAZEL MARIE ALLEN, 93, of Ocala, Fla., formerly of Fort Wayne, died Tuesday at Oakhurst Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Wells County. Surviving are a daughter, Norma J. Sanders of Belleview, Fla.; and a stepdaughter, Connie Prible of Bluffton. Her husband, Edwin Nelson Allen, died in 1993. No local services or calling. Memorials to Hospice of Marion County, P.O. Box 4860, Ocala, FL 34478. Arrangements by Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala.
Notice dated Thu, Oct. 10, 2002
MAMIE D. BRISENTINE, 75, died Tuesday at Canterbury Health Care. Born in Dyersburg, Tenn., she was a homemaker. Her husband, William C., died in 1998 and a son, Ron, in 1996. Surviving are a daughter, Betty Yoquelet of Fort Wayne; three sons, William C. III and Michael W., both of Fort Wayne, and Robert A. of Indiana; 14 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and several step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren. Services at 10 a.m. Friday at C.M. Sloan & Sons Funeral Home, 1327 N. Wells St. Calling from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today. Burial in Highland Park. Memorials to Memorial Baptist Church.
Notice dated Thu, Oct. 10, 2002