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MARGERY E. DICE, 100, died Sunday at Lutheran Home. Born in Tippecanoe County, she was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles. Surviving are a son, Ed of Fort Wayne; a daughter, Elizabeth Overman of Ocala, Fla.; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services at 2 p.m. Thursday at Lutheran Home Chapel, 6701 S. Anthony Blvd. Arrangements by D.O. McComb and Sons Covington Knolls Funeral Home, 8325 Covington Road. Burial in Lindenwood cemetery. Memorials to Lutheran Home or Simpson United Methodist Church.
Notice dated Tue, Dec. 17, 2002
RAYMOND J. EISENACH, 73, died Sunday at home. Born in Scottsbluff County, Neb., he retired as president from Moss Engineering Corp. in 1997 after 39 years. He was a Korean War Army veteran. Surviving are his wife, Audrey; two daughters, Julie Orendorff of Fort Wayne and Sharon Eisenach of Leo; two sons, Randall of Richardson, Texas and Brian of Fort Wayne; a sister, Esther Eberle of Omaha; and seven grandchildren. Services at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph United Methodist Church, 6004 Reed Road, with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at D.O. McComb & Sons Maplewood Park Funeral Home, 4017 Maplecrest Road. Burial in Highland Park cemetery. Memorials to Cancer Services of Allen County, Parkview Home Health Care and Hospice or the church.
Notice dated Tue, Dec. 17, 2002
LULA MAE STARKS ESSEX, 71, died Dec. 11 at Parkview Hospital. Born in Uniontown, Ala., she retired from General Electric in 1990. Surviving are her husband, Thomas Essex Sr.; a daughter, Willie Mae Griffin of Fort Wayne; three sons, Thomas Jr. of Indianapolis, and Mickey R. and Donald G., both of Fort Wayne; three sisters, Minnie K. Dansby of Birmingham, Ala., Callie Bates and Georgia M. Conwell, all of Fort Wayne; five brothers, the Rev. Eugene Starks of Birmingham, Ala., Jerry Starks, James Starks, Mack Starks and Roosevelt Starks, all of Fort Wayne; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services at 11 a.m. Saturday at Pilgrim Baptist Church, 1331 Gay St. Calling from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the church. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home, 1021 E. Lewis St.
Burial in Covington Memorial Gardens.
Notice dated Tue, Dec. 17, 2002
SUSAN HOLLMAN, 89, died Sunday at Lutheran Homes Inc. Born in Garrett, she was a homemaker. Her first husband, Max A. Minear, died in 1974; her second husband, Harold Hollman, died in 2002. Surviving are two nieces, Peggy Skirvin of Warsaw and Eileen Curson of Marion; and a nephew, Russell Lynn Voorhees of Fort Wayne. Services at 2 p.m. Wednesday at The Lutheran Home Chapel, 6701 S. Anthony Blvd., with calling one hour before services. Burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park cemetery. Memorials to Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, Lutheran Homes Inc. or Visiting Nurse Service and Hospice Inc.
Notice dated Tue, Dec. 17, 2002
SHARILYN HOLMAN, 55, died Friday at Hospice Home of Northeast Indiana. Born in Hamlin, Ky., she was an office worker at National Plastics. Surviving are her husband, Arthur Holman; a son, Robert Hagler of Fort Wayne; four brothers, Dwight Griffin of Fort Wayne, Donnie Griffin of Rison, Ark., James Griffin of Arkansas, and Larry Griffin of Little Rock; seven sisters, Remelle Mayfield of Murray, Ky., Marilyn Taylor and Loretta Griffin, both of Arkansas, Joyce Davis of Grapevine, Ark., Beverly Griffin of Atlanta, Yvonne Hill of Fort Wayne and Nancy Shields of Seattle; and two grandchildren.
Services at 11 a.m. Thursday at Oakridge Temple, 2808 Evans St. Calling from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Carmichael Funeral Service, 831 E. Jefferson Blvd. Burial in Covington Memorial Gardens.
Notice dated Tue, Dec. 17, 2002
A. VIRGINIA STUTE KELLY, 93, of Gas City, died Sunday at Twin City Health Care Center, Gas City. Born in Parker, Pa., she was a teacher and librarian at Gas City Public Library. She was Past Matron of Eastern Star 60 of Parker, Pa. Her husband, William H., died in 1986. Surviving are two sons, John S. of Fort Wayne and Michael of Muncie; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services at 2 p.m. Thursday at Buzzard Funeral Home, Parker. Calling from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m today at Needham-Storey-Wampner Funeral Service, Storey Chapel, Gas City. Burial in Presbyterian cemetery, Parker. Memorials to Gas City First United Methodist Church.
Notice dated Tue, Dec. 17, 2002
MARJORIE ANN MERLINO, 67, of Melbourne Beach, Fla., formerly of Fort Wayne, died Dec. 12 at Melbourne Hospital. She was born in Churubusco. Surviving are her husband, Donald; a daughter, Diane Merlino of Melbourne; a son, Douglas of Melbourne; her mother, Pauline Felger of Fort Wayne; a brother, Paul E. Felger of Churubusco; and a sister, Margaret Gaff of Fort Wayne. Services at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Beach Funeral Home, Indian Harbor Beach, Fla., with calling two hours before services.
Notice dated Tue, Dec. 17, 2002
CAROL ANN MILLER, 67, died Friday at Lutheran Hospital. Born in Fort Wayne, she had been a driver for JJR Mobility for five years. Surviving are her companion, Carrie Boothby of Fort Wayne and a brother, Jack of Fort Wayne. Services at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Elzey-Patterson-Rodak Funeral Home, 6810 Old Trail Road, with calling one hour before services. Burial in Prairie Grove cemetery.
Notice dated Tue, Dec. 17, 2002
LINDA L. MORRISON, 61, died Sunday at Parkview Hospital. Born in Fort Wayne, she was a homemaker. Her husband, Billie R., died in 1997. Surviving are two daughters, Ronda Smith of New Haven and Cindy Oskey of Fort Wayne; a son, Randy Sizemore; a sister, Laura Schoner of Payne, Ohio, and six grandchildren. Services at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church, 1502 E. Wallen Road, with calling one hour before services. Calling from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Klaehn Fahl and Melton, 420 W. Wayne St. Graveside services at 3 p.m. Thursday at Moreland cemetery, Moreland. Burial in Moreland cemetery. Memorials to Cancer Services of Allen County.
Notice dated Tue, Dec. 17, 2002
WILLIE MAE SASSER, 90, of Atlanta, Texas, died Friday at Atlanta Memorial Hospital. Born in Texas, she was a homemaker. Her husband, Jesse, died in 1984. Surviving are two daughters, Doris Seals of Fort Wayne and Mary Sasser of Atlanta, Texas; a son, Jesse Sasser, Jr. of Atlanta, Texas; several grandchildren; great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Services Saturday at First Baptist Church, Atlanta, Texas. Arrangements by Richardson Funeral Home, Texarkana, Texas. Memorials to the family.
Notice dated Tue, Dec. 17, 2002
MICHAEL "TONY" SLAUGHTER, 51, of Naples, Fla., formerly of Fort Wayne, died Wednesday. Born in Farmland, he was a teacher and guidance counselor in the Collier County school system for 29 years. Surviving are three brothers, W.R. "Dick" of Muncie, James of Viera, Fla., and Thomas of Farmland; and a sister, Nancy Geiger of Churubusco. Services at 2 p.m. today at Miller Mortuary, Chapel of Peace, Farmland, with calling one hour before services. Burial in Woodlawn cemetery, east of Farmland. Memorials to donor's choice.
Notice dated Tue, Dec. 17, 2002
MARK ALLEN WINEBRENNER, 51, died Sunday at home. Born in Noble County, he operated Winebrenner's Restaurant in the Waynedale area from 1983 to 1989. He also worked as a loan officer in the real estate mortgage business. Surviving are his fiancee, Ranae Taylor of Fort Wayne; his mother, Marilyn Swinehart of Fort Wayne; two sons, Matthew A. of Fort Wayne and Mark Joseph of Chicago; a daughter, Cathy A. Wolfe of Noblesville; a brother, Monte L. of Fort Wayne; two sisters, Myra A. Craig of Fort Wayne and Mary C. Rugg of Brethren, Mich.; two stepbrothers, Martin J. Winebrenner and Kirk A. Swinehart, both of Fort Wayne; a stepsister, Lisa M. Winebrenner of Georgia; two stepsons, Benjamin L. Carr of Orange, Calif. and Jason A. Carr of Indianapolis; his grandmother, Grace Tipton of Columbia City; and five grandchildren. Services at 10 a.m. Thursday at D.O. McComb and Sons Maplewood Park Funeral Home, 4017 Maplecrest Road. Calling from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Burial in Concordia Gardens cemetery. Memorials to the family.
Notice dated Tue, Dec. 17, 2002
Albion
WAHNETTA "SUSIE" BUSHONG, 69, died Friday at Hospice Home of Northeast Indiana, Fort Wayne. Born in Steuben County, she worked at Dana Corp. in Churubusco and was a cook at Albion Jefferson School. Her husband, Glade, died in 2000. Surviving are two daughters, Cindy Jacob of Albion and Cathy Blomberg of Wolcottville; three stepdaughters, Brenda Hoover of Albion, Collette Parker of Fort Wayne and LuAnn Spuller of Harbor Springs, Mich; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Elinor Conrad of Albion and Phyllis Weibel of New Port Richey, Fla. Services at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Brazzell Funeral Home, Avilla, with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday. Burial in Rose Hill cemetery, Albion. Memorials to Hospice Home of Northeast Indiana.
Notice dated Sun, Dec. 15, 2002
Churubusco
CLARENCE E. ZEIGLER, 90, died Saturday at Miller's Merry Manor, Columbia City. Born in Noble County, he was a retired Smith Township farmer. His wife, Bernice, died in 1995. Surviving are a son, David L. of Churubusco; a stepson, William E. Berry of Churubusco; two brothers, Ralph P. and Allen E., both of Churubusco; six sisters, Mae Wappes of Churubusco, Geraldine Grawcock, Betty Crabill and Barbara Nicodemus, all of Columbia City, and Martha Wappes and Joy Follis, both of Fort Wayne; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Mary Katherine Weaver. Services at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Sheets & Childs Funeral Home, Churubusco. Calling from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday. Burial in Eel River cemetery, south of Churubusco. Memorials to Blue River Church of the Brethren Mission Fund.
Notice dated Sun, Dec. 15, 2002
Columbia City
SYLBERT "BARNEY" HEASTON, 82, died Saturday at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne. His wife, Mildred, died in 1996. Arrangements pending at DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home, Columbia City.
Notice dated Sun, Dec. 15, 2002
Decatur
LARKANNE DENISE GRIFFITHS, 28, died Saturday at home. Born in Decatur, she was a homemaker and had worked at Professional Federal Credit Union in Bluffton and Fort Wayne. She had also owned and operated a home day care business. Surviving are her husband, Keith "Nick" Nicholas; a daughter, Marnie Rose Griffiths of Decatur; her parents, Frederick "Fritz" and LouAnn Bultemeyer of Decatur; three brothers, Von R. Bultemeyer of Indianapolis and Jared A. Bultemeyer and Jason W. Bultemeyer, both of Decatur; and her grandmother, Beverly Strader of Hoagland. Prayers at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur, followed by a 10 a.m. service at St. John Lutheran Church, Bingen. Calling from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday and 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial in the church cemetery. Memorials to the church, Wyneken Expansion, Parkview Hospice or American Cancer Society.
Notice dated Sun, Dec. 15, 2002
Fremont
LORENE SHECKLES, 63, died Friday at Cameron Memorial Community Hospital, Angola. Born in Middlesboro, Ky., and formerly of Fort Wayne, she was a homemaker and had owned and managed 441 Bait & Tackle in Fremont. Surviving are her husband, Harold; two daughters, Donna Denis and Terrie Huffstetler, both of Fremont; two sons, Scott and Mike, both of Fremont; nine grandchildren; and a brother, Billie Ray Hatfield of Syracuse. Services at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Beams Funeral Home, Fremont. Calling from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday.
Memorials to ALS-Association, Indiana Chapter, 1980 E. 116th St., Suite 105, Carmel, IN 46032.
Notice dated Sun, Dec. 15, 2002
Geneva
DEBORAH LYNNE DUBACH, 38, of Decatur, Ala., formerly of Adams County, died Friday at home. Born in Logan, Ohio, she was an artist and homemaker. She was cultural arts chairwoman for Oak Park Middle School P.T.A. and had served as craft coordinator for Camp Bluebird. Surviving are her husband, Scott Douglas; her parents, Dennis and Judith Bluhm of Decatur; two daughters, Allison Jeanne Dubach and Rebecca Grace Dubach, both of Decatur, Ala.; a brother, Steven Bluhm of Fort Wayne; two sisters, Kathy Skekloff of Fort Wayne and Betsy Chamberlin of Decatur; and her grandmother, Alta Bluhm of Logan, Ohio. Services at 2 p.m. today at First Bible Church, Decatur, Ala. Graveside services at 11 a.m. Tuesday at West Lawn cemetery, Geneva. Memorials to the church missions project. Arrangements by Downing & Glancy Funeral Home, Geneva.
Notice dated Sun, Dec. 15, 2002
