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ELDON M. ZENT, 75, died Monday in Fort Wayne. Born in Allen County, he retired in 1982 as a machinist from Navistar International Corp. and was a World War II veteran. Surviving are his wife, Maxine D.; three sons, Steve, Bill and Gary, all of Fort Wayne; three daughters, Donna Bowersock of Fort Wayne, Sue Swartz of Kimmell and Peggy Doherty of Austin, Texas; six sisters, Margie Dennie, Betty Mills, Ruth Ballinger and Juanita Gillenwater, all of Fort Wayne, and Rosie Dawson and Donna Mae Dawson, both of Ossian; three brothers, Walter and Lloyd, both of Fort Wayne, and Jim of Arizona; two half brothers, Larry Zent and Allen Zent, both of Fort Wayne; six half sisters, Sally Stuff, Chris Zent, Robin Zent, Sandy Zent, Althea Hedges and Beverly Lawson, all of Fort Wayne; 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services at 2 p.m. Saturday at Elzey-Patterson-Rodak Funeral Home, 6810 Old Trail Road. Calling from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday. Burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park, with military graveside services by Amvets. Memorials to NASCAR.
Notice dated Wed, Dec. 25, 2002
DON T. BAILEY, JR., 67, died Thursday at Parkview Hospital. Born in Leetonia, Ohio, he was a compliance officer with the Department of Labor for 28 years. He was a Korean War Air Force veteran. Surviving are his wife, Sharon; a daughter, Leanne Bailey of Indianapolis; a son, Matthew T. of Arlington, Va.; four grandchildren; his father, Don T. Sr. of Salem, Ohio; two sisters, Sandra Borrow and Joyce Berney; and a brother, David. Services at 10 a.m. Monday at D.O. McComb & Sons Pine Valley Park Funeral Home, 1320 E. Dupont Road. Calling from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funereal home. Burial in Highland Park cemetery with military graveside rites conducted by the Air Force. Memorials to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and National Colorectal Cancer Research Alliance.
Notice dated Fri, Dec. 27, 2002
KEITH "JOHN" CARCIONE, 68, died Monday at home. Born in Fort Wayne, he retired as a bartender at Mannie Place in 2002 after 40 years. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Surviving are a sister, Rosemary Kintz of Fort Wayne; and three brothers, James S. and Leroy F., both of Wolcottville, and Anthony W. of Fort Wayne. Services at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter's Catholic Church, 518 E. DeWald St., with calling from 9:30 to 10 a.m. Calling also from 2 to 5 and 6 to 8 p.m. today at Tom Mungovan Funeral Home, 2221 S. Calhoun St.
Burial in Covington Memorial cemetery. Memorials to Masses, church or to donor's choice.
Notice dated Fri, Dec. 27, 2002
RUSSELL E. DeTURK, 95, died Wednesday at home. Born in Fort Wayne, he retired in 1974 from Mobile Aerial Towers. Surviving are a wife, Nellie; two daughters, Lois M. Dager and Joan C. Morgan, both of Fort Wayne; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
Services at 4 p.m. Sunday at C.M. Sloan & Son Funeral Home, 1327 N. Wells St., Fort Wayne. Calling one hour before services. Burial in Bowers cemetery.
Notice dated Fri, Dec. 27, 2002
REV. JAMES C. DUKE, 91, died Tuesday at Heritage Park Nursing Home, Fort Wayne. Formerly of Brooksville, Fla., South Carolina and Georgia, he retired in 1976 as a minister for in the Wesleyan Church. Surviving are his wife, Ruth Finch Duke of Fort Wayne; two daughters, Patricia Troyer of Albion and Sue Barnwell of Fishers; two sons, Perry of Anderson, S.C., and James of Warrenton, Ga.; a sister, Ruth Patterson of Columbus, Ga.; 19 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. His first wife, Alma Morgan Duke, died in 1983. He was preceded in death by two sons. Services at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Albion Wesleyan Church. Calling from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Orr Funeral Home, Churubusco, and from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Turner Funeral Home, Spring Hill, Fla. Burial in Florida Hills Memorial Gardens, Spring Hill, Fla. Memorials to Alzheimer's Association of Northern Indiana, 425 N. Michigan, South Bend, IN 46601.
Notice dated Fri, Dec. 27, 2002
EDWARD A. 'ED' FACKS, 82, died Wednesday at Hospice Home of Northeast Indiana. Born in Fort Wayne, he retired in 1986 as an electrical engineer at Magnavox after 45 years and was past president and director of a national Magnavox association. He was a World War II Army veteran. Surviving are a wife, Harriett; a daughter, Suzanne M. Chamberlin of Rapids, Wis.; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services at 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 3425 Crescent Ave., with calling 30 minutes before services. Calling also from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. today at Hockemeyer & Miller Funeral Home, 6131 St. Joe Road. Burial in Concordia cemetery Gardens. Memorials to the church.
Notice dated Fri, Dec. 27, 2002
KENT WHITSON GILDOW, 42, died Monday at Parkview Hospital. Born in Calais, Maine, he was a student and musician. Surviving are his wife, Luci; a son, Brian Hanefield-Burnham of Fort Wayne; a sister, Anne McHale of Marietta, Ohio; and father, Gene Gildow of Marietta. Commemorative gathering at 7 p.m. Jan. 3 at his residence, 314 W. Suttenfield St.
Arrangements by Tom Mungovan Funeral Home, 2221 S. Calhoun St.
Notice dated Fri, Dec. 27, 2002
LAVETTE J. GRIGGS, 60, died Wednesday at Parkview Hospital. Born in Chicago, she was a counselor at AWAC. Surviving are three sons, DuJuan Bailey and Giovanni Bailey, both of Indianapolis, and Dacia "Sam" Ward of Terre Haute; three daughters, La-Toyia Franklin-Wallace and Candace Bailey, both of Fort Wayne, and Lonnie Franklin of Indianapolis; a sister, Shirlyne Collins of East Chicago; and 11 grandchildren. Services at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Higher Ground Ministry, 6005 S. Anthony Blvd. Arrangements by Carmichael Funeral Service, 831 E. Jefferson Blvd.
Notice dated Fri, Dec. 27, 2002
NORMAN F. HABER, 86, died Wednesday at Golden Years Homestead. Born in Detroit, he owned his own janitorial company and had been employed with Hudson Motor Car Co., Dodge Bros. Automobile, Twin Pines Dairy and Montgomery Ward. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. Surviving are his wife, Carleen; three daughters, Carol Leever of Troy, Mich., Norma Daniel of Fort Wayne and Mary Coursey of St. Claire Shores, Mich.; a son, Timothy I. of Fort Wayne; 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Private services. No calling. Burial in Leo cemetery, Leo-Cedarville. Arrangements by D.O. McComb and Sons Maplewood Park, 4017 Maplecrest Road.
Notice dated Fri, Dec. 27, 2002
SHIRLEY A. PATTON HEEREN, 63, died Tuesday at Parkview Memorial Hospital. Born in Spencerville, she was a homemaker. Surviving are her husband Robert J.; two daughters, LaDonna Patton and Bonnie Patton, both of New Haven; a son, Steve of Fort Wayne; four step-sons, Donald Heeren and James Heeren, both of Fort Wayne, Rick Heeren of Chapel Hill, N.C., and Brian Heeren of Largo, Fla.; two stepdaughters, Robin Gaff of Columbus, Ohio, and Roiann Smolinski of Fort Wayne; 15 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren; mother, Dorothy Smith of Auburn; a sister Sharon Baker of Spencerville; and a brother, Larry Smith of Leo.
Services at 2 p.m. Saturday at D.O. McComb & Sons Maplewood Park Funeral Home, 4017 Maplecrest Road. Calling from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial in White City cemetery, Spencerville. Memorials to Cancer Services of Allen County.
Notice dated Fri, Dec. 27, 2002
AMY L. NASH, 53, died Thursday at Parkview Hospital. Born in Adams County, she worked 17 years in the medical transcription department of Parkview Hospital. Surviving are two sons, David B. Nash of San Diego and Jarud L. Nash of Fort Wayne; a daughter, Stephanie Ross of Fort Wayne; her mother, Alice Neuenschwander of Berne; a sister, Anne Bennett of Washington state, a brother, ReedNeuenschwander of Anaheim, Calif., and one grandchild. Services are pending. Burial in MRE cemetery, Berne.
Notice dated Fri, Dec. 27, 2002
DELORES 'DEE' PEMBERTON, 76, died Tuesday at Life Care Center. Born in Fort Wayne, she was a homemaker. Surviving are two daughters, Julie Minnick of Waterloo and Jeannie Pemberton of Fort Wayne; two sons, David of Fort Wayne and Daniel of New Haven; six brothers, Donald Pranger of Detroit, Robert Pranger of Summerfield, Fla., Michael Pranger of New Haven, and John Pranger, Richard Pranger and Paul Pranger, all of Fort Wayne; five sisters, Joyce Venaglia of Indio, Calif., Rita Sebaugh of Waterford, Mich., Helen Buescher of Decatur, Patricia Jensen of Pana, Ill., and Judith Ward of LaGrange; and nine grandchildren. Her husband, Richard, died in 2001. Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, 1502 E. Wallen Road, with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday with 8:30 p.m. vigil at D.O. McComb and Sons Pine Valley Park Funeral Home, 1320 E. Dupont Road. Burial in Highland Park cemetery. Memorials to Cancer Services of Allen County.
Notice dated Fri, Dec. 27, 2002
DOUGLAS E. SHAW, 34, of Huntertown, died Tuesday in Fort Wayne. Born in Fort Wayne, he was a furniture repairman at Value City Furniture. Survivors are his parents, Don and Judy Shaw of Huntertown; a sister, Donna Ashcroft of Naples, Fla.; and grandparents, Paul and Thelma Boyer of Huntertown. Services at 11 a.m. Monday at D.O. McComb & Sons Pine Valley Park Funeral Home, 1320 E. Dupont Road. Calling from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials to First Grace Brethren Church.
Notice dated Fri, Dec. 27, 2002
DAVID SEIGEL, 79, died Thursday at Covington Manor Nursing Center. Born in Detroit, he retired as president of L&S; Equipment in 1998 after 40 years' service. Surviving is his wife Bee; a daughter, Natalie S. Gottesman of Edina, N.M.; a son, Dr. Gordon J. of Chicago; and three grandchildren.
Services at 1 p.m. today, with calling one hour before services at D.O. McComb & Sons Covington Knolls Funeral Home, 8325 Covington Road. Burial in Jewish cemetery, Fort Wayne. Memorials to donor's choice.
Notice dated Fri, Dec. 27, 2002
CHAD M. STAUFFER, 24, died Wednesday at Hospice Home of Northeast Indiana. Surviving are his fiancee, Kate Barber of Fort Wayne; and a sister, Ann Marie Stauffer of Fort Wayne. He was preceded in death by his son, Jordan Michael. Services at 1 p.m. Sunday at Tom Mungovan Funeral Home, 2221 Calhoun St. Calling from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Burial in Covington Memorial Gardens. Memorials to Hospice House of Northeast Indiana.
Notice dated Fri, Dec. 27, 2002
CRYSTEEN B. THOMAS, 38, died Tuesday at Parkview Hospital. Born in Fort Wayne, she was a self-employed nursing assistant. Surviving are her husband, Lester; a stepson, Michael Thomas of Fort Wayne; her parents, Phyllis and Grover C. Belcher Sr. of Fort Wayne; three brothers, Tim Belcher, Grover C. Belcher Jr. and Ronnie Belcher, all of Fort Wayne; and three sisters, Lillian Mowery, Laurie A. Clawson and Linda Doll, all of Fort Wayne. Services at noon Saturday at D.O. McComb & Sons Funeral Home Lakeside Park, 1140 Lake Ave. Calling from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial in Concordia cemetery Gardens. Memorials to Scleroderma Foundation.
Notice dated Fri, Dec. 27, 2002
JANE E. YOUNG, 80, died Monday at Life Care Center. Born in Fort Wayne, she was a homemaker and former substitute teacher for Fort Wayne Community Schools. Surviving are a daughter, Becky Witcher of Fort Wayne; a son, Tom Young of Fort Wayne; a sister, Ruth Quick of St. Petersburg, Fla.; and four grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles, in 1997. Services at 11 a.m. Monday at Calvary Third Presbyterian Church, 4700 S. Anthony Blvd., with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Klaehn, Fahl & Melton Funeral Home, 420 W. Wayne St. Burial in Lindenwood cemetery. Memorials to Alzheimer's Support Group or Women Association of Calvary Third Presbyterian Church.
Notice dated Fri, Dec. 27, 2002
ARDINELL ROY WILLIAMSON, 88, died Wednesday at Rawlin's House, Pendleton. Born in Monroeville, she was co-owner of Williamson Market & Feast House Restaurant and retired as a reinsurance clerk at Lincoln National Life Insurance Co. in 1977. Surviving are two daughters, Beckie Mae Steele of Pendleton and Betsie Ann Tennell of Centennial, Colo.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter, in 2001. Services at 2 p.m. today at D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave., with calling one hour before services.
Burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Memorials to St. Luke's Lutheran Church.
Notice dated Fri, Dec. 27, 2002
ELDON M. ZENT, 75, died Monday in Fort Wayne. Born in Allen County, he retired in 1982 as a machinist from Navistar International Corp. and was a World War II veteran. Surviving are his wife, Maxine D.; three sons, Steve, Bill and Gary, all of Fort Wayne; three daughters, Donna Bowersock of Fort Wayne, Sue Swartz of Kimmell and Peggy Doherty of Austin, Texas; six sisters, Margie Dennie, Betty Mills, Ruth Ballinger and Juanita Gillenwater, all of Fort Wayne, and Rosie Dawson and Donna Mae Dawson, both of Ossian; three brothers, Walter and Lloyd, both of Fort Wayne, and Jim of Arizona; four half brothers, Larry Zent and Allen Zent, both of Fort Wayne, and Chris Zent and Dale Zent, both of New Haven; five half sisters, Sally Stuff, Robin Zent, Sandy Zent, Althea Hedges and Beverly Lawson, all of Fort Wayne; stepmother Betty Zent of New Haven; 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Services at 2 p.m. Saturday at Elzey-Patterson-Rodak Funeral Home, 6810 Old Trail Road. Calling from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today. Burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park, with military graveside services by Amvets. Memorials to NASCAR.
Notice dated Fri, Dec. 27, 2002
KATHERINE BREWER, 78, died Sunday at Parkview Hospital. Born in South Bend, she was a homemaker. Surviving are three daughters, Michele Abbott of Carmel, Marlene Brewer of Indianapolis and Madeleine Davis of Valparaiso; three sons, Marcus of Churubusco, Michael of Fort Wayne and John of Rochester, N.Y. and nine grandchildren. Mass of Resurrection at 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Jude Catholic Church, East State Boulevard at Randallia Drive, with calling one hour before services. Graveside services at 11 a.m. Friday at Cedar Grove cemetery, South Bend. Arrangements by D.O. McComb and Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave. Memorials to St. Jude's Children's Hospital or St. Jude's Tuition Assistance.
Notice dated Tue, Jan. 14, 2003
