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MARY ALICE BURGER, 91, died Jan. 8 at Woodview Health Care, Fort Wayne. Born in Valparaiso, she was a music teacher and homemaker. Surviving are a daughter, Margaret Burger; three sons, William R. of LaPorte, Charles W. of Hemet, Calif. and Ronald G. of Indianapolis; a brother, Robert Gregory of LaPorte; a sister, Laura Elizabeth Bowman of Savoy, Ill.; nine grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Services were held in LaPorte.
Burial in St. John's Lutheran cemetery. Memorials to St. John's Lutheran Church Music Ministry or donor's choice.
Notice dated Tue, Jan. 14, 2003
STEVEN M. "BIG" BYRD SR., 39, of Norcross, Ga., formerly of Fort Wayne, died Thursday at home. He was preceded in death by his companion, Venus S. Charlton. Surviving are three daughters, Jasmine S. Charlton, Stephanie M. Byrd and Jamiyah S. Byrd, all of Georgia; a son, Steven M. Byrd Jr. of Georgia; two sisters, Beatrice M. Williams-Tevis and Sabrena D. Turner, both of Fort Wayne; and two brothers, Willie Seltzer of Chicago and William H. Turner of Indianapolis.
Services at 1 p.m. Friday at Carmichael Funeral Service, with calling two hours before services. Burial in Lindenwood cemetery.
Notice dated Tue, Jan. 14, 2003
ROSE MARY GOLEEKE COMBS, 71, of Galena, Ohio, formerly of Fort Wayne, died Sunday at home. Born in Fort Wayne, she retired from Huntington National Bank, Columbus, Ohio. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Gerald J. Goleeke. Surviving are her husband, Leslie H. Combs; three daughters, Diane M. Crouch and Marilyn K. Ondecker, both of Fort Wayne, Sally A. Goleeke of Gahanna, Ohio; two sons, Robert J. Goleeke of Fort Wayne and James E. Goleeke of Powell, Ohio; two brothers, Robert J. Hartman of Southgate, Mich. and George Hartman of Fort Wayne; two sisters, Theresa Overmeyer of Defiance, Ohio, and Agnes Woenker of Pierceton; and seven grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Matthias Catholic Church, Columbus. Calling from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Schoedinger North Chapel, Columbus, with prayer service at 3 p.m. Burial in Resurrection cemetery. Memorials to Masses or American Cancer Society, 900 Michigan Ave., Columbus, OH 43215.
Notice dated Tue, Jan. 14, 2003
KENNETH J. EBER, 87, died Sunday at home. Born in Fort Wayne, he worked in maintenance at American Electric Power, retiring in 1980 after 20 years. He was a U.S. Army and National Guard veteran. Surviving are his wife, Stella; three sons, Daniel, Kenneth S. and Matthew; four daughters, Kathleen C. Menefee, Theresa A. Boyle, Tina M. Gerardot and Linda Hollonsyde; 21 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Judy Eber. Services at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Therese Catholic Church, 2304 Lower Huntington Road. Calling from 1 to 3 and 6 to 8 p.m. today at Elzey-Patterson-Rodak Home for Funerals, 6810 Old Trail Road, with rosary at 7:30 p.m. Burial in Covington Memorial Gardens, 8408 Covington Road. Memorials to Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis.
Notice dated Tue, Jan. 14, 2003
CLIFTON C. EHINGER, 58, of Carmel, formerly of Fort Wayne, died Saturday in Indianapolis. Born in Fort Wayne, he was a CPA at Handley Miller Advertising. Surviving are his wife, Leslie G.; two daughters, Cecilia A. Hiland and Deana M. Ehinger; a sister, Carol A. Schramn; a brother, James P. and a grandchild. Services at 11 a.m. Thursday at F&B; Funeral Center, Carmel, with calling one hour before services. Memorials to Community VNA Hospice.
Notice dated Tue, Jan. 14, 2003
HERMAN J. "HAM" EILERS, 87, died Monday at Ossian Health Care. Born in Altus, Ark., he was a farmer and carpenter, retiring in 1975. Surviving are his wife, Juanita F.; two daughters, Patricia Ann Herber of Fort Wayne and Bonita Lou Zaruba of Acworth, Ga.; a son, John Edwin of Watertown, Wis.; 17 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren. Services at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church Hessen Cassel, 11337 Old U.S. 27, with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 2:30 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Elzey-Patterson-Rodak Home for Funerals, 6810 Old Trail Road. Burial in St. Joseph Hessen Cassel cemetery. Memorials to St. Joseph Restoration Fund, Allen County Cancer Society or Ossian Health Care.
Notice dated Tue, Jan. 14, 2003
MONICA A. ESQUIVEL, 47 days old, died Saturday at Lutheran Hospital. She was born in Fort Wayne. Surviving are her parents Jenny Lynn Jennison and David V. Esquivel, both of Fort Wayne; a brother, Keanu Esquivel of Fort Wayne; her grandparents, Peggy R. Jennison and Fred Born, both of Churubusco, Rosa Esquivel and Rick Wyatt, both of Fort Wayne, and Robert Jennison of Lansing, Mich.; and a great-grandmother, Margaret LaTurner of Fort Wayne.
Graveside services at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Catholic cemetery, 3500 Lake Ave. No calling. Arrangements by C.M. Sloan & Sons Funeral Home, 1327 N. Wells St.
Notice dated Tue, Jan. 14, 2003
EDWIN EUGENE GEPHART, 65, of Troy, Ohio, formerly of Fort Wayne, died Monday at home. Born in Huntington, he had worked at Navistar International since 1965. Surviving are his wife, Jacqueline M.; three sons, Michael D. of Auburn, David E. of Sturgis, Mich. and Jack E. of LaGrange; a brother, George V. Gephart of Dayton; two sisters, Marybelle Barnes and Carolyn Knop, both of Huntington; and three grandchildren. Services at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Baird Funeral Home, Troy, Ohio. No calling.
Notice dated Tue, Jan. 14, 2003
SARAH LINDA HECKMAN, 76, of Michigan City, formerly of Fort Wayne, died Saturday at St. Anthony Memorial Health Centers, Michigan City. Born in New Castle, Pa., she was a registered nurse for 45 years, retiring from St. Joseph Hospital in 1988. Her husband, James, died in 1990. Surviving are a son, David of Michigan City; two sisters, Marian K. Vencel Vesper of Warren, Ohio and Marie Starck of Boulder, Colo. and two grandchildren. Private services. Calling from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Carlisle Funeral Home, Michigan City. Burial in Crown Hill cemetery, Vienna, Ohio. Memorials to Shriner's Children's Hospital or Earl Road Christian Church of Michigan City.
Notice dated Tue, Jan. 14, 2003
ROBERT D. HOBBS, 73, died Sunday at home. Born in Zanesville, he was an operating engineer for 30 years. He was an Air Force veteran. He was preceded in death by a son, Randy Hobbs, and a stepson, Greg Degitz. Surviving are his wife, Mary K.; two sons, Gregory of Larwill and Kim of Orlando, Fla.; three daughters, Cindy Geiger and Becky Welker, both of Fort Wayne, and Michelle Williams of North Manchester; a stepson, Jeff Degitz of Fort Wayne; a stepdaughter, Kathy Bohnke of Monroeville; 11 grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Services at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception, 1100 S. Calhoun St., with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 2 to 5 and 6 to 8 p.m. today at D.O. McComb & Sons Foster Park Funeral Home, 6301 Fairfield Ave., with a vigil service at 7 p.m. Burial in Hoverstock cemetery, Zanesville, with military honors by American Legion Post 241. Memorials to Masses at the Cathedral or to Visiting Nurse Service Hospice of Northeast Indiana.
Notice dated Tue, Jan. 14, 2003
JOHN AARON KING, 36, died Saturday at Parkview Hospital. Born in Buffalo, Wyo., he was a mechanic at North American Van Lines Fleet Service for 13 years. Surviving are his wife, Susan I. of Fort Wayne; two daughters, Samantha King and Amber King, both of Fort Wayne; two sons, Merlin and Francis, both of Fort Wayne; his father and stepmother, John A. and Jan King of Texas; his mother and stepfather, Sue and Jim Shambaugh of Buffalo, Wyo.; two brothers, Sean Eric King and Trace Shambaugh, both of Buffalo, Wyo.; and two sisters, Jeanette King and Michelle Reiner, both of Buffalo, Wyo.
Services at 5 p.m. Thursday at D.O. McComb and Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave., with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Memorials to the King children.
Notice dated Tue, Jan. 14, 2003
MARY "JO" NEBUR, 62, died Monday at Parkview Hospital. Born in Winchester, she was a homemaker. Surviving are a daughter, Linda Kellogg of Fort Wayne; three sons, Jay C. Lampkins of San Diego, and David E. Lampkins and Thomas Lampkins, both of Fort Wayne; three sisters, Carol Maurice, Judy Listenburger and Barbara Farr, all of Fort Wayne; a brother, Charles Farr of Antwerp, Ohio; her mother, Lillian M. Thomas of Fort Wayne; and four grandchildren. Services at 2 p.m. today at Highland Park cemetery Chapel, with calling one hour before services. Arrangements by Hockemeyer & Miller Funeral Home. Memorials to St. Mary's Soup Kitchen.
Notice dated Tue, Jan. 14, 2003
MARY ABBOTT REAM, 82, died Sunday at St. Anne Home, Fort Wayne. Born in Fort Wayne, she was a keypunch operator at General Electric, retiring in 1975. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur E., and a son, David. Surviving are a daughter, Sandra Brehse of Fort Wayne; two sons, Dayton F. of Fort Wayne and Steven E. of McComb, Mich.; two sisters, Anne Miller of Naples, Fla. and Jeanne Turner of Fort Pierce, Fla.; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Mass of Christian Resurrection at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Anne Home Chapel, 1900 Randallia Drive, with calling one hour before services. Arrangements by D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave. Memorials to St. Anne Home.
Notice dated Tue, Jan. 14, 2003
DAVID ALAN REHDER, 39, died Friday at home. Born in Fort Wayne, he was a carpenter and installer for Champion. Surviving are his mother, Jackie Rehder of Fort Wayne; a daughter, Robin Rehder of Woodburn; a son, Alex of Woodburn; two brothers, John Rehder and Robert Rehder, both of Fort Wayne; three sisters, Carolyn Rehder Hoyle of Fort Wayne, Jillian Rehder Barnard of La Mesa, Calif., and Bonnie Rehder of Glendo, Wyo.; and his companion, Paula Carpenter of Fort Wayne. Services at 8 p.m. Thursday at Forest Park United Methodist Church, 2100 Kentucky Ave. No calling.
Arrangements by D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave. Memorials to the family.
Notice dated Tue, Jan. 14, 2003
M. WILSON "TED" SIMS JR., 59, died Saturday at Lutheran Homes, Inc. Born in Schenectady, N.Y., he worked at General Electric for five years and at Lutheran Hospital. Surviving are his parents, M. Wilson and Billie Joyce Sims of Fort Wayne; a brother, Tom of Huntington; and a sister, Margaret Herzog of Huntington. Memorial service at 1 p.m. Thursday at Lutheran Homes Inc., 6701 S. Anthony Blvd., with calling one hour before services. Burial in Beech Grove cemetery at a later date. Memorials to Lutheran Homes, 6701 S. Anthony Blvd., Fort Wayne, IN 46816 or Faith Chapel United Methodist Church, 2978 W. 1100 N., Huntington, IN 46750.
Notice dated Tue, Jan. 14, 2003
MARILYN KENWORTHY CAPLE STERN, 81, of Kalamazoo, Mich., formerly of Fort Wayne, died Dec. 7, 2002, at her residence. Born in Peru, she was a nurse at Parkview Hospital and for Dr. Richard Jeurgens. She was preceded in death by her first husband, William Caple, in 1989, and her second husband, Charles Stern, in 1994. Surviving are three sons, Steve Caple of Sacramento, Calif., Eric Caple of Lakeville, Minn. and Bruce Caple of Kalamazoo; a daughter, Lisa Thomasson of Indianapolis; a sister, Naomi McCleary of Kokomo; and five grandchildren. Memorial services at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph United Methodist Church, 6004 Reed Road. Memorials to Heritage Community of Kalamazoo Senior Citizens Fund, Amber Way, 2400 Portage St., Kalamazoo, MI 49001 or Alzheimer's Association, 919 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1100, Chicago, IL 60611.
Notice dated Tue, Jan. 14, 2003
GERALDINE R. VAIL WAHL, 72, of Indianapolis, formerly of Fort Wayne died Friday at St. Vincent Hospice. Born in Fort Wayne, she worked in electronic component sales for many years. Her husband, Richard, died in 1978. Surviving are two daughters, Sharon Wahl Roualet of Bloomington and Shelley Wahl Radford of Tucson, Ariz.; a brother, Jack Vail; three sisters, Marian Kramer, Jane Fruechtenicht of Indianapolis, and Joan Heinzelman of Angola; and three grandchildren. Memorial services at 1 p.m. Saturday at Lindenwood cemetery Chapel, 2324 W. Main St. Memorials to Indiana Center for Multiple Sclerosis Foundation Inc., 8424 Naab Road, Suite 1A, Indianapolis, IN 46260.
Notice dated Tue, Jan. 14, 2003
ADAM C. MARKS, 24, died Sunday at Parkview Hospital. Born in Fort Wayne, he had worked in Javets warehouse and delivery for five years. Surviving are his parents, Michael and Deborah Marks of Fort Wayne; a brother, Jason Marks of Fort Wayne; a sister, Misty Adams of Fort Wayne; and a grandmother, Virginia Marks of Fort Wayne. Services at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Klaehn, Fahl & Melton Funeral Home, Winchester Road Chapel, 6424 Winchester Road, with calling an hour before services. Calling also from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial in Highland Park cemetery. Memorials to Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis.
Notice dated Mon, Jan. 13, 2003
MARTHA IRMSCHER DEISTER, 100, died Saturday at home. Born in Fort Wayne, she was a homemaker. She a past president of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Women's Committee, the Junior League, Lutheran Social Services, Salvation Army Board and Family & Children's Services. Her husband, Irwin F., died in 1988. Surviving are a son, Irwin F. of Fort Wayne; a daughter, Elise Macomber of Fort Wayne; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Private services at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Lindenwood cemetery. No calling. Arrangements by Klaehn, Fahl & Melton Funeral Home, Wayne Street Chapel, 420 W. Wayne St.
Burial in Lindenwood cemetery. Memorials to Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Lutheran Social Services or Family & Children's Services.
Notice dated Mon, Jan. 13, 2003
KENNETH J. EBER, 87, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending with Elzey-Patterson-Rodak Funeral Home, 6810 Old Trail Road.
Notice dated Mon, Jan. 13, 2003
ROBERT D. HOBBS, 73, died Sunday at home. Born in Zanesville, he was an operating engineer for 30 years. He was an Air Force veteran. He was preceded in death by a son, Randy Hobbs, and a stepson, Greg Degitz. Surviving are his wife, Mark K.; two sons, Gregory of Larwill and Kim of Orlando, Fla.; three daughters, Cindy Geiger and Becky Welker, both of Fort Wayne, and Michelle Williams of North Manchester; a stepson, Jeff Degitz of Fort Wayne; a stepdaughter, Kathy Bohnke of Monroeville; 11 grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception, 1100 S. Calhoun St., with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 2 to 5 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at D.O. McComb & Sons Foster Park Funeral Home, 6301 Fairfield Ave., with a vigil service at 7 p.m. Burial in Hoverstock cemetery, Zanesville, with military honors by American Legion Post 241. Memorials to Masses at the Cathedral or to Visiting Nurse Service Hospice of Northeast Indiana.
Notice dated Mon, Jan. 13, 2003
