Vilena Ernestine Carey, 92, of Fort Wayne, died on April 4, 2012, at Englewood Heath & Rehab Center. Born in Fort Wayne, she was the daughter of the late Hugo and Gladys (Smith) Herbst. She was a homemaker and attended First Missionary Church. She and her husband volunteered 16 years with the RVICS a Christian organization which traveled throughout the US and Canada.
She is survived by her husband of 65 1/2 years, Lester Richard Carey; daughters and sons in law, Laurenna and Neil Rinehart of Yoder, Pam and Doug Barcalow of Fort Wayne, Maridell and Mike Mosbrucker of Avilla and JaNean and LeWayne Fisher of Providence, Rhode Island; sisters, Leora Adams of New Haven and Karen Plante of Phoenix, Arizona; 14 grandchildren; and 15 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Bernadine Adams.
Memorial Service is 1 p.m. Monday, April 9, 2012 at Covington Memorial Funeral Home, 8408 Covington Road, with calling two hours prior. She will be laid to rest at Covington Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers memorials are to the Alzheimer''s Association, New Hope Hospice or Waynedale United Methodist Church.