Sheila "Sissy" Lou Kuhns, 70 passed peacefully Friday, December 29, 2017 at Peabody Retirement Community in North Manchester. Born May 20, 1947 in, Fort Wayne, she was a daughter to the late Charles H. Kuhns and Mildred (Wheeldon) Kuhns. Sheila was born into the world with snow white hair and lived her life through the eyes of a child. She...
Junior Jerden Hunley, 93, died Wednesday, December 27, 2017. Born in Middlesboro, Kentucky he was a son to the late Oscar Hunley and Sadie (Ellison) Young. Early in life he had worked in the coal mines and then later retired from construction work with over 35 years of service. Junior is survived by his children, Johnnie (Sang) Hunley of Albion,...
Myrtle Esther Geiger, 98 1/2, passed Monday, December 25, 2017. Born April 29, 1919 in Chicago, a daughter to the late Paul and Hattie (Hoeger) Ramming. Myrtle along with her mother and brother moved to the Fort Wayne area when she was 18. She was a lifelong and very active member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Later in her life she...
Claudia Ruth Pelz, 89, passed peacefully Saturday, December 23, 2017. Born in Hancock County, Ohio she was a daughter to the late, Clyde Manford Chilson and Blanche Ruth (McDaniel) Chilson. She retired from Wayne Home Equipment after many years of service. During her retirement she was a realtor with Recht & Recht Realtors. She is survived by her husband of...
Steven Ray Brewster, 69, died Friday, December 22, 2017. Born in Portland, he was a son to the late, Chester Brewster and Susan (Kunce) Brewster. He had worked for Mutual Security in the mailroom and NBD Bank doing deliveries earlier in life and more recently for Meijer in the meat department and as a greeter. Steven was an avid bowler...
Delores Dennis, 87, died Monday, December 18, 2017 at Lutheran Hospital with her family at her side. Born in Akron, Ohio she was a daughter to the late, Ernest and Mabel (Tawney) Rogers. Delores enjoyed knitting and was a talented quilter; welcoming all her granddaughters and great grandchildren with a handmade quilt. She is survived by her children, Andrew Rogers...
Edna Louise (Zaugg) Sutton, 105, passed peacefully Monday, December 11, 2017. Born in Huntington on September 8, 1912, she was a daughter to the late Ollie L. Zaugg and Marie Louisa (Bittner) Zaugg. Edna graduated from South Side High School in 1931 and went on to International Business College. She then met and married the love of her life, on...
Donnasue Osborn 84, died on Saturday December 9, 2017. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Osborn in 2004. Donnasue had a love for children. She worked as a nursery school teacher and a teacher's aide teaching deaf children. Donnasue was active in the Indiana Chapter of Rainbow for girls where she held the office of Grand Worthy...
Rosemary J. Brantley, 88, passed away Thursday, December 7, 2017. She was born April 9, 1929 in Fort Wayne, IN to the late Ivy James and Vera Mae Taylor. Rosemary was a member of the Union Baptist Church. She retired from the Indiana State Hospital in 1985 as a Psychiatric Attendant. Surviving is her daughter Kathy Eason of Brooklyn, New...
Jason B. Strup, 45, died Monday, December 4, 2017. After he graduated from high school, he then went on to Ball State. He had received a Bachelors Degree in Information Systems. Jason worked for Sirva Inc. for almost 10 years and recently Biomet. Jason was an avid sports fan, his favorite teams were the Cubs, Steelers, Pittsburg Penguins and Florida...