Rita Walker (Moon) Walker
Mar 21, 2017
Rita Jane Walker, 77 died March 21, 2017. She was born March 25, 1940 in Elwood, Indiana to the late Raymond H. and Velma L. (Mills) Moon. Rita retired in October of 2003 after 20 years working for ITT in the machine shop and tool crib. Surviving are her 2 brothers, Robert Moon and Ray Moon and several nieces and...
Loretta "Irene" Foy (Bidwell) Foy
Mar 18, 2017
Loretta Irene Foy, almost 95, passed Saturday, March 18, 2017. Irene born in Garrett, was a daughter born to the late, Jay Harrison Bidwell and Ethel Adela (Ritter) Bidwell. Irene was part owner of F&R Appliances with her husband. She had also worked for Eckrich, Bell Telephone, G.C. Murphy''s and Aunt Lu Lu''s Ice Cream Parlor. Some of Irene''s past...
Vern Melvin Chovan
Mar 15, 2017
VERN M. CHOVAN, 89, passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2017, after complications due to a leg aneurysm. Born April 10, 1927, he was the only son of John Chovan and Anna Helen Stancheck of Massillon, Ohio. In 1948, he married Saralou Wheeler of Canton Ohio, they were married for 34 years. Vern was a U.S. Navy veteran of World...
Jerry Wayne Hettinger
Mar 13, 2017
Jerry Wayne Hettinger 83, went home to be with his Lord Monday, March 13, 2017. He was born October 21, 1933 in Ft. Wayne, IN to the late Otto and Ruth Hettinger. He worked for the Ft. Wayne Parks and Recreational Dept. for 45 years. Jerry was a member of New Beginnings Community Church as a deacon and American Legion...
Linda Weber (Ervin) Weber
Mar 12, 2017
Linda Sue Weber, 70, passed at home, Sunday, March 12, 2017. Born in Huntington, she was the daughter to the late, Thomas William and Barbara Rosetta (Garrison) Ervin. Linda graduated from Elmhurst High School. She was a member of Southwest Assembly of God. She worked for Norfolk Southern Rail Road for many years then decided to be an over the...
Lois Meyer (Pflueger) Meyer
Mar 6, 2017
Lois Irene Meyer, 89, passed Monday, March 6, 2017 with her family at her side. Born in Fort Wayne, she was the only daughter to the late Otto N. Pflueger and Cecile (Wise) Pflueger. Lois was a devoted wife and wonderful homemaker. She and her husband, Edmund, enjoyed taking the children around to different campgrounds,and then in their retirement that''s...
Donald Ray Smith
Feb 28, 2017
Donald Ray Smith, 90, a Chicago native, passed away on February 28, 2017, after a lengthy battle with pneumonia. Donald was an Industrial Engineer and a WWII Veteran. Surviving are his daughters; Donna (Thomas) Pett, Roberta (Lewis) Campos, and Jacqueline (Andrew) Weber; 13 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; and 7 great great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his loving...
Leroy Winchester
Feb 25, 2017
LeRoy Winchester, 79, of New Haven, passed Saturday, February 25, 2017. Born in Fort Wayne he was a son to the late, Austin and Anna Winchester. LeRoy was a man who kept busy; he was the owner and operator to many businesses, Winchester Builders, Paws Pugs and with his family Moped City. He attended New Haven Baptist Church. He is...
Kenneth Gene Votaw
Feb 23, 2017
Kenneth Gene Votaw, 55, passed at home on Thursday, February 23, 2017. He was born here in Fort Wayne to the late Gene Franklin and Louann Beverly (Bowers) Votaw. Ken was an avid left handed bowler, he loved cooking and cross country running in his younger days. He had worked at Fort Wayne Community Schools and Bob Evans. He is...
Ruth Hile (Boggs) Hile
Feb 23, 2017
Ruth Ann Hile, 75, passed on Thursday, February 23, 2017. She was a daughter to the late Harold and Helen (Kamer) Boggs. She attended First Assembly of God. She had worked in some of the surrounding nursing homes taking care of others. Ruth was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Leo...