Joan Gebele (Gebele) Gebele
Nov 13, 2016
Joan Lee Gebele, 80, of Fort Wayne, Ind., passed away Sunday, November 13, 2016, at Visiting Nurse Hospice Home, Fort Wayne, surrounded by family and friends. Born in Bluffton, Ind., she was the daughter of the late Paul and Esta Gebele. She was a graduate of Bluffton High School, Class of '54, and a member of the Peppettes Club. She...
Wayne Andrew Fritz
Nov 11, 2016
Wayne A. Fritz 94, died Friday November 11, 2016. He was born August 8, 1922 in Ft. Wayne to the late Andrew and Carolyn (Byerley) Fritz. He was a graduate of North Side High School and Wayne was owner of the Wayne A. Fritz Trim Carpentry Co. for 40 years. He was a member of the Ft. Wayne Baptist Church,...
Catherine John (Houser) John
Nov 10, 2016
Catherine Louise John, 96, passed away at 12:10 p.m., November 10, 2016, at Greystone Assisted Living. The daughter of Ray and Mabel (Palmer) Houser, Catherine was born May 10, 1920, in Roanoke, Indiana. It was there that she met her lifetime love, Dale L. John and they were married at Christ United Methodist Church on May 20, 1940. Dale and...
Isaac Mauree Lifsey
Nov 4, 2016
Isaac Mauree Lifsey, 97, died Friday, November 4, 2016 in Fort Wayne. He was born in Cedar Grove, Tennessee, a son to the late Carl Edwin Lifsey and Effie Bell (Pritchard) Lifesy. Issac was the owner Lifsey''s Grocery Store, in Huntington, Tennessee. He then retired from Firestone. He was a member of East Allen County Church of Christ. He is...
Duane Robert Silvers
Oct 31, 2016
Duane Robert Silvers, 61, died Monday, October 31, 2016. He was born January 22, 1954 in Ft. Wayne, IN to the late Oat G. and Edna A. Silvers. Duane was a member at Zion Lutheran Church as well as a custodian at Zion Lutheran School for 8 years. Duane served in the United States Army. Surviving are his sister, Cheryl...
Wayve Schmidt (Davis) Schmidt
Oct 31, 2016
Wayve Aurilla Schmidt, 101, died Monday, October 31, 2016 at her home. She was born February 28, 1915, in Omaha, Illinois, only daughter to the late James and Dorothy (Hayes) Davis. She was married August 11, 1939 to the late Anton E. Schmidt. Wayve was a member of Peace United Church of Christ. She is survived by sons, James M....
Karen Langston (Kirbach) Langston
Oct 30, 2016
Karen U. Langston, 81, went home to her Lord Sunday, October 30, 2016. Karen was the first daughter born November 3, 1934 in Fort Wayne, IN to the late Carlton and Mildred Kirbach. She was a 1954 graduate of South Side High School and began to work at Lincoln National Bank. Later in life Karen was a hostess at McDonalds...
Charlotte Schweigel (Brown) Schweigel
Oct 19, 2016
Charlotte Rosan Schweigel, 87, passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born November 15, 1928 in Zanesville, Ohio to the late Clarence and Mildred (Mason) Brown. Charlotte worked 35 years at Magnavox. Surviving is her daughter Caren Harker, 2 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Dick...
Charles Leroy Thomas
Oct 18, 2016
Charles LeRoy Thomas Jr., 78, passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2016. He was born August 24, 1938 in Ft. Wayne, IN to the late Charles L. and Zola M. Thomas. Charles drove truck for ATL/ANR Company for 30 years. He enjoyed time on the computer and travel and was an avid football fan. Surviving is his wife Judith Thomas, sons,...
Emil Anthony "Tony" King
Oct 11, 2016
Emil A. "Tony" King Sr. passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at Parkview Hospital. He was born in Indianapolis, IN to the late Paul C. King and Frances A. King-Schrumpf on April 18, 1945. His family later moved to Fishers, Indiana area and graduated from Fishers High School where he met and fell in love with Diane Flowers. They married...