Madalene Slater, 80, of Fort Wayne, died, Sunday, August 17, 2014 at Anderson Hospital in Maryville, Illinois. Born June 5, 1934 in Richlands, North Carolina; she was the daughter to the late Alfred Dunn Horne and Mamie (Batchelor) Horne. She was a member of the Waynedale United Methodist Church. She was a devoted wife of 62 years to the late,...
Delbert Dennis, 85, of Fort Wayne, died peacefully on Monday, August 11, 2014 at Visiting Nurse with his family at his side. He was born in Point Marion, Pennsylvania, to the late Luke Dennis and Mae (Wolfe) Dennis. He served his country in the Army and was also a member of the V.F.W. Post#857. He was a machinist with American...
Virginia P. Lichtsinn, 72, passed away Saturday, August 9, 2014. She was born January 17, 1942 in Fort Wayne to the late Andrew Lee and Mary "Lee" Tripoli. Virginia was a member of Suburban Bethlehem Lutheran Church. She retired from Dana Corporation in Human Resources. Surviving is her husband, Harold "Jack" Lichtsinn, children, Butch (Karen), Craig (Patty), Brian (Robin) Tim...
Michael "Mike" Dennis Bailey, 67, passed away on Saturday, August 9, 2014. He was born on June 20, 1947 in Fort Wayne to Donna and the late Harry Bailey. Mike was a loving husband, father, grandfather and son. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Kathleen (Neuhaus) Bailey, daughter, Molly Bailey, son, Captain Scott Bailey, granddaughters, Margot, Lucy,...
MYRTLE NOLA YOUNG, passed away peacefully Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014 from natural causes. Born in Morehead, Ky. in 1924, a daughter of Pearl and Henry S. Alfrey. While pneumonia took the life of her father, she was primarily raised by her mother and stepfather, Martin Klug. Myrtle retired from Seyferts foods in 1989 but remained their tour guide until they...
Loretta Mae Babbitt, 89, of Fort Wayne, died on Saturday, August 2, 2014 at Ashton Creek Health & Rehab with her family by her side. Born in Waterford, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Fredrick William Sanders and Hazel Marie (Johnson) Sanders. She married the late, Francis A. Babbitt, on November 1, 1942; he died September of 2009;...
Ralph W. Burgess, 96, passed away Saturday, July 26, 2014. Ralph was born September 24, 1917 in Doland, SD to the late Alva and Sarah Burgess. He was in maintenance and custodial work most of his life. He attended The Chapel and was a WWII Marine Veteran. His passions were history, biography, bowling, and he was a participant in "Lapper...
Sharron C. Thompson, passed away Friday, July 25, 2014. She was born December 28, 1948 in Camden, NJ to the late Henry and Catherine Jackson. Sharron retired from Superior Essex after 38 years in Metals Procurement. She was passionate about her family, quilting and sewing as well as an avid reader. She loved time at the lake. Surviving are her...
Larry J. Smith, 71, died peacefully, Thursday, July 24, 2014, with his family by his side. He was born in Logansport, son of the late, Joe and Virginia (Grusenmeyer) Smith. He served his country in the Army during Vietnam. He worked at E-Systems in Huntington, Magnavox as a contract administrator and then retired from Allen County highway Department in 2005....
Bernadine O. Rice, 103, died Tuesday July 22, 2014. She was born April 6, 1911 in Fort Wayne, IN to the late Orla E. and Theresa C. "Gavin" McCutcheon. She was the owner and operator of Ideal Gifts as well as Johnny Appleseed Motel in Fort Wayne. Bernadine also was a department manager and buyer for Franks Dry Goods and...