Leonard R. "Bud" Woods, age 78, passed away Sunday Aug. 2 in Ft Wayne. He was born June 10, 1931 to Basil L. and Agnes E. Beard Woods in Ft. Wayne, and they preceded him in death. He was a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service and an Army Veteran. He was a member of Christ''s Hope Ministries &...
Michael Joe Goodwin 58 died Monday July 27, 2009 at his home. Born August 2, 1950 in Mattoon, IL to Mary and the late Charles Goodwin, he lived in Arcola, IN most of his life. He was the owner/operator of the Country Spirits in Arcola and retired from the Conrail Railroad. Mike was an avid Chicago Cubs and Chicago Bears...
Elisabeth (Lisa) Snyder, 78, of Fort Wayne passed away peacefully at home Saturday July 25. Motivated by the love of family and close friends, Lisa courageously battled multiple illnesses during the last years of her life. Born December 5. 1930 in Regensburg Germany, she came to the USA in 1953 where she married Frank James Snyder whom she lovingly cared...
Kathryn L. Henry, age, 59 passed away Saturday, July 18, 2009 at Parkview Hospital. Born in Madison WI, she was the daughter of James and Alice Hughes McQueen. She married James W. Henry and he preceded her in death in 1996. She was an Administrative Assistant for I.T.T. for many years and Kathryn was an avid supporter of animal rights...
Berdell O. Smith, 84, of Ft. Wayne died Thursday July 16, 2009 at Lutheran Hospital, with his wife, Barbara, daughter Susan and grand daughter Joanna present.Born April 26, 1925, he was the sonofthe late Dean Berdell Smith and Velma Adelia(Mennewisch) Smith. A native of Ft. Wayne he was a member of Emmaus Lutheran Church, and he was a Manufacturing Engineer...
Clyde A. Moser 67 died Wednesday July 15, 2009 at the Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home. Born in Berne, IN to the late Tillman and Martha Moser, he lived in Ft. Wayne most of his life. He was in the Air Force and retired from the Ft. Wayne Police Desk in 2005 after 11 years service. He also volunteered with...
James Robert Adamson, age 64, passed away Wednesday July 15 at his residence, in Warsaw, IN one day shy of his 65th birthday. He was born July 16, 1944 in Ft. Wayne to George R. and Alice Bietz Adamson, and they preceded him in death. He was a member of the American Legion Kuhn Post and he was an avid...
Ft. Wayne, Mary "Jo" Willis 55 died Sunday July 12, 2009 at her home. Born in Muncie, IN to the late Everett and Thelma Willis. She worked General Motors for 30 years retiring in 2008. Surviving are her daughter; Vanessa Willis at home, brothers; Larry Willis, Columbus, OH, Bill Willis, Trenton, MI , sisters; Beverly Gregory, Lincoln Park, MI, Sandy...
Elizabeth K. Bieber, age 85, passed away Tuesday July 7, in Markle, IN. Born January 2, 1924 in Ft. Wayne, she was the daughter of Clyde and Mary Lerch Bireley. She formerly worked at G.E. and International Harvester. She attended Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church and was a member of the D.A.V. and American Legion Post # 82. She married Eldon...
Edythe Marie Frankenstein, 85, passed away peacefully at Lutheran Hospital on July 5, 2009 at 5:45 am, exactly 41 years after the death of her first husband, Rev. Hartwig M. Schwehn, on July 5, 1968. She married Rev. Kenneth F. Frankenstein on April 12, 1969: he preceded her in death on Feb. 19, 1995. Edythe was born in Richmond, VA...