Esther A. Vance
Jul 1, 2007
Esther A. Vance, 87, of Fort Wayne, died Sunday July 1, 2007 at Parkview Hospital. Born Sept. 6, 1919 in Fort Wayne, she was a clerk at Murphy''s Department Store. She is survived by a daughter, Shirley Harkenrider of Fort Wayne; a sister, Eileen Scott of Fort Wayne; a niece Suzanne of Louisiana; eight grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. She...
George "Arden" Meeks
Jun 30, 2007
George "Arden" Meeks, 83, of Fort Wayne, died Saturday June 30, 2007. Born Jan 31, 1924 in Huntington, he served in the U.S. Army Air Corp during WWII as a rear tail-gunner on the B-29. He was a member of Teamsters Local 414 and was a Truck Driver for Transport Motor Express and Howard Martin before his retirement. He is...
Laverne E. Roth
Jun 26, 2007
LaVerne E. Roth, 90, of Fort Wayne, died Tuesday June 26, 2007 at Coventry Meadows Nursing Home. Born June 6, 1917 in Canada. She worked for Dana Weatherhead for 15 years. She is survived by daughters, Phyllis Roth Alspaugh, Sharon Roth Zollinger and Marilyn Roth Perriguey all of Fort Wayne; Seven grandchildren eight great grandchildren and four step grandchildren; She...
Joan Stephanie Ann White
Jun 24, 2007
Joan Stephanie Ann White, 65, of Fort Wayne, died Sunday June 24, 2007 at home. Born Sept. 8, 1941 in Fort Wayne, she was a graduate of Central Catholic High School and a member of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. She was a news carrier for the Fort Wayne News Papers delivering the Journal Gazette and the...
Marcella O Tracy
Jun 23, 2007
Marcella O. Tracy, 84, of Auburn, formerly of Fort Wayne and Big Lake, died Saturday June 23, 2007 at home. She was born Feb. 7, 1923 in Illinois. She is survived by her husband, Roy Tracy of Auburn; sons, Terry (Jo) Tracy of Auburn, and Scott (Suzi) Tracy of Roanoke; a daughter, Judy Summers of Fort Wayne; eleven grandchildren and...
Edith H Matthews
Jun 23, 2007
Edith H Matthews, 77, of Fort Wayne, IN, died Saturday, June 23, 2007 at her home. Born as Edith Booth Hadden on October 27, 1929 in Bronxville, NY. She was the daughter of the late Alexander and Katharine Wightman Hadden and the grand daughter of the Rev. Percy and Edith (Booth) Wightman and William and Grace (Lay) Hadden and a...
William R Lutz
Jun 23, 2007
FORT WAYNE William R. Lutz, 82, of Rome City and formerly of Fort Wayne, died Saturday June 23, 2007 at Hospice Home. Born March 13, 1925 in Fort Wayne, he was a U.S. Navy Veteran and was an Engineer with General Motors for 30 years. He is survived by a brother, Robert E. (Martha) Lutz; nieces, Elizabeth Ray, Sandra Chapman,...
Diana J Defrain
Jun 21, 2007
Diana J. DeFrain, 65, of South Whitley, died Thursday June 21, 2007 at Kingston Care Center. Born January 18, 1942 in Fort Wayne, she retired from Essex Wire after 20 years of service. She is survived by sons, Clyde DeFrain of Bunker Hill, Jeff (Chantelle) DeFrain of Fort Wayne, and James (Nancy) DeFrain of South Whitley; daughters, Beverly Musolf of...
Kathryn J. O'Brien
Jun 15, 2007
Kathryn J. O''Brien, 84, of Fort Wayne, died Friday June 15, 2007 at Hospice Home. Born March 3, 1923 in Garrett, she was a homemaker. She is survived by a daughter, Janet (Steve) Koenigshof of Charlotte, NC; two grandsons, Trent and Travis Koenigshof. She was preceded in death by her husband Patrick. Service 3 p.m. Monday with calling one hour...
Velma "Val" Henke
Jun 12, 2007
Velma "Val" Henke, of Kendallville passed on June 12, 2007, after many years of a good life. Widow of Frank Henke and Roy "Bud" Sitcler . She retired from General Electric after 37 years of service and many years of waitressing. She was a member of the GE Quarter Century Club, Fort Wayne Moose Chapter 324, Bluffton Eagles, American Legion...