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Flora Delight
LaBarbera
Sep 5, 1931 — Oct 9, 2026
Fort Wayne
Friday
Our Lady of Good Hope Catholic Church
10:00 - 11:00 am (Eastern time)
Friday
Our Lady of Good Hope Catholic Church
Starts at 11:00 am (Eastern time)
Flora Delight (Easterday) LaBarbera, 95, passed away Friday, October 9th at her home in Fort Wayne, IN.
She was born September 5, 1931, in Noble County, Indiana, the daughter of George S. and Vera Nina (Bitting) Easterday. She graduated from Columbia City High School where she was in the marching band. She also attended Indiana Business College in Fort Wayne.
Delight had many careers during her lifetime including bookkeeper, small business owner, clothing store owner, and her final shift at Costco as a sample lady was a month prior to her passing. She was also a 30-year volunteer with the Embassy Theater and was involved with the Funeral Apostolate at her Parish Our Lady Good Hope.
Surviving Delight are her children, Mike LaBarbera, Mary Chaudry, and Tom (Sandy) LaBarbera. Grandchildren, Joe (Ellen) LaBarbera, Logan Eppard and Sarah Chaudry. Greatgrandchildren, Cassius, Carson, Colyn, Crew, Tyler, and Abigail.
She was preceded in death by three sisters, Beatrice Easterday, Athena Grothaus, and Kathryn Harmeyer; and two brothers, George Easterday and Keith Easterday.
the funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Good Hope Catholic Church. The visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until the Mass at 11:00 a.m.
Memorials are to be to Hospice of Fort Wayne.
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