Sandy Sunday-Marsh
Nov 4, 2021
Sandy Sue Sunday-Marsh, 60, passed away Thursday, November 4, 2021 in Fort Wayne. She was born in Fort Wayne to the late Richard and Gertrude Sunday. Sandy enjoyed caring for others as a healthcare worker and had a love for animals. She is survived by her sisters, Vicki, Tierra, and Kathy; niece, Summer (Tony); nephews, Richard (Chelsa) and Ryan (Patty);...
Carol "Kris" C. Ressler
Nov 4, 2021
Carol "Kris" C. Ressler, 68, passed away Thursday, November 4, 2021 in Fort Wayne. She was born in Fort Wayne to the late Herbert Holland and Janice Wilks. Kris worked in accounting at Walmart and more recently in the grocery department. She is survived by her sons, Mikel Ressler of Fort Wayne and Phillip (Wendy) Ressler of Columbia City, IN;...
Robert Lepper
Nov 2, 2021
Robert Henry "Hardware Bob" Lepper, 83, passed away Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at Parkview Regional Hospital. Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Bob was a son of the late Edwin and Edna Lepper. Bob graduated from New Haven High School and served in the Indiana National Guard. Bob founded and operated Huntertown Hardware for 45 years prior to his retirement. He...
Barbara Smith
Oct 31, 2021
BARBARA J. SMITH, 73, passed away Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021, at her home surrounded by her family. Born in Warsaw, Ind., Barb was a daughter of the late F. Dean and Martha Decker. Barb graduated from Mentone High School and earned her Associates degree in Accounting from Indiana Business College. She worked for Lincoln National Life Insurance Company and KPMG...
John Walker
Oct 31, 2021
John R. Walker passed away peacefully at 5:25am on Sunday, October 31, 2021. He built a beautiful life with the love of his life, Patricia for 65 years. They believed that if they had the faith as little as a mustard seed that they could move mountains and indeed they did. John and Pat were married May 18, 1956, while...
Bette Smith
Oct 31, 2021
B.J. Smith, 72, passed away Sunday, October 31, 2021. Born in Warsaw, Indiana, on November 13, 1948, B.J. Was the daughter of the late Laurence and Imogene Smith. She graduated from Winamac High School in 1967 and earned her B.A. in English Literature from Indiana University in 1972 B.J. spent years in the D.C. Area working as a job recruiter....
Bessie Abercrombie
Oct 30, 2021
Bessie M. Abercrombie was born on May 9th, 1951 in Centreville, AL to Khan and Louise Abercrombie. Bessie went home to be with The Lord peacefully in the home of her loving daughter (who also was caregiver) Monica, on Saturday October 30, 2021. Our Mom taught all of her children valuable life lessons. She was a strong and courageous black...
Gloria Uptgraft
Oct 30, 2021
Gloriadell "Gloria" Uptgraft 89, of Fort Wayne, passed away on Oct 30, 2021, at Grey Stone Health & Rehab. Born Apr 24, 1932, she was the daughter of the late William Perry and Emma (Fields) Perry. In 1950 she married Bob Uptgraft and they shared 71 years of marriage together. Gloria loved her Lord, reading her Bible and spending time...
Steven Fisher
Oct 30, 2021
Steven Bradley Fisher, 26, passed away Saturday, October 30th, 2021 in Fort Wayne. He was born in Fort Wayne to Ben (Stephanie) Fisher of Albion, IN and Rachel (Justin) Eckert, of Fort Wayne. Steven attended Emmanuel St. Michael Lutheran School and Concordia Lutheran High School, and later completed his degree from Ivy Tech Community College. He worked in aviation maintenance...
Betty Godschalk
Oct 30, 2021
Betty J. "Granny" Godschalk, 102, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 30, 2021. Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Betty was a daughter of the late Charles and Frances (Sachs) McKown. She graduated from Monmouth High School, class of 1938, where she amazingly wrote the school song. Years later, she earned her dental assistant certificate. Betty was known as "Granny" to...
D. Marlene Miller
Oct 25, 2021
D. Marlene Miller, age 90, of Kendallville, IN passed away Monday, October 25, 2021 in Butler, IN. She was born in Reading, PA to the late Lester and Mabel Lerch. Marlene worked as nurse with the VA Hospital, Byron Health Center, and the American Red Cross until her retirement in the late 90's. She continued to volunteer her time for...
Rise Purdue
Oct 23, 2021
Rise L. Purdue, age 73, passed away Saturday, October 23, 2021 in Fort Wayne. She was born in Fort Wayne to the late Jack and Norine Procise. Rise retired from GTE/Verizon after 50 years starting as an operator and becoming one of the first female lineman in Indiana. After earning her degree in electronics, she finished her career as a...
Paul Gerding
Oct 22, 2021
Paul William Gerding, Jr., 68, passed away Friday, October 22, 2021 in Trenton, MI. He was born in Fort Wayne to the late Paul Gerding, Sr. and Betty Scott Gerding Ripberger of Fort Wayne, who survives. Paul worked in sales for AccuTemp Products, Inc. He loved and enjoyed his grandchildren and golden retrievers. Paul is survived by his wife of...
Michael Oser
Oct 20, 2021
Michael D. Oser, 81, passed away Wednesday, October 20, 2021 in Fort Wayne. He was born in Fort Wayne, to the late Leo Oser and Alice Farmer, and later graduated from Miami of Ohio. He worked in several management positions in the transportation industry. Michael served his country as a member of the U.S. Air Force and was a member...
Shirlee Kearns
Oct 19, 2021
Shirlee T. Kearns, 76, passed away Tuesday, October 19, 2021 in Fort Wayne. She was born in Gladwin, Michigan to the late Frank and Irene Krocker. She enjoyed serving others and worked as a waitress at IHOP for 25 years. Shirlee was a member of Brookside Church, and will be remembered for her giving spirit and caring nature. She is...
Richard Cooper
Oct 19, 2021
Richard "Dick" Cooper, 85, of Fort Wayne, passed away on Tuesday Oct 19th. Born in Oxford, New York, to the late Philip and Dora Cooper. Dick worked as an engineer for 18 years at GE in Syracuse, New York, before moving to Ft Wayne and working for another 27 years at Magnavox (Raytheon). He is survived by his wife Robin...
Barry Hoeppner
Oct 19, 2021
Barry Hoeppner, 69, of Woodburn, passed away at home on Tuesday October 19th. He was a lifelong resident of Woodburn where he farmed for many years. Barry also retired from Steel Dynamics in Columbia City in January 2021. He is survived by his wife, Janet (Houlihan) Hoeppner; son, Shamus T. (Stacy) Hoeppner; daughter, Molly M. Hoeppner; grandchildren, Christian, Carson, and...
David Rosswurm
Oct 18, 2021
David A. Rosswurm, 71, of Fort Wayne, passed away on October 18th at his home. David was born to the late Kenneth and Marjorie Rosswurm in Fort Wayne. He retired from Vomac Truck after many years of employment. David is survived by his loving wife, Karen; son's, Dave Jr. (Nicole) Rosswurm, Ryan (Amy) Rosswurm; daughter, Kara (Chris) Rose; grandchildren, Emily,...
John Caywood
Oct 17, 2021
John Caywood, age 53, passed away Sunday, October 17, 2021 in Fort Wayne. He was born in Fort Wayne to J. Michael and Nancy Caywood of Fort Wayne, who survive. John served as the County Building Commissioner. He attended Harvest Fellowship Church. John is also survived by his wife, Amy Caywood of Fort Wayne; children, Tyler (Haylee) Caywood, Ethan (Patience)...
Gladys Zehr
Oct 16, 2021
Gladys V. Zehr, 91, passed away Saturday, October 16, 2021 in Leo, IN. She was born in Fort Wayne to the late Harry and Carrie Preston. Gladys worked as a waitress at the Grabill Inn for over 25 years and also cared for her family as a homemaker. She was a longtime member at the Church of the Good Shepherd...
