Colleen Ann Pontius
Dec 24, 2025
Colleen Ann Pontius went to be with her Heavenly Father on December 24, 2025. Colleen was born to Helen and Fred Gerlach on March 10, 1942. She married Richard Pontius on October 20, 1961. Colleen gave birth to infant Pontius on November 26, 1962. He passed away six hours after birth.
She was the mother of Donna (Mark) Bieker, Doreen (Tony)...
Colin Jellicoe
Dec 22, 2025
Colin Jellicoe, age 68, passed away December 22, 2025 in Fort Wayne, IN surrounded by his loved ones. He was born January 16th in Liverpool, England, to the late Barbara McKenzie Jellicoe and Samuel Jellicoe. Colin worked in manufacturing with Omni Source prior to retiring and was attending the School of Rock, where he was relearning to play the guitar....
Margarita Vasquez
Dec 22, 2025
Margaret Vasquez, 64, went to Heaven on Monday, December 22, 2025. She was born in Crystal City, Texas, to the late Antonio and Eustaquia Vasquez. She enjoyed spending time crocheting and gardening. Most of all she loved spending time with her family and doing activities with her grandchildren like baking cookies and making crafts. Margaret is survived by her four...
Jane Reiff Wilks
Dec 22, 2025
Jane Reiff Wilks, passed away on December 22, 2025. Jane was born on May 4, 1945 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She attended school in Fort Wayne, graduating as a proud South Side High School Archer. She attended Miami University of Oxford, Ohio and received a degree in education. She married her high school sweetheart, John Wilks, and lived in Bloomington,...
Kevin Wayne Barnhart
Dec 22, 2025
Kevin Wayne Barnhart, age 60, passed away December 22, 2025 in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born in Fort Wayne to the late Lloyd and Judy Barnhart. Kevin worked his career as a roofer alongside his father. In his free time, he enjoyed watching the Indianapolis Colts with his son. Kevin is survived by his children, Kelsea (Jeffrey) Bays, Melina...
Larry Lloyd Amidon
Dec 21, 2025
Larry L. Amidon, 87, of Fort Wayne, passed away on Sunday December 21, 2025. Larry was born and raised in Wisconsin and moved to Fort Wayne to work for the new General Motors Plant in 1986. Larry is survived by his wife of 46 years, Betty Amidon; daughter, Traci (Doug) Albright; son, Todd (Mary) Amidon; step daughters, Nancy (Greg) Harker,...
Marsha Lou Meyer
Dec 20, 2025
Marsha Lou Meyer, 77, peacefully went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, December 20, 2025, at her home, surrounded by those she loved most. Born in Muncie, Indiana, Marsha was the cherished daughter of the late Leonard and Bertha (Brown) Williamson. Marsha graduated from Bluffton High School, class of 1966. She went on to...
Ralph Steven Meredith
Dec 20, 2025
Ralph Steven Meredith, age 76, passed away December 20, 2025, at his home in Fort Wayne. He was born in Detroit, MI, to the late Donald and Rebecca Meredith. Ralph proudly served his country as a member of the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. He spent his career working as a machinist at the DANA Corporation, retiring after...
Thomas Eugene Erpelding
Dec 20, 2025
Thomas “Tom” E. Erpelding, 96, of Fort Wayne, passed away on Saturday, December 20, 2025. He was born on July 19, 1929 to the late John Leo and Mary C. (Conners) Erpelding in Fort Wayne. Tom was a maintenance supervisor at Young Door in Plymouth, IN. He loved hunting and fishing and was a member of The Moose in Plymouth,...
Wanda Gene Collinsworth
Dec 19, 2025
Wanda Gene (McClure) Collinsworth, 99, of Fort Wayne, passed away on Friday, December 19, 2025. She was born to the late Milton Albert and Loma (Bushong) McClure in Britton, MI on June 9, 1926. She graduated from Columbus Grove High School and Tiffin University Class of 1945. She worked for many years as an Executive Secretary at Kroger, retiring in...
Robert E. Hudson
Dec 18, 2025
Robert E. Hudson, age 86, passed away December 18, 2025, in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born in Crown Point, IN to the late Estel and Harriet Hudson. Bob served faithfully 45 years as a pastor at various churches in Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, New York, and Indiana. He enjoyed caring for others and leading his congregations to a deeper faith...
Lester Hayes Gurney
Dec 16, 2025
Lester Hayes Gurney, 80, of Fort Wayne, passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at The Towne House Retirement Community. Les was born in New York City, NY on November 16, 1945, to the late Lester Sawyer Gurney III and Edith Walberg. Les spent his entire professional career as a third-generation power engineer with Indiana & Michigan Electric Company (now...
Thomas Michael Pazder
Dec 15, 2025
Thomas Michael Pazder, age 71, passed away on December 15, 2025 in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born in Beech Grove, IN to the late William and Betty Pazder. Tom dedicated himself to a 34-year career as a railroader before retiring from Norfolk Southern in 2014. Nothing in life brought him more joy than a hot cup of coffee and...
Gloria Jayne Jesse
Dec 15, 2025
Gloria Jayne Jesse, 95, passed away peacefully at her home on December 15, 2025. Jayne was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to the late Eli Ade and Frances (Knipe) Guichard, and she quickly became the apple of her father’s eye. As a young girl, Jayne formed lifelong friendships while enjoying activities she loved, including dancing, roller skating, and swimming. She...
Daniel Theodore Dager
Dec 14, 2025
Daniel Theodore Dager, 75, passed away on Sunday, December 14, 2025. Born on February 1, 1950, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Dan was a son of the late Dr. C.J. and Peggy (Sonday) Dager Jr. Dan attended North Side High School and later earned his degree from American University. A true patriot and humanitarian, Dan was deeply committed to philanthropy and...
Irma Eileen Gerke
Dec 14, 2025
Irma E. Gerke (Meswarp), 93, went home to be with her Savior on December 14, 2025. She was born in Fort Wayne, IN to the late Fred and Opal Meswarp.
Irma is survived by her children, Marsha (Robert) Couture, Kathy (Chris) Larson, and Gary (Sheila) Gerke; 8 grandchildren; and 9 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter F....
Daniel J. Scheerer
Dec 14, 2025
Daniel J. Scheerer, 62, passed away peacefully at home after a very short battle with cancer, on Sunday, December 14, 2025, in Fort Wayne. He was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana to Todd and Bonnie Scheerer. Dan attended Bethlehem Lutheran School and was confirmed in 1977. He played on the Bethlehem Bullets football team in the 7th and 8th grades....
Isaiah Lee Abels
Dec 14, 2025
Isaiah Lee Abels, 24, of Fort Wayne, passed away on Sunday, December 14, 2025 at home due to an anoxic brain injury while competing in a mixed martial arts fight. He was born to Robert George Abels and Charline (Moland) Abels in Fort Wayne on December 11, 2001. Isaiah graduated from Snider High School in 2020. Isaiah loved competing and...
Herbert Lee Beattie
Dec 13, 2025
Herbert "Lee" Beattie, 87, passed away Saturday, December 13, 2025, in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born in Ohio to the late John and Mary Beattie. Lee was very passionate about his work where he was employed at AT&T for 41 years. In his early career before he worked for AT&T, he worked as a TV repairman, which is where...
Jane E. Laws
Dec 11, 2025
Jane Ellen (Crist) Laws, 78, of Fort Wayne, passed away on Thursday, December 11, 2025. She was born on November 6, 1947, in Huntington, Indiana, to the late Donald L. and Martha A. (Czajkowski) Crist. Jane worked at the American Red Cross for almost 20 years in a variety of positions, later earning a B.S. in Speech-Language Pathology from Indiana-Purdue...
