William "Tom" Wyant
Oct 21, 2023
William "Tom" Wyant, age 80, of Fort Wayne and formerly of Kokomo, IN passed away Saturday, October 21, 2023 in Fort Wayne. He was born in Kokomo to the late William "Clay" and Catherine Wyant. Tom served his country as a member of the U.S. Air Force and later a member of VFW Post 1152 of Kokomo serving as Quarter...
Earl Booker
Oct 19, 2023
Earl E. Booker, age 75, passed away Thursday, October 19, 2023 at his home in Fort Wayne. He was born in Columbus, IN to the late Warren and Flora Booker. Earl served his country as a member of the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He retired from BF Goodrich, was active in the Lutheran Church, and a member of...
John Settles
Oct 18, 2023
John "George" Settles, Jr., age 64 , of Fort Wayne, IN, passed away Wednesday, October 18th, 2023. He was the son of John Sr. and Nora Settles . John enjoyed fishing, camping and traveling. He was not fond of cold weather and loved any time spent in Florida. John was also an avid reader, especially the works of Western novelist,...
Roy Nelson
Oct 18, 2023
Roy Yngve Nelson, 92, went home to be with his Savior and Lord on October 18, 2023. Roy was born in Chicago, IL on January 22, 1931. Roy had one sister and was the oldest child of the late Carl and Ina (Anderson) Nelson. Roy attended Niles Township HS and was a talented athlete. Roy served in the US Navy...
William Berning
Oct 18, 2023
William "Bill" A. Berning, 91, of Fort Wayne, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 18th, 2023 at his home. Bill was a lifelong resident of Fort Wayne. He was a graduate of Concordia Lutheran High School. He attended Valparaiso University where he met Carol Amling. He received his JD from Valparaiso Law School. Bill was a member of the Allen...
Pamela Flitcraft
Oct 17, 2023
Pamela Sue Flitcraft, 63, of Fort Wayne, passed away peacefully at home on October 17, surrounded by loved ones. She was born on September 26, 1960 to Patty and Charles Niedermeyer in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Pam graduated from Northrop High School in 1978. She worked at Lincoln Life for 42 years. Pam married Lane Flitcraft on June 24, 2016 in...
Stacy Fowler
Oct 16, 2023
Stacy L. (Barman) Fowler, age 51, passed away Monday, October 16th, 2023 in Fort Wayne. She is survived by three children; her mother, Scheryl Barman; and brothers, Travis Barman and Austin (Katrina) Barman. She was preceded in death by her father. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to Fort Wayne Humane....
Thomas Harford
Oct 16, 2023
Thomas L. Harford, age 81, passed away Monday, October 16, 2023 at his home in Fort Wayne. He was born in Fort Wayne to the late Lynn and Joan Harford. Tom worked at WANE TV, first as a photographer and later as a broadcast engineer. He was a member of Trinity English Lutheran Church, enjoyed playing cards, photography, and tinkering...
Debra Philbee
Oct 15, 2023
Debra A. Philbee, 66, of Fort Wayne, passed away on Sunday, October 15th,2023. Debra loved classic rock music, dancing, and visiting the city of Chicago. Debra is survived by her brother, Jeff Pinkston of Bull Head City, AZ.; sister, Brenda (Gene) Kramer of Rome City, Ind.; and several nieces and a nephew. Debra was preceded in death by her husband,...
Robert Mishler
Oct 14, 2023
Robert R. Mishler, age 91, of Fort Wayne passed away Saturday, October 14th, 2023 in Fort Wayne. He was born in Sturgis, MI to the late John and Esther Mishler and was raised in Shipshewana, IN. Robert proudly served his country as member of the U.S. Army. He worked 34 years for Mutual Security Life serving as Vice President of...
Sebastian Otis
Oct 14, 2023
Sebastian Otis, 28, of Ft. Wayne, Indiana, passed from this earthly life on October 14, 2023. Sebastian was the first son of April McAtee and Aaron McAtee. He is survived by his mother and father and his younger siblings: Deacon Macatee, Ariden McAtee and Tia Belvin. He was the beloved nephew of Tonia Pankop, Tisha Pankop, Shane Otis and Jennifer...
Edna Jefferies
Oct 13, 2023
Edna (Jodie) Mae Jefferies, age 76, of Fort Wayne, Indiana passed away on Friday, October 13, 2023, at home with her family at her side. Jodie was born on May 30, 1947, in Matewan, West Virginia, the daughter of the late James and Delphine (Duty) Dillon. Jodie lived in West Virginia, Michigan, California, Würzburg Germany, Ohio, and then in Indiana...
Michael "Mike" J. Pressler
Oct 13, 2023
Michael "Mike" J. Pressler, 71, of Fort Wayne, IN passed into Heaven on October 13, 2023, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Born January 18, 1952, he was a graduate of North Side High School in 1970. Mike worked for 40 years as a State Equipment Installer for GTE/Verizon. He was very involved in all things soccer including...
Marla Branstetter
Oct 12, 2023
Marla Branstetter, was born in Lagrange, IN on November 8, 1956 to Dorothy A. Yoder (Shipe) and Amos T. Yoder. She spent her life as a loving mother and grandmother, gregarious and generous friend to all, and hard worker. Growing up on a poultry farm and working as a CNA in high school gave Marla insight she carried into the...
Sherry Woodward
Oct 12, 2023
Sherry L. Woodward, 76, passed away on Thursday, October 12, 2023. Born in Fort Wayne, Sherry was a daughter of the late Ted and Evelyn (Kinsey) Robinson. Sherry graduated from Concordia High School. She worked as a machinist with Tokheim during her working years. She enjoyed crafts, painting, and jewelry. Sherry enjoyed spending time with her family and cherished her...
Saw Moo
Oct 12, 2023
Our beloved little brother, Saw Moo, of Fort Wayne, took his last breath peacefully on Thursday, October 12th, 2023 at the age of 14. He was born to Kyi Lay and Ma Pan in Boise, ID on December 16th, 2008. Along with his parents, Saw is survived by his siblings Jimmy Lay, Aye Star, Sa Lar, Nay Thar, Hay Moo,...
Mary Klopfenstein
Oct 11, 2023
Mary M. (Steiner) Klopfenstein, 97, formerly of Huntington, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on October 11, 2023, at home, surrounded by her family. Mary's passions were her faith, her family, teaching, and lifelong learning. Mary was born on May 4, 1926, in Woodburn, to Ezra and Barbara (Gernhardt) Steiner. Mary graduated from Woodburn High School...
Richard Shumacker
Oct 11, 2023
Richard "Dick" Harold Shumacker, Jr., age 96, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, formerly of Canadian Lakes, Michigan, passed away on October 11, 2023. He was born on February 17, 1927, to Richard Harold and Maurine (Casper) Shumacker in Toledo, Ohio, where he grew up playing baseball and street hockey. Dick graduated from DeVilbiss High School in 1945 where he was an...
Richard Clark
Oct 11, 2023
Richard Malcolm Clark, 85, passed away on Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at his home surrounded by his family. Born in Fort Wayne, Richard was a son of the late Malcolm and Mary Clark. He graduated from Central High School. Richard worked in quality control at General Electric for many years, prior to his retirement. Richard was an avid baseball fan,...
Chad Noble
Oct 9, 2023
Sgt. Chad Allen Noble, 36, of Fort Wayne, passed away on Monday October 9th, 2023 at his home. Chad was a 2006 graduate of New Haven High School. He enlisted in the United States Army in 2005 with a desire to serve his country, which he did for 10 years. He was stationed at Fort Benning, GA, before being deployed...
