Gaye "Happy" L. Walts
Oct 21, 2022
Gaye "Happy" Walts, 78, of Fort Wayne passed away on Friday, October 21, 2022 in her home. She was born to Harlan and Sarah Walts on July 21, 1944 at Camp Atterbury in Indianapolis, her father being in the military at the time. She has one brother, Jay Walts, who resides in Florida. Happy was a graduate of Ball State...
Mary Hodges
Oct 20, 2022
Mary Jo Hodges, 77, of Fort Wayne, passed away on Thursday, October 20, 2022. She was born to the late Donald D. and Faye (Gustin) Doll on January 3, 1945 in Fort Wayne. She lived her whole life with love. She loved her dad more than anything else in the world. He was the center of her world as she...
Carolyn Robison
Oct 20, 2022
Carolyn Sue Robison, age 59, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2022 at her home in Grabill, IN. She was born in Fort Wayne to the late Joseph V. and Delma "Jane" Rouse. Carolyn was the owner and operator of her own cleaning business. She loved visiting the Smoky Mountains and spending time with family. Carolyn is survived by her husband...
Barbara Benson
Oct 19, 2022
Barbara Benson, 56, of Fort Wayne, passed away on Wednesday October 19th, 2022, peacefully, at her home. Barb loved her family dearly. She loved to cook, sew, and arts and crafts. Barb is survived by her mother, Beatrice Benson; son, Jonathan Benson; grandchildren, Ian and Terrion; siblings, Joseph (Wanda) Woods, Sharon Benson, and Yolanda Benson; Aunts, Linda Lewis, and Katie...
Joyce Cooke
Oct 19, 2022
Joyce Cooke, 80, of Fort Wayne, went to be with Jesus, her Lord on Wednesday October 19th, 2022. Joyce was born in Marion Ind and graduated from Marion High School. She was a member of Pathway Community Church where she was a greeter. Joyce loved her greeter responsibility and all of those whom she greeted. People enjoyed her and her...
Gene Smith
Oct 19, 2022
Gene Smith, 79, of Woodburn, passed on Wednesday, October 19, 2022 after a courageous battle with cancer. Gene was an Eagle Scout, Navy man, former captain of City of Fort Wayne 911 for over 24 years, cherished husband, big brother, father, and grandfather. Gene also loved a good coney dog and a good burger with family and friends. Some 75...
Donald Brown
Oct 18, 2022
Don Brown was born into a musical family in 1930. Both parents, Gilbert Charles "Bus" and Hermione Virginia Brown, were musically inclined. Like Don all four brothers: Dick, Tom, Jim, and Ted became musicians. After graduating from Central High School, Don attended Jordan Music College where he lettered in basketball. After college, Don followed his dream of being a road...
Alexander Frese
Oct 18, 2022
Alexander Dmitry Frese, age 20, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, in Austin, Texas. Alex was born on May 10, 2002, in Yekaterinburg, Russia, and was adopted at 13 months by his extremely thankful parents. His father's pastoral and military career took Alex to Wisconsin, Germany, and Kansas during his early years, after which the...
Betty Yockey
Oct 18, 2022
Betty L. Yockey, 87, passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2022. Born in Plymouth, Indiana, Betty was the daughter of the late Ford and Hazel (Newman) Burns. In 1955, she married her husband, Merle, who preceded her in death on April 29th, 2020. Betty was a faithful member of Good Shepherd United Methodist Church. She enjoyed following her grandchildren and great...
Cheryl Taylor
Oct 18, 2022
Cheryl Lynn Taylor Butler, age 58, of Fairmount, IN went to her reward in heaven on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 in Fort Wayne. She was born in Portsmouth, OH to the late Virgil and Dolores Meadows. Cheryl was a graduate of Portsmouth High School and later obtained her Master's Degree in Criminal Justice from Marshall University. She worked as a...
David "Craig" Meyers
Oct 17, 2022
David "Craig" Meyers, age 61, of Fort Wayne passed away unexpectedly on Monday, October 17, 2022. Craig was born in Newport, RI to the late David Meyers and Carol (Jim) Stevens, who survives of Fort Wayne. Craig proudly served his country as a member of the U.S. Army from 1981-1985 and enjoyed nature, bowling, and the great outdoors. He is...
William Hammons
Oct 17, 2022
William "Bill" Hammons III, 60, of Fort Wayne, passed away on Monday October 17th 2022 at his home. Some of Bill's interests included collecting and selling baseball cards, studying history, especially the Civil War. Bill loved his family and he loved God. He spent many years setting up booths at flea markets to sell antiques, jewelry, ball cards and many...
George Rongos
Oct 16, 2022
George D. Rongos, 87 passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his loving wife of 57 years and family on October 16, 2022. George was born on February 15, 1935, in the village of Polykerasos, Kastoria, Greece. He first immigrated to the United States in 1954 and began working at Joslyn Steel in 1955. He then married Eleni Mangos...
Russell Nicholson
Oct 16, 2022
Russell Gene Nicholson, age 86, passed away Sunday, October 16, 2022 at his home in Huntertown, IN. He was born in Vallonia, IN to the late Neal and Mary Nicholson. Russell worked as a branch manager for Banker's Life and Casualty and most recently in advertising sales. He loved playing golf and watching sports especially the Purdue Boilermakers, and was...
Sara Hacker
Oct 14, 2022
Sara McCarthy Hacker died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on October 14th, 2022. She was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on December 10, 1941 to the late Frank and Rosemary (Nagelsen) McCarthy. Sara remained a lifelong resident of Fort Wayne where she married the love of her life, Hank, and raised their three children. She graduated from the...
Kirk Davis
Oct 13, 2022
Kirk D. Davis, age 61, passed away Thursday, October 13, 2022 at his home in Fort Wayne. He was born in Fort Wayne to the late Glen Davis and Betty Ream. Kirk worked 33 years at Challenge Tool & Manufacturing and proudly served his country as a member of the U.S. Air Force. Kirk was passionate about music and loved...
Daniel Wade
Oct 13, 2022
Daniel "Dan" Paul Wade, 67, of Elkhart, IN, passed away on Thursday, October 13, 2022 at University Park Rehab in Fort Wayne. Dan was born in Fort Wayne, IN to the late Edward and Melva (O'Shaughnessey) Wade on July 5, 1955. He graduated from R Nelson Snider High School in 1973. After high school he received a degree in criminal...
Frederick Jackisch
Oct 12, 2022
Frederick Frank Jackisch, 99, of Fort Wayne passed away on October 12, 2022. He was born on November 16, 1922 in Chicago, IL to the late Elmer and Aurora Jackisch. He studied at Concordia College, River Forest, IL, then earned a Master's Degree from Northwestern University (1950), and a Ph.D in historical musicology from Ohio State University (1966). Frederick began...
Andrew Palmer
Oct 12, 2022
Andrew Joseph Palmer was the first baby born in Fort Wayne on New Year's Day in 1975. He died of cancer while surrounded by family and friends at his home on October 12, 2022. His smile, laugh, kindness, generosity, and big heart drew people in, put others at ease, and created many friendships and simple, special memories. He loved a...
Darlene Amstutz
Oct 11, 2022
Darlene C. Amstutz, age 89, entered into eternal life on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 in Fort Wayne. She was born in Fort Wayne, to the late Max and Clara Rapp. Darlene retired from North American Van Lines as an administrative assistant and worked at Snider High School in the cafeteria. She was a member of Covenant United Methodist Church. Joy...
