Peyton Wonderly
Jul 16, 2022
Peyton Brett Wonderly, age 17, of Fort Wayne passed away Saturday, July 16, 2022. He was born in Fort Wayne to Brett and Christina Wonderly. Peyton formerly attended Fellowship Missionary and was an avid video gamer, very artistic, loved skateboarding especially at Fort Wayne skate park, enjoyed sports, and loved spending time with his friends. He is also survived by...
Andrew Shaw
Jul 16, 2022
Andrew Frank Shaw, age 54, of Fort Wayne passed away Saturday, July 16, 2022. He was born in Ann Arbor, MI to the late Robert and Jacqueline Shaw. Andy worked in industrial maintenance with Omni Source and Slater Steel. He was a big NHRA drag racing fan, a skilled handyman, and a person who knew no stranger. He will be...
Benjamin Patten
Jul 15, 2022
Benjamin "Ben or BJ" Patten, 43, of Fort Wayne, IN, passed away unexpectedly on Friday July 15th. Ben was born in Greenville, South Carolina, at a young age he moved to Indiana and was raised in Churubusco and Fort Wayne. He graduated from Snider High School. Ben was an extremely talented painter and was always looking for the next remodeling...
Richard Fitch
Jul 14, 2022
Richard "Rick" E. Fitch, age 55 , of Defiance, OH passed away Friday, July 14, 2022 in Bowling Green, OH. He was born in Defiance to the late Douglas Fitch and Cheryl (Amos) Gibson. Rick attended Northwest State Community College and received his Associates Degree in Industrial Engineering. He worked in construction and was a gifted handyman. Rick is survived...
Anita Howard-Helgeson
Jul 14, 2022
Anita Howard-Helgeson, age 64, of Columbia City passed away Thursday, July 14th, 2022 at her home. She was born in Harlan, KY to the late Bronson and Bessie Ann Howard. Anita worked as a waitress with Don Hall's Factory for over 40 years and also managed Beamers Sport Club. More recently she was the owner and operator of Dupont Shell...
Rose Fields
Jul 14, 2022
Rose G. Fields, 100, of Fort Wayne passed away Thursday, July 14, 2022. She was born in Ashley, IN to the late Oscar and Olga Allen. Rose worked as a sales associate with L.S. Ayres for many years. She is survived by her children, Judy Heersche of Fox Lake, IL, Gary (Samantha) Fields of Greenwood, IN, Mark (Bonnie) Fields of...
Rodney Hoskins
Jul 13, 2022
Rodney James "Rod" Hoskins, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Born in Bellefontaine, Ohio, Rod was a son of the late Richard Hoskins Jr. and Mary Lou Hodge. Rod joined the Army at the age of 18, and proudly served his country for 3 years. He was an electrician by trade and could fix about anything that was broken. You...
James Love
Jul 13, 2022
James Andrew Love Jr., age 80, of Snow Lake passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2022 in Fremont, IN. He was born in Auburn, IN to the late James A. Sr. and Goldene T. Love. James was the owner and operator of Northeast Welding of Fort Wayne for over 50 years. He will be remembered for his excellent service, caring for...
Lang Tran
Jul 13, 2022
Lang N. Tran, age 71, passed away July 13, 2022. She was born in Vietnam on October 9, 1950. Lang, her brother Quan Tran, and her six other siblings immigrated to the US from Vietnam in 1979 and settled at Ft. Wayne, Indiana. She worked at the ITE Company for over 5 years before she started her own business –...
Tara Haas
Jul 13, 2022
Tara Marie Haas, 47, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Tara was a daughter of the late Jerry and Pamela Nuttle. Tara graduated from Elmhurst High School. She was a loving mom, and caring grandma to her family. She enjoyed crocheting, cooking, reading, going on walks and spending quality time with her family. Surviving are...
Joseph Murphy
Jul 12, 2022
Joseph Michael "Joe" Murphy, 77, passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana Joe was the son of the late Vincent and Iantha Murphy. Joe worked as an inspector with PHD for over 30 years, prior to his retirement. He was extremely active in the Fort Wayne Obedience Training Club for many years. Surviving are his wife,...
Keith Gotsch
Jul 12, 2022
Keith Allen Gotsch, age 61, of Fort Wayne passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at his home. He was born in Fort Wayne to the late Marcus and Betty Gotsch. He received his B.S. in Engineering from Purdue University Ft. Wayne and M.B.A. from Indiana Wesleyan University. Keith was a dedicated employee of Zimmer Biomet for 27 years, retiring as...
Alyssa Schall
Jul 11, 2022
Alyssa M. (Hawthorne) Schall, 39, of Leo, Indiana went to be with her Heavenly Father on Monday morning, July 11, 2022 at her residence. She was born on September 11, 1982 in Fort Wayne, Indiana to James and Patricia Hawthorne. She was a member of the Harvest Fellowship Church in Fort Wayne. Alyssa was a 2000 graduate of Leo Highschool...
Kathy Hackworth
Jul 10, 2022
Kathy L. Hackworth, age 54, of Fort Wayne, IN passed away Sunday, July 10, 2022 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Atlanta, GA to Thomas Billions, who survives of Kingston Springs, TN and the late Gail Billions. She graduated from Paul Blazer High School of Ashland, KY. Kathy was the owner and operator of Once...
John Ohneck
Jul 8, 2022
John Wayne Ohneck, 73, passed away on Friday, July 8, 2022. He graduated from North Side High School, where he played baseball and ran hurdles. John worked for Rae Magnet Wire for over 30 years. He also worked for the Allen County Highway Dept., State Highway and Haag Drugs. John was an active member of First Christian Church, serving as...
Dellas Burns
Jul 8, 2022
Dellas Burns Sr., 73, passed away Friday, July 8, 2022. Born in Clay County, Kentucky, Dellas was a son of the late Green and Marie (Ahause) Burns. Dellas served our country in the US Army during the Vietnam War. During his working years he worked in the flooring industry as an installer and salesman. Anyone who knew Dellas, knows he...
Timothy Dickmeyer
Jul 7, 2022
Timothy Gordon "Tim" Dickmeyer, 68, passed away Thursday, July 7, 2022. Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Tim was a son of the late Gordon and Mary (Weidner) Dickmeyer. Tim graduated from South Side High School where he was a football star. He worked at Zollner Piston for 30 years prior to working for the Allen County Public Library for 14...
Victor Schlatter
Jul 7, 2022
Victor Kent Schlatter, 91, passed away Thursday, July 7, 2022 at his home in Castanhal, Pará, Brazil. Victor (VK) was born in Leo, Indiana, on March 16, 1931. Victor's father, Adam Schlatter, died before Victor was born. He was raised by his mother Mildred Schlatter. Victor committed his life to Christ and was baptized in the Apostolic Christian Church of...
Mary Fitzgerald
Jul 5, 2022
Mary Jane Fitzgerald, 73, passed away Tuesday, July, 5, 2022 at Kingston Care Center in Fort Wayne. Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Mary was a daughter of the late Carl and Betty Keller. She graduated from Central Catholic High School. Mary went on to Beauty College, and worked for several salons during her career. She also became a realtor working...
Kay Welker
Jul 4, 2022
Kay L. Welker, 81, of Fort Wayne, passed away on Monday, July 4th, 2022. Born February 22,1941 in Fort Wayne, she was the daughter of the late Carlton and Mildred Kirbach. Kay enjoyed decorating, shopping, the beach and spending time with family. She fought a battle with Alzheimer's Disease for several years. She is survived by her husband of 55...
