Newspaper Tidbits Project
Monday, July 28, 2008
Published in the Fort Wayne Newspapers on May 26, 2006
EUGENE BICKLE, 73, of Fort Wayne, died Thursday, May 25, 2006.
AARON DAVID BLUHM, infant son of Jim and Amanda Bluhm of Monroe, passed away Tuesday, May
23, 2006.
KATHLEEN A. (LITTLEFIELD) BOOKER, 61, of Fort Wayne, died Thursday, May 25, 2006, at her
residence.
DAVID C. "H.D." BRANDT (Former Huntington County Coroner), 55, of Huntington,
died Wednesday, May 24, 2006.
CEREGHINO, LINGI A. "LOUIS": Memorial service is 11:30 a.m. today at
Elzey-Patterson-Rodak Funeral Home, 120 W. Mill St., with visitation 1/2 hour prior to
service.
FANNIE MARIE CHRISTNER, 75, of LaGrange, died Wednesday, May 24, 2006.
MILDRED F. CLARK, 81, of Van Wert, died Tuesday, May 23, 2006.
COOKE-BRENNEMAN, EMMA ALICE: Service is 1 p.m. today at Needham-Storey-Wampner Funeral
Service, North Chapel, 1341 N. Baldwin Ave., Marion, with visitation one hour prior to
service.
CRAMAR, EVELYN L.: Graveside service is 1 p.m. today at South Park Cemetery.
ALVERA L. DEKKER, 79, of Fort Wayne, died Wednesday, May 24, 2006, 6:30 p.m., at her
residence.
DRUM, LEONARD: Service is 10 a.m. today at Dawson Funeral Home, 215 West Fifth St., East
Liverpool, Ohio.
EDDIE G. EDWARDS SR., 68, of Van Wert, died Monday, May 22, 2006.
MARJORIE E. ELDRIDGE, 87, of Chicago, Ill., formerly of Garrett, died Wednesday, May 24,
2006.
MILLICENT E. EWING, 93, of Van Wert, died Thursday, May 25, 2006.
FREIBURGER, RALPH F.: Mass of Christian Burial is 10 a.m. today at St. Joseph Catholic
Church, 1910 Hale Ave.
David Grames-Sanchez, of Fort Wayne, a Marine, died in Iraq on Thursday, May 11, 2006.
GRIM, MARCUS JEREMIAH: Funeral service is 10:30 a.m. today at Apostolic Christian Church
of Leo, 11714 Grabill Road, Leo, with visitation one hour prior.
EMMA M. HEARE, 87, of Van Wert, died Wednesday, May 24, 2006.
HEINKEL, JUDE J.: Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. today at St. Jude Catholic
Church, E. State and Randallia, with calling one hour prior.
HILLIARD, NITCHEL T.: Service is 11 a.m. today at True Love Baptist Church, 715 E. Wallace
St.
JOSEPH E. "LEFTY" JACKSON, 66, of Fort Wayne, died Monday, May 22, 2006, at St.
Joseph Hospital.
RICHARD W. JACKSON, 59, of Huntertown, died Wednesday, May 24, 2006, at his home.
VIRGINIA JANES, 74, of Decatur, died Wednesday, May 24, 2006.
JEFFREY, GARY L.: Service is 11 a.m. today at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Preble, with
visitation one prior to service.
JEROME, CHALICE M.: Service is 10:30 a.m. today at Cowan & Son Funeral Home, 616 S.
Washington St., Van Wert.
JOHNSON, EVELYN JANE: Mass of Christian Burial is 11 a.m. today at St. Joseph Catholic
Church, 1910 Hale Ave., with calling one hour prior to service.
KERNS, STEVEN W.: Calling is from 1 to 3 and 5 to 7 today at D.O. McComb & Sons
Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave., with prayer service at 7 p.m.
BETTY R. KOITHAHN, 78, of Fort Wayne, passed away Thursday, May 25, 2006, at The Village
of Heritage, Monroeville.
LEAVITT, JOHN H.: Service is 1 p.m. today at D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral
Home, 1140 Lake Ave.
MILLER, FRED A.: Graveside service is 11 a.m. today at Decatur Cemetery.
MILLER, ROBERT E. "BOB": Military graveside service is noon today at Bowers
Cemetery at the corner of Wheelock Road and Stellhorn Road.
SANDRA A. MOYER, 63, of Portland, died Thursday, May 25, 2006.
THOMAS M. NOLAN, 82, of Fort Wayne, died Wednesday, May 24, 2006, in Fort Wayne.
LEONA R. PATRICK, 87, of Decatur, died Tuesday, May 23, 2006, 5:20 p.m.
CARL D. PORTER, 35, of Meridian, Miss., died Saturday, May 20, 2006, in Meridian.
RANDOLPH, LARRY L.: Service is 11 a.m. today at Good Shepherd United Methodist Church,
4700 Vance Ave., with calling one hour prior to service.
REICHERT, MAYBELLE: Service is 10 a.m. today at D.O. McComb & Sons Pine Valley Park
Funeral Home, 1320 E. Dupont Road.
MANUELA "NELLIE" RIVERA, 57, died Monday, May 22, 2006, at Lutheran Hospital,
Fort Wayne.
DORIS MARGARET ANN KLAEHN RODENBECK, 87, of Crossville, Tenn., formerly of Fort Wayne,
passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2006.
SAUDER, ORVAL D.: Memorial service is 11 a.m. today at Central Mennonite Church, Archbold.
SMITH, LEANDER: Service is 1 p.m. today at Tabernacle Baptist Church, with viewing two
hours prior to service.
SNYDER, JAMES RONALD: Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. today at St. Charles Borromeo
Catholic Church, 4916 Trier Road, with calling one hour prior.
STAUFFER, BETTY JANE (CLABAUGH): Service is 11 a.m. today at Resthaven Park Mortuary &
Cemetery, 4310 E. Southern Ave., Phoenix, Ariz.
MAMIE STEPHENS, 92, of Leesburg, died Thursday, May 25, 2006.
THOMAS JR., FRED A: Funeral service is 1:30 p.m. today at The Towne House Retirement
Center Chapel, 2209 St. Joe Center Road, Fort Wayne.
JON F. TIBBLES, 67, of Fort Wayne, died Thursday, May 18, 2006.
The following obituary is being republished to provide additional information. AUDREY Z.
UHRICK, 95, in Fort Wayne, died Monday, May 22, 2006, 4:37 p.m., at Englewood Health Care.
WALTERS, ELMER W.: Service is 11 a.m. today at D.O. McComb & Sons Maplewood Park
Funeral Home, 4017 Maplecrest Road, with calling one hour prior.
THEODORE "TED" J. ZYDEK, 86, of North Webster, died Monday, May 22, 2006.
I keep these on file so if you need a copy please let me know. Thanks! Rick B