Newspaper Tidbits Project
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
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Published in the Fort Wayne Newspapers on March 28, 2007
DONALD E. ALBANY, 60, of Fort Wayne, died Monday, March 26, 2007, at Parkview Hospital.
REBEKAH SNYDER BAILEY, 97, of Portland, died Monday, March 26, 2007.
CLEO WILLIAMSON BAKER, 98, of Van Buren, Ind., died Monday, March 12, 2007.
Revised Service Information BAKER, KENTON K.: Visitation is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today
at Thomas Funeral Home, Garrett.
BALSIGER, ROY E.: Funeral service is 11 a.m. today at West Missionary Church, with
visitation one hour prior to service.
BARTHOLOMY,PATRICIA "PATTY"F.: Funeral Mass is 10 a.m. today at Cathedral of the
Immaculate Conception, 1122 S. Clinton St., with calling one hour prior.
MARK S. BEAR, 72, of Huntington, died Tuesday, March 27, 2007, at Coventry Meadows, Fort
Wayne. Visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Bailey-Love Mortuary.
JERRY L. BLACK, 71, of Marion, died Friday, March 23, 2007.
EVELYN LAVERNE BRAZEL, 78, of Cromwell, died Monday, March 26, 2007.
LEONE BRINNERMAN, 92, of Poneto, died Tuesday, March 27, 2007.
JAMES F. BROWN, 80, of Fort Wayne, died Monday, March 26, 2007.
JAMES CALDWELL, 40, of Fort Wayne, died Thursday, March 22, 2007, at Glenbrook Rehab.
CAVITT, VELMA M.: Funeral service is 11 a.m. today at Elzey-Patterson-Rodak Funeral Home,
120 West Mill St., Ossian.
DAY, MARVIN L.: Funeral service is 10:30 a.m. today at Thoma/Rich, Hewitt & Chaney
Funeral Home, Bluffton.
JERRY L. DIX, 62, of Van Wert, Ohio, died Sunday, March 25, 2007, 11:20 p.m., at Van Wert
County Hospital, Van Wert, Ohio.
FARLING,ROSE MARIE: Memorial service is 11:30 a.m. today at Woodburn Missionary Church,
5108 Bull Rapids Road, Woodburn.
ROBERT LEWIS FRIEND, 81, of Muncie, Ind., passed away Monday, March 19, 2007, at his
residence after an extended illness.
STEPHEN M. GARBER, 67, of Jacksonville, Fla., formerly of Fort Wayne, died Friday, March
23, 2007, at Baptist Hospital East.
GARBER, STEPHEN M.: Memorial service 1 p.m. today at Herman Meyer & Son, 1338 Ellison
Ave., with visitation one hour prior to service.
GATEWOOD, BARBARA JEAN: Service is noon today at South Park Baptist Church, 817 E.
Paulding Road, with calling one hour before services.
GILB, E.K. "JIM" "KENNY": Funeral service is 1 p.m. today at D.O.
McComb & Sons Covington Knolls Funeral Home, 8325 Covington Road, with visitation one
hour prior.
GILL JR., NELSON J.: Memorial service at 1 p.m. today at Northeast Christian Church, 4900
Stellhorn Road.
MERLE E. GLAZIER, 59, of Tacoma, Wash., died Thursday, March 22, 2007.
GARLAND V. HART, 85, of Churubusco, formerly of Fort Wayne, died Monday, March, 26, 2007,
at Parkview Whitley Hospital, Columbia City.
ANDREW F. HAUDENSCHILD, 95, of Fort Wayne, died Monday, March 26, 2007, at Byron Health
Center.
HELMKE, ROLAND W. "PUNK": Service is 11 a.m. today at Zion Lutheran Church, 7616
Bull Rapids Road, Woodburn, with calling one hour prior.
HAROLD ISCH, 95, of Bluffton, passed away Tuesday, March 27, 2007.
JEFFERSON, RAMON C.: Service is noon today at Turner Chapel AME Church, 836 E. Jefferson
Blvd., with calling two hours prior.
JEFFERSON, SHELDON J.: Service is noon today at Turner Chapel AME Church, 836 E. Jefferson
Blvd., with calling two hours prior.
GORDON CHARLES JONES, 66, of Fort Wayne, died Saturday, March 24, 2007.
ROBERT LEE, 62, of Montpelier, Ind., died Saturday, March 24, 2007.
LEE, ROBERT E.: Funeral service is 11 a.m. today at Glancy Funeral Homes-Walker Chapel,
Montpelier.
LEWIS, STERLING: Funeral service is 2:30 p.m. today at Grace Baptist Church, Bluffton,
with calling two hours prior.
LORTIE, JOHN B.: Prayer service is 9:20 a.m. today at Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home,
Jacobs Chapel, Monroeville.
MARTIN, GERALD "GARY" P.: Mass of Christian Burial is 10 a.m. today at St. Rose
Catholic Church, Monroeville.
GLORIA J. McDOWELL, 80, of Huntington, died Monday, March 26, 2007.
CALVIN F. McNUTT, 83, of Rochester, Minn., died Sunday, March 25, 2007, at Seasons
Hospice, in Rochester.
ROBERT EGAN MEYERS, 93, died Monday, March 26, 2007, at Fair Oak Assisted Living, in
Pittsburg, Pa., with family at his side.
JAMES MORENO, 54, of Fort Wayne, died Sunday, March 25, 2007.
MORTHORST, HAROLD T.: Mass of Christian Burial is 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary's
Catholic Church at Jefferson and Lafayette.
HAROLD T. MORTHORST, 84, of Fort Wayne, died Friday, March 23, 2007, at Lutheran Hospital.
VIRGINIA R. MURNANE, 85, passed away Friday, March 23, 2007, at Grace House, Estacada,
Ore.
MURPHY JR., CLETIES: Service is 10:30 a.m. today at Smith & Son Funeral Home, Columbia
City.
DARRYL JAY OWEN, infant son of Joseph Stover and Tricia Trowbridge of Albion, was
stillborn Saturday, March 24, 2007.
PARK, PENNY S.: Funeral service is 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Thoma/Rich, Hewitt & Chaney
Funeral Home, Bluffton.
PARKER, JUDITH M.: Memorial calling is from 4 to 7 p.m. today at D.O. McComb & Sons
Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave.
DOROTHY A. POST, 79, of Auburn, passed away Saturday, March 24, 2007, at Betz Nursing
Home, Auburn.
MICHAEL W. RAMSEY, 61, of Canton, Mich., formerly of Fort Wayne, died Sunday, March 25,
2007.
REEDY, ADELINE: Funeral service is 1 p.m. today at New Hope Christian Center, Waterloo.
SMOAK JR., JAMES BENJAMIN: Funeral service is 1 p.m. today in the main chapel at Greenlawn
Memorial Park, 6600 Covington Road, Fort Wayne, where friends may call from 11:30 a.m.
until time of service.
SUZANNE B. EPPS, 68, died Saturday, March 24, 2007, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne.
TAYLOR, THOMAS A.: Funeral service is 10:30 a.m. today at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran
Church, Convoy, with visitation one hour prior.
RICHARD C. THOMAS, 75, of Findlay, Ohio, passed away Saturday, March 24, 2007, at Fox Run
Manor.
SANTOS F. TREVINO, 28, of Auburn, died Wednesday, March 21, 2007.
REVEREND ROY F. WALKER, 98, of Winona Lake, died Tuesday, March 27, 2007.
VELMA L. WALKER, 93, of Columbia City, died Monday, March 26, 2007.
WILLIAMSON SR., HENRY H.: Service is 11 a.m. today at McComb, Dilgard & Cline, 502 N.
Main St., Auburn, with calling one hour prior.
MARK L. WORKMAN, 46, of Fort Wayne, died Friday, March 23, 2007, at St. Joseph Hospital.
ROBERT A. WRIGHT, 60, of Bluffton, died Sunday, March 25, 2007.
GEORGE R. "DICK" YENSER, 72, of Haviland, Ohio, died Sunday, March 25, 2007.
MICHAEL YODER, 43, of Butler, died Sunday, March 25, 2007, at his home.
PAMELA S. ZENTZ, 61, of Butler, died Monday, March 26, 2007.
CARMINE RANIERI ZINN, 71, of St. Petersburg, Fla., died Sunday, March 25, 2007.
ALETA G. ZWICK, 94, of Decatur, died Monday, March 26, 2007, 2:20 a.m., at Adams Memorial
Hospital, where she had been a patient for three days.
I keep these on file so if you need a copy please let me know. Thanks! Rick B