All Obituaries

Glen Martin Hemmelgarn 77, of Albion, formerly of Fort Wayne, passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2019, at Parkview Whitley Hospital. Born in Fort Wayne, on October 31, 1941, to the late, Glen H. and Thelma L. (Huth) Hemmelgarn. Glen enlisted in United States Air Force in 1960. After the service he became a self employed carpenter. He is survived by his wife, Sue Hemmelgarn of Fort Wayne; four biological daughters by first wife, Ruby Landess, Cathy (Terrell) Osbun of...

Glen “John” Anderson, 79, of Churubusco, passed away on March 19, 2019, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Born in Whitley County, on April 17, 1939, to the late, Harold and Genevieve (Garrison) Anderson. He spent his formative years in Churubusco and rural Allen County, graduating from Huntertown High School in 1958. John married Mildred “Mid” Ott at Merriam Christian Chapel Church, on August 20, 1960. He was a life-long farmer. He also worked at...

Betty Joan Burton, 80, of Minneapolis, MN, formerly of Sturgis, MI, passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2019 at her home in Minneapolis, MN. Betty was born near Fort Wayne, Indiana on October 5, 1938, a daughter of the late Clyde L. and Rhoda M. (Frazier) Burton. She spent her formative years in Allen County, graduated from Huntertown High School in 1956 and received both a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree from Ball State University in 1960 and 1962, respectively. She was...

William H. Clark, 78, formerly of Churubusco, passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2019, at Betz Nursing Home in Auburn. Born in Woodburn, on January 8, 1941, to the late, Joseph and Mabel (Jump) Clark. He spent his formative years in Waterloo, graduating from Waterloo High School in 1959. After his service in the United States Navy, he attended IPFW from 1966 - 1968. William was married to Coleen Fralick in Fort Wayne, on March 18, 1967. He retired in 2001 from General Electric, where...

Lucille Mae Hakey, 75, of Albion, passed away on Thursday, February 28, 2019, at North Ridge Village Nursing and Rehab in Albion. Born in Fort Wayne, on October 17, 1943, to the late, Joseph and Francis (Becktal) Wagner. She spent her formative years in Fort Wayne, graduating from South Side High School in 1962. Lucille was married to Phillip Hakey in Fort Wayne, on July 7, 1962, after being set up on a blind date. She worked at Myer's Stamping, retiring in 2005. Lucille is survived...

David Dean Bade, 83, of Churubusco, passed away at 12:22 a.m., on February 21, 2019, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Born at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, on October 17, 1935, to the late, Alfred and Winno (Eddy) Bade. He spent his formative years in Fort Wayne, graduating from Concordia High School in 1954. He later received his BS from Concordia Junior College and Seminary and his MA from Concordia Teacher's College. David was married to Ethyl Lee James in St. Louis, on July...

Paul Eugene Reed, 75, of Avilla, passed away on February 20, 2019, at his residence. Born in Huntington, IN, on August 7, 1943, to James and Ethel (Cunningham) Reed. He graduated from Huntington High School in 1964. Paul married Junine Gibson in Fort Wayne on October 14, 1967. He worked as a lathe operator at JB Tool and Die in Fort Wayne for over 30 years. Paul is survived by a daughter, Amy (Doug) Lawson of Churubusco; a son, John (Kathy) Reed of Churubusco; four grandchildren, Parker...

Deryl "Joe" Joseph Longardner, 73, of Churubusco, passed away on February 19, 2019, at Kingston Care Center, Fort Wayne. Born in Noble County, on October 22, 1945, to Henry F. Wilks and Martha (Foote) Longardner. Joe worked at Navistar for over 30 years.  He served in the US Marine Corp. Reserves. Joe is survived by a daughter, Tami Longardner of Churubusco; a granddaughter, Jade Longardner; two sisters, Cheryl (Mike) Kline of Angola and Rose (Donald)...

Dorothy May Wedler, 91, of Fort Wayne, passed away on Saturday, February 16, 2019, at Kingston Care Center. Born in Fort Wayne, on April 18, 1927, to the late, Fred and Beulah (Jackson) Wedler. She spent her formative years in Fort Wayne, graduating from Central High School. She worked at Lincoln Life in Fort Wayne for over 30 years. After her retirement, she enjoyed working at Walmart into her 90s. Dorothy is survived by two neices, Lynette Milledge and Karen Osborn; one great...

Harry L Geiger, 70, of Churubusco, passed away on February 15, 2019, at Parkview Regional Medical Center. Born in Fort Wayne, on February 24, 1948, to the late, Earl and Mary (Harter) Geiger. He spent his formative years in Churubusco, graduating from Churubusco High School in 1966. Harry was married to Loretta Kay Wakeman in Las Vegas, on February 10, 1987. She preceded him in death on December 16, 2007. He worked at C & A Tool in Churubusco, retiring in 2005 after 20 years. Harry...