Glenna Oakes

Glenna N. Oakes, 81, a resident of Swan Township in Noble County and widow of Richard J. Oakes, passed away at 12:10 a. m. on Sunday, December 22, 2013 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. She had been in declining health for some time. Mrs. Oakes was born in Garrett on March 29, 1932, a daughter of Harold H. and Elva M. (Ellis) Timmerman, and graduated from Huntertown High School. She was married to Richard J. Oakes and spent all of her adult life in Swan Township. A homemaker, she was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at Ege and its Rosary Society. Mr. Oakes preceded her in death on July 19, 1984. The surviving relatives include her two sons Roger (Lisa) Oakes of LaOtto and Daniel Oakes of Kissimmee, Fla; her brother Don E. Timmerman of Churubusco; two grandsons Matthew Oakes and Brandon Oakes; and numerous great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents and husband she was preceded in death by two sisters Lavon Irene Bernardin in 1958 and Helen June Hefley in 2001. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a. m. on Friday, December 27, 2013, at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at Ege, with Father Danney Pinto, the celebrant. The family will receive friends at Sheets & Childs Funeral Home in Churubusco on Thursday from 6 to 8 p. m. The Rosary will be recited at 8 p. m. Thursday at the funeral home. Interment will be in the Ege Catholic Cemetery, Noble County. For those who wish, memorials may be directed to Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana, 6316 Mutal Dr., Fort Wayne, IN 46825 ************************************************** To leave an online condolence for the family in Mrs. Oakes' memory, click on "Condolences" below. . .