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Sherri Anne Steffen
Feb 15, 2014
Sherri Anne Steffen, 71 of Fort Wayne passed away Saturday, February 15, 2014 at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. She was born in Pascagoula, Mississippi on December 15, 1942. Sherri worked in several states as a licensed practical nurse. She also loved to worked with ceramics and stained glass. She will be sadly missed by her husband of 45 years, Robert...
Wayne L. Zielke
Feb 8, 2014
Wayne L. Zielke, 88, of Antwerp passed away at home on Saturday, February 8, 2014. Wayne was born in Briceton on October 31, 1925, a son of the late Bertha (Mabis) and Paul Zielke. Wayne helped others farm after high school then began farming for himself in 1956. He also worked at Grizzly Manufacturing, Dana Weatherhead and Challenge Cook. He was...
Lelia Mae Trauterman
Feb 1, 2014
Lelia Mae Trauterman, 70, of Antwerp, passed away Saturday, February 1, 2014 at Parkview Regional Medical Center. Lelia was born in Huntington, IN on February 16, 1943, a daughter of the late Leora (Grush) and Walter Bair. She was a member of Payne Church of Christ. On April 15, 1961 she married Thomas Trauterman. She will be sadly missed by...
Richard "Rick" Zierten
Jan 24, 2014
Richard Zierten passed away Friday, January 24, 2014 at the young age of 59. Rick was born in Milwaukee Wisconsin on November 14,1954 and resided in Payne Ohio the later years of his life. He was a member of the Painters Union Local 469 and worked as a foreman for Goeglein Wall Paper and Paint for 23 years. However, his...
Kenneth G. Ladd
Jan 23, 2014
Kenneth Ladd, 71, of Hicksville passed away Thursday, January 23, 2014 at home. Kenny was born in Edgerton, IN on April 1, 1942, a son of the late Madeline (Reeb) and Glenn Ladd. He farmed and owned KG Ladd & Sons Sawmill. Kenny loved woodworking and being outdoors, while hunting, fishing and gardening. On Dec. 21, 1973 he married Ann Woods. He...
Mark Sinclair
Jan 22, 2014
Mark Sinclair, 45, of Hicksville, passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2014 suddenly in a motor vehicle accident. Mark was born in Bryan, on November 27, 1968. He will be sadly missed by his children, Kelsey, Matthew & Caden; mother, Carol Carroll; father, Francis (Ruth) Miller, all of Hicksville; siblings, Flint Miller of Middlebury, IN, Eric Miller of Hicksville, Michael Miller...
Jeane Schmunk
Jan 17, 2014
Kathryn Jeane Schmunk, 80, of Antwerp, passed away Friday, January 17, 2014 at Paulding County Hospital. Jeane was born in Hicksville on April 22, 1933, a daughter of the late Ethel (Davis) and Clarence Engle. She was the first female vice president at the Antwerp Exchange Bank and was named Antwerp Gem of the Year in 2012 for her selfless contributions...
Eugene Handy
Jan 16, 2014
Eugene Handy, 88, of Antwerp, passed away Thursday, January 16, 2014 at Hickory Creek Nursing Home. Gene was born in Rockhaven, KY on June 3, 1925, a son of the late Annie (Lewis) and Volney Handy. He served in the U.S. Navy as a Fireman 1st Class in WW II; was a member of the Masonic Lodge, the VFW, & American Legion....
Viola May Thompson
Jan 16, 2014
Viola May Thompson, 96, of Woodburn passed away Thursday, January 16, 2014 at Golden Years Homestead, Fort Wayne. Viola was born in Spencer, Iowa on May 15, 1917, a daughter of the late Christine A. (Amelsberg) and John H. Sonius. She was an instructor at Warner Beauty College & a seamstress at Federspiel Draperies and a member of Woodburn Missionary...
Thomas J. Howell
Jan 11, 2014
Thomas J. Howell, 77, of Cecil, passed away Saturday, January 11, 2014 at his residence. Tom was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on June 22, 1936 the son of the late Joseph & Ruth (Whippert) Howell. He worked at Schwerman Trucking & also farmed. He always enjoyed his time away camping & fishing at Morrison Lake. On July 6, 1957 he...
Jeannie Gerken
Jan 10, 2014
Phyllis "Jeannie" Gerken, 77, of Antwerp, passed away Friday, January 10, 2014 at Parkview Regional Medical Center. She was born in Defiance on June 6, 1936, a daughter of the late Agnes (McBride) and Henry Ripke. Jeannie was a homemaker who loved to paint and write poetry. On Sept. 7, 1966 she married Larry Gerken. She will be sadly missed by her...
Charlie Mack Neace
Dec 31, 2013
Charlie Mack Neace, 46, of Antwerp, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne Charlie was born in Dayton on January 5, 1967, a son of the Rosemary (Kline) and the late William Neace. He worked as a machinist in the Hydraulic Valve Dept. at Parker-Hannifin, Hicskville. Charlie was an devoted Colts Fan and also loved fishing,...
Larry Lee Hoover
Dec 27, 2013
Larry Lee Hoover, 78, of Antwerp passed away Friday, December 27, 2013 at Vancrest of Antwerp. Larry was born in Fort Wayne on May 8, 1935, a son of the late Beatrice (DeLong) and Harry Hoover. He proudly served in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1962 & worked at BF Goodrich. He was a member of Antwerp United Methodist Church;...
Sally Joan Davis
Dec 26, 2013
Sally Joan Davis, 80, of Payne, passed away Thursday, December 26, 2013 at The Gardens of Paulding. Sally was born in Decatur, Indiana on March 3, 1933, a daughter of the late Marie Christine (Gehrig) and Frederick Clifford Ahr. She was an accounting clerk at Navistar and farmed with her husband Russell ( Dean ) for many years. They were married...
Harold E. Perrine
Dec 15, 2013
Harold Eugene Perrine, of Payne, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2013 at Vancrest Health Care Center in Van Wert, Ohio. Harold was born in Payne on September 11, 1923. On October 25, 1947 he married Rosemary Linder, who passed away December 8, 2012. Together they shared 65 beautiful years of marriage, faith, and family life. They were members of Saint John the Baptist...
Roy L. Schaefer
Dec 11, 2013
Roy L. Schaefer, age 98 of Payne, left this world for a better one on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013. Roy was born in Paulding County, Ohio on August 25, 1915, a son of the late Bertha (Harper) and Rudolph Schaefer. He grew up as a farmer, a career he followed until the 1980s and also a machinist at Dana Weatherhead, Antwerp. Roy...
Byron W. Rasey
Dec 7, 2013
Byron W. Rasey, 76, of Antwerp, passed away Saturday, December 7, 2013 at Defiance Inpatient Hospice Center. Byron was born in Napoleon, on December 15, 1936, a son of the late Lovella (Wooten) and Byron Rasey. He proudly served in the U.S. Air Force, was a truck driver & Business Agent for Teamsters Local 414. Byron was a member of the Hickville...
Curtis J. Anderson
Dec 2, 2013
Curtis John Anderson was born on January 30, 1959 in Detroit, Michigan. His parent are Curtis “Rod†and Maureen “Reene†(nee Korth) Anderson. He died on Monday, December 2, 2013 at the N.Y.U. Medical Center, after a fierce and courageous battle with cancer. Curt was 54 years of age. Curt was a resident of Birmingham, MI for 17 years and...
Tara Morrison
Nov 27, 2013
Tara R Morrison age 27 died Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at St. Joseph’s Hospital Ft. Wayne, Indiana. She was born January 1, 1986 the daughter of Joseph Morrison and Sheryl R. (Berryhill) Crone. She is survived by her mother Sheryl R (Berryhill) Crone, a daughter Paytin R. Morrison and her grandmother Sharon Berryhill all of Payne, Ohio. Friends may call...
