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Jean E. Forst, 97, of Fort Wayne, passed away peacefully, Saturday, May 2, 2020 at Apple Ridge Assisted Living, Fort Wayne, IN. Jean was born December 23, 1922 in Fort Wayne, she married Glenn M Forst Jr. on July 26, 1947. He preceded her in death in 2006. Jean was a member of Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and was happiest when she was listening to music and dancing. She danced with the Alley Kats… Read more...
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Betty Zane (Gallagher) Woods, 93, passed away on May 2, 2020, at the Liberty Village in Peoria, IL. Born on April 28, 1927, in LaGrange, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Karl and Zada (Benfield) Gallagher. During WWII she served as a singer with the USO. It was there that she met her husband, Joseph, who was a sergeant stationed near the USO station in Wilmington. She graduated from Greensboro High School in… Read more...
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Robert E. Klotz Jr., 67, of Fort Wayne passed away Friday, May 1, 2020. Robert was born May 10, 1952 in Fort Wayne, a son of Robert E. Klotz Sr. and JoAnn Klotz who survive. He graduated from New Haven High School in 1971, and was the owner at Klotz Concrete Const. Interests included having his pilot’s license, fast cars, boating and having a love of waterskiing, which he was able to achieve every month… Read more...
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Gerald J. "Peach" Couture, 87, of Fort Wayne died April 10, 2020 at Lutheran Life Villages, Fort Wayne, IN. Jerry was born May 14, 1932 in Fort Wayne. He was the son of the late Homer and Geraldine Couture and was a member of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Jerry was a supervisor and draftsman in the Deeds Dept. of the Allen County Auditor's Office for 31 years, and received a "Proclamation"… Read more...
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Shelia A Zoretich, 74, of Fort Wayne, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020 at home, surrounded by her loving family, after a 14 year battle with metastatic breast cancer. Shelia was born April 18, 1945 in Indianapolis, IN and was the daughter of the late Eugene and Louise Ripberger. She graduated from Ben Davis High School class of 1963. She worked at Indiana Bell Telephone… Read more...
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JAMES RUSSELL SIDES, 55, of Fort Wayne, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2020, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born Dec. 5, 1964, in Fort Wayne, he was a son of the late Steven and Vienna Sides. Russ was a 1983 graduate of South Side High School, and excelled in music. After high school, his musical abilities called him to join the U.S. Marine Corps. He served proudly and honorably in the Marine Corps band… Read more...
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Norman E Burkett, 64, of Fort Wayne after a valiant fight with brain cancer, passed away into heaven at 4:30 am, April 23, 2020, at home, surrounded by his loving family. Norman was born July 5, 1955 in Winamac, IN and was the son of the late Cecil Burkett and Phyllis Burkett, who survives. He was a graduate of Manchester High School Class of 1973, North Manchester, IN. He entered into marriage with Therese Joy… Read more...
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John Alan Kinder, 51, of Fort Wayne died April 27, 2020, at home, surrounded by his loving family. John was born August 11, 1968 in Fort Wayne. He was the youngest son of the late Clarence Kinder and Arlene Kinder, who survives. He was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church and St. Gaspers Catholic Church. John attended Arc of Lagrange County. He loved his Coke a Cola, comic books, taking photographs and… Read more...
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Margaret A Potthoff, 88, of Fort Wayne died April 27, 2020 at Saint Anne Home. Margaret was born December 12, 1931 in Fort Wayne and was the daughter of the late Frank and Lucinda Redmond. She was a graduate of Central Catholic High School class of 1949 and worked as a secretary at Helmke, Beams and Boyer Law. She was a member of St Jude Catholic Church and a social butterfly, loved to cook, played… Read more...
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ELDORA "DORIE" SITKO, 92, of Fort Wayne, passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2020. Born in Bluffton, Ind., in 1927, she was the daughter of the late Loyal and Mary Ellen (Van Zant) Liddy. She graduated from South Side High School and early on worked as a preschool teacher for Childhood of Allen County and Calvary Church. Later, she became part owner of General Collections and did marketing for Moran Brothers Distributing. She was married… Read more...