Archive - Obituary
June 10th, 2013
Billy L. "Bill" Smith, 54, Berne, passed away Friday, June 7, 2013, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.
Among survivors are his mother, Barbara (Frederick) Sprunger; wife, Jodi Smith; and daughter, Cari Reiley, all of Berne.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, June 12, at Yager-Kirchhofer Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Burial will follow in Riverside Cemetery in Geneva.
James “Jim” Joseph Voglewede, 79, of Decatur, passed away Saturday, June 8, 2013, at Adams Memorial Hospital.
Jim was born November 18, 1933, in Decatur to the late Raymond and Mary (Meyer) Voglewede.
On May 3, 1958, he married Rowena Ellen Merriman; she survives in Decatur.
Helen L. Wellman, 90, of Decatur, passed away Thursday, June 6, 2013, at Adams Memorial Hospital.
Helen was born in Jay County on October 21, 1922, to the late Jerome and Agnus (Krieg) Wellman.
She was a member of St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, where she was in the Women of St. Mary’s. She was a member of Our Lady’s Rosary Makers of Holy Trinity Parish in Bryant, Ind., where she made 3,955 rosaries from 1994-2006. She retired from General Electric and was a member of the G.E. retirees.
June 7th
Ala Nova Fuelling, 76, of Grabill, Ind., passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2013, at Dupont Hospital in Fort Wayne.
Born in Fort Wayne, Ala Nova "Novie" worked as a Registered Nurse with Parkview for 20 years, then at Fort Wayne Developmental Center for 15 years, retiring in 1994. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church.
Among survivors are her spouse, Arlen L. Fuelling of Grabill; sister, Naza Vita Wright of Fort Wayne; and five nephews, Dennis, Steven, Douglas, Mark, and Michael Wright.
June 6th
Larry E. Hawkins, 51, of Decatur, passed away Wednesday morning.
Arrangements are pending at Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home.
Donald P. Jeffrey, 90, of Decatur, passed away at 1:27 a.m. on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, in the Adams Memorial Hospital Emergency Room.
Donald was born Sunday, August 13, 1922, in East Grand Forks, Minn., to the late John Isaac and Alice Elive (Gauthier) Jeffrey.
He married Olga Schueler on March 17, 1946, in Decatur; she passed away February 25, 2003.
Gerald A. Stefanek, 67, passed away Tuesday, June 4, 2013, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne.
Born in Fort Wayne, Gerald worked as an engineer with Dana, retiring in 2008. He loved spending time with his family and friends and being on the water, especially Lake Michigan.
June 5th
Donald P. Jeffrey, 90, of Decatur, died Tuesday morning.
Arrangements are pending at Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home.
June 4th
Jerry Lee "Monk" Amweg, 65, of Ohio City, Ohio, went to be with his Lord at 6:55 p.m. Sunday, June 2, 2013, at CHP Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert, Ohio.
Jerry was born June 18, 1947, in Van Wert, to the late Daniel Hamilton and Louella Gwendolyn (Seger) Amweg.
He married CarieAnn Jo Bellinger on June 3, 2003; she survives in Ohio City.
June 3rd
William M. "Bill" Schaadt, 72, Chattanooga, Ohio, passed away as a result of cancer on Saturday June 1, 2013, at his home.
Bill was born to the late Victor and Luella (Affolder) Schaadt on August 15, 1940, in Mercer County, Ohio.
He married Judy Ousley on Septembr 23, 1964, in Berne; she preceded him in death. He later married LaDonna McCullough Case on April 23, 1977; she survives.
