Grace E. Dreher

February 4, 2013

    Grace E. Dreher, 88, died on Wednesday, January 30, 2013.
    She was born October 18, 1924, in Van Wert, Ohio, to the late Louis and Goldie Long.
    Grace was a waitress for 22 years at Richards Restaurant in Fort Wayne.
    Among survivors are her two sons, David Dreher of Fort Wayne and Richard (Vicky) Roesner of Ocean Springs, Miss.; daughter, Cindie (Roger) Fore of Decatur; two brothers, Dale Long of Van Wert and Bob Long of Ohio City, Ohio; two sisters, Dorothy High of Portland, Ind., and Bert Bowsock of Cleveland, Ohio; five grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
    She was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie; a brother and four sisters.
    Visitation was held Sunday and today at Covington Memorial Funeral Home, 8408 Covington Road, Fort Wayne. Funeral services were at 1 p.m. today, also at the funeral home.
    Burial followed at Covington Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
    Online condolences may be made at www.covingtonmemorial.com.