HELEN E. GARRIS, 89, died Friday at Hospice Home of Northeast Indiana. Born in Fort Wayne, she was a homemaker and a World War II Army Air Forces veteran. Surviving are two sons, Thomas J. of Fort Wayne and David of Huntertown; three daughters, Geraldine Davidson, Dorothy Burkett and Sheryl Wedler, all of Fort Wayne; 13 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a brother Jack Wichern of Logansport; and a sister, Evelyn Johnson of Fort Wayne. She was preceded in death by her husband, John T. Her son, Michael Wayne Garris, died in 1968. Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Charles Borremeo Catholic Church, 4916 Trier Road, with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at D.O. McComb & Sons Maplewood Park Funeral Home, 4017 Maplecrest Road, with vigil at 4:30 p.m. Burial in Catholic Cemetery, with military graveside service by American Legion Post 47. Memorials to Visiting Nurse Service's Hospice Home.
Published in Fort Wayne Journal Gazette January 26, 2003
Published in Fort Wayne Journal Gazette January 26, 2003
HELEN E. GARRIS, 89, died Friday at Hospice Home of Northeast Indiana. Born in Fort Wayne, she was a homemaker and a World War II Army Air Forces veteran. Surviving are two sons, Thomas J. of Fort Wayne and David of Huntertown; three daughters, Geraldine Davidson, Dorothy Burkett and Sheryl Wedler, all of Fort Wayne; 13 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a brother Jack Wichern of Logansport; and a sister, Evelyn Johnson of Fort Wayne. She was preceded in death by her husband, John T. Her son, Michael Wayne Garris, died in 1968. Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Charles Borremeo Catholic Church, 4916 Trier Road, with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at D.O. McComb & Sons Maplewood Park Funeral Home, 4017 Maplecrest Road, with vigil at 4:30 p.m. Burial in Catholic Cemetery, with military graveside service by American Legion Post 47. Memorials to Visiting Nurse Service's Hospice Home.
Published in Fort Wayne Journal Gazette January 26, 2003
Published in Fort Wayne Journal Gazette January 26, 2003
