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Katherine “Eileen” <I>Steigmeyer</I> Ellis Thompson

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Katherine “Eileen” Steigmeyer Ellis Thompson

Birth
Decatur, Adams County, Indiana, USA
Death
10 Mar 2020 (aged 93)
Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
Burial
New Haven, Allen County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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KATHERINE "EILEEN" (ELLIS) THOMPSON, 93, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at Saint Anne Home, Fort Wayne. Born in Decatur, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Celeste (Omlor) Steigmeyer.

She was a past member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. She retired in 1990 from Lake End Sales after 22 years.

She is survived by her daughters, Lynn (John Marsh) Oberley of Fort Wayne and Karen (Bob) Schumm of Edgerton, Ohio; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by her husband of 22 years, Herman, in 2012; her first husband, Bud Ellis; son, Stephen Ellis, in 2012; grandson, Rodney Oberley; one great-great-granddaughter, two brothers, and two sisters.

Funeral service is 1 p.m. Friday at Harper Community Funeral Home, 740 St. Rd. 930 E, New Haven, with visitation two hours prior. His nephew Dick Schultz officiating. Burial in I.O.O.F. Cemetery, New Haven.

Published in Fort Wayne Newspapers on Mar. 12, 2020
KATHERINE "EILEEN" (ELLIS) THOMPSON, 93, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at Saint Anne Home, Fort Wayne. Born in Decatur, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Celeste (Omlor) Steigmeyer.

She was a past member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. She retired in 1990 from Lake End Sales after 22 years.

She is survived by her daughters, Lynn (John Marsh) Oberley of Fort Wayne and Karen (Bob) Schumm of Edgerton, Ohio; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by her husband of 22 years, Herman, in 2012; her first husband, Bud Ellis; son, Stephen Ellis, in 2012; grandson, Rodney Oberley; one great-great-granddaughter, two brothers, and two sisters.

Funeral service is 1 p.m. Friday at Harper Community Funeral Home, 740 St. Rd. 930 E, New Haven, with visitation two hours prior. His nephew Dick Schultz officiating. Burial in I.O.O.F. Cemetery, New Haven.

Published in Fort Wayne Newspapers on Mar. 12, 2020


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  • Added: Mar 11, 2020
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207808845/katherine-ellis_thompson: accessed ), memorial page for Katherine “Eileen” Steigmeyer Ellis Thompson (18 Apr 1926–10 Mar 2020), Find a Grave Memorial ID 207808845, citing IOOF Cemetery, New Haven, Allen County, Indiana, USA; Cremated; Maintained by PLS (contributor 47341148).