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Martha France Obituary

MARTHA M. FRANCE, 79, died Sunday, Dec. 21, 2003, at home in Fort Wayne. Born in Fort Wayne, she was a Machine Operator at Wayne Home Equipment. Survivors include four grandchildren, Ricky Bechtold of Rantoul, Ill., Jeffrey Bechtold of Mark Center, Ohio, Dennis Bechtold of Georgia and Denise Madden of Paxton, Ill.; six great-grandchildren; sisters, Mary Applegate and Betty Hardesty, both of Fort Wayne; several nieces and nephews. Service is 10 a.m. Saturday at D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave. Calling is from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial in St. John Lutheran Cemetery.

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Published by Fort Wayne Newspapers on Dec. 25, 2003.

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Mitzi Hardesty

December 29, 2003

Aunt Mart was my ex-husband's aunt. My family send our respects with deepest sympathy. He found out by newspaper on 12/27/03.

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Mitzi, Tiana, Kia and Ben Hardesty

Shirley Buhrow

December 25, 2003

Our Sympathy to you and your family ! Frank and Sarah Pittenger are my Grandparents. I received word from my cousin Ed Anderson. His Mom , Lillian and Grandpa Frank Pittenger were brother and sister.

Sincerely, Shirley Berberick Buhrow

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