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Eileen L. Sommers Porter

Eileen Porter Obituary

EILEEN L. SOMMERS PORTER, 86, died Friday, Dec. 24, 2004, at Lutheran Home, Fort Wayne. Born in Fort Wayne, she was a graduate of Fort Wayne Art School and was an Art Teacher at Zion Lutheran School for 40 years. She was a former member of the Fort Wayne Art Guild. She was a Sunday School teacher at Zion Lutheran for 35 years. She was a winner of the 1962 News-Sentinel Photo Contest, and was a member of Zion Lutheran Church. Survivors include daughters, Louisa (David) Porter of San Diego, Calif. and Julianne (Donald) Ganaway of Fort Wayne; grandson, Kurt (Kathy) Vlot of Fort Wayne; step-grandchildren, Marcie Ford of Albuquerque, N.M., Donald Jr. and Rick Ganaway, both of Fort Wayne; two great-grandchildren; and six step-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Blain Porter, in 1987; a daughter, Kathleen Green, in 1998; and a brother, Ralph Sommers, in 2001. Service is 11 a.m. Monday at Zion Lutheran Church, 2313 South Hanna St., with calling one hour prior. Calling also from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at D.O.McComb & Sons Foster Park Funeral Home, 6301 Fairfield Ave. Burial in Concordia Cemetery. Memorials to Zion Lutheran Church.

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Published by Fort Wayne Newspapers on Dec. 30, 2004.

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Judy DeBolt Noe'

December 31, 2004

I have fond memories of your Mother during my elementary days at Zion. Sending my deepest sympathy to all. Gods Blessings-Sincerely, Judy DeBolt Noe'

Carole Jordan

December 31, 2004

Eileen was such a lovely person to know. She did portraits of our Saint Bernards, our cats and also of me. It has been thirty years since she did these and they still hang in places of honor in our home. We will never forget her. Please accept our sincere sympathy in your loss.

Helen Craig

December 30, 2004

Julie, We loved your mom. She had the soul of an artist. We will never forget her art projects in the hands of our girls, nor her always-interesting take on things, her kid-size Bible stories.



We look forward to our grand reunion in Heaven!



Love,

Pastor Don and Helen

John 14:27

Pr. Paul Kaiser

December 30, 2004

The Peace of our Crucified and Risen Lord be with you. I rejoice for Eileen, who is now with her Lord Jesus, through Whom the Father created all things and is making them all New again. Eileen, who had an eye for beauty, is seeing Beauty now much greater than she has ever seen it. And in Christ, we shall see it also, and we shall see her again too. Alleluia!

Jill Stokes

December 30, 2004

I am so sorry for your loss. I have very fond memories of Eileen and she will be missed.

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