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KENNETH CHESHIER Obituary

KENNETH LEE CHESHIER, 71, of Tampa, Fla., formerly of LaGrange, Ind., died unexpectedly on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017, at Florida Hospital, Tampa. Born Dec. 7, 1945, in Fort Wayne, he was the son of the late Torrence "Tony" and Irene (Kramer) Cheshier. Surviving Ken are his three sons, Mark (Kelly) Cheshier of Fort Wayne, James (Jean) Cheshier of Tampa, Fla., and Jay (Maggie) Cheshier of Kendallville, Ind.; granddaughter, Maria Cheshier; sister, Mary Ann (Dr. Thomas) Wiegand of Angola, Ind.; half sister, Frances Holladay of Green Valley, Ariz.; and a cousin who was like a brother to Ken, John (Suzanne) Korte of Tampa, Fla. Funeral mass is 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Parish, Elkhart, Ind. A viewing is from 2 to 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, at Frurip-May Funeral Home, LaGrange. Burial taking place following mass at St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery, Elkhart, Ind.

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Published by Fort Wayne Newspapers on Aug. 25, 2017.

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Don Hulen

August 29, 2017

So many great memories of spending time with Ken discussing sports and music. He will be missed.

Judy Dodane O'Dwyer

August 23, 2017

So sorry to read this. I have very fond memories of Ken. Very nice high school friend

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