Robert O. Dellinger

ROBERT O. DELLINGER, 78, a lifetime Fort Wayne resident, died Saturday, Oct. 23, 2004, at Parkview Hospital. Born Dec. 8, 1925, in Fort Wayne, he was a Teacher at Fort Wayne Community Schools for 43 years, retiring in 1991. he was the Head of the Business Department at Northrop for 23 years. He received his M.B.A. from Indiana University and Bachelors from the University of Pennsylvania. He was a member of a local V.F.W. Post, Home Lodge 25 F&AM, a 33 degree Scottish Rite and a member of Sons of the American Revolution. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He was a Lt. in the Navy, serving until 1953. He attended Plymouth Congregational Church and enjoyed spending the summers at Crooked Lake, Angola. He married Margaret A. Dellinger on June 21, 1952, in Japan, she survives in Fort Wayne. Also surviving are his son, Jeffrey K. Dellinger of Fort Wayne; daughter, Lisa D. Dellinger and husband, Doug Wilson of Indianapolis; and one sister, Harriett (Robert) Rinehart of Fort Wayne. He was preceded in death by one sister, Phyllis Bryie, Jan. 23, 2004. Funeral service is 1 p.m. Wednesday at D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave., with visitation one hour prior. Visitation also from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with Masonic service at 8:30 p.m. Burial in Greenlawn Cemetery. Memorials to Cancer Services of Allen County or the Business Department of Northrop.