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Donna Mettert Obituary
AUBURN - Donna G. Mettert, of Auburn, Indiana, passed to the other side, having been called home by her Lord, Savior and Best Friend, Jesus Christ, on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, surrounded by her family.
Donna was born on Nov.16, 1946, in Borger, Texas, and was a 1964 graduate of Auburn High School.
The legal field is where Donna spent 35 years, starting in Auburn with Grimm & Grimm. She was also a legal assistant in Fort Wayne and a court reporter for both Allen Superior Court and Steuben Superior Court.
She is survived by a son, Donald Mettert, of Auburn, and his children, Brittany (Josh) Mettert-Raines, Dane (Michelle) Mettert and Landon Mettert; daughter, Melissa (Chris) Mettert-Jagnow, of Fort Wayne, and her children, Camden Straub, Kennedy Jagnow, Addison Jagnow and Delaney Jagnow; daughter, Andrea (Barry) Mettert-Menges, of Auburn, and her daughter, Kyndra Shipley; sister, Toni Folk Adams, of North Carolina; nephews, Eddie (Sarah) Placencia, Ray Placencia, and his daughter, Valencia; a niece Jaime (Alan) Placencia-Okewole, and her children, Terrance, Mya and Jaelyn.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Donald Guy and Virginia Mae Hasey Folk; brother, Kenneth Michael Folk; grandparents, Gilbert Guy, Harriett Jenner Folk and Charles and Della Lawrence Hasey.
A memorial service will be held on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, at 2 p.m., with visitation two hours prior from noon to 2 p.m., at Pinnington Funeral & Cremation Services, 502 N. Main St., Auburn.
Burial will be held at Woodlawn Cemetery in Auburn.
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Joe Finn
January 10, 2024
So sorry to hear of Donna´s passing. Good memories from long ago as our children were close friends.
Regards,
Joe Finn
douglas stafford
January 10, 2024
kind of a happy person with big smile and extreme religious beliefs.
marlene gee
January 9, 2024
I will miss seeing her at the Library, her infectious smile, her color coordinated attire but most of probably her laugh. She reminded me of my own mother. I will miss her.
May her soul rest in peace.
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