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Beverly Joan Strader
1930 - 2016
Beverly Joan Strader
1930 - 2016
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BORN
1930
DIED
2016
Beverly Strader Obituary
Beverly was a member of St. John Lutheran Church-Bingen. She retired from Heritage High School in 1994 after 15 years of service as the custodian.
Among survivors are her daughters, Michele (Tim) Tierney of Decatur; LouAnn (Fritz) Bultemeyer of Decatur; Lorretta (Jim) Franz of Decatur; and Samantha (Steven) Walker of St. Petersburg, Fla.; step-son, William (Judy) Elliott of Wilcott, Iowa; step-daughter, Merry Elliott of Independence, Iowa; and brother, Robert Jared of Robins, Iowa; 12 grandchildren, David Tierney; Jeromie Tierney; Abby Harvey; Megan Speaks; Von Bultemeyer; Jared Bultemeyer; Jason Bultemeyer; Angela Franz; Elizabeth Heyerly; Amanda Reilly; Jennifer Franz; and Lindsey Walker; and 26 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Helen Lea Strader in infancy; and a granddaughter, Larkanne Denise Griffiths on Dec. 14, 2002.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at St. John Lutheran Church-Bingen, with Rev. Peter Brock officiating. Interment will follow at Covington Memorial Gardens in Fort Wayne.
Friends will be received from 2-5 and 6-8 p.m., Thursday at Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, and one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday.
Preferred memorials are to St. John Lutheran Church-Bingen or Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home in Fort Wayne.
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