RICHARD D. YARDE

1937 - 2021

RICHARD D. YARDE, 83, of Auburn, Ind., formerly of Garrett, Ind., died Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at Auburn Village Rehab. Born March 21, 1937 in Garrett, Ind., he was a son of the late Howard D. and Helen (Grogg) Yarde. He graduated from the Indiana School of The Deaf in 1957. Richard married Marilyn J. Shirk on Aug. 12, 1967; she died on May 6, 2014. Richard was a farmer and also worked at Magnavox / Raytheon - retiring in 2001. Richard was a Forrester member and a member of the First Baptist Church in Garrett. Richard is survived by two daughters, Anna (Nathan) Merriman of Albion, Ind., and Betty (James) Lee of Fort Wayne; sister, Martha Rockey of Kalkaska, Mich.; and seven grandchildren, Nicholas Merriman of New Paris, Ind., Sarah Merriman of Albion, Ind., Jacob Merriman of Albion, Ind., Denita Smith and her son, Jaxson Smith of Woodlands, Texas, Alexis Rowlison of Fort Wayne, Rebecca Lee of Fort Wayne, and Andrew Lee of Fort Wayne. Private family services will take place at Thomas Funeral Home with Pastor David Mix officiating. Burial will take place in Christian Union Cemetery - Garrett, Ind. Memorials are to Deaf Link in Fort Wayne. To send a condolence or sign the online register book, visit www.thomasfuneralhome.org