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Nancy Zabel-Warfel Obituary

Nancy Zabel-Warfel, age 85, of Fort Wayne, IN, passed away at 6:00 pm on Sunday June 1, 2025, at Cedar Creek of Fort Wayne. Born on April 5, 1940, in Ladysmith, WI she was the daughter of Emil and Hazel (Burgess) Seagren.
Nancy attended Jefferson High School, Jefferson, WI, and graduated with the Class of 1958.
She worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant in Lake Geneva, WI for 20 years until her retirement.
Nancy enjoyed gardening flowers and roses, Precious Moments, her dogs, Elvis, and country music.
Survivors include sons Steven (Renee) Zabel of Columbia City and Dale (Sondra) Zabel of Warren; granddaughter Taylor Zabel of Columbia City; great-granddaughter Anna Zabel of Columbia City.
She was preceded in death by her parents and husband Lester Warfel.
A graveside service for Nancy will be held at 11:00 am on June 5, 2025, at South Park Cemetery, Columbia City.
Memorial contributions in memory of Nancy may be made to Whitley County Humane Society.
Visit www.demoneygrimes.com to send family condolences or to sign the online guest register.
To plant a beautiful memorial tree in memory of Nancy, please visit our Tree Store.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Obituary published on Legacy.com by WFFT-TV 55 News on Oct. 1, 2025.

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