Carolyn Sue Chester, 80, of Rome City, Indiana died Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at Parkview Randallia Hospital in Fort Wayne.

She was born December 15, 1942, in Fort Wayne to Raymond and Betty Rose (Niedermeyer) Harpel.

On September 19, 1964, in Fort Wayne she married Norbert "Nick" Chester, he survives.

She had worked in the distribution department at the News Sun in Kendallville.

Sue was a member of St. Gaspar Catholic Church in Rome City, Rosary Sodality, Better Halves Homemakers Club, and the Kekionga Camping Club. She was a Cub Scout leader for a few years, on the PTO at Rome City School and was a member of the East Noble Band Boosters.

Along with her husband Nick, they were foster parents for 69 children. They were also a presenting couple for Marriage Encounter Retreats. She started the Community Thanksgiving Dinner and the Angel Giving Tree at St. Gaspar.

Also surviving are three daughters, Angela (Greg Renno) Chester of Fort Wayne, Sarah (Mike) Schultis of Kendallville, and Nadia Chester of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida; a son, Timothy (Cherylyn) Chester of Missoula, Montana; eight grandchildren, Adam, Athena, Ryan, Audrey, Jayma, Rayanne, Malaya, and Simone; two great-grandchildren, Carmen and James; a great-grandson on the way, Milo; two sisters, Luanne (Gary) Shull of Kendallville and Beth (Rod) Walter of Huntertown; two sisters-in-law, Beverly (Wade) Castator of Waterloo and Barbara Cassel of Wolcottville; special foster kids, Gemini Spears of Minnesota, and Judy Starrett of LaGrange; special foster grandchildren, Sean, Natalie, Johnie, Lydia, and Nakita; and beloved nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday, October 3, 2023, at 11 a.m. at St. Gaspar Catholic Church, 10871 North State Road 9, Wolcottville.

Burial will follow in St. Gaspar Catholic Cemetery in Rome City.

Visitation will be Monday, October 2, 2023, from 2 to 7 p.m. with a rosary service at 7 p.m. at Young Family Funeral Home, Wolcottville Chapel, State Road 9 North, Wolcottville.

Preferred memorials are to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

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