Obituary

Manford J. "Jerry" Ober, Jr., 80, of Kendallville died Monday, January 19, 2009, at 11:42 p.m. in St. Joe Hospital, Fort Wayne.

Mr. Ober was a retired farmer, and a U.S. Army veteran. He enjoyed hunting and fishing, and did so on a daily basis.

He was a wonderful husband, father, and grandfather, and will be missed very much by his family.

He was born January 23, 1928, in Garrett, Indiana, to Manford and Valera "Belle" (Lung) Ober. On June 3, 1949, in Columbia City he married Margaret Marker.

Surviving are his wife, Margaret Ober of Kendallville; a son, Michael Ober of Kendallville; five grandchildren, Tara Wolf of Kendallville, Amy Wenning of Rome City, Nicole Ober of Fort Wayne, Jessica Ober of Denver, Colorado, and Jeremy Ober of Angola; seven great grandchildren, Amber Goodwin, Ashley Goodwin, Brandon Wolf, Kayla Wenning, Dequan Ober, Janyah Ober, and Thomas Michael Healy; a sister and brother-in-law, Kathleen and John Wittkamper of Knightstown, Indiana; and three brothers and two sisters-in-law, Robert Ober, Harold Lee and Roberta Ober, and Larry and Judy Ober all of Albion.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and a son, Dennis Ober.

Funeral services will be Saturday, January 24, 2009, at 11 a.m. at Young Family Funeral Home, Kendallville Chapel, 222 South State Street, Kendallville, with Pastor Sam Weimer and Pastor Orlo Hibbs officiating. Burial will be in Lake View Cemetery, Kendallville.

Casketbearers will be Tim Slone, Steven Rummel, Steven Scheurich, Jimmie Williams, Jeremy Robertson, and Doug Jones.

Calling will be Friday, January 23, 2009, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home and one hour prior to services on Saturday.

Preferred memorials are to the donor's choice.

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