Lynn Marie Wheeler

August 6, 2021 at 9:48 p.m.
Lynn Marie Wheeler
Lynn Marie Wheeler

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Lynn Marie Wheeler, age 80, of The Villages, Fla., passed away Friday, April 3, 2020, at Leesburg Regional Medical Center, Leesburg, Fla.

Lynn was born July 16, 1939, in Warsaw, to Lewis L. and Eleanor T. Novak Longbrake. She was united in marriage to Charles R. Wheeler on Aug. 12, 1961, in Warsaw.  

A lifelong resident of Warsaw, she  graduated from Warsaw High School in 1957. She worked as a florist for Ace Hardware for 29 years, retiring in 2008. Lynn was a member of Delta Theta Tau, Kosciusko Community Hospital Auxiliary, Rosary Altar Society Sacred Heart Catholic Church and Tippecanoe Lake C.C.

Survivors include her husband of 58 years, Charles Wheeler, of The Villages, Fla.; children: Cindy (Todd) Thompson, of Fort Wayne; Chris Wheeler and Mike Kreitzer, of Aventura, Fla.; grandchildren: Mick (Bailey) Thompson, of Morehead City, N.C.; and Molly Thompson, of Fort Wayne.

A Celebration of Life and Mass will be held on Friday, Aug. 13 at 9:30 a.m. in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Warsaw.  Father Jonathan Norton will be officiating the services.

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In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Our Father’s House, 2114 E. Winona Ave., Warsaw, IN 46580.

To sign the guestbook or send a condolence, go to www.mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com.

Lynn Marie Wheeler, age 80, of The Villages, Fla., passed away Friday, April 3, 2020, at Leesburg Regional Medical Center, Leesburg, Fla.

Lynn was born July 16, 1939, in Warsaw, to Lewis L. and Eleanor T. Novak Longbrake. She was united in marriage to Charles R. Wheeler on Aug. 12, 1961, in Warsaw.  

A lifelong resident of Warsaw, she  graduated from Warsaw High School in 1957. She worked as a florist for Ace Hardware for 29 years, retiring in 2008. Lynn was a member of Delta Theta Tau, Kosciusko Community Hospital Auxiliary, Rosary Altar Society Sacred Heart Catholic Church and Tippecanoe Lake C.C.

Survivors include her husband of 58 years, Charles Wheeler, of The Villages, Fla.; children: Cindy (Todd) Thompson, of Fort Wayne; Chris Wheeler and Mike Kreitzer, of Aventura, Fla.; grandchildren: Mick (Bailey) Thompson, of Morehead City, N.C.; and Molly Thompson, of Fort Wayne.

A Celebration of Life and Mass will be held on Friday, Aug. 13 at 9:30 a.m. in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Warsaw.  Father Jonathan Norton will be officiating the services.

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In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Our Father’s House, 2114 E. Winona Ave., Warsaw, IN 46580.

To sign the guestbook or send a condolence, go to www.mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com.
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