Deborah A. Simmons, 68, Warsaw, passed away at 4:24 p.m. May 24, 2015, at her residence, after a long battle with cancer. She was born June 16, 1946, in Berlin Center, Ohio, to Robert and Dorothy Landon Knecht. On Oct. 12, 1973, she married Roger L. Simmons, who survives in Warsaw. She was a resident of Warsaw since 1975 and attended Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Warsaw. She graduated from North Liberty High School in 1964. She studied data entry at Business Service Association, South Bend. She worked at St. Joseph Bank, South Bend, and Data Management, Warsaw. She loved motor-homing with her husband, her grandchildren and her two Welshies, Kirby and Kelsey. She also enjoyed being at home and gardening. Also surviving are three children: Brian (and spouse Abby) Simmons, New Palestine; Jeffrey Simmons, Lafayette; and Christopher Simmons, Fort Wayne; two stepchildren, Tammy (and spouse Al) Churchill, Jones, Mich., and Richard Simmons, Elkhart; her 10 grandchildren, with whom she loved spending time: Mitchell, Connor, Sam, Ivey, Dexter, Landon, Natalie, Andrew, Matt and Rachel; two brothers, Jim (and spouse Rosalee) Knecht, Apple Valley, Minn., and Bob (and spouse Jan) Knecht, South Bend; two sisters, Beth Norris, South Bend, and Andrea (and spouse Gerry) Wharton, Gainesville, Ga. She was preceded in death by her sister, Kathy. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Warsaw, with Father Phil DeVolder officiating. Burial is in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw. Calling is from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw. A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Friday in the funeral chapel. ***** Memorials to Our Father’s House, 401 Argonne Road, Warsaw, IN 46580; Right to Life of North Central Indiana, 109 W. Market St., Warsaw, IN 46580; or to I.U. Health Goshen Hospice, 200 High Park Avenue, Goshen, IN 46526. Condolences may be sent via mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com
