FORT WAYNE – Hector G. Solero, 87, Leesburg, passed away March 29, 2016, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. He was born in Naguabo, Puerto Rico to the Rev. Narciso and Francisca Solero. He was a Korean War Navy veteran. He was an electrician with General Electric for many years, retiring in 1989, and formerly worked at Western Electric and TRW in California. He was a member of New Hope Free Will Baptist Church, Warsaw. Surviving are his four children: Coleen Ross, Wolcottville; Miriam (and spouse Jeffrey) Bennett, Huntertown; Benjamin (and spouse Cassandra) Solero, Wake Forest, N.C.; Daniel (and spouse Andrea) Solero, Mooresville; three brothers: Narsico Solero, Fort Wayne; Ebene (and spouse Addie) Solero and Frank (and spouse Pat) Solero; two sisters, Miriam Flores and Hulda DeHerrera, California; and a brother-in-law, Vicente Cortes, California; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Noelia Cortes. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at D.O. McComb & Sons Pine Valley Park Funeral Home, Fort Wayne. Private burial will be in Marion National Cemetery. Calling is from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday and one hour prior to services Saturday at the funeral home. ***** Memorials to the Honor Flight Network or New Hope Free Will Baptist Church, Warsaw. To view the online guest book, visit www.domccombandsons.com
