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ROSALEE GEBHART, 86

May 4, 2005 The Waynedale News Staff

ROSALEE GEBHART, 86, of Fort Wayne, died Wednesday, April 20, 2005, at Renaissance Village. Born March 24, 1919, in Fort Wayne, she was a Nurses Aid for St. Joseph Hospital for 13 years. She was a member of St. Therese Catholic Church, Fort Wayne and past president of American Legion #241 Auxiliary.

Surviving are son, Gerald (Karen) Gebhart of Fort Wayne; daughter, Sharon (Michael) Messenger of Reading, Michigan; daughter-in-law, Janet Gebhart of Roann; extended family, Robert and Marilyn Wagner of New Haven, Marsha Ebetino, Marty Dager and Shelly Osborne; 12 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Gerald Gebhart; son, Thomas Gebhart; and sisters, Eileen Mizerski and Elmeretta Bryne. Mass of Christian Burial was Saturday, April 23, at St. Therese Catholic Church, 2304 Lower Huntington Road. Visitation was at Elzey-Patterson-Rodak Home For Funerals, 6810 Old Trail Road, Fort Wayne. Burial in Covington Memorial Gardens.

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