Waynedale Obituaries

WALTER A. LUNDQUIST, 87

WALTER A. LUNDQUIST, 87, formerly of Fort Wayne and Zephyrhills, Florida, died Thursday, July 14, 2005, at Northern Lakes Nursing & Rehab, Angola. Born April 26, 1918, in Stacy, Minnesota, he was a supervisor at Zollner Pistons Corp. for 40 years, retiring in 1976. He was a pitcher for the fast pitch softball Zollner Reserves team from 1938 to 1952, winning the city championship, in 1949. He was a member of Assembly of God, Lakeland, Florida. He was an avid Cubs and Bears fan. A devout Christian and a great and loving husband, dad and grandpa.

Surviving are his wife, Constance M. “Connie” Lundquist of Angola; sons, Terrace (Sharon) Lundquist of Fort Wayne, Donald (Bev) Lundquist of Apollo Beach, Florida and Gary (Tina) Lundquist of Angola; daughter, Sandy (Bob) Charleston of Huntertown; sister, Eva Anderson of Rush City, Minnesota; five grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

Funeral service was Monday, July 18, at Elzey Patterson Rodak Home for Funerals, 6810 Old Trail Road, burial in Covington Memorial Gardens.

Memorials to St. Mary’s Soup Kitchen or Northern Lakes Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.

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