BRENDA L. HANCHAR, 54

BRENDA L. HANCHAR, 54, died Thursday, December 18, 2003, at her residence in Fort Wayne. Born September 9, 1949, in Fort Wayne, she was an R.N. with Indiana Surgical Specialists and a member of Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Fort Wayne.

Surviving are her husband Thomas J. Hanchar of Fort Wayne; mother Marie Bowers of Monroeville; daughter Heidi A. Gatto of Royal Oak, Mich.; sons Thomas G. Hanchar of Indianapolis, Nicholas E. Hanchar of Royal Oak, Mich., Brian D. Hanchar of Indianapolis; grandson Benjamin Hanchar; brothers Michael, Bill, Thomas and John Bowers, all of Monroeville; sisters Nancy Drewes of Anna, Ohio, Noreen Hilliard of Monroeville, and Marsha Pyle of Kendallville.

Service was at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 1122 S. Clinton St. Respects were paid Monday, December 22, 2003 at Elzey Patterson Rodak Home for Funerals, 6810 Old Trail Road.

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