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  • Name James Stephen Fenker  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Born 9 Sep 1935  Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 18 Aug 2014 

    Parents

    Family ID: F1996 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  
    Father Joseph Sylvester Fenker,   b. 20 Aug 1898, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1986  (Age 87) 
    Mother Armella Hilaria A. Nix,   b. 9 Oct 1895, Huntington County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1965  (Age 69) 
    Married 25 May 1924  Huntington County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 

    Family

    Family ID: F3619 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  |  Last Modified: 22 Dec 2020   
    D.L. Bubb 
    Children 
     

    1. J.J. Fenker

     

    2. G.S. Fenker

     

    3. S.A. Fenker

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    Siblings 5 siblings 

  • Notes

    • James S. Fenker, 78, passed away Monday, August 18, 2014. Born in Fort Wayne, James was a retired sheet metal journeyman with Local 20. He was a member of St. Vincent dePaul Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus, and was a Korean War Navy veteran. James enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, archery, and carpentry. He was a devoted and prayerful man that loved God and family. James and his wife lead a weekly prayer cenacle for 23 years. Surviving are his wife of 56 years, Diana Fenker of Fort Wayne; children, Jeffrey (Lucinda) Fenker of Fort Wayne, Connie (Rick) Stout of Huntertown, Gregory Fenker of Fort Wayne, and Stacie (Scott) Kreiger of Fort Wayne; brother, Joseph Fenker of Wolcottville; 12 grandchildren; and 3 great-grandchildren. James was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Armella Fenker; brothers, Robert and Richard Fenker; and sisters, Carol Fenker and Jane Bero. Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 am Friday at St. Vincent dePaul Catholic Church, 1502 E. Wallen Rd. with calling 1 hour prior. Calling also 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm Thursday at D.O. McComb & Sons Pine Valley Park Funeral Home, 1320 E. Dupont Rd. with a Vigil service at 7 pm. Entombment in Highland Park Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Masses or The Monastery of the Poor Clares, Kokomo, IN. To sign the online guest book, go to www.domccombandsons.com

  • Source Citations

    1. [S8] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana; Roll: T627_1118; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 94-99B.

    2. [S26] Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;).

    3. [S39] Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1958-2005, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Series Number: 89-204; Year: 1988 Nov; Certificate Range: 046057 - 048220.

    4. [S39] Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1958-2005, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Series Number: 89-204; Year: 1995; Certificate Range: 032669 - 035499.

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