GEARY LEE HOEPPNER

Geary L. Hoeppner, age 57, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 1:04 p.m. Sunday, February 1, 2009 at Lutheran Hospital of IN, Fort Wayne. Born on March 12, 1951 in Fort Wayne, IN he was the son of Jerry C. and Beverley D. (Lahrman) Hoeppner.He graduated with the Class of 1969 from New Haven High School, New Haven, IN. On August 1, 1971 he married Debbie A. Roth at Sacred Heart Church, Fort Wayne. He worked for several trucking companies in Fort Wayne and as a golf course assistant at Crooked Lake Golf Course, Columbia City. For the past 17 years, he and his wife lived in the Columbia City area. His memberships included Trinity Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Elks Lodge and Crooked Lake Golf Course, all of Columbia City.Survivors include his wife, Debbie A. Hoeppner of Columbia City; sons, Shon (Jody) Hoeppner of Columbia City, Jacy (Andrea) Hoeppner of Warsaw and Lee Hoeppner of Fort Wayne; parents, Jerry and Beverley Hoeppner of Columbia City; brothers, Kerry (Rosie) Hoeppner of Anderson, SC, Terry (Martha) Hoeppner of New Haven and Larry (Chris) Hoeppner of Fort Wayne; grandchildren, Kurstyn, Kohltin, Katelyn and Klayson Hoeppner of Columbia City and Avary Hoeppner of Warsaw. He was preceded in death by his mother and father in-law, Germaine and Charles Roth.Visitation is Wednesday, February 4, 2009 from 2-4 & 6-8 p.m. at DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home, 600 Countryside Drive, Columbia City, IN. Funeral service is Thursday, February 5, 2009 at 11 a.m. with one hour of calling prior to service at Trinity Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 709 Business 30 W, Columbia City. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given in memory of Mr. Hoeppner for a special project designated by the Hoeppner family to Trinity Evangelical Presbyterian Church. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home. Please visit www.demoneygrimes.com to send family condolences or to sign the guest register book.Click here to view video tribute**Video may take up to 2 minutes to load.