LAVON E. TUCKER

Lavon E. Tucker, age 91, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 16, 2012 at her home. Born June 21, 1920 in Huntington County, IN, she was the daughter of Henry O. and Bertha (Reinkensmeir) Piepenbrink.

Raised in Huntington County, she attended Huntington High School. On August 1, 1947, she married Jerry J. Tucker in Waynedale.She and her husband moved to Allen County where they lived until 1999 when they moved to Whitley County. For the past several years, she resided at the Lutheran Home, Fort Wayne. She was a homemaker and worked at Lutheran Hospital in the Dietary Dept. for 15 years. Her memberships included Emmaus Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne, and St. John's Lutheran Church, Columbia City. An avid reader, she loved feeding the birds, volunteered at Emmaus School Library and her grandchildren were the light of her life.

She will be lovingly remembered by her, son, Melvin (Deborah) Tucker of Columbia City; daughter, JoEllen (Nathan) Flak of Osceola, WI; brother, Calvin (Ruth) Piepenbrink of Fort Wayne; 7 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Jerry J. Tucker, brothers, Melvin and Wilbur Piepenbrink.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 from 1-2 p.m. with service at 2:00 p.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church. Pastor David Mommens will officiate. Burial will follow at St. Peter's German Lutheran Cemetery, Columbia City. Memorials may be given in memory of Mrs. Tucker to St. John's Lutheran Church, 2465 W Keiser Road, Columbia City. Please visit www.demoneygrimes.com to send family condolences or sign the guest register book. Arrangements were entrusted to DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home, Columbia City.