Delmar D. Fick: 1930 – 2009
Delmar Dean Fick, 79, a resident of Fort Wayne, went to his heavenly home on Thursday, November 5, 2009, at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne. He had been taken there from the Bethlehem Woods Nursing Center.
Mr. Fick was born in Arcola on April 12, 1930, the son of Ella [Thiele]Fick and the late Louis Fick. Delmar was a 1948 graduate of Arcola High School, and was a lifetime member of St. John’s Lutheran Church–Lake Township.
He was a 55 year member of Local 305 IBEW, and ended his 40 year career as an electrician.
The surviving relatives include his three daughters Sandra [Steven] Ritenour and Bonnie [Mark] Langohr, both of Fort Wayne, and Kelly [Robert] Dye of Fort Myers, Fla; his mother Ella Fick of Fort Wayne; a brother Richard D. Fick of Fort Wayne; his sister Jean Bosserman of Fort Wayne; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a brother Willard P. Fick in 1960.
Due to the renovation of his home church, funeral services will be held at 3 p. m. on Tuesday, November 10, 2009, at First Assembly of God, 1400 W. Washington Center Road, with Pastor Ralph Easterhaus, officiating.
The family will receive friends at the Sheets & Childs Funeral Home in Churubusco on Monday from 2 to 7 p. m., or at the church one hour prior to the service Tuesday afternoon.
Interment will be in Covington Memorial Gardens in Fort Wayne.
Preferred memorials may be directed to St. John’s Lutheran Church–Lake Township Building Fund.
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November 6th, 2009 at 6:50 pm
Dear Sandy and family,
We are so sorry for your loss. Your care of your father was such a testimony to your love for him and the Lord.
We will be praying for you.
Our love to you in Christ
November 6th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
Jean and Dick,
Sorry to hear about Delmar. Good memories of Delmar at George Bojrab’s station at Fortmeyers. Always will remember the smile Delmar shared every time I seen him. God bless you all!
Ron
November 7th, 2009 at 2:03 am
Dear Loved Ones,
We will miss seeing Delmar and his radiant smile. He has been such a part of our church family for so long and even though life was not so easy for him…he still sent cards to many and made it to church often.
We are in Florida but, we will be thinking about you. I wish the service could have been in our home church but…I know Delmar will rejoice with us when that day comes (hopefully Dec). We too will return to Indiana for the Holidays, see you then.
Love your church family,
Curtis and Joyce Moore
November 7th, 2009 at 8:01 am
Dear Sandy, Bonnie and Kelly,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you at the loss of your Dad. We will remember all the good times we had at the lake and years of friendship. We will be out of the area and not able to be with you, but you are in our prayers.
November 7th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
Sandy,
My thoughts and prayers are with you. Your Dad had such a warm and tender smile. He was a great guy. What a void you will have in your life. You took such good care of him. Please give my condolences to Kelly & Bonnie, I’m not sure they will remember me. Again, please know that you are in my thoughts and prayers.
November 8th, 2009 at 11:39 am
To the family of Delmar: The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.We will miss Delmar & his ever ready smile.
November 8th, 2009 at 8:25 pm
To the family of Delmar,
I was so sorry to read of Delmar’s passing. I would like to convey my deepest sympathies.
May our loving Lord grant you His peace and comfort.
Eileen (Kuehnert) Domrow
November 9th, 2009 at 9:26 am
My prayers are with your family. I remember Delmar from doing business with him at Fortmeyers Tire. He will be missed.
November 9th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
To Del’s Family,
Gods peace be with you during this time of loss, may it comfort you knowing he is smiling (his never ending smile) down at you and no longer has to suffer. We will miss him.
Please know you are in our prayers,
Kim and Patty Stahlhut
November 10th, 2009 at 10:48 am
I ministered to Del at Bethlehem Woods for some time and Del ministered to me. One would never have known that he had a problem. He even came to worship in a hospital gown with a smile on his face and wanting to know how I was doing. His death saddens me. When I go to Bethlehem Woods I will miss seeing him. He was to me an example of what I needed to be for the sake of the Kingdom. As a family, I hope that you will tell the children stories of Del. The world is different because he lived. Because the love of Christ was in him, he made a difference in your lives and now you make a difference in the lives of others. In that repect he lives on. (Love never dies.) May you remember him with fondness and be comforted by the sure and certain hope of the resurrection when we will all be reunited!
Pastor Alice Smith
November 10th, 2009 at 10:50 am
I am truly grieved by Del’s death. In the many years that I have served as the chaplain at Bethlehem Woods my life and ministry there have been touched repeatedly by his presence. Del never missed worship, and was regularly out in the halls before worship collecting parishoners. He was always the one to ask if I forgot a name, or if I needed to know where some one was or what was going on in their lives. He took the time to know people. He even included me on his Christmas card list. Del’s concern, compassion, faithfulness, and resolved cheerfulness will be sorely missed, and his service to the kingdom of God at Bethlehem Woods will be irreplacable. The Lord be with you all.
November 17th, 2009 at 8:33 pm
We will miss Del especially on the Thursday lunches at the A.L. Post 82. Del always had a special way of making everyone feel so welcome with his greeting and smile. Sympathy to his family and all that loved him He will always be in our prayers! Alan & Elaine
November 24th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
Sandy,
I’m so sorry to hear about Del. I didn’t know he passed away until today when I was reading thru the Busco Voice. Del was such a pleasure to take care of. I still remember him walking slowly thru the house saying,”I’m running”. My sympathies to you and the rest of your family. Your dad was a great guy. Take care- Tracy Geiger
December 1st, 2009 at 9:55 pm
Our deepest sympathy to the family of Delmar. You are in our prayers.
Sincerely, Jim and Dawn Carl