FT. WAYNE:
Former Paulding County resident, Mary Jane Gilbert, age 86 died Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at the Lutheran Life Villages – The Village at Pine Valley, Ft. Wayne, IN.
She was born in Cecil, Ohio, on February 21, 1927 the daughter of Floyd E. and Mabel M. (Dysinger) Simpson. On July 12, 1947 she married Robert G. Gilbert, who survives. She was previously a member of First Presbyterian Church, Paulding; retired homemaker; life member of American Legion Auxiliary; and past state officer of Ohio Rural Letter Carriers Auxiliary.
Mary Jane is survived by her husband, Robert Gilbert; three children, David (Nancy) Gilbert, Dorothy Gilbert and Debra (David) Zimmerman, all of Ft. Wayne; five grandchildren John (Jamie) Gilbert, Allison (Steve Schneider) Zimmerman, Sue (Jeremy) Foutz, Laura Gilbert and Brian Zimmerman; and four great grandchildren Sarah Gilbert, Elliott Gilbert, Evan Foutz and Isaac Foutz.
She is preceded in death by her parents; and siblings: Ruth Breedlove Commers, Robert Simpson, and Max Simpson.
Funeral services will be conducted 11 AM Saturday, November 30 at Den Herder Funeral Home, Paulding. Burial will follow in Rochester Cemetery, Cecil, OH.
Visitation will be 2 – 4pm and 6 – 8pm Friday, November 29 and one hour prior to services on Saturday at Den Herder Funeral Home, Paulding.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home, Fort Wayne or Alzheimer’s Association.
Online condolences may be sent to www.denherderfh.com
