Mrs. Anita G. Burt passed away peacefully October 8, 2018 at the Paulding County Hospital at the age of 89. She was born April 15, 1929 in Waterloo Indiana to Alva and Aileen (Smith) Rainier and on February 2, 1952 married Clyde E. Burt of Melrose, Ohio, who she met while attending the Fort Wayne Art School.
Anita was an artist and loved nature, especially wild flowers and birds. She also enjoyed helping others during her life and volunteering when she could. For a number of years Anita volunteered at the John Paulding Historical Society Museum. She was one of the charter members of the Black Swamp Audubon Society and a member of the Defiance Artists Club. For a number of years she served on the Board of Trustees for the Paulding County Carnegie Library also was board member for the N.W. Ohio Library District. Mrs. Burt was a very devout person and was a member of the Melrose United Methodist Church.
Mrs. Burt was a graduate of the former Waterloo High School and went on to the Fort Wayne Art school where she studied various forms of art. She worked during her school years as the assistant museum curator at the schools art museum. Anita also worked a number of years in the former Oakwood elementary school library. Later in life she was the librarian at the Paulding County Law Library.
She was a wonderful mother and grandmother and enjoyed spending as much time as she could with her son and grand daughter. She touched the lives of many people and will be missed by family and friends. Anita is now in the arms of the Lord.
Survivors: Son, Ronald E. Burt and grand daughter Ashley M. Burt of Melrose OH, sister Glenda and brother-in-law Edwin Peterson of Lake City MI, brother Ed Rainier of Lake City MI, bother-in-law Dennis Erickson of Twin Lake MI, sister-in-law Mrs. Carol (Donald) Burt of Fort Wayne IN. and many wonderful nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by: her husband Clyde E. Burt, grandson Ronald E. Burt II, her parents Mr. & Mrs. Alva Rainier, sister Vernelia, sister-in-law Nancy Rainier, brother and sister-in-laws Richard and Claudine Thompson and brother-in-law Donald Burt
Anita didn’t want a funeral or memorial service but would like any memorial tributes to her, to be made to the Paulding County Carnegie Library or the Art & Design Department, Purdue University Fort Wayne.
