Carmen J. LockCarmen J. Lock, age 83, of Warsaw, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019, at 2:44 p.m. in her residence.
Carmen was born on Aug. 14, 1936, in Miami County, to Mourice and Josephine McIntosh Houser.
She grew up in Ossian, where she attended and graduated from Ossian High School in 1955. She was united in marriage to Milford Lock on Nov. 12, 1955, in Fort Wayne. She moved to Kosciusko County in 1969, where she lived the remainder of her lifetime. Carmen worked at the Warsaw Nursing Home and was the acting director at Miller’s Merry Manor of Warsaw. She owned and renovated the Warsaw Train Depot, turning it into the Warsaw Depot Gift & Ceramics. She was the executive director of WCDC. Carmen attended various churches throughout the community. She enjoyed sewing, making clothes and ceramics. She was a member of the morning Warsaw Optimist Club. She was a foster parent for the impaired.
Carmen is survived by her husband, Milford Lock, of Warsaw; children, David (Blinda) Lock, of Virginia Beach, Va.; Steven (companion Rusty Brubaker) Lock, of Warsaw; Richard Lock, of Warsaw; Sherry Montague, of Warsaw; and Teresa (John) Ludwig, of Warsaw. In addition, she was survived by nine grandchildren, two stepgrandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and numerous cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents and grandparents.
Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 20 at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw. Her funeral service will be held on Saturday, Dec. 21 at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw, at 10:30 a.m. with a viewing one hour prior to the service. Chaplain Forrest Tabor will officiate. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.
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Memorials to Heartland Hospice, 1315 Directors Row #210, Fort Wayne, IN 46808.
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