COLUMBIA CITY — Evelyn Marie Fahl, 83, Columbia City, passed away at 1:52 p.m. Jan. 27, 2017, at the Hearth of Sycamore Village, rural Allen County, where she had resided for five years. She was born Aug. 20, 1933, in DeKalb County, the daughter of William Thomas and Ione Tucker Perry. She was married to her loving husband, Max Russel Fahl, on April 21, 1951, in Columbia City. She was raised on the Perry farm near Butler until 1941. Then she and her family moved to Coesse. In 1945 the family moved to their Elm Street home in Columbia City. She graduated from Columbia City High School with the class of 1951. She was a former member of Delts in Columbia City. She worked for a brief period at Dana Corp., Churubusco; however, most of her lifetime was spent as a homemaker and assisting on the family farm. In 1969, Evelyn and Russel purchased a mobile home park and sales called Holland Mobile Park, later known as Westhaven Estates, in Warsaw. Survivors include her four children: Pamela McCoy and Karen (spouse Ryan) Cook, both of Columbia City; and Joseph and Max, both of Fort Wayne; nine grandchildren: Angie, Michelle and Matt Smith; Britte Stein; Monica Reed; Miranda Cook; Marissa Klemmer; and Eugene and Shawna Fahl; 23 great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Garnet (spouse Stanley) Retter and Phyllis (spouse Bill) Wood, both of Columbia City. She was preceded by her loving and devoted husband of 64 years, Russel; her parents; and three sisters: Lois Preston, Junelle Luther and an infant sister. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at DeMoney-Grimes, A Life Story Funeral Home, 600 Countryside Drive, Columbia City. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will follow at South Park Annex Cemetery, Columbia City. ***** Memorials to the Alzheimer’s Association. For her complete life story or to leave a condolence, visit www.demoneygrimes.com.
