NORTH WEBSTER – Patricia L. “Pat” Staker, 80, North Webster, passed away at 4:47 a.m. Nov. 2, 2013, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana, Fort Wayne. She was born March 15, 1933, in Fort Wayne, to Harold Eugene and Rosetta Mae Farrell Groves. She attended Elmhurst High School in Fort Wayne, and moved to the North Webster area in 1973. She retired in August 2013 as a pharmacy technician at Walmart, Warsaw, after more than 10 years of service. She formerly worked at GTI (Dytronics), Leesburg, for 20 years and Archway Cookie Co., Fort Wayne, for several years. She was a member of the Church of God, North Webster. Surviving are four daughters: Vickie Kaze, North Webster; Debbie VanCuren and Nancy Staker, both of Warsaw, and Cindy (and spouse Jeff) Fall, Syracuse; nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; a sister, Judith Ann (and spouse Darwin) Wright, Fort Wayne; and a brother, Kenneth Ray (and spouse Cathy) Groves, Fort Wayne. She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Rosalie Boussum; and a brother, Jim Groves. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Owen Family Funeral Home, Ind. 13 and CR 500N, North Webster, with Pastor Jeff Boyer of the church officiating. Burial will follow in the Mock Addition of the North Webster Cemetery. Calling is from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. ***** Memorials to the Church of God Youth Group, P.O. Box 313, North Webster, IN 46555. Condolences may be sent via www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com
