Frederick Oran Brubaker

Frederick Oran Brubaker, 101, of Fort Wayne, passed away on Thursday, March 28, 2019. He was born on March 25, 1918 in Defiance, OH to the late Orval Oran and Vera (Shock) Brubaker. He served in the United States Army. He was a member of the Ossian Presbyterian Church for many years. Frederick spent his years working at many places such as Fort Wayne blue print, General Electric, Lincoln Reproduction, Bible Truth Publishing (Missionary Church Association), and Noll Press Printing (Our Sunday Visitor). Frederick enjoyed genealogy, bee keeping, photographic recovery & printing, and he loved to grow dahlias and antique varieties of apples. He built his own home on Winchester Road, and loved to travel with his wife Florence. He is survived by his sons; Dennis (Phyllis) Brubaker, Jay Brubaker, and Michael (Barbara) Brubaker; grandchildren, Leah Zawodny, Charity Ortman, Rosalie Babcock, and Nathaniel Brubaker; great-grandchildren, Gabriela Zawodny, Daniel Zawodny, Simon Ortman, Emmit Ortman, and Jago Babcock. Frederick was preceded in passing by his wife, Florence (Beverforden) Brubaker; son, Robert Lee Brubaker; brothers, Ronald and Harold Brubaker; sisters, Dorothy Elliot, Betty Hinton, Bonnie Isenbarger, and Delores Graue. A funeral service will be at 11am on Saturday, April 6, 2019 at the Elzey- Patterson-Rodak Home For Funerals, 6810 Old Trail Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46809 with visitation one hour prior. Visitation will also be held from 6-8pm on Friday, April 5, 2019 at the funeral home. A burial at Greenlawn Memorial Park will follow the service. Contributions in Frederick's memory may be made to Visiting Nurse Hospice, 5910 Homestead Rd, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46814; and Ossian Presbyterian Church, 123 S. Jefferson St., Ossian, Indiana 46777 . Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.elzey-patterson-rodakfuneralhome.com for the Brubaker family.