Sydney T. Almond

Sydney Treen Almond, 82, of Fort Wayne passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, October 12, 2019. She was born on February 5, 1937, in Hyannis, Massachusetts to the late Hilda and Sidney Savage; she was one of five children. Her sisters, Charlotte Bourne and Nancy Fenton, and brother, Howard Savage preceded Sydney in death. Her sister, Betsy Burke resides in Destin, Florida. Sydney grew up in Hyannis and graduated from Barnstable High School. She married Richard Almond on February 2, 1957 in Hyannis, Massachusetts, they were married for sixty-two years. Richard and Sydney joyfully celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with friends and family in 2007. During their life together and with their growing family, they lived in a number of cities and states before settling in Fort Wayne in 1973. Sydney loved spending time with her family. She and Richard have five children, Nelson (Laura) Almond of Findlay, Ohio, James (Rosemary) Almond of Lafayette, Indiana, Charles Almond of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Christopher Almond of Butler Indiana, and Beth (Peter) Fisher of Loveland, Ohio. She was delighted to have nine grandchildren, James (Nicole) Almond, Brian Almond, Alicia (Joshua) Kempton, Joanne (Derek) Escalante, Thomas Almond, Nelson Almond, Sydney Fisher, Emily Fisher, and Caroline Fisher. She treasured three great grandchildren, Brody, Payson and Blake Almond. After raising five children, Sydney worked at the Fort Wayne Neurological Center for over thirty years as an administrative assistant well into her seventies enjoying many friendships. She enjoyed visiting the beach in Hyannis or Sarasota, Florida and loved gardening in the backyard. She never missed a grandchild’s high school graduation and always looked forward to the next family event. A gathering of family and friends will be 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Thursday October 24, 2019 at Klaehn, Fahl & Melton Funeral Home, 6424 Winchester Rd., Fort Wayne. Inurnment will be at Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne. Memorial gifts and donations in Sydney’s honor may be directed to Easter Seals & Arc of Northeast Indiana or Visiting Nurse of Fort Wayne.