JOAN VENTRUELLA, of Fort Wayne, went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 1, 2013. She was born on Sept. 28, 1931, in Goldsboro, N.C. "Joan was a loving wife, mother and daughter." Surviving are her five children and grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Delmar M. Ventruella Sr. A private Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Our Lady of Good hope Catholic Church, with Father Mark Gurtner officiating. Preferred memorials to Our Lady of Good Hope Catholic Church or the American Heart Association . Arrangements by Hockemeyer & Miller Funeral Home.