Jeannette M. Dickey, 69, of Ossian passed away on Saturday, August 1, 2020. Jeannette was born July 19, 1951 in Muncie, a daughter of the late Richard C. and Fannie M. (Holt) Hanson. She was the anchor at Alert Security for 25 years in Fort Wayne and worked as the Ossian Clerk-Treasurer before retiring. She enjoyed motorcycles, spoiling her grandchildren, and helping her friends and family. She was a member of Psi Iota Xi Sorority - Gamma Zeta Chapter - since 1982. Surviving family include her daughters, Jill Smith of Fort Wayne, Indiana and Jodi Dickey of Lexington, Kentucky; grandchildren, Ethan, Spencer, and Lydia Smith; siblings, David (Judy) and Rick (Sahlee) Hanson, Lois Vlaskamp and Toni (Rick) Waite; and lifelong best friends, Tim and Debbie Glenn of Ossian, Indiana. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Danny Neal. A memorial service led by long-time friend, Milt Lengacher, will be 4:00 pm on Saturday, August 22, 2020 at Elzey-Patterson-Rodak Funeral Home, 120 West Mill St., Ossian with a gathering of family and friends beginning at 2:00 p.m. The service may be viewed on the funeral home's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ElzeyPattersonRodakFHOssian/. Inurnment will follow at Six Mile Cemetery, Bluffton. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Psi Iota Xi Sorority or ALS Walk - Team The Young and the Rest of Us.
