Zenith Ilene Guiff, age 85, of Fort Wayne, Indiana passed away on Wednesday, September 13, 2023 under hospice care at Heritage Park. She was born October 16, 1937, to the late Nelson and Josephine (Moser) Strahm of Decatur, Indiana. Zenith graduated from Berne French Township High School in 1955. On June 29, 1963, she married the late Harry L. Guiff. Harry and Zenith enjoyed traveling the United States and abroad in Israel, Africa and Europe. Zenith worked at Magnavox for many years as well as Walmart. She loved driving, and took friends wherever they needed to go, and drove vehicles for auto dealers.
Zenith is survived by her sister, Daisy (Ron) Koehn of Colorado Springs, Colo.; sister-in-law, Marie Strahm of Elkhart, Ind.; nephews, Jon Strahm of Elkhart, Ind. and Tom Pfeiffer of Harrisburg, Pa.; nieces, Patricia (Tim) Thompson of Elkhart, Ind. and Carol Henderson of Fort Wayne, Ind.; as well as several great nieces and nephews. She is also survived by her step-son Ray (Cela) Guiff of Fort Wayne, Ind.; and step daughter-in-law, Esther Guiff of New Haven, Ind. Several grandchildren and great-grandchildren also survive.
Along with her parents and husband, Zenith is preceded in death by her brother, Virgil Strahm, and step-son, Ronnie Guiff.
Funeral service is 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, October 1, 2023 at Trinity Church of the Nazarene, 4150 Stellhorn Road, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46815, with calling beginning at 2:00 p.m. Entombment at Greenlawn Memorial Park. Memorial Contributions may be directed to Trinity Church of the Nazarene. Funeral arrangements entrusted to D.O. McComb & Sons Funeral Homes - Lakeside Park, Fort Wayne.
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