OBITUARY

Joan M. Keintz Altekruse

August 19, 1931August 11, 2010
Obituary of Joan M. Keintz Altekruse
JOAN M. ALTEKRUSE, 78, of Fort Wayne, died Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010, at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home. Born Aug. 19, 1931, in Fort Wayne, she was a daughter of the late John and Esther Keintz. She retired as a teller from N&W Credit Union in the early 1990's. She was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church and German Heritage Society. Surviving are her daughter, Susan (Kim) Spielman of Fort Wayne; sons, Steven Altekruse of Fort Wayne and John (Karen) Altekruse of Naperville, Ill.; grandchildren, Matthew and Nathan Spielman, Tobe Buffenbarger and Annika and Ian Altekruse; sisters, Beverly Shaw and Sharon Harvey, both of Fort Wayne; and aunt Marylan Roemer of Fort Wayne. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Budd, in 1971; and stepfather, Rev. Norman Rieck. Funeral service is 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010, at Hockemeyer & Miller Funeral Home, 6131 St. Joe Road. Visitation is from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial in Lindenwood Cemetery. Preferred memorials to Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home.

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Friday, August 13, 2010

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Saturday, August 14, 2010

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Saturday, August 14, 2010

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