RICHARD L. NORDYKE, 80, of Fort Wayne, died on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012, at Lutheran Hospital. Born in Fort Wayne, he retired from Easter Seals Arc after 20 years of service. He enjoyed anything related to cars and the radio. He was loved as a member of Mission Church for eight years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lewis Nordyke and Sadie Elzey-Nordyke; and grandparents, Jacob and Laura Nordyke and Harvey and Magnolia Elzey. Funeral service is 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012, at Klaehn, Fahl & Melton Funeral Home, Wayne Street Chapel, 420 W. Wayne St., where calling is from 5 to 6 p.m. Burial in Elm Grove Cemetery, Bluffton. Memorials to Easter Seals Arc.
