Natalie A. (Heck) Ramer, 62, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed away peacefully December 25th 2018, at her home surrounded by her family after a long journey with Alzheimer’s disease. She was born December 10th, 1956 in Newark, Ohio to the most loving of parents, (the late) Robert N. and Alouise M. (Pfahler) Heck. On January 27th, 2007, she married Michael E. Ramer “SPB”, who survives.
Also surviving are children: Nicholas (Cassie Jo) Arend of Paulding, OH and Matthew Arend of Lima, OH; Christopher (Sonia) Arend, of Philadelphia, PA; Kaelyn (Adam) Miller of Cloverdale, OH; Jennifer (Dan) Neill of Fayetteville, AR; and stepdaughter Ariel Ramer, Fort Wayne, IN. She is also survived by 5 grandchildren: Addison, Katherine, Kiersten and Adrienne Arend, and Raylan Miller.
Natalie was a 1975 graduate of Lima Central Catholic High School, where she participated in cheerleading and synchronized swimming. After high school, she received her Bachelor’s degree in early childhood development from Bowling Green State University and later went on to receive her Master’s degree in special education from Saint Francis College; she was an educator for 30 years. If you didn’t see Natalie driving all over the earth to keep up with her children, you could find her sneaking away with her husband and their dog Jack, to Silver Lake, Michigan to see her beloved sand dunes.
Natalie will forever be missed for her compassion for developmentally disabled children and adults, her loving heart, and quirky, on-the-go personality.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, December 29, 2018 at Siferd-Orians Funeral Home in Lima.
In lieu of flowers, her family asks that memorial contributions be made to the Northwest Ohio Alzheimer’s Association, www.alz.org/nwohio, or the Fort Wayne Visiting Nurses at vnfw.org.
Condolences may be shared online at www.siferd-oriansfuneralhome.com
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