Ray E. Ashbaugh, 96, of rural Fort Wayne, IN, and having family members in Roanoke, IN, died Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014, at 7:55 a.m. at Kingston Care Center, in Fort Wayne.
Mr. Ashbaugh was a long-time farmer in Lake Township, in Allen County. He was a member of Lake Chapel Methodist Church and had served on the board of directors for Allen Dairy for many years.
He was born May 19, 1918, in Van Wert, OH, to Alva and Marvel Shaw Ashbaugh. He married Helen M. Craft in 1943 in Van Wert, OH. She preceded him in death on Nov. 30, 2007.
Survivors include two sons, Don (Judy) Ashbaugh, of Fort Wayne, and Larry (Cynthia) Ashbaugh, of Columbia City; a daughter, Sue (Mark) Loebert, of Roanoke; two sisters, Pat Hardy, of Roanoke, and Betty Tracey, of Grover Hill, OH; a brother, Dana Ashbaugh, of Florida; five grandchildren, John Ashbaugh, Lori (Paul) Nunley, Melissa (Larry) Ice, Amy (James) Goodwin and Ben (Megan) Ashbaugh; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Calling is Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Sheets & Childs Funeral Home, Churubusco. A service will be held on Friday, Sept. 19, 2014, at 10 a.m. at Lake Chapel United Methodist Church, 8205 Butt Rd., Fort Wayne. Rev. Donna Gammon, Rev. Harold Klinker and Rev. Marilyn Dunton will officiate. Interment will be at Prairie Chapel Cemetery, Oakwood, OH.
Memorial gifts may be made to Lake Chapel United Methodist Church.