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Joan E. 'Joann' Fretz

Joan E. “Joann” Fretz, 81, of Fort Wayne, IN, and having family members in Huntington County, IN, died Sunday, April 19, 2015, at Visiting Nurse, in Fort Wayne.

Mrs. Fretz worked as a supervisor with Kmart for 23 years, retiring in 1994. She was a member of Risen Savior Lutheran Church.

She was born in Fort Wayne to Arthur C. and Ellenora Kruckeberg. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Robert Brunson, and second husband, Lyle Fretz.

Survivors include five sons, Randall A. (Nancy) Brunson, of Huntington; Daniel A. (Robin) Brunson and Timothy W. (Myra) Brunson, both of Fort Wayne; Mark A. (Marcia) Brunson, of Roanoke; and Robert T. (Bonnie McCurdy) Brunson, of Bluffton; a daughter, Bobbette J. (William) Fretz, of Fort Wayne; a stepdaughter, Terri (Steve) Squires, of Fort Wayne; four additional stepchildren; a sister, Sharon A. Pelkie, of Fort Wayne; two stepbrothers, Stephen B. (Carol) Kruckeberg, of New Haven, and James (Catherine) Kruckeberg, of Angola; 12 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren; 11 stepgreat-grandchildren; and two stepgreat-grandchildren.

Calling is Thursday, April 23, 2015, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at D.O. McComb and Sons Funeral Home, 8325 Covington Rd., Fort Wayne. A service will be held on Friday, April 24, 2015, at 10:30 a.m., with calling one hour prior to the service, at Risen Savior Lutheran Church, 8010 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. Rev. Jeanie Barnes and Rev. Don Meyers will officiate. Burial will be at Covington Memorial Gardens, Fort Wayne.

Memorial gifts may be made to Risen Savior Lutheran Church or the American Heart Association.

To sign the online guest book, visit www.domccombandsons.com.