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Wayne R. Pratt

Wayne Richard Pratt, 82, of Fort Wayne, IN, and having family members in Huntington, IN, died Tuesday, July 5, 2016, at Dupont Hospital, Fort Wayne.

Mr. Pratt was a veteran of the United States Navy. He worked as refrigeration maintenance manager for Tippmann Construction for more than 30 years.

He was born Oct. 28, 1933, in Bluffton to Leroy and Ruth Davis Pratt. He married Rosemary Ann Reinking on Jan. 7, 1956, at Martini Lutheran Church, in Fort Wayne, and she survives in Woodburn.

Additional survivors include two daughters, Cynthia (Blake) Vanderford, of New Haven, and Katherine (Dennis) Archer, of Knoxville, TN; a son, Brian Pratt, of Woodburn; a sister, Betty (George) Pinney, of Fort Wayne; a brother, Dean (Shirley) Pratt, of Huntington; eight grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.

Calling is Friday, July 8, 2016, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., with a service following at 1 p.m., at Christ Lutheran Church, 4412 Park St., Woodburn. Rev. Tim Edwards will officiate. Burial will be at Concordia Cemetery Gardens, Fort Wayne.

Northern Indiana Funeral Care, Fort Wayne, is in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences may be made at www.northernindianafuneralcare.com.