Mar 14, 1931 - Mar 2, 2010

Joretta M. "Jerri" Schoeff, 78, of Fort Wayne, IN, and formerly of Huntington, IN, died Tuesday, March 2, 2010, at 2:09 a.m. at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home in Fort Wayne.

Mrs. Schoeff was a 1948 graduate of Huntington High School. She was a charter member of ABWA Huntington Chapter. She worked as a tech publicist for ITT in Fort Wayne, helping publish the work of various publicists, including Philo Farnsworth. She later worked as a secretary at E-Systems/Memcor in Huntington. She was elected city clerk-treasurer for the City of Huntington in 1979 and served for three terms, retiring in 1991.Following retirement she, along with her husband, operated Schoeff Haus, an antique store in Warren.

She was born March 14, 1931, in Huntington, to Donald and Vera (Bricker) Lind. She married Harold L. Schoeff on May 27, 1951, in Huntington. Her husband survives.

Additional survivors include a daughter, Stephanie (Mike) Korreckt, of Fort Wayne, and a granddaughter, Melissa (Bo) Hamilton, of Evansville.

Calling is Friday, March 5, 2010, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Myers Funeral Home Huntington Chapel, 2901 Guilford St., Huntington. A service will be held Saturday, March 6, 2010, at 11 a.m. at the funeral home, with Rev. Rick Schoeff officiating. Interment will be at the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Huntington.

Memorial donations may be made to Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home, in care of Myers Funeral Home, 2901 Guilford St., Huntington, IN 46750.

To sign Mrs. Schoeff's on-line guest registry, visit www.myersfuneralhomes.com and click on "obituaries."