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Karen J. Shatzer

Karen J. Shatzer, 72, of Roanoke, IN, died Wednesday, May 17, 2017, at 11:47 a.m. at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. Mrs. Shatzer had worked as a waitress at Turk’s and at the counter at Roanoke Lanes, both in Roanoke She was a member of Southwest Church of Christ, Fort Wayne. She was born Jan. 5, 1945, in Fort Wayne to Robert and Audrey Kilpatrick Mueller. She married Thomas W. Shatzer on Sept. 28 1963, in Fort Wayne, and he preceded her in death on Nov. 8, 2007. Survivors include two sons, Tom (Karen) Shatzer and Scott Shatzer, both of Roanoke; and a brother, Robert Allen Mueller, of Fort Wayne. A memorial gathering will be held on Sunday, May 21, 2017, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Roanoke Memorial Chapel of Deal-Rice Funeral Homes, in Roanoke. Burial will be at a later date at Glenwood Cemetery, in Roanoke. Memorial gifts may be made to the Huntington County Humane Society or Riley Children’s Hospital in care of Roanoke Memorial Chapel, 240 Crestwood Drive, Roanoke, IN 46783. Online condolences may be made at www.dealricefuneralhomes.com.