Journal Gazette Fort Wayne Indiana
Published On the Web on
http://www.legacy.com/fortwayne/LegacyHome.asp
(Web publish date and Print publish date are supposed to coincide)
VIRGINIA AMSTUTZ RICHARDS, 86, of Fort Wayne, died Friday, July 18,
2003, at Parkview Hospital. Born Aug. 21, 1916, in Woodburn, she was a
member of Good Shepherd United Methodist Church and I.S.T.A. She taught in
East Allen County Schools for 41 years, including Springfield and Maumee
Twp. Schools and New Haven Elementary School, retiring in 1977. Surviving
are nieces, nephews and two stepdaughters. She was preceded in death by
her husbands, Maynard Amstutz and Charles Richards; sisters, Amy Morford
and Irene Beerbowe; brothers, Earl Lake and Carl Lake. Graveside service
is 10 a.m.  Monday at Harlan Memorial Cemetery with Donna Goings and the
Rev. Pat Somers officiating. A memorial service is at 11:30 a.m. Monday
at Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, 4700 Vance Ave. Visitation is
from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Hockemeyer & Miller funeral Home,
6131 St. Joe Road.  Preferred memorials to the church or Cancer Services
of Allen County.  Published in the Fort Wayne Newspapers on 7/19/2003.

EXTRA INFO ...

This obit is still available online and another LAKE family member has
signed it. Here is the text of the message from the Guest Book:

I am one of her brother Earl's grandsons and I can remember being so proud
to tell all the kids at my elementary school that my Aunt Virginia (and
Maynard) had a display of indian artifacts at the Diehm Museum. I also
remember going to their house and seeing all the artifacts. I especially
remember the real human vertabrae that had an indian arrowhead stuck in
it that they had under a glass container! Dan Lake (Indianapolis, IN )
July 22, 2003