Deborah A. Valenti

Deborah A. Valenti , 63, of Ossian, Indiana passed away Sunday afternoon, April 29, 2018 at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home in Fort Wayne.

She was born on February 21, 1955 in Fort Wayne, Indiana to the late Wayne R. and Barbara J. (Elkins) Sickles. Deb married Joseph A. Valenti III on October 12, 1981 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Deb was a graduate of Indiana University and was a devoted Navy wife and homemaker. She especially loved spending time with her grandchildren. Deb enjoyed knitting and was a Minnesota Vikings fan.

Survivors include her husband, Joseph A. Valenti III of Ossian; three sons, Ronald W. (Cathy) Valenti of Fort Wayne, Joseph A. “Tony” (Janelle) Valenti IV of Ossian, & Justin A. (Amanda) Valenti of Fort Wayne; s ister, Aneta (Jerry) Buffington of Monroeville; brother, Frank (Shelley) Sickles of New Haven; nine grandchildren, Katelyn, Kari, Emily, Wesley, Victoria, Dominic, Halleigh, Giovanni, Adeline & a granddaughter on the way; & one great-grandchild, Owen & another great-grandchild on the way.

She was preceded in death by a grandson, Demitri Valenti; brother, John “Bill” Abbott; her parents, Wayne R. and Barbara J. Sickles; and her maternal grandparents, Frank & Onnetta (Dager) Carpino.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 5, 2018 at Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home in Decatur with Rev. Paul Shoemaker officiating. Burial will follow in the Catholic Cemetery on Lake Avenue in Fort Wayne.

Family & friends will be received from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 4, 2018 at Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home in Decatur and one hour prior to the service on Saturday at the funeral home.

Preferred memorials are to Cancer Services of NE Indiana.