Vera R. Burnett

Vera R. Burnett , 86, of Fort Wayne, Indiana passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at Grey Stone Health & Rehabilitation Center in Fort Wayne.

She was born on Tuesday, October 20, 1931 in Decatur, Indiana the daughter of the late Otto A. Miller and the late Rose J. (Spangler) Miller. She married Jerry M. Burnett on August 26, 1950 in Decatur & he preceded her in death on January 22, 1995.

Vera was a graduate of Decatur Catholic High School. She was a homemaker and had worked at J C Penney at Southtown & Meijer on Stellhorn.

She was a member of St. Rose Catholic Church in Monroeville and the Rosary Society at the church.

Vera enjoyed gardening, rug making, spray painting, & spending time with her grandchildren.

Survivors include three daughters, Susan K. (Klaus) Rode, Lea (Leland) Metheny, & Jill M. Burnett all of Fort Wayne; sister, Sister Rose Andrea Miller of Fond Du Lac, WI; five grandchildren, Bridgitte Godwin, Barbara Bubp, Aaron Rode, Leland Methany III, & Kaylen Brueggeman; and nine great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by three brothers, Richard, James, & John Miller & a sister, Ann Hennish.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 14, 2018 at St. Rose Catholic Church in Monroeville with Fr. Lourdino Fernandes officiating. Interment will follow in the St. Rose Catholic Cemetery in Monroeville.

Friends will be received from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Saturday, April 14 at Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Jacobs Chapel in Monroeville, Indiana.

Preferred memorials are to Heart to Heart Hospice or St. Rose Catholic Church.