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Patricia E. Salway

September 11, 1938 — February 6, 2016


Patricia E. Salway, 77 years old of Ft. Wayne, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, February 6, 2016 in the Brookdale Retirement Community located in Fort Wayne.

Patricia was born on September 11, 1938 in Tomah, Wisconsin the daughter of the late Ira H. Roddel and the late Beulah E. (Gilmore) Roddel. She married Carl G. Salway Sr. on February 6, 1960 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana and he survives.

Patricia was a member of the I.U.E. She was quite the seamstress, she loved tailoring suits and wedding dresses. Patricia had a booth at a flea market and sold books and antiques.

Patricia had retired from General Electric in 1994 after 30 years of service. She had also worked at Patterson & Fletcher clothing store in Fort Wayne.

Surviving are her husband, Carl G. Salway Sr. of Ft. Wayne, IN; daughter, Kathy Schott of Yoder, IN; daughter, Diedra Partin of Williamsburg, KY; son, Carl G. (Allison) Salway Jr. of South Windsor, CT; daughter, Ellen (Michael) Hobkirk of Ft. Wayne, IN; daughter, Lesley (Kevin) Matuska of Ft. Wayne, IN; son, Monte (Roberta) Salway of Carmel, IN; brother, A. LeRoy (Sharon) Roddel of Ft. Wayne, IN; brother-in-law, John H. "Sarge" Salway of Monroeville, IN; sister-in-law, Barbara Bleeke of Ft. Wayne, IN; sister-in-law, Debra Salway of Fremont, IN; 15 grandchildren: Christy (Jeff) Buuck; Wolfgang Partin; Phalicia & (Alex Bolton) Partin; Jason (Kristina) Firkins; Courtney & (Alan Bleakley) Salway; Carl George (Haley) Salway III; Sean Salway; Angela Hobkirk; Matthew Hobkirk; Andrea (Mike) Akers; Nicholas (Leah) Matuska; Jeffrey (Kimberly) Matuska; Bradley & (Allie Grunsfeld) Matuska; Olivia (Caleb) Schane; Chloe & (Byron Wagers) Salway; and 11 great-grandchildren: Elizabeth Buuck; Thomas Buuck; Olivia Buuck; Rachel Firkins; Ethan Firkins; Carson Matuska; Eren Bolton; Kira Partin; Annabell Schane; Levi Schane; Oliver Schane; and several nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews.

Preceding Patricia in death were a son-in-law, Danny Partin; a sister-in-law, Jean Salway; a brother-in-law, Ronald Bleeke.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, February 11, 2016 in the Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Jacobs Chapel with Rev, Ralph Klinker officiating.

Interment will follow in the Covington Memorial Gardens, Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Friends will be received from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, February 10, 2016 in the Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Jacobs Chapel, 111 South Water St. Monroeville, IN.

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