Wanda W. Fitzgerald, 79 years old of Harlan, Indiana, and formerly of Monroeville, passed away on Saturday, October 18, 2014 in the Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. She was born on Friday, June 21, 1935 in Fort Wayne, Indiana the daughter of the late Raymond Wayne Parker and the late Rhoda L. (Kinnaley) Parker. She married Patrick Richard Fitzgerald on November 3, 1956 in St. Rose Catholic Church in Monroeville. Wanda had attended St. Rose Catholic Church in Monroeville and was a member of D.A.R. She graduated from St. Joe School of Nursing in Fort Wayne and had worked as the industrial head nurse at International Harvester Dispensary. Surviving are her husband, Pat Fitzgerald of Harlan; daughter, Kellie R. (Timothy) Zink of Harlan; daughter, Shannon L. (Wade) Bearman of Fort Wayne; sister, Barbara (Steven) Howard of Monroeville; five grandchildren, Meghann PeConge; Brandon (Shannon) Perkins; Mallory (Josh) Mull; Sophia Bearman; & Jackson Bearman; and five great-grandchildren, Makenna PeConge; Kellen PeConge; Kendyl Perkins, Brennan Perkins; & Devony Mull. Preceding Wanda in death was a sister, Janice K. Parker. A Prayer Service will be held at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, October 21, 2014 in the Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Jacobs Chapel in Monroeville followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. in the St. Rose Catholic Church in Monroeville. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m., Monday, October 20 in the Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Jacobs Chapel in Monroeville. Preferred memorials are to Parkview Regional Inpatient Hospice or St. Rose Catholic School.
