Derek Ogden Franz, 21 years old of Monroeville, Indiana, passed away on Saturday evening, November 23, 2013. Derek was fatally injured following a traffic accident on Hoagland Road in Allen County, Indiana. Derek was born on Monday, November 16, 1992 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana the son of Kent R. Franz and the late Sandra J. (Ogden) Franz. Derek was a member of the St. Peter Lutheran Church-Fuelling. He was a 2011 graduate of Heritage High School. Derek was a self-employed farmer working with his father on the family farm known as Franz Farms. Surviving are his father & step-mother, Kent R. (Sandy Trowbridge) Franz of Monroeville, IN; sister, Jordyn K. Franz, at home; maternal grandfather, Maurice Ogden of Roann, IN. Aunts & Uncles from Kent's family: Donna (Dale) Schlemmer of Gladstone, MI; LouAnn (Bill) Beery of Ft. Wayne, IN; Ron (Marge) Franz of Decatur, IN; Janell (Ed) Harper of Monroeville, IN. Aunts & Uncles from Sandra's family: Ron (Lora) Ogden of Roann, IN; Dennis Ogden of Roann, IN; Cindy (Dennis) Minnix of Roann, IN; Julie Ogden of Roann, IN; Cheryl (Rick) Schooley of Warsaw, IN. Derek was loved by and will be missed by many cousins. Preceding Derek in death was his mother, Sandra (Ogden) Franz on June 30, 2006. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 27, 2013 in the St. Peter Lutheran Church, Fuelling with Rev. Martin Moehring officiating. Interment will follow in the St Peter Lutheran Cemetery. Friends will be received from 1-8 p.m. Tuesday, November 26, 2013 in the Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur, IN and one hour prior to the service at the church on Wednesday. Preferred memorials are to St. Peter Lutheran Church-Fuelling or AGAPE Respite Care, Berne, IN.
