Mary L. Lepper, 99 years old of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed away at 4:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 in the Lutheran Life Villages located in Fort Wayne. Mary was born on Tuesday, April 7, 1914 in Allen County, Indiana the daughter of the late Joseph Russel Bergdall and the late Nettie F. (Sites) Bergdall. She married the late Theodore H. Lepper on May 10, 1942 in Hoagland, Indiana and he passed away on August 22, 1996. Mary was a member of the Emmanuel Lutheran Church-Soest on Wayne Trace in Ft. Wayne, Indiana; Concordia Seminary Guild; Ladies Aid of the church. Mary was a homemaker; she retired in 1977 from Parkview Memorial Hospital with 11 years of service; and had also worked at General Electric in Ft. Wayne for 3 years. Surviving are nieces and nephews. Preceding Mary in death were one daughter: Linda Counceller; five brothers, William, Austin, Albert, Glen Bergall and one in infancy; one sister, Goldie Shaw. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, October 25, 2013 in the Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Soest with Pastor Kyle Krueger officiating. Interment will follow in the Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Soest. Friends will be received from 1-3 p.m. Friday, October 25, 2013 in the Emmanuel Lutheran Church-Soest. Preferred memorials are to Emmanuel Lutheran Church-Soest or Lutheran Life Villages.
