Jeannine L. Wright, 80 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. She was born on Monday, December 19, 1932 in Huntington, Indiana the daughter of the late Leo E. Simon and the late C. Louise (Lynas) Simon-Steele. She married the late Herbert J. Pearson on August 4, 1989 in Fort Wayne, Indiana and he passed away on June 23, 2011. Jeannine was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Decatur, Indiana. She retired in 1994 with twenty years of service from Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. She had also worked part-time at Adams Memorial Hospital and was also a hospital volunteer. Surviving are her son, Ronald T. (Kim) Wright of Decatur; son, C. Thomas Wright of Fort Wayne; brother, Richard E. (Rose) Simon of Tempe, Arizona; step-daughter, Michael Ann Kuss of Walkerton, Indiana; and former husband, Ronald E. Wright of Fort Wayne. She was also survived by six grandchildren, Ronald "James" (Taylor) Wright; Samantha Elizabeth Wright; Shelby Kate Wright; Patrick Anthony Wright; Henry Jack Wright; Sophia Ann Wright and Christine Suzanne Wright and three step-grandchildren, Amber Jean Kuss; Lauren Marie Kuss; and Olivia Janet Kuss. Preceding Jeannine in death were her step-father, Charles W. Steele and her step-daughter, Julie Lynn Pearson. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 10, 2013 in the Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home with Pastor Marcia Cline officiating. Interment will follow in the Lancaster Cemetery in Huntington, Indiana. Friends will be received from 3 to 5 p.m. & 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, August 9 in the Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home in Decatur. Preferred memorials are to New Horizons in Marion, Indiana; Crossroads Children's Home in Fort Wayne, Indiana; or First Presbyterian Church in Decatur, Indiana.
