Faye Lois Fritzinger, 83 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away at 10:07 a.m. on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 in the Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Faye was born on Friday, August 5, 1927 in Paulding County, Ohio the daughter of the late Charles D. Vance and the late Emma M. (Lehman) Vance. She married Arthur N. Fritzinger on April 28, 1951 and he survives. Faye was a member of Zion United Church of Christ in Decatur, Indiana. Faye retired in 1989 from Automatic Sprinkler in Monroe, Indiana with 20 years of service and had previously worked for 7 years at General Electric in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Surviving are her husband of 59 years, Arthur N. Fritzinger of Decatur, Indiana; daughter, Linda L. (Ben) Behnampour of New Haven, Indiana; daughter, Kaye A. (Bruce) Nestor of Decatur, Indiana; sister, Mae Barrett of Sarasota, Florida; sister, Lavina Hoffman of Cleveland, Ohio; brother, Jack Vance of Paulding, Ohio; sister, Emma Lou Mantle of Garrett, Indiana; and one granddaughter, Priscilla Nestor. Preceding Faye in death were two brothers, Charles "Dick" Vance and Hugh Vance; and three sisters, Pearl Rinebolt, Hazel Vance and Ruth Timlin. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 25, 2011 in the Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home with Rev. Randy Rossman officiating. Interment will follow in the Decatur Cemetery. Friends will be received from 2-5 and 6-8 p.m. Thursday, March 24, 2011 in the Zwick and Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur, Indiana. Preferred memorials are to Zion United Church of Christ or Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home of Ft. Wayne.
