Irma A. M. Koehlinger, 90 years old of Ft. Wayne, Indiana, passed away at 6:20 p.m. on Monday, October 25, 2010 in the Parkview Hospital located in Fort Wayne. Irma was born on Friday, January 30, 1920 in Van Wert County, Ohio the daughter of the late William J. Schumm and the late Mary S. (Sauer) Schumm. She married the late Walter J. Koehlinger on April 9, 1944 in Zion Lutheran Church Schumm, and he passed away on May 13, 1983. Irma was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church on Decatur Road in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. She was a graduate of Willshire High School Class of 1938 in Willshire, Ohio. Irma was a homemaker. Surviving are her son, Mervin W. (Suzette) Koehlinger of Fort Wayne, Indiana; son, Stanley E. (Nancy) Koehlinger of Bolivar, Ohio; daughter, Jeanette M. (John) Hendrickson of Coldwater, Michigan; son, Rev. Vernon D. (Marie) Koehlinger of St. Louis, Missouri; brother-in-law, Robert (Janet) Koehlinger of Huntington, Indiana; sister-in-law, Betty Schumm of Van Wert, Ohio; fourteen grandchildren: Carl (Lori) Koehlinger; Julie Koehlinger; Sara (Chad) Bauer; Amy (Cyrus) Davarpanah; Tricia (Dan) Dempsey; Kristen Koehlinger; Stephanie (Sean) Conway; Matthew (Christine) Hendrickson; Lisa Hendrickson; Michael (Christy) Hendrickson; Rachel (Aaron) Zoeller; Benjamin, Peter, and Zachary (Christi) Koehlinger; and eighteen great-grandchildren: Beldon Phelps; Logan and Calyn Bauer; Ella Davarpanah; Jay, Anna, and Kailey Dempsey; Isabella Conway; Vaughn, Helene, Naomi, and Macy Hendrickson; Owen and Isla Hendrickson; Asher, Cale, and Philip Zoeller; and Scarlett Koehlinger. Preceding Irma in death were one sister, Elsie A. Schumm; and one brother, Milton M. Schumm. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 30, 2010 in the Trinity Lutheran Church, 7819 Decatur Rd. Ft. Wayne, Indiana with Pastor Paul Shoemaker officiating. Interment will follow in the Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery, on Decatur Rd. in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Friends will be received from 2-4 and 5-8 p.m. Friday, October 29, 2010 in the Zwick and Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur, Indiana and one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday. Preferred memorials are to Trinity Lutheran Church; Worship For Shut Ins; or Walter J. and Irma A. Koehlinger Endowed Scholarship at Concordia Lutheran High School.
