Anthony R. "Tony" Klinker, 29 years old of Monroeville, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, June 15, 2006 near Monroeville as a result of a traffic accident. He was born on Sunday, June 20, 1976 in Fort Wayne, Indiana the son of Ralph L. Klinker and Carolyn S. (Garrison) Klinker. Anthony was a 1995 graduate of Heritage High School and he attended East Liberty United Methodist Church in Monroeville, Indiana. He was a manager at East State Pizza Hut in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Surviving are his parents, Rev. Ralph L. & Carolyn S. Klinker of Monroeville, Indiana, sister, Mrs. Chris (Tamara L.) Spieth of Monroeville, Indiana, sister, Janet L. Klinker of Pinellas Park, Florida, brother, Kenneth K. (Karen) Klinker of Dunedin, Florida, brother, Mark W. (Cheryl) Klinker of Monroeville, Indiana, brother, Matthew L. (Sandy) Klinker of Monroeville, Indiana, maternal step-grandmother, Zelda Garrison of Terre Haute, Indiana, five nieces and eight nephews. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, June 19, 2006 in the East Liberty United Methodist Church with Rev. Rick Borgman officiating. Interment will follow in the Monroeville Memorial Cemetery. Friends will be received from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Sunday, June 18 in the Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Jacobs Chapel, Monroeville, Indiana. Preferred memorials are to Monroeville Volunteer Fire Department, Monroeville EMS, or Gideons International.
