David A. Krick

David A. Krick, 75, of Hoagland, Indiana passed away Friday, September 16, 2022 at Parkview Randallia Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

He was born on September 9, 1947, in Decatur, Indiana to the late Doyle Krick and the late Lois (Garwood) Krick. Dave was united in marriage to Faye Heckert on September 3, 1988 in Van Wert, Ohio.

He proudly served in the United States Navy from 1964 to 1968 during the Vietnam War before being honorably discharged.  He served on the USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier and was assigned to Heavy Attack Squadron 4.

He was a member of the United Steelworkers Union Local #903 in Fort Wayne, and a lifetime member of the VFW post #6236 in Decatur.

Dave was retired from Dana Corporation after 45 years of serves, retiring in 2017.

David enjoyed spending time on the computer, and traveling with his grandkids to Llama shows.

Survivors include his wife, Faye Krick of Hoagland, Indiana; three sons, David A. (Megan) Krick II of Decatur, Indiana, Kevin Krick of Decatur, Indiana, and Daniel (Liz) Anderson of Fort Wayne, Indiana; two daughters, Kalynn (Ken) Sorg of Fort Wayne, Indiana and Davvin A. Fisher of Berne, Indiana; two sisters, Betty (Bill) King of Fort Wayne, Indiana and Judy Lambert of Fort Payne, Alabama; 16 grandchildren, Nic, Jake, Anthony, Zachary, Hannah, Halley, Natalie, Owen, Lily, Latham, Cora, Violet, Taylor, Desiree, Kevin, and Emerald; three great-grandchildren; and two great-grand Llama sons, Erik and Venson.

A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, September 23, 2022 at the Zwick & Jahn funeral home in Decatur with Pastor Douglas Christian officiating. Burial will follow in the Decatur Cemetery with military graveside honors being conducted by the American Legion Post #43 of Decatur.

Family and friends will be received from 3-5 to 6-8 p.m. Thursday, September 22, 2022 at the Zwick & Jahn funeral home in Decatur and one hour prior to the service on Friday at the funeral home.

Preferred memorials can be given to Parkview Hospice in Fort Wayne, Indiana.