Delores Lepper

Delores Lepper, 92, of Monroeville, Indiana passed away Saturday evening, January 5, 2019, at Adams Heritage in Monroeville, Indiana.

She was born on December 8, 1926 in Fort Wayne, Indiana to the late David Van Meter, Sr. & the late Agnes O. (Dunn) Van Meter. She married Orville H. Lepper on August 17, 1946 at Trinity English Lutheran Church in Fort Wayne and he preceded her in death on January 12, 1999.

Delores was a homemaker & a member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Monroeville.

She is survived by two sons, Michael Lepper of Monroeville & Steven D. (Vicki) Lepper  of Seguin, TX; two daughters, Karen S. (Lynn) Hoekstra of Fort Wayne & Kathleen K. Lepper of Monroeville; five grandchildren, Matthew (Katie) Hoekstra, Jonathan (Elia) Hoekstra, Benjamin (Shauna) Hoekstra, Jessica Roberts & Ryan Roberts; nine great-grandchildren, Tristan Hoekstra, Cooper Hoekstra, Samantha Hoekstra, Charlotte Hoekstra, Jacinda Hoekstra, Emelia Hoekstra, Andrew Hoekstra, Madison Hoekstra, & Parker Hoekstra & and special adopted granddaughter, Cynthia Carrillo.

She was preceded in death by a daughter, Cristine Roberts; two brothers, Kenneth Van Meter and David Van Meter; and two sisters, Jeanette Van Meter and Helen Fritcha.

A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 12, 2019, at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church local at 201 East South Street in Monroeville with Pastor David Williamson officiating. Interment will follow at Monroeville Memorial Cemetery.

Family & friends will be received from 3 to 5 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, January 11, 2019, at Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Jacobs Chapel in Monroeville and one hour prior to services Saturday in the church.

In lieu of flowers, Delores’ family would request that memorial donations be made to Cornerstone Youth Center or St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Monroeville.