Grant Michael Dearmond

Grant Michael DeArmond, 36, of Fort Wayne, Indiana passed away Thursday, March 17, 2022, at Lutheran Hospital.

He was born on June 18, 1985 in Bluffton, Indiana to Lynn DeArmond and Deborah (Deere) Stephan.

Grant attended Mount Hope of the Nazarene in Berne, Indiana and formerly worked at Prince Manufacturing in Garrett, Indiana.

He loved playing basketball, enjoyed music, wrote poetry, appreciated cinema and movies, collected arrowheads, coins, watches and stamps.  He loved his family and had a huge heart for others.

Grant is survived by his father, Lynn (Vicki) DeArmond of Berne, Indiana; mother, Deborah (Deere) Stephan of Kendallville, Indiana; sister, Jennikaye Shaver of Middletown, Indiana; brother, Brandon (Heather) DeArmond of New Haven, Indiana; brother, Michael (Amanda) McKinley of Berne, Indiana; sister, Ashley (Sam) Gomez of Newport News, Virginia; brother, Cayden DeArmond of Berne, Indiana; sister, LeeAnne (Jeremy) Kerr of Celina, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents Harold and Dorothy DeArmond and Victor and Ethel McKinley.

A memorial service to be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, April 3, 2022, at Mount Hope of the Nazarene in Berne, Indiana.

Preferred memorials are to NAMI of Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Arrangements are by Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Yager-Kirchhofer Chapel, Berne