Wendell Green Rose

Wendell Green Rose, 78, of Fort Wayne, Indiana passed away on, Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

He was born on December 7, 1941 in Decatur, Indiana the son of the late Eural G. Rose and the late Golden (Holbrook) Rose. He was united in marriage to Linda Lee Henderson on May 1, 1965 at St. Albans Episcopal Church in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Wendell attended the First Christian Church in Fort Wayne.

He was a 1960 graduate of South Side High School and studied business management at Indiana University. He retired from Western Auto Supply with 27 years of service.

Wendell loved golf and anything to do with history, especially the Civil War.

Survivors include his wife, Linda Rose of Fort Wayne, Indiana; son, Timothy (Susan) Rose of Fort Wayne, Indiana; daughter, Cindy Rose of Greenville, Ohio; daughter by love, Allison (Daniel) Webb of Rochester Hills, Michigan; son by love, Travis Thompson of Kansas City, Missouri; two sisters, Betty Ann Kurtz of Coldwater, Michigan and Erin Ganter of Keeseville, New York; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Wendell was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Janet Irene Rose.

Graveside Services will be held at 11:15 a.m. Saturday, July 18, 2020 at Decatur Cemetery.

Friends will be received from 9 : 00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 18, 2020 at the Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur.

Preferred memorials can be given to Cancer Services of NE Indiana or Visiting Nurse and Hospice.

Arrangements by Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home in Decatur, Indiana.