Mary Jane Gilbert

Mary Jane Gilbert, 86, of Fort Wayne, Ind., and formerly of Paulding County, died Tuesday, November 26, 2013, at the Lutheran Life Villages-The Village at Pine Valley in Fort Wayne.

She was born February 21, 1927, in Cecil, the daughter of the late Floyd E. and Mabel M. (Dysinger) Simpson. On July 12, 1947, she married Robert G. Gilbert, who survives.

Other survivors include three children, David (Nancy) Gilbert, Dorothy Gilbert and Debra (David) Zimmerman, all of Fort Wayne; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Three siblings, Ruth Breedlove Commers, Robert Simpson and Max Simpson, also preceded her in death.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, November 30, at Den Herder Funeral Home in Paulding. Burial will follow in Rochester Cemetery in Cecil.

Calling hours are from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Friday, November 29, and an hour prior to services Saturday at the funeral home.

Preferred memorials: Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home in Fort Wayne, or the Alzheimer’s Association.

Online condolences may be sent to www.denherderfh.com.