F. Imogene (Doner) Hughes

F. Imogene (Doner) Hughes, 83, of Van Wert, died at 2:05 p.m. Saturday, November 14, 2015, at Dupont Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

She was born June 14, 1932, in Van Wert, the daughter of Harley and Anna (Passwater) Doner, who both preceded her in death. On June 15, 1952, she married L. Richard “Dick” Hughes, who died December 28, 2006.

Survivors include two children, Deborah L. (Dr. Carlis) White of Butler, Pennsylvania, and Kevin Hughes of Van Wert; a granddaughter, Lindsey (Brent) Rathgeb; and two great-grandchildren, Adam and Charlotte Rathgeb.

A brother, Leroy Doner, also preceded her in death.

Imogene was a retired home healthcare nurse with Van Wert Area Visiting Nurses. She was a member of Jennings Road Church of Christ in Van Wert.

She was a 1950 graduate of Van Wert High School, a member of the former Van Wert Woman’s Club, a former Girl Scouts volunteer, an auxiliary member of Golden Years Homestead Village in Fort Wayne, and was a Van Wert Peony Festival “Flower in Full Bloom”.

Dorothy had recently been honored by the Van Wert Area Visiting Nurses for 40 years of service, had been a Sunday School teacher for children in fourth and fifth grades, as well as organist for the former First Church in Christ in Van Wert, and a longtime senior adult Sunday School teacher at Jennings Road Church of Christ.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, November 18, at Alspach-Gearhart Funeral Home & Crematory in Van Wert, with Dr. Carlis White and Marcia Wise officiating. Burial will be in Ridge Cemetery in rural Van Wert County.

Calling hours are from 9-11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Preferred memorials: Van Wert Area Visiting Nurses.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.alspachgearhart.com.