Funeral Service Saturday for John Okeson

Details were forwarded to us by Mitch Harper of Fort Wayne Observed. Many thanks to him for passing these along.
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The funeral service for John Okeson will be held at 1 PM Saturday at Trinity English Lutheran Church in downtown Fort Wayne.

Calling hours are 2 PM to 4 PM and 6 PM to 8 PM at the church at 405 W. Wayne Street. Burial will be in Highland Park Cemetery on Fort Wayne’s north side.

H. John Okeson died Tuesday at Lutheran Hospital. He was born November 7, 1964 in Fort Wayne.

His children - son Kale, and his daughters Erin and Abbey - survive him. He is also survived by his mother, Betty Okeson; his brother and sister-in-law David and Kristie Okeson, his brother and sister-in-law Paul and Michelle Okeson; and his former wife, Ellen Okeson.

John was preceded in death by his father, Harry Okeson, who died in November of 2005.

Arrangements are by Klaehn Fahl & Melton Funeral Homes of Fort Wayne - 260.424.1525.

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And finally, State GOP Chairman Murray Clark issued the following statement following the news of John Okeson’s passing:

John Okeson will be remembered as trailblazer, serving in a statewide office at the young age of 30. Tragically, he was not given enough time on this earth to accomplish all he was capable of.

As much as I respected John as a public servant, I respected him more as a committed father. My thoughts and prayers are with his family.