Larry J. Wahlig

July 8, 1938 - December 24, 2017

Larry J. Wahlig, 79, of Ft. Wayne, Ind. and formerly of Akron and Gilead areas passed at 4:57 pm, Sunday, Dec. 24, 2017 at Parkview Hospital Randallia of Ft. Wayne, Ind. He was born on July 8, 1938 in Miami County, Indiana to Joseph G. and Ruth Louise (Clemans) Wahlig. He married on Feb. 14, 1959 in the Akron Church of God to Donna R. Clark, she survives. He was a welder for Fruehauf Trailer Corporation of Ft. Wayne for 21 years. He then was custodian for Fort Wayne Community Schools, retiring in 2011. Larry was a 1957 graduate of Gilead High School. He was raised on a farm near Gilead. Larry was a car enthusiast and collector which included his 1976 Pinto that is like new and his beloved 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air. Survivors and place of residence: Wife – Donna R. Wahlig – Ft. Wayne, Ind. Daughter – Kim Wahlig – Ft. Wayne, Ind. Son – Nick Wahlig – Ft. Wayne, Ind. Sisters – Andrea Day – Ft. Wayne, Ind. Audrey and husband Jerry Buchan – Ft. Wayne, Ind. Sister-in-laws- Jo Ann Clark Betty Rohrer Mary Ann and husband Max Stinson Preceded in Death By: Parents – Joseph and Ruth Louise Wahlig Brother – Lowell Wahlig Time and Date of Services: 12:00 noon, Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017 Place of Services: Hartzler Funeral Home 305 West Rochester Street Akron, Indiana Place of Burial: Akron Cemetery, Akron, Indiana Visitation Hours: 10 am to 12:00 noon, Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017 at Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, Indiana Memorial Contributions to: American Cancer Society or the Parkview Home Health & Hospice