Covington Memorial Funeral Home

RICHARD L. KNITTLE, 88, for Fort Wayne, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2022. Service is 1 p.m. Monday, April 4, 2022, at Covington Memorial Funeral Home, Fort Wayne, with visitation from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. For full obituary and to leave condolences, visit www.covingtonmemorial.com

Norma Jean (Hornett) Rhoades, 93, of Ft. Wayne passed away March 1, 2022 with her daughter by her side. She was born April 13, 1928 in Auburn, IN to the late Charles and Helen (Brown) Hornett. Norma married her husband, David Rhoades on July 3, 1964 and were together for 48 years until his passing in 2012. She retired from Indiana Department of Transportation, where she tested soils in their laboratory. When she wasn't working, Norma spent many hours reading, enjoying her cats, and collecting figurines of owls, cardinals and Pekinese dogs. She was also very involved with the Republican Party in Auburn. Norma was a wonderful wife and mother who loved her family and friends dearly. She...

Brendan Larkin Kelly?beloved father, brother, son, friend, and talented actor and chef?died at the age of 40 on January 28, 2022, in Charleston, South Carolina. He will be remembered for his show-stopping singing voice, his fine food creations, and his boisterous humor, which lifted the spirits of everyone around him. He grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana, graduating from Canterbury High School in 2000. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Theater School at DePaul University in 2005, and studied culinary arts at Le Cordon Bleu. In 2011, he moved to Charleston, South Carolina to pursue his dual passions, working as an actor and then Artistic Director of Threshold Repertory Theater, and...