header 1
header 2
header 3

In Memory

Carolyn Estep (Wright) - Class Of 1948 VIEW PROFILE

Carolyn Estep (Wright)

 

 

 

 

CAROLYN (ESTEP) WRIGHT

CAROLYN J. WRIGHT, 77, a resident of Churu-busco and wife of retired Churu-busco banker, Garold F. "Gary" Wright, died Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008, 10:40 p.m., at home. Mrs. Wright was born in South Bend, and graduated from John Adams High School in 1948.

The couple spent the early years of their marriage in South Bend, and as a young woman she worked as a teller at First Bank & Trust. In 1963, the family moved to Churubusco, and she had worked for a period at Watson's Greenhouse in Churubusco, and as a librarian assistant at the Churubusco Public Library. A member of the Churubusco United Methodist Church, she was a member of its U.M.W. Grace Circle, and was named the U.M.W.'s "Woman of the Year" in 1997. She was also a former member of the Churubusco Literary Club, and the Churubusco Public Library Board of Trustees.

In her leisure time, she enjoyed reading, flowers, travel, golf, skiing, and had enjoyed wintering in Arizona since 1990. Most importantly, she loved and enjoyed her family.

The surviving relatives include her husband Gary; her children, Bruce (Janice) Wright and Lori (Kurt) Uhen, both of Fort Wayne; two sisters, Janet (Kenneth) Hall of Michigan City, and Nancy (Elmer) Vogelsang of Melrose, Fla; two brothers, Donald (Frances) Estep of LaPorte, and Ronald (Claudia) Estep of Corpus Christi, Texas; and two grandchildren, John Wright and Sarah Wright.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Mary Jane Currey and Priscilla Alexander.

Service is 10 a.m. Wednesday at Churubusco United Methodist Church, with visitation one hour prior to service. The Rev. Christine Newman-Jacobs officiating. Visitation also from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Sheets & Childs Funeral Home in Churubusco. Burial in Eel River Cemetery, south of Churubusco. Memorials to Churubusco Public Library, Churubusco United Methodist Church, or Odyssey Health Care Foundation. To leave a condolence, please visit www.sheetsandchilds.net.

Published by Fort Wayne Newspapers on Feb. 25, 2008.
12/29/2022 EJS



Click here to see Carolyn's last Profile entry.