Joan E. Zahler, 88, of North Manchester, Indiana, died at 8:54 am, June 4, 2017 at Parkview Randalla Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born April 11, 1929 in Tyrone, Pennsylvania to Ernest T. and Norma G. (Summers) MacDowell.
Joan married Harry W. Zahler in Columbus, Ohio, on September 4, 1948; he died April 17, 2004. She was a registered nurse at Ingalls Memorial Hospital, in Harvey, Illinois, retiring in 1988. She enjoyed reading and computer research. Joan loved animals, especially dogs.
She is survived by two children, Gary W. (Fran) Zahler of Reno, Nevada, and Kim E. (Craig) Barnett of Wabash, Indiana, 4 grandchildren, Cody Zahler, Christian Zahler, and Emily Zahler, all of Reno, and Eric Zahler of Wabash, two great-grandchildren, Alexis Zahler and Kayne Zahler, both of Wabash. She was also preceded in death by her parents and her granddaughter, Haeli E. Barnett.
There will be no services.
Preferred memorial is Manchester Veterinary Clinic, to take care of her dog, Murphy.