Carmen Rose Anez, 88, of Wabash, Indiana, went to be with her Lord at 10:56 am, Saturday, July 16, 2022, at Wellbrooke of Wabash. She was born on October 24, 1933, in Bolivia, to Angel and Honoria (Barrios) Anez.
As a teen Carmen met and became fast friends with Thelma Speicher, who was in Bolivia as a missionary. Several years later, Carmen moved to Wabash County on October 24, 1963, to live with her friends, Thelma, Harold, and Betty Speicher. She received her Associate Degree in Medical Assistance from IVY Tech in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Carmen became a US citizen on February 18, 1969 in Mishawaka, Indiana, on which she worked very diligently to pass. She worked at Cyclone Seeder, Cyclone Manufacturing, Wabash Instrument, at Millers Merry Manor East, and was a housekeeper. She was a longtime member of the Wabash Alliance Church and loved the Lord very much. When the Speichers passed, Carmen lived in Meadowbrook apartments and spent her last two plus years at Wellbrooke Assisted Living.
She is survived by her brothers, Angel Anez Jr. and Alfonso Anez, both of Trinidad, Bolivia, 10 nieces and nephews, good friends, Pricilla (Etter) Bradford, Linda (Mattern) Hoover, Miriam from Bolivia, and Rev. Jim (Pat) Walker of Monroe, Michigan. She was preceded in death by her parents, and good friend, Thelma Speicher.
Funeral services will be 11:00 am, Friday, July 22, 2022 at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash. Burial will be in Memorial Lawns, Wabash. Friends may call 9:00 – 11:00 am, Friday at the funeral home.
Preferred memorial is Wabash Alliance Church.
The memorial guest book for Carmen may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
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