Gaye Merlee Fry, 77, of Wabash, Indiana, died at 9:54 am, Thursday, December 1, 2022, at Parkview Huntington Hospital. She was born on May 21, 1945, in Wabash, to Paul Willard and Ruthanna (Knotts) Ridenour.
Gaye was a 1963 graduate of Wabash High School. She was a homemaker and also worked in the kitchen at the Stratford House in Wabash. Gaye married Samuel Joseph Fry on November 25, 1972 in Wabash; he died October 18, 2021. She was a member of Wabash North Wesleyan Church. Gaye enjoyed singing in church, playing bingo at the nursing home, listening to music, reading her Bible, puzzle books and word searches, and especially talking to her children and grandchildren.
She is survived by three children, David Samuel Fry of Marion, Indiana, Martha Marie (Ed) Ensley of Upland, Indiana, and Nathan Fry of Wabash, three grandchildren, Abigail Marie Ensley, Benjamin Edward Ensley, and Charlie Joseph Ensley, all of Upland, Indiana, brother, Steven P. (Danna) Ridenour of Fort Wayne, Indiana, sister-in-law, Nancy Ridenour of Wabash, and several nieces and nephews. She was also preceded in death by her parents, brother, Nelson J. Ridenour, two nephews, and one great niece.
Funeral services will be 2:00 pm, Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with Rev. Steve Colter officiating. Burial will be in Friends Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 5:00 – 8:00 pm, Monday, at the funeral home.
The memorial guest book for Gaye may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
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