Georgia M. Hanneken, 96, of Wabash, Indiana, died at 6:00 am, Sunday, September 19, 2021, at North Woods Village in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born on February 10, 1925, in Arkansas, to Forrest and Lucille (James) Boomer.
Georgia was a graduate of St. Scholastica Academy in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She married Dr. Vincent J. Hanneken in Fort Smith, on March 5, 1946; he died December 1, 1999. Georgia was a homemaker and a very good cook. She was known for her hot fudge sundaes and creole cooking. Georgia was a member of the St. Bernard Catholic Church, the Wabash County Hospital Auxiliary, and a former member of Tri-Kappa. She enjoyed bird watching and feeding the squirrels.
She is survived by five children, Theresa (Dan) Gray and Candy (Tony) Temple, both of Wabash, Angel (Todd) Shear of Lagro, Indiana, Vincent (Michelle) Hanneken, Jr. of Holland, Michigan, and James F. Hanneken of North Manchester, Indiana; 17 grandchildren; and 22 great grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by her parents and two sisters.
Funeral services will be 10:00 am, Friday, September 24, 2021, at St. Bernard Catholic Church, 188 W. Sinclair, Wabash, with Father Levi Nkwocha officiating. Burial will be in Falls Cemetery, Wabash. Arrangements by Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash.
Preferred memorial is Animal Shelter of Wabash County.
The memorial guest book for Georgia may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
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