BORN

1933

DIED

2018

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Klaehn, Fahl, Melton Funeral Home

6424 Winchester Road

Fort Wayne, Indiana

George Chessare Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jan. 16, 2018.

GEORGE CHESSARE, loving husband and father, died unexpectedly January 7, 2018, in Tucson, Arizona. His parents emigrated from Sicily and settled on a dairy farm in lower New York State, where they raised five children. He earned his Mechanical Engineering Degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. After graduation George was employed at International Harvester Truck Engineering Center, Fort Wayne, for 36 years. George designed and built their home where they lived for 50 years. After his retirement, George and Barbara enjoyed traveling in the United States and internationally, which included mission trips as well. After Barbara's death George continued traveling around the world. He also spent time working on Habitat for Humanity projects in Tucson, Arizona, and Henderson Settlement in Kentucky. George's interests included gardening, woodworking, photography, quilting, and working on the computer. He always liked watching the latest movies.

George is survived by his son Gary (Debra) Chessare and daughter Sondra Chessare (Tom) Hammond.

Service is 11 a.m. Friday, January 19, 2018, at Waynedale United Methodist Church, 2501 Church Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana, with calling from 9:30 a.m. until time of funeral. Memorials may be made to Waynedale United Methodist Church, Fort Wayne.

Arrangements by Klaehn, Fahl & Melton Funeral home.

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January 20, 2018

James Potts

Dear Sondra and Gary: Our thoughts and sympathy are with you in the loss of George. We always enjoyed seeing him and Barbara at the dental office for many years.A great couple!

January 17, 2018

Nancy Robbins

So sad! George made the best biscotti on the block, a talented woodworker and quilter. A special guy who will be missed. A fellow New Yorker.

Love from the Nancy and Bruce Robbins

January 17, 2018

Noel

George has been a good friend during our work years and into retirement. Marlene and I would see him in Tucson during the Jan./Feb. Wholesale Gem and Mineral Show and when we visited Fort Wayne.
Due to living in South Georgia and caring for Marlene's Alzheimer's disease, unfortunately the last time we saw George was in 2014 when we visited Fort Wayne. He will be missed.

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