Agnes Marie Fender Waterloo, Indiana Obituary

Agnes Marie Fender

<p><span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Agnes Marie Fender, 84, of Ashley, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, at her home in Ashley.</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>She was born on Sept. 3, 1936, in Auburn, Indiana.</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Agnes married Harry Fender on Sept. 3, 1955, at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church in Waterloo, and he survives in Ashley.</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>She worked at Universal Tool and Stamping in Butler.</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Agnes was a member of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church for 84 years and was a member of the Rosary Society.</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>She was the biggest Chicago Cubs fan and loved spending time with her grandchildren.</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Also surviving are three sons and daughters-in-law, Larry and Jenny Fender, of Pleasant Lake, Terry and Carol Fender, of Hudson and Thomas Fender, of Auburn; four daughters and sons-in-law, Karen McEntarfer, of Ashley, Linda and Frank Garringer, of Auburn, Sarah and Rick Wiley, of Milford and Julie and Mark Collins, of Ashley; 23 grandchildren; 50 great-grandchildren; four brothers, Bernard Haring, of Tomahawk, Wisconsin, Robert Haring, of Tomahawk, Wisconsin, Joseph Haring, of Tomahawk, Wisconsin, and Michael Haring, of Tomahawk, Wisconsin; and six sisters, Marianne Freeburg, of Calumet City, Illinois, Mary Carstensen, of Tomahawk, Wisconsin, Pay Butz, of St. Cloud, Wisconsin, Gin Larson, of West Bend, Wisconsin, Peggy Haring-Hitt, of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and Betty Lou Haring, of Las Vegas, Nevada</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>She was preceded in death by her mother, Cornelia Gfeller; father, Joseph Gfeller; daughter, Debbie Fender; two sons-in-law, Randy McEntarfer and Steve Wiley; granddaughter, Becky Fender; brothers, Richard Haring and Tom Haring; sister, Evelyn Claxton; and her birth mother, Elizabeth Shuit-Haring.</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Private family Mass of Christian burial will take place at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church in rural Waterloo, with Father Vincent Joseph VC officiating.</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Burial will take place at St. Michael&rsquo;s Catholic Cemetery in rural Waterloo.</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>A celebration to honor Agnes&rsquo;s life will take place after COVID-19 restrictions have lifted.</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Memorial donations may be directed to Feller and Clark Funeral Home to help with expenses or Ashley Volunteer Fire Department.</strong></span></p>
September 3, 1936 - November 22, 202009/03/193611/22/2020
Share Obituary:

Share a memory

Add to your memory
Photos/Video
Candle
Mementos

Obituary

Agnes Marie Fender, 84, of Ashley, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, at her home in Ashley.

She was born on Sept. 3, 1936, in Auburn, Indiana.

Agnes married Harry Fender on Sept. 3, 1955, at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church in Waterloo, and he survives in Ashley.

She worked at Universal Tool and Stamping in Butler.

Agnes was a member of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church for 84 years and was a member of the Rosary Society.

She was the biggest Chicago Cubs fan and loved spending time with her grandchildren.

Also surviving are three sons and daughters-in-law, Larry and Jenny Fender, of Pleasant Lake, Terry and Carol Fender, of Hudson and Thomas Fender, of Auburn; four daughters and sons-in-law, Karen McEntarfer, of Ashley, Linda and Frank Garringer, of Auburn, Sarah and Rick Wiley, of Milford and Julie and Mark Collins, of Ashley; 23 grandchildren; 50 great-grandchildren; four brothers, Bernard Haring, of Tomahawk, Wisconsin, Robert Haring, of Tomahawk, Wisconsin, Joseph Haring, of Tomahawk, Wisconsin, and Michael Haring, of Tomahawk, Wisconsin; and six sisters, Marianne Freeburg, of Calumet City, Illinois, Mary Carstensen, of Tomahawk, Wisconsin, Pay Butz, of St. Cloud, Wisconsin, Gin Larson, of West Bend, Wisconsin, Peggy Haring-Hitt, of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and Betty Lou Haring, of Las Vegas, Nevada

She was preceded in death by her mother, Cornelia Gfeller; father, Joseph Gfeller; daughter, Debbie Fender; two sons-in-law, Randy McEntarfer and Steve Wiley; granddaughter, Becky Fender; brothers, Richard Haring and Tom Haring; sister, Evelyn Claxton; and her birth mother, Elizabeth Shuit-Haring.

Private family Mass of Christian burial will take place at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church in rural Waterloo, with Father Vincent Joseph VC officiating.

Burial will take place at St. Michael’s Catholic Cemetery in rural Waterloo.

A celebration to honor Agnes’s life will take place after COVID-19 restrictions have lifted.

Memorial donations may be directed to Feller and Clark Funeral Home to help with expenses or Ashley Volunteer Fire Department.

To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Agnes Marie Fender please visit our Tribute Store.

Events

There are no events scheduled. You can still show your support by sending flowers directly to the family, or plant a tree in memory of Agnes Marie Fender.

Visit the Tribute Store