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Duane J. Cart

Duane J. Cart, 80 of Fort Wayne, IN and formerly of Markle, IN died Saturday, July 1, 2017, at 2:50 p.m. at Coventry Meadows in Fort Wayne.

Mr. Cart was a 1954 graduate of West Rock Creek High School and was a 1958 graduate of Indiana Tech in Fort Wayne. He also obtained a degree in engineering from Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne. He worked at Magnavox in the engineering department in Fort Wayne for many years. He was a long time member of the Buckeye Christian Church and had attended The Chapel in Fort Wayne. He taught Sunday school for many years.

He was born Dec. 19, 1936, in Fort Wayne to Joe and Irene Corwin Cart. He married Clara Woodward on June 29, 1968, at the Markle Church of Christ. His wife survives.

Additional survivors include a son, Kevin Cart, of Fort Wayne; a daughter, Kim (Andrew) Innes, of Anderson; a brother, Stuart Cart of Dayton, OH; and four grandchildren, Gabrielle Cart and Anastascia Cart, both of Fort Wayne, and Liam Innes and Jude Innes, both of Anderson.

Calling is Thursday, July 6, 2017, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. with a funeral service following at 2 p.m. at the Myers Funeral Home Markle Chapel, 415 N. Lee St., Markle. Interment will be at the Markle Cemetery.

Memorials gifts may be made to Markle Food Bank or to Hodgkins Lymphoma Society, both in care of Myers Funeral Home, PO Box 403, Markle, IN 46770.

Online condolences may be made at www.myersfuneralhomes.com.