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Neil C. Bear

Neil C. Bear, 83, of Fort Wayne, IN, and formerly of Huntington County, IN, died Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020, at 10:15 p.m. at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.

Mr. Bear graduated from Roanoke High School in 1955 and worked as a truck driver at General Electric for 30 years, retiring in 1992. He was a member of the Quarter Century Club. He was a 50-year member of the Roanoke Masonic Lodge, the Scottish Rite Valley of Fort Wayne and the Mizpah Shriners Temple. He was active with Honor Flight of Northeast Indiana and Washington D.C. and the Captor Rehab Program.

He was born Feb. 5, 1937, in Huntington County to Sebastian R. “Bass” and Ruth Dunwoody Bear.

Survivors include a daughter, Julie Hoffman, of Roanoke; three grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a companion, Melvis Thompson, of Fort Wayne.

He was preceded in death by a son, Carl Bear.

A Masonic graveside service will be held Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, at 10 a.m.  in Zion Cemetery in Huntington County, with Rev. Bobby Kemp officiating.
    
The online guest book may be signed at www.baileylove.com.