Stephanie D. Shultz Beck, 40, of North Manchester, Ind., died at 10:10 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013, in Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Ind.

She was born Nov. 16, 1972, in Rochester, Ind., to Don and Gloria (Heater) Shultz. She graduated from Manchester High School in 1991 and received a bachelor’s of science degree from Manchester College and her law degree from Valparaiso University. On June 29, 2002, she married Jon W. Beck. He survives.

She first practiced law in Michigan City, Ind.; she was then an attorney with Blume, Connelly, Jordan and Stucky in Fort Wayne, and Boeglin, Troyer and Gearadot Attorneys in Fort Wayne, and Tiede, Metz & Downs, Wabash, Ind. She was currently a trust officer at PNC Bank, Fort Wayne. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, the American Bar Association and the Indiana State Bar Association. 

She is survived by her husband; a daughter: Emilia Beck, North Manchester; maternal grandmother: Iva Heater, Winona Lake, Ind.; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.  

Visitation will take place from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27,  at McKee Mortuary, 1401 State Road 114 W, North Manchester. No services are planned. Burial will be in Oaklawn Cemetery, North Manchester.

For those who wish to honor the memory of Stephanie D. Shultz Beck, memorial contributions may be made to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Attn. Donor Services, P.O. Box 650309, Dallas, TX 75265-0309.