Deloris Jean Hamman

Deloris J. “Jean” Hamman, 90, Warsaw, died Wednesday Nov. 2, 2022, at Miller’s at Oak Pointe, Columbia City.

Jean was born Sept. 29, 1932, in Fort Wayne, the daughter of the late Marvin and Edith (Smith) Geyer. She graduated from Columbia City High School with the Class of ’51 and went on to work at United Telephone Co. retiring as an engineering and construction clerk. On June 11, 1982, Jean married Clarence A. “Al” Hamman, who preceded her in death Oct. 7, 2011, after 29 years of marriage. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Warsaw; she enjoyed cooking, gardening, traveling, working a good jigsaw puzzle and caring for her dog, Tobias.

Jean is survived by her son, Steven (Jean) Coy, Warsaw; daughters, Susan Niles and Sally (David) Gilbert, both of Columbia City; stepdaughter, Martha Conley, Goshen; sisters, Ruth Klopfenstein, Columbia City and Sharon (Bruce) Hyde, Warsaw; grandchildren, Latisha (Michael) White, Randolph, N.Y., Christopher (Meghan) Coy, Baytown, Texas, Justin (Julie) Niles, Findlay, Ohio, Brandon Niles, Columbus, Ohio, Melissa Gilbert and Amber Hershberger, both of Columbia City, Matthew (Katie) Gilbert, Surprise, Ariz., Shaun Adkins, Seth (Julia) Adkins and Dustin Conley, all of Goshen; 21 great-grandchildren (with one more “on the way”); and five great-great-grandchildren. Jean was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Al Hamman; and her brother, William Geyer.

Funeral services will take place at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, 2290 Provident Court. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, in the funeral home. Burial will follow the service in Oakwood Cemetery.

The family’s preferred memorials are the National Breast Cancer Foundation, online at www.nationalbreastcancer.org or by mail to PO Box 676910, Dallas, TX 75267-6910; the Alzheimer’s Association, online at www.alz.org or by mail to 225 N. Michigan Ave., Floor 17, Chicago, IL 60601; or the Animal Welfare League of Kosciusko County, online at awlwarsaw.com or by mail to 1048 South CR 325E, Pierceton, IN 46562.