Martha "Marcy" (Eggers) Kohlmeyer, 96, passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2020 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born in Seymour, IN to the late Reverend Ernst and Ottilie (Carre) Eggers. Marcy was much loved and had a rich and storied life. She married John E. Kohlmeyer on February 12, 1949 and he preceded her in death on March 4, 2016.
Marcy was a Children's Librarian and then Art and Music Librarian at the Allen County Public Library from 1969 to 1989. She was an active member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church. Marcy was a gifted soprano who had a deep love for classical music, especially the works of J.S. Bach.
After her father's death in 1940, she moved to Fort Wayne to live with her sisters and attend Concordia Lutheran High School and sing in its choir. She and her sister Ruth would provide music for weddings and funerals. She was a member of the Concordia Senior College Cantata Choir in the 1960's and 1970's. Marcy was a faithful member of church choirs her entire life.
Surviving are her children, Laura (Joe) Schuller, Judith (Paul) Strasen, John Paul (Teresa Borneman) Kohlmeyer, and Susan Kohlmeyer; nine grandchildren, Megan (John) Sandala Schuller, Michael (Alison) Schuller, Katherine (Michael) Haynes, Sarah (Peter) Moench Strasen, Karl Strasen, Kyle and Ryan Kohlmeyer and Elise and Sam Morin; and two great-grandchildren, Florence and Rosalind Sandala. Marcy was also preceded in death by daughters Kathryn Kohlmeyer Round and Mary Kohlmeyer; son-in-law, David Round; brothers, Rev. Ernest, Paul, and Arthur Eggers, and Harry Benne; and sisters, Laura Aberth, Florence Metzner, Ruth Neitzel, Esther McKee, and Dorothy (Benne) Manion.
Funeral service at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, March 5, 2020 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 917 West Jefferson Blvd., with calling one hour prior to the service. Visitation also from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at D.O. McComb and Sons Covington Knolls Funeral Home, 8325 Covington Road, Fort Wayne. Burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park.
Memorial contributions may be made to Concordia Educational Foundation for the Kathryn Kohlmeyer Round Scholarship Fund or Emmanuel Lutheran Church.
