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Ort, Wallis Normand

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Wallis Normand Ort

BIRTH: 12 May 1928 Hartford City, Blackford, Indiana

DEATH: 23 Oct 2011 Muncie, Delaware, Indiana

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Wallis Normand Ort, “Wally”, 83, died at 4:23pm, Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital. He was born in Muncie on May 12, 1928 to the late Kenneth Richard Ort and the late Treva (Weaver) Neff. Wally served in the US Navy during the Korean War from 1950 to 1954. He married his first wife, Bernice (Vaughn) Ort on Dec 31, 1954. She precedes hi in death on Apr 29, 1999. He married his second wife, Jean Q. (Monroe) Clark-Ort on Feb 14, 2009 in Hartford City at the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Wally retired from 3M Company in Hartford City in 1986 after 27 years of service. He was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Hartford City, a member of the Blackford Masonic Lodge F & AM, the American Legion Post #519 and the Blackford County Senior Citizens. He was an avid fisherman. He coached Pony League Baseball for 4 years, coached Little League Baseball for 24 years and coached Babe Ruth Baseball for 8 years. Wally had helped bring Pee Wee Football to Blackford County in 1965, where he coached for 19 years. Wally will be sadly missed by his wife, Jean Q. Clark-Ort of Hartford City; sons, Kenneth R. Ort (fiancé, Nancy White) of Hartford City, Steve A. (wife, Traci A.) Ort of Hartford City; daughter in law, Joni B. (Johnson) Ort-Ellis of Greentown; step daughter, Jacquline J. (husband, Keith) Potter of Williamsburg, VA; step son, Robert R. Quinting Jr. Hartford City; grandchildren, John Turner, Kyle Ort, Alex Ort, Eric Sanders, Katie Sanders, Amber Sanders, Ashton White, Tanya Ort, Chad Ort, Steve Ort II, Prestin Ort, Amanda Ort, Austin Ort, Alisa Potter, Kristen Potter; 7 great grandchildren; brother, Dick Ort and sister, Sharon Wall; several nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents, his 1st wife, son, Wallis N. Ort “Wally” and daughter, Sue M. Ort. Funeral service for Wally will be at 7pm Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at Keplinger Funeral.

 

Funeral Home

Keplinger Funeral Home
Hartford City, Indiana

Disposition

Unkown

Children

Madelyn Sue Ort (Daughter)
Wallis Normand Ort (Son)

Sibling

Sharon Louise (Ort) Wall (Sister)
 

Military Branch

U.S. Navy

War Served In

Korean War