Gwendolyn "Gwen" Fogwell, 98, of Bluffton, passed away Friday morning, Sept. 30, 2022, at Christian Care Retirement Community, where she had been a resident for six years.

Gwen was born in Fort Wayne on Feb. 14, 1924, to John Donald and Bessie Mary (Stamats) Kelly.  She was a 1941 graduate of South Side High School in Fort Wayne, and after high school she worked at General Electric during Word War II.  After the war, Gwen became a lifetime farmer's wife and also spent a few years working at Lincoln National Bank in the trust department.

Gwen was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who loved her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  She loved reading her Bible, gardening, camping, sewing, crocheting, and ceramics.  She was an exceptional cook and most of all, enjoyed spending time with her family.

On Aug. 25, 1945, Gwen married the love of her life, John W. Fogwell.  They shared 75 years of marriage together until John passed away on Oct. 27, 2020.  Together they had two sons: Samuel (Diane) Fogwell (both deceased), and Norman (Mary) Fogwell of Bluffton.  She is also survived by her grandchildren, Adam (Melanie) Fogwell, Seth (Holly) Fogwell, Travis (Brittany) Fogwell, Connie  Fogwell, Shannon (David) Hoogerheide, Cody (Ashley) Fogwell, Noel (Teresa) Fogwell, Leslie (Michael) Lindsey, and Amanda McNamara; along with her great-grandchildren, Alyssa (Logan) Neuhauser, Madison (Charlie) Cummings, Brandon (Haley) Fogwell, Sophia Davis, Kendall Fogwell, Jacob Fogwell, Athena Hoogerheide, Arthur Hoogerheide, Kennedy Fogwell, Charlotte Fogwell, and Makayla Lindsey.

In addition to her parents, husband, and oldest son, Gwen was preceded in death by three sisters, Geraldine Albert, Mary Welbaum, and Betty Sell.

Visitation will be Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, from 4:00 until 7:00 PM, at Goodwin – Cale & Harnish Memorial Chapel in Bluffton.  Services will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 4 ^th , at 10:00 AM, at the funeral home, with one hour of visitation prior to the service.  Pastor Gary Aupperle will officiate.  Burial will follow at Prairie Grove Cemetery in Waynedale.

Memorial donations may be made to Hope Missionary Church.