Verlin C. “Bud” Wolfe, formerly of Churubusco, passed away on his 82nd birthday Saturday, March 19, 2016, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne.

Bud’s family includes his daughters: Nila (Randy) Reimer of Columbia City; and Carol (Jerry) Everly of Stem, N.C.; son: Allen Wolfe of Suffolk, Va.; step-daughter: Brenda Smith of Bremerton, Wash.; sister: Jenna Williams of Winona Lake; sisters-in-law: Helen Wolfe of Ligonier; and Helen Merryman of Huntington; first wife, Darlene Daugherty; nine grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.

Bud was preceded in death by his parents; wife: Bonnie Wolfe; brother: William Wolfe; sisters: Irene Arnold, Ruby Bryant, and Lavon Ostrowski; and a half-brother, Faye Wolfe.

Visitation is from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at DeMoney-Grimes, a Life Story Funeral Home, 600 Countryside Drive, Columbia City. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Wolfe Lake Cemetery.

Memorial gifts may be given in his memory to the American Heart Association or Alzheimer’s Association.