Russell E. ‘JR’ Rhoades, 90, of South Whitley, Ind., passed away at 1:38 p.m. Monday, Aug. 5, 2013, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Ind., where he had been a patient since Saturday, July 27. He was born Aug. 2, 1923, in Fort Wayne, Ind., to the late Russell W. and Ruth (Stukey) Rhoades. His formative years …read more.