Sheila
A.
Swinehart-Barchak
Obituary
Sheila A. Swinehart-Barchak, 81, of Fort Wayne passed died peacefully in her sleep on March 6, 2022. Sheila was born January 24, 1941 in Fort Wayne, a daughter of the late John and Virginia McVey.
She was a member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church as well as St. Jude Catholic Church. She graduated from Purdue, and obtained her Nursing Degree, and spent many years as a registered nurse at the VA Hospital in Fort Wayne.
Sheila took great pride in her years spent being a nurse. In her spare time she enjoyed praying, playing tennis, and loved dogs and babies. She was proud of her children and grandchildren.
Sheila is survived by children; John (Mary) Swinehart, Mary Jo (Andy) Peters, Margaret (Tim) Ferguson, David (Tanya) Swinehart, Susan (Greg) Witte, Thomas Swinehart, and Cecelia (John) Lockner; 17 grandchildren; and 5 great-grandchildren.
Sheila was preceded in death by her first husband, David P Swinehart; second husband, John E Barchak; son, James Swinehart; grandchildren, Kelsey Swinehart and Ashley Weimer; and two brothers, Mike and Danny McVey.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 am on Saturday, March 12, 2022 with calling one hour prior at St. Jude Catholic Church, 2130 Pemberton Dr, Fort Wayne, IN 46805.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 pm on Friday, March 11, 2022 at Divine Mercy Funeral Home, 3500 Lake Ave., Fort Wayne, IN 46805.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
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Love you grandma. You’ll forever be with us in our memories.
From the Marines of CLB 6 Communications Platoon, we are so sorry for your loss. You are in our thoughts & prayers.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Dave, I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your Mom. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Love you. Judi & Tom Reinhart
Dear Cecelia and family,
We are so sorry to hear about your mothers passing and hope you can find some comfort in one another. You are all in our thoughts and prayers
We are pleased we were able to see and talk with Shelia last week. What she talked most about was her children, how proud she was of them and how much they meant to her. I’ve known Shelia most of my life, remember going to her parent’s house as a child and then as brother-in-law. I know my brother felt she was his soulmate and that she meant everything to him. I am happy they are together again. Our love to all her children, grand and great-grand children.