{"id":96771,"date":"2025-11-28T17:48:52","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T22:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?p=96771"},"modified":"2025-11-28T17:48:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T22:48:57","slug":"nancy-ellen-straka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?p=96771","title":{"rendered":"Nancy Ellen Straka"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\t\r\njQuery(document).ready(function () {var html = '<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-layout-key=\"-gw-3+1f-3d+2z\" data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\" data-ad-slot=\"5600453644\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\\\/script><\/br>';\r\n    jQuery(html).insertAfter(\".elementor-widget-theme-post-content\");\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\tvar html1 = '<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\" data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\" data-ad-slot=\"9212395598\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\\\/script><\/br>';\r\n    jQuery(html1).insertBefore(\".elementor-element-156402f\");\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/\/pagead\/js\/?client=0531879237494766\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4268950360\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     ().push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n\r\n \n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Thumbnail-5-2.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-96772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Thumbnail-5-2.webp 340w, https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Thumbnail-5-2-232x300.webp 232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nancy Ellen Straka, 73, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, died at 7:28 pm, Monday, November 24, 2025, at her home in Fort Wayne. She was born on December 5, 1951, in Wabash, Indiana, to Paul E. and Mary (Flenar) Grandstaff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nancy was a 1970 graduate of Manchester High School and received her BS from Manchester College in 1975. Nancy grew up in North Manchester, where she lived until 1981. She was a social worker and Patient Safety Assistant at Parkview Randallia in Fort Wayne. Nancy was a member of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in North Manchester. She was a Pepsi fan, and enjoyed reading and walking, but especially loved playing with her dog Teddy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She is survived by two sons, Lucas (Daisy) Straka and Benjamin (Racheal) Straka, both of Fort Wayne; seven grandchildren, Levi Straka, Ethan Straka, Taelor Harrell, Chance Straka, Layne Straka, Liam Straka, and Lucas Straka; and her siblings, Dan (Carolyn) Grandstaff of North Carolina, and Rebecca Kilgore of Arkansas. She was preceded in death by her parents, and her brother, David Grandstaff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Services will be at a later date with burial in Oaklawn Cemetery, North Manchester, Indiana. Arrangements by Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The memorial guest book for Nancy may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/grandstaffhentgen-funeral-service-inc.tributestore.com\/?oId=46490300&amp;tag=&amp;source=tco_description&amp;_cdx=GA1.1.1063076319.1748016019:GS2.1.s1764370048$o80$g0$t1764370056$j52$l0$h0&amp;tcouuid=f3add606-fd7e-43c9-935c-2082020a2434&amp;mtph=1\">send flowers<\/a>&nbsp;to the family or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tree-tc.tributestore.com\/?oId=46490300&amp;tag=&amp;source=tco_description&amp;_cdx=GA1.1.1063076319.1748016019:GS2.1.s1764370048$o80$g0$t1764370056$j52$l0$h0&amp;tcouuid=f3add606-fd7e-43c9-935c-2082020a2434&amp;mtph=1\">plant a tree<\/a>&nbsp;in memory of Nancy, please&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/grandstaffhentgen-funeral-service-inc.tributestore.com\/?oId=46490300&amp;tag=&amp;source=tco_description&amp;_cdx=GA1.1.1063076319.1748016019:GS2.1.s1764370048$o80$g0$t1764370056$j52$l0$h0&amp;tcouuid=f3add606-fd7e-43c9-935c-2082020a2434&amp;mtph=1\">visit our floral store.<\/a><\/p>\n\r\n<script  src=\"https:\/\/\/pagead\/js\/?client=0531879237494766\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2870348528\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     ().push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nancy Ellen Straka, 73, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, died at 7:28 pm, Monday, November 24, 2025, at her home in Fort Wayne. She was born on December 5, 1951, in Wabash, Indiana, to Paul E. and Mary (Flenar) Grandstaff. Nancy was a 1970 graduate of Manchester High School and received her BS from Manchester College &#8230; <a title=\"Nancy Ellen Straka\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?p=96771\" aria-label=\"Read more about Nancy Ellen Straka\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[261],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-96771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-obituaries-2"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"Wade Weaver","author_link":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?author=3"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?cat=261\" rel=\"category\">Obituaries2<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"Nancy Ellen Straka, 73, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, died at 7:28 pm, Monday, November 24, 2025, at her home in Fort Wayne. She was born on December 5, 1951, in Wabash, Indiana, to Paul E. and Mary (Flenar) Grandstaff. 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