Tamae Sprunger, 69, Celina, died Sept. 14, 2011, in the Hospice Center, Van Wert.

She was born Sept. 23, 1941, in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchiken, Japan, to Tamahe and Sasao Furuya Imasaka. She married Powell Sprunger, who died in 2004.

Surviving are a son, Rene (Ange) Sprunger, North Branford, Conn., and a granddaughter.

She held a two-year degree in fashion design and was a graduate of the American Academy of Arts, Chicago.

Private graveside services were held Sept. 17, 2011, at MRE Cemetery, Berne, Ind.

Arrangements were handled by Yager Kirchhofer Funeral Home, Berne.