{"id":5985,"date":"2014-03-03T11:49:03","date_gmt":"2014-03-03T16:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/westbendnews.net\/autonews\/?p=5985"},"modified":"2014-03-03T11:49:03","modified_gmt":"2014-03-03T16:49:03","slug":"todd-w-fritcha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/todd-w-fritcha\/","title":{"rendered":"Todd W. Fritcha"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Fritcha-Todd.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5986\" alt=\"Fritcha, Todd\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Fritcha-Todd-264x300.jpg?resize=264%2C300\" width=\"264\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Fritcha-Todd.jpg?resize=264%2C300&amp;ssl=1 264w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Fritcha-Todd.jpg?resize=260%2C295&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Fritcha-Todd.jpg?resize=160%2C181&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Fritcha-Todd.jpg?w=318&amp;ssl=1 318w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 264px) 100vw, 264px\" \/><\/a>Todd W. Fritcha, 50,<\/strong> of New Haven, died unexpectedly in a work related accident Friday, February 28, 2014. Born in Fort Wayne, he was a member of Grace Gathering, New Haven. Todd was a heavy equipment operator for Fritcha Construction since 1982. Todd loved his God, his family, and his friends.<\/p>\n<p>He is survived by his loving wife of 26 years, Lynna; children, Matraca and Zachary both at home; mother, Diane Fritcha of New Haven; siblings, Teri (Steve) Lake of Fort Wayne and Troy (LeAnn) Fritcha of New Haven; in-laws, Leonard and Marquita Mattes of New Haven; sisters-in-law, Lynette (Art) Augspurger of Fort Wayne and Michelle (Bill) Jordan of New Haven; and many loving nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Bill Fritcha in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>Funeral service is 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at Grace Gathering, 3157 Minnich Rd., New Haven with calling one hour prior to service. Pastors Chris Norman and Tim Smith officiating. Calling is also 5 to 9 p.m. Monday, March 3, 2014 and 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at the church. Burial in Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery, New Haven. As a lasting memory of Todd, please in lieu of flowers make contributions to Lynna for a cause to be determined later or IPFW Men\u2019s Volleyball. Arrangements by E. Harper &amp; Son Funeral Home, 740 St. Rd. 930 E., New Haven. www.harperfuneralhome.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Todd W. Fritcha, 50, of New Haven, died unexpectedly in a work related accident Friday, February 28, 2014. 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