Robert S. “Steve” Messick, age 81, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 13, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Steve was a 1963 graduate of Goshen High School and attended Indiana University, Bloomington. He was employed in sales most of his career and worked 10 years part-time for Fed-Ex. He enjoyed golf and crossword puzzles. He especially enjoyed his two dogs, Emma and Ava.

Steve was born on July 12, 1945, in Goshen, the son of Robert Messick and Margaret (Williams) Kramer. He married Emily Clement on October 21, 1994, and she survives.

He is also survived by two daughters, Christine Messick (Joe), of Dallas, Texas, and Renee (Mike) Picking, of Edwardsburg, Michigan, and a son, Raymond Messick, of Fort Wayne, two stepchildren, Brian (Dawn) Grogg, of Waterloo, and Erica (Jason) Andrews, of Huntertown; three grandchildren, Eric (Madison) Picking, of South Bend, Haley Picking (Wes), of Bloomington, and Ashley Picking (Shawn), of Goshen: four step-grandchildren, Jordan Stockamp, of Garrett, Carter, Preston, and Paige Andrews, of Huntertown, and Aria Andrews, of Columbia City; two brothers, Michael (Eileen) Messick and John (Laura) Messick, both of Fort Wayne, and two sisters, Rae (Ron) Jasper, of Fort Wayne, and Mary Gunsch, in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. He was preceded in death by his parents, and stepfather, James Kramer.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, October 29, 2026, from 11:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. at Divine Mercy Funeral Home 1986 Cedar Canyons Road, Huntertown.

Services will follow at 12 noon in Divine Mercy Funeral Home, 1986 Cedar Canyons Road, Huntertown.

Memorials may be made to Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCan) or to Parkview Hospice.

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