Obituaries

May 5, 2026

Ada Ruth Fast


Ada Ruth Fast was born July 31, 1941, to Sherman & Carrie (Williamson) Enyart.

She passed away on May 1, 2026.

 

On June 25, 1960, she married John Fast, and together they shared 59 years

of marriage until his passing.

 

Ada was a devoted mother to Twyla (Pete) Hayes and the late John Douglas

(Tammey) Fast.  She was a proud grandmother to 4 grandsons: Jared (Isabel)

Hayes, Nicholas (Elizabeth) Hayes, Ethan (Rachel) Hayes, and Jeremy (Marischa)

Fast.  Her legacy continues through her 13 beloved great-grandchildren: Etta

and Willa Hayes; Hudson, Hattie, Perry, and Mabel Hayes; Henrik, Foster, Calum,

and Easton Hayes; and Juna, Aaron, and Madita Fast.

 

She is also survived by her brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.  On Ada's side of

the family: Eva Lou Enyart, Mae Enyart, Jean Enyart, and Joshua (Peggy) Howell;

and on her husband’s side: Wilma Snyder, Vickie (Rick) Muse, Janis Fast, Larry

(Mary Lou) Fast, and Jim (Pat) Fast, along with many nieces and nephews.

 

Ada was preceded in death by her husband, John Fast, on October 31, 2017,

and her son, John Douglas Fast, June 14, 2023.  She was also preceded in death

by her parents; parents-in-law: Loretta & Carson Fast; brother-in-law, Dean (Mary)

Fast; and all 7 of her siblings: Dorothy (Robert) Flore, Mary (Gene) Steiner, Barbara

Enyart, Norma Jean Howell, Don Enyart, Mike Enyart, and Jerry Enyart.  Ada was

the last of 8 siblings.

 

Ada was a 1959 graduate of Celina High School.  She worked at Celina Insurance

Group, for Acme Baseball as a Secretary, and she dedicated many years of service

to the Huffy Bicycle Plant, where she worked for 32 years.  She later retired from

Bing-Lear Manufacturing in Berne, Indiana.

 

She loved knitting and cross-stitching, but most of all, she loved being around

family and friends, and babysitting her precious great-grandchildren.

 

Ada was a faithful member of Mt. Tabor Church of God, Celina, where Funeral

Services will be held. 

 

Visitation will take place on Thursday, May 7th, from 4:00 to 7:00 PM, at W.H.

Dick & Sons-Hellwarth Funeral Home in Celina, and an hour prior to the Service

on Friday, at Mt. Tabor.

 

Funeral Services will be held on Friday, May 8th, at 11:00 AM, at Mt. Tabor Church

of God, Celina, with Pastor Darwin Dunten officiating.

 

Burial will follow at Mercer Memory Gardens.

 

Memorial Gifts may be given to Mt. Tabor Church of God.

 

Condolences can be shared with Ada's family at: dickandsonshellwarthfh.com.


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