WOLCOTTVILLE — Gerald B. "Garry" Hammer, 62, of Wolcottville, died in the line of duty, Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, upon returning home. He was born on June 22, 1951, in Fort Wayne to Kenneth J. and Virginia E. (Rinehold) Hammer. Garry moved to the LaGrange County area in 1975 from Fort Wayne. Garry was a critical care paramedic with LaGrange, Noble and DeKalb Co. EMS for 39 years. He also worked as a deputy coroner with LaGrange and Noble counties. He was a SWAT medic for Noble and LaGrange counties, a primary instructor for EMS and on the District #3 Task Force for Home Land Security serving with the Search and Rescue Dogs. Garry served on the EMS Education Board for the State of Indiana and on the Critical Incident Debriefing Team. On Sept. 16, 1972, he married Pamela K. Roach in Fort Wayne, Ind. She survives in Wolcottville. Also surviving are three daughters and two sons-in-law, Janae and Gregory Dull of Waterloo; Joni and Brian Humbarger of Auburn; Jenny Hammer and her fiancée Ian Molen of Rome City; two sons and daughters-in-law, Jeremy and Joy Hammer of Waterloo; Joshua and Janet Hammer of Auburn; and his search and rescue dog, Aeros; 12 grandchildren; two sisters, Janice Ellis of Parker City and Cheryl and Steven Petty of Monroe, Mich. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Angola. Father Fred Pasche will officiate. Burial will take place in Woodruff Cemetery in rural Wolcottville. Visitation will be held on Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, at the LaGrange Church of God, 777 N. Detroit St., LaGrange, Ind. from 2-8 p.m. There will also be an hour of visitation at the church on Tuesday. Memorials may be contributed to the Supporting Heroes, P.O. Box 991547, Louisville, KY 40269-15472. The Frurip-May Funeral is handling the arrangements. Online condolences may be submitted the family at www.fruripmayfuneralhome.com.