George Neil Walda, age 87, of Fort Wayne, Indiana and Gilbert, Arizona, died June 28, 2025, at Hospice of the Valley-Lund Home, Gilbert, Arizona. Mr. Walda was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on August 2, 1937, to the late Albert and Madeline (Dietz) Walda. He was a career Fort Wayne Fire Department Firefighter before retiring in 1987. His wife, Linda Louise (Berg) Walda survives him in Mesa, Arizona.