Donna Lutz was a retired Triplett Corp. employee
Donna Jean Lutz, 87, died at 5:58 a.m., Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton, Ohio.
She was born Sept. 10, 1927, in Columbus Grove, Ohio, to James Logan and Cora May (Taylor) Fruchey. They both preceded her in death.
On June 24, 1951, she married Dwight Irwin Lutz, and he survives in Bluffton, Ohio.
Mrs. Lutz was a member of the Columbus Grove Christian Church. She had worked at Steele's of Lima, Beaverdam School Cafeteria and retired in 1993, from Triplett Corporation, Bluffton, after 25 years. She had served as President of the PTA, a Girl Scout Leader and President of the Ladies Methodist Group.
She is survived by two daughters: Janet Lee (Edward) Seward, Lima, and Susan Kay (Tom) Foster, Harrod; nine grandchildren: Aaron (Heidi) Seward, Heidi (Rich) Titus, Colin Seward, Sara Kindle, Rachel (Jared) Huffman, Kyle Kindle, Brittany (Tom) Wright, Leslie Foster and Joshua (Michelle) Foster; and seven great grandchildren: Devan, Okley and Dalen Foster, Gemma, Lydia, Jaxon Huffman and Ewen Titus.
She was preceded in death by four brothers: Charles, George, James and Ted Fruchey; six sisters: Olive Dunlap, Cordellia Dirzinski, June Bambaloff, Evelyn Myer, Ruby Miller and Helen Laman and one son in-law: Robert Kindle.
Services will begin at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 20, at Hartman Sons Funeral Home, Columbus Grove. Pastor Geoff Eubank and Chaplain Bill Herr will officiate. Burial will follow in Truro Cemetery, Columbus Grove.
Friends and Family may call from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., on Tuesday, Jan. 20, at Hartman Sons Funeral Home.
Memorial Contributions may be made to Columbus Grove Christian Church.
Online condolences may be expressed at hartmansonsfuneralhome.com.
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