Janice L. Fridley, 81, died July 7, 2016, at 7:02 a.m., at the Elmcroft Nursing Home in Lima. Janice was born Dec. 7, 1934 in Bluffton, to Harley and Alma (Agin) Diller who preceded her in death. On June 5, 1953, she married Billy D. Fridley who preceded her in death on Oct. 22, 2012.
Janice was a 1953 graduate of the Bluffton High School. She had worked at the Bluffton Mennonite Memorial Home as a Nurse's Aide and as a Physical Therapist Aide for a number of years until she retired in 1982. Once retired she and her husband worked together on making all sorts of crafts. Janice was a member of the Pandora Missionary Church.
Janice is survived by a son, Ronald (Tamara) Fridley of Alger, 3 daughters; Sandy Hartzog of Lima, Connie (Kent) Badertscher of Elkhart, Ind., and Pam (Reuben) Rodriquez of Leipsic, 12 grandchildren, 38 great grandchildren, 3 sisters; Vida Hilty of Wapakoneta, Eileen Binkley of Beaverdam, and Joyce (John) Hattery of Bluffton, and a sister in-law, Marilyn Diller of Bluffton. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Rebecca Fridley and 3 brothers; Cleo Diller, Wilford (Rosie) Diller and Robert (Burdella) Diller.
A funeral service will be held on Monday, July 11, at 2 p.m. at the Chiles-Laman Funeral Home, Bluffton.
Officiating the service will be Rev. Jim Massengill. Burial will be in the Pleasant View Cemetery, Mt. Cory following the service. Friends may call on Sunday from 2-5 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Bridge Hospice of Findlay. Condolences may be expressed at chiles-lamanfh.com
