Jennie Barger, 69 of Bluffton, passed away Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 17, 2023, at her residence, surrounded by her family.
She was born January 15, 1954, in Bluffton, Indiana to Gerald Dwight and Frances Joan (Ulmer) Ramseyer.
Jennie was a 1972 graduate of Southern Wells High School and earned her degree in medical transcription from Indiana Business College. She worked at Blackford County Hospital for 17 years and retired in July of 2021, as the Medical Staff Coordinator for Bluffton Regional Medical Center, where she worked for 17 years. She attended Life Community Church and enjoyed quilting and spending time with her family.
Survivors include her children; Chris (Christina) Barger of Bluffton, Joe (Michelle) Barger of Decatur, and Renee Powell of Fort Wayne. Jennie was a loving grandma to 12 grandchildren; Hailey (Dylan Call) Barger of Decatur, Ashlyn (Tyler Knipp) Barger of Commerce City, Colo., Noah (Alyssa Silva) Barger of Decatur, Emma Barger of Decatur, Makena (Dawson Essig) Carmichael of Goshen, Brevin Carmichael, Brogan Powell, and Bradyn Powell all of Fort Wayne, Alison Barger and Preston Hopkins of Poneto, Lexi Eckelbarger and Jordan Ecklebarger of Bluffton.; 2 great-grandchildren, Cooper Knipp of Commerce City, Colo. and Adleigh Call of Decatur.
Jennie is also survived by siblings; Nancy (Ernie) Smelser of Flora, Tim (Arda) Ramseyer of Phoenix, Ariz., Rick (Connie) Ramseyer of Poneto, Tom (Companion Sandy) Ramseyer of Poneto, David (Carrie) Ramseyer of Poneto, Rebecca (Dennis) Runkle of Warren, Jeff (Janey) Ramseyer of Poneto, and Sandy (Steve) Rogers of Dunkirk. She is also survived by two sisters-in-law: Pam Ramseyer of Montpelier and Pam Ramseyer of Bluffton. Jennie is also survived by her companion, John Jackson of Bluffton, and several nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by a son Richard Wayne Barger, Jr. in 1973, her parents, two brothers: Paul & Gary Ramseyer, and a sister-in-law, Neva Ramseyer.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023, at the Thoma/Rich, Lemler Funeral Home in Bluffton with Pastor Steve Surbaugh officiating. Burial will follow at Miller Cemetery in Poneto.
Calling hours will be held form 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, at the funeral home, prior to the funeral service.
Memorials may be made in Jennie’s memory to Promedica Hospice Group.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Lemler family of Thoma/Rich, Lemler Funeral Home in Bluffton. Friends can send online condolences to the family at www.thomarich.com.