Jeanne Meeks, 87, of Bluffton passed away on Wednesday morning, Nov. 6, 2024, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.
Jeanne was born on July 31, 1937 in Liberty Township, Wells County, to Kenneth and Martha (Strohl) Grover. She graduated from Bluffton High School in 1955. She worked at Caylor-Nickel Clinic and JCPenney, along with helping on the farm.
On Sept. 6, 1958, Jeanne and Wayne E. Meeks were married in Bluffton. They shared 66 years of marriage together.
Survivors include her husband, Wayne of Bluffton, and their daughter Melissa A. (Brian T.) Marsh of Muncie. She will be remembered by her sister, Virginia Cully of Bluffton, along with her nieces, Shirley (Tom) Surbaugh of Bluffton, and Gina (Shawn) Cully-Girard of Detroit, MI., four great nieces & nephews and seven great-great nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her parents.
A private family service will take place at the New Castle Community Columbarium at Elm Grove Cemetery in Bluffton.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Lemler family of Thoma/Rich, Lemler Funeral Home in Bluffton. Friends can share online condolences with the family at www.thomarich.com.