11/5/1937 - 3/29/2022
Janice A. Hiester, 84, of Bluffton, passed away Tuesday evening, Mar. 29,
2022, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center.
Janice was born in
Bluffton on Nov. 5, 1937, to Fred E. and Thelma I. (Kummer) Kaufman. She
married M. Rex Pursley and he preceded her in death in 1961. She then
married Carroll D. Hiester in Tennessee on Apr. 7, 1972. He preceded her in
death on July 18, 2019.
Janice worked at the Dutch Mill in Bluffton
for four years and also had her own baby-sitting daycare service. She
enjoyed reading, watching television, and cleaning, in which she was a house
cleaner for many years after she stopped baby-sitting. She also enjoyed
cooking for her family and loved animals, and especially enjoyed dog-sitting
for her family. Janice was also a member of the American Legion Post 111
Women’s Auxiliary in Bluffton.
Survivors include a daughter, Teresa
(Jeff) Schmidt of Ossian; two sons, Jim D. Pursley of Ossian and Rex A.
Pursley of Bluffton; and a brother, Jack (Martha) Kaufman of Bluffton.
In addition to her husbands and parents, Janice was preceded in death by
a brother, Donnie Gene Kaufman.
Visitation will be Monday, Apr. 4,
2022, from 3:00 until 7:00 PM, at Goodwin – Cale & Harnish Memorial Chapel
in Bluffton. Services will be held on Tuesday, at 10:00 AM, at the funeral
home, with visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow at
Boundary Cemetery in Jay County.
Memorial donations may be made to
the American Legion Post 111.
Goodwin Funeral Homes,
Wells County, Indiana
April 1, 2022
Contributed by Jim Cox
Buried in Boundary Cemetery