5/5/1937 - 1/8/2022
Jacqueline S. Schlechty, age 84, of Portland passed away Saturday January
8, 2022 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie. She was born in Jay
County on May 5, 1937 the daughter of George and Ann (Zirkle) Swank. She was
married on February 15, 1957 to Lawrence “Larry” Schlechty and he passed
away on September 30, 1999. She was retired from Jay Products after thirty
years. She was a member of Cornerstone Baptist Church. She was a graduate of
Ward Twp. High School, was an avid reader and enjoyed bowling belonging to
Women's Indiana Bowling Association.
Surviving are three sons Randy
Schlechty (wife Renee) of Portland, Rick Schlechty of Portland and Steve
Schlechty (wife Angie) of Portland, one daughter Sandy Curts (husband
Robert) of Mooresville, Indiana, one brother Dave Fritzinger (wife Barbara)
of Winchester, one sister Frances Duke of Warsaw, 13 grandchildren, numerous
great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews
Funeral services
will be held Friday January 14, 2022 at 10:00 AM in the Baird-Freeman
Funeral Home with Pastor Wayne Ward presiding. Burial will follow in the
Green Park Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 3:00 - 7:00 PM.
Memorials can be made to the Jay County Cancer Society.
Baird-Freeman Funeral Home; January 10, 2022
Contributed by Jim Cox
Buried in Green Park Cemetery