CLARENCE ROBERT HOLTZLEITER

HARTFORD CITY, IN Clarence Robert Holtzleiter, 87, passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at IU Health Blackford Hospital. The son of Conrad and Hilda (Ortman) Holtzleiter, he was born February 12, 1925 in Grant County. Clarence graduated from Jefferson Township High School, Upland, in 1943 and married Janice Jenkins in Hartford City on July 10, 1947. After serving in the U. S. Navy during W. W. II, he worked at CPC, Marion, retiring in 1987 after 28 years of employment, and he also farmed. Clarence was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church and the CPC Sympathy Club. Survivors include: his wife, Janice; three daughters, Theresa Moorman, rural Hartford City, Connie (Michael) Williams, Orlando, FL and Elizabeth (Steve) Gress, Morrisville, NC; one brother, Edward (Mary Jane) Holtzleiter, rural Hartford City; seven grandchildren, including Robin Johnson, who was raised by the Holtzleiters and nine great-grandchildren. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Father Dave Newton at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 24 in St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 209 S. Spring St., Hartford City. Burial will follow in Gardens of Memory, Muncie. Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Friday, March 23 and from 9-9:30 a.m. Saturday at Waters Funeral Home, 501 W. Washington St., Hartford City. A Christian Wake Service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made in the form of masses to the church.