Elizabeth "Betty" A Surbaugh Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Elizabeth “Betty” A. Surbaugh, 86, of Liberty Center, IN, passed away on Tuesday evening, July 17, 2018, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Betty was born on December 21, 1931 in Wells County to Charles & Martha Elizabeth (Mounsey) Heffelfinger. She graduated from Lancaster Central High School in 1949. On February 4, 1951, Betty and Harold J. Surbaugh were married. A homemaker, Betty worked as a clerk for 4 years in Arizona from 1968-1977. She was a member of the First Church of Christ in Bluffton. Survivors include her husband Harold of Liberty Center along with two children: Tom (Shirley) Surbaugh of Bluffton, and Doug Surbaugh of Liberty Center, and a son-in-law George “Jr” Addington of Keystone along with 7 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by a step-sister Susie Summers of Huntington, IN. She is preceded in death by her parents, a daughter Diana Addington and a sister Helen Gehring. Funeral Services will be held at 4 P.M. on Sunday (July 22, 2018) at the Thoma/Rich, Lemler Funeral Home in Bluffton. Pastor Steve Surbaugh will officiate. Calling Hours will take place from 1 to 4 P.M. on Sunday, prior to the service. Burial will follow at Elm Grove Cemetery in Bluffton. Memorials may be made in Betty’s memory to The Parkinson’s Association. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Thoma/Rich, Lemler Funeral Home in Bluffton. Friends can send online condolences to the family at www.thomarich.com.

Elizabeth "Betty" A Surbaugh

December 21, 1931 - July 17, 2018