Jack K. Liby

March 6, 1940 - June 23, 2019

Jack K. Liby, 79 of Bluffton passed away early Sunday morning, June 23, 2019 at Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Jack was born on March 6, 1940 in Wells County to Lester W. & Anna “Eileen” (Lautzenheiser) Liby. He graduated from P.A. Allen High School in 1958. Jack served in the Indiana Natural Guard from 1959 to 1963. A typesetter, Jack was the Co-Owner of A-1 Type in Fort Wayne for many years. He was an active member of the First Church of Christ in Bluffton and the Bluffton Elks Club. Jack and Sharon A. (Strahm) were married on August 16, 1959 in Bluffton and she precedes him in death on October 19, 1998. Survivors include two daughters; Lisa (Robert) Wagaman of Kimmell, IN and Teresa (Scott) Hirshey of Geneva and 5 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren and one niece. Jack is preceded in death by his parents, wife and a brother Bill Liby. Funeral services will be held at 3 P.M. on Thursday (June 27, 2019) at the Thoma/Rich, Lemler Funeral Home in Bluffton with Rev. Lyle Breeding officiating. Calling hours will be held from 10 A.M. to 3 P.M. on Thursday, prior to the funeral service. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Bluffton. Memorials may be made in Jack’s memory to the M.S. Foundation or American Lung 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.