Joan E. McDermit

September 6, 1936 - May 23, 2018

Joan E. McDermit, 81, of Bluffton passed away on Wednesday afternoon, May 23, 2018, at Coventry Meadows Assisted Living Apartments in Fort Wayne. Joan was born on September 6, 1936 in Pennville, Indiana to Kenneth L. & Myrtle M. (Rogers) Hullinger. She graduated from Hartford City High School in 1954. She worked at Emshwiller & Emshwiller in Bluffton from 1977 to 2012, and retired in 2012. She enjoyed the special times spent with her family, her weekends at the lake with her dearest friends her sister and brother-in-law, Jean and John, and the most special of times celebrating the Christmas Holidays spoiling her children and grandchildren with presents and memories to last a lifetime. She is survived by a son Kevin R. (Deanna) McDermit and a daughter Jody (Bob) Kinsey, both of Fort Wayne. She will be remembered as Grandma or “Grammy” by four grandchildren: Brandon Kinsey, Kory (Emily Reynolds) Kinsey, Caitlin (Kyle) Wagner and Emily McDermit. Joan is also survived by a brother Harold Hullinger of Fort Wayne and nieces & nephews; Steve (Pam) Paxson of Fort Wayne, Pam (Tom) Gibson of Bluffton, Rick (Becky) Hullinger of Fort Wayne and Les (Sandi) Hullinger of Angola. She is preceded in death by her parents, a sister and brother-in-law, Jean (John) Paxson along with a sister-in-law Patty Hullinger. Services will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Wednesday, May 30th at the Thoma/Rich, Lemler Funeral Home in Bluffton with Jeff Lemler officiating. Burial will follow at Elm Grove Cemetery. Calling hours will be held from 3 to 7 on Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made in Joan’s memory to Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana due to so many close to her being affected by that. 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.