Rachel Marie Hardesty

January 8, 1987 - December 10, 2020

Rachel Marie (Brinneman) Hardesty, 33 of Roanoke, passed away peacefully on December 10, 2020 at her home. Rachel was born on January 8, 1987 in Allen County to Michael & Laurie (Tomkinson) Brinneman. She graduated in 2005 from Norwell High School. In 2006, Rachel graduated from International Business College. She worked for Lutheran Social Services of Indiana. On July 7, 2007, Rachel and Jeffrey Hardesty were married in Bluffton. She is survived by her husband, Jeff of Roanoke, her children Louis & Blair Hardesty at home, her parents, Mike & Laurie Brinneman of Roanoke, her siblings; Sean Brinneman and Josh Brinneman, both of Fort Wayne and Lauren Jones of Ossian. A private family celebration of Rachel’s life will be held Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at the Thoma/Rich, Lemler Funeral Home in Bluffton with Joel Gregory officiating. Private family burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Warren, IN. A public visitation will take place on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 from 6pm – 8pm at the Thoma/Rich, Lemler Funeral Home in Bluffton. The safety of the family and all visitors is our utmost priority. For everyone’s safety, we ask that you practice social distancing. Masks are required for visitation and for the funeral and cemetery service. During the current COVID -19 guidelines, we are only allowed a limited number of people in the building at a time. We appreciate your cooperation and patience. Friends wishing to watch Rachel’s service can do so from the safety of their home, utilizing a Zoom Meeting. You can login using Zoom Meeting I.D. # 829 8662 3409 and you can login after 9:45 A.M. on Wednesday, December 16, 2020. Memorials may be made to Rachel’s children’s educational fund, payable to the Rachel Hardesty Scholarship Fund. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Thoma/Rich, Lemler Funeral Home in Bluffton. Friends can send online condolences to the Hardesty family at www.thomarich.com.