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W. Jayne LutzW. Jayne Lutz, 92, Wabash, died at 2:23 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016, at Miller’s Merry Manor East in Wabash. She was born July 17, 1923, in Bunker Hill, to Chester and Bertha (Hartgrove) Garbert.

Jayne was a 1941 graduate of Bunker Hill High School. She married C. Rex Lutz on Nov. 26, 1943, in Bunker Hill, he died in Aug. 1, 2003. She was a bookkeeper for Leath Furniture in Wabash retiring in 1984. She was a member of First United Methodist Church for over 50 years. She served as past president for the United Methodist Women, and was a member of the Gusta Robinette Circle. Jayne was a member of Delta Theta Tau Sorority for 40 years and also an associate member of Delta Theta Tau. She also volunteered for F.I.S.H.

She is survived by two daughters: Tamara L. (Douglas) Rensberger, Wabash; Deena B. (Richard) Hipskind, Valparaiso; six grandchildren: Troy D. (Tina) Hartman, Mcintosh, Fla.; Clinton C. Hartman, Warsaw; Wesley A. (Jennifer) Hartman; and Adam D. Rensberger, both of Wabash; Haley E. Hipskind, Overland Park, Ks.; Cheston A. (Abby) Hipskind, Valparaiso; eight great-grandchildren: Dalton S. Hartman; Cooper D. Hartman, both of Mcintosh, Fla.; Chancelor A. Hartman, Wabash; Nigel L. Grubbs; Nadia E. Grubbs; and Gavin Grubbs; all of Overland Park, Ks.; Ashlyn P. Hipskind; Ella Hipskind, both of Valparaiso; one brother: Larry L. Garbert, Sebring, Fla.; three sisters: Patricia A. (Murray) Hamman; Marilyn (James) Allen; and Janet Kay Montgomery, all of Peru. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother: Joseph H. Garbert.

Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 11, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Wabash, with Pastor Kurt Freeman and Pastor John Cook officiating. Burial will be in Springdale Cemetery, Bunker Hill. Friends may call 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 10, at the funeral home and one hour prior to the service Monday.

Preferred memorial is the First United Methodist Church.

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