Christine R. “Chris” Bitting, 53, Syracuse, passed away at 6:50 p.m. Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at her home. She was born March 3, 1962, in Springfield, Ohio, to H. Stanley and H. Marie (Beamer) Gardner. She attended Goshen High School, graduated in 1980 from Wawasee High School and then attended Lutheran Nursing School in Fort …read more.