Diane Witte, 54, died Wednesday at her home in St. Joe, IN.  She was born in Ft. Wayne, IN to Jack Jenkins & Kathleen (Fromm) Hicks.  She married James R. Witte on December 9, 1982 in Auburn, IN.

Surviving are her husband, James Witte of St. Joe; children, Monica (Shane) Stevens of Auburn, Melissa (Chris) Short of Hamilton, Stephen Witte of St. Joe and Curtis (Shelby) Witte of Tennessee; father, Jack (Brenda) Jenkins of St. Joe; mother, Kathleen Hicks of South Whitley; and siblings, Tonia Jenkins of Butler, Greg Henderson of Waterloo, Rick Hicks of South Whitley, John Henderson of North Manchester, Jeremy Hicks of North Manchester and Linda Hackworth of North Manchester and 11 grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Kylie Everage and brothers, Jack Jenkins and Joshua Hicks.

Diane worked in the sales room at Kray Apple Orchard in Butler, IN and as a Housekeeping Manager at Holiday Inn in Auburn, IN for 15 years.  She loved to crochet, geo cache, traveled to see over 250 lighthouses and loved spending time with her family.

A Memorial Service will be held at 3:00pm on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at St. Joe Church of Christ (508 Jefferson Street  St. Joe, IN).

Memorials may be given towards funeral expenses.

Make checks to: Carnahan-Baidinger & Walter Funeral Home

PO Box 165    Spencerville, IN  46788