Joseph L. Wittwer

February 17, 1931 - April 5, 2017

Joseph Joe L. Wittwer, 86, Berne, passed away on April 5, 2017 at Adams Memorial Hospital. He was born on February 17, 1931 to Jesse and Blanette Lanning Wittwer in Adams County. He married Phyllis Kneuss on September 3, 1950 in Berne.

Joe was a U.S. Army veteran serving in the Korean Conflict. He was a truck driver for over 50 years and was employed at Home Dairy, Mersman Company, Celina, and Craig Trucking, Albany. His interests were collecting ball point pens and yardsticks.

Survivors include: brother-in-law, Warren Kneuss of Decatur, sister-in-law, Mary Alice Kneuss of Ridgecrest, Calif. nieces, Cindy(Arthur)Hill of Decatur, Alicia Kneuss of Decatur, Stacy(Zachary)Sechrist of Ridgecrest, Cal. and nephew, David(Lillie)Simon of Shelton, WA.

Preceding in death are his parents, wife, Phyllis (2016), brother, Robert Wittwer.

Graveside services at the MRE Cemetery, Berne with military rites by Berne Post #468 at a later date.

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Arrangements by Yager-Kirchhofer Funeral Home