Mildred E. Bird, 87 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at her residence. She was born on Sunday, October 17, 1926 in South Norwalk, Connecticut the daughter of the late Henry J. Deysenroth and the late Hazel M. (Arnold) Deysenroth. She married John W. "Bill" Bird Sr. on December 15, 1945. He passed away on January 21, 1993. Mildred was a member of the Decatur Church of God and the American Legion Post #43 Auxiliary. She was a daughter, wife & mother. Surviving are her son, John W. (Donna) Bird Jr. of Highland Beach , Florida; son, Stewart A. (Jo Ann) Bird of Columbia City; son, Steven P. Bird of Decatur; daughter, Patricia A. Clem of Decatur; daughter, Carol J. (Curtis) Phillips of Decatur; daughter, Lori M. Bird of Decatur; daughter, Penny Jo Bird of Fort Wayne; brother, Henry J. (Barbara) Deysenroth of Redding, Connecticut; sister, Judith C. Hammond of South Norwalk, Connecticut, 17 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren, two great great-grandchildren. Preceding Mildred in death were a sister, Charlotte L. Cusack and a brother, Richard Paul Deysenroth. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, June 8, 2014 in the Decatur Church of God with Dr. Robert Brink officiating. Interment will follow in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Convoy, Ohio. Friends will be received from 4 to 7 p.m., Saturday, June 7 in the Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home in Decatur and one hour prior to the service at the church on Sunday. Preferred memorials are to Family LifeCare or Adams County Community Foundation - Bird & Walther Scholarship Fund.
