Barbara Ellen Blatz, 90, of Wabash, Indiana, died at 8:30 p.m., Friday, February 24, 2023, at Wellbrooke of Wabash. She was born on April 9, 1932, in Wabash, to Theodore and Florence (Hummer) Bellock.
Barbara was a 1950 graduate of Wabash High School. She married James L. Blatz at the St. Bernard Catholic Church in Wabash on November 23, 1957; he died July 30, 2011. She was a homemaker and a member of the St. Bernard Catholic Church and the church choir. She also belonged to the Wabash Women’s Golf Association. Barbara enjoyed golfing, bowling, playing bridge at the Women’s Clubhouse, and traveling with her husband and family. She was an avid Chicago Cubs, Indianapolis Colts, and Indiana University basketball fan. She especially loved spending time with her grandchildren and attending their activities.
She is survived by six children, Eric Blatz of Indianapolis, Indiana, Gregory (Beth) Blatz of Wabash, Douglas (Deborah) Blatz of Warsaw, Indiana, Anne (Kevin) Muzzillo of Lakewood Ranch, Florida, Cathy (Keith) Walters of Wabash, Jennifer (Neil Duffy) Blatz of Frisco, Texas; six grandchildren, Nathan Blatz of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Zachary Blatz of Indianapolis, Graham Blatz of Bowling Green, Ohio, Reily (Chris) Frankum of Naples, Florida, Austin Blatz of Biloxi, Mississippi, and Hayley (Christian) Sundin of Lakewood Ranch, Florida; six great-grandchildren, Korbyn Blatz, Pheenix Blatz, and Max Blatz, all of Fort Wayne, Barrett Frankum and Clay Frankum, both of Naples, Florida, and Kinley Sundin of Lakewood Ranch; and three sisters, Carolyn Biltz of Wabash, Patricia Miller of Warsaw, and Diane Hart of Wabash. She was also preceded in death by her parents, and her brother, Teddy Bellock.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at St. Bernard Catholic Church, 188 W. Sinclair, Wabash, with Father Jay Horning officiating. Burial will be in Gardens of Memory Cemetery, Marion. Friends may call 3-7 p.m. Tuesday, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash. There will be a Rosary service at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Preferred memorials are St. Bernard Catholic Church or the Wabash County Cancer Society.
The memorial guest book for Barbara may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
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