Barbara Jean Lochner, 70, of rural North Manchester, Indiana, died at 10:50 am, Tuesday, August 23, 2022, at Timbercrest Healthcare Center in North Manchester. She was born on August 30, 1951, in Bluffton, Indiana, to Bruce and Wilmina (Monier) Hogg.
Barb was a 1969 graduate of Norwell High School, received her BS in Nursing from Indiana University and was a licensed registered nurse. She married Kevin L. Lochner at the Wabash Friends Church on June 28, 1992. Barb worked for Wabash-Miami Home Health Care and Hospice in Wabash, Indiana, for over 20 years. Prior to retiring, she was program coordinator for the Tobacco Free Coalition Wabash County to educate in the county schools and assist pregnant women who want to quit smoking. Previously she worked for WIC and the Bowen Regional Mental Health Center for 11 years. She was an active member of the Wabash Friends Church, where she served on several committees and also played the piano on Sunday morning. Barb has served on Josiah White’s Board for over 23 years and also served for 8 years as Chair on the LLC Board. She has served as Vice President, Governance Committee Chair, Cleck of Spiritual Life, Board Secretary and LLC Board Chair.
She is survived by her husband, Kevin L. Lochner of North Manchester; three children, Chelsey (Tom) Correll of Peru, Indiana, Christopher Lochner of Wabash, and Hannah (Anthony) Heagy of North Manchester; four grandchildren, Sydney Click and Ainsley Correll, both of Peru, Kendylan Lochner and Kellyn Lochner, both of Wabash; great-grandchild, Soren Ault of Peru; and her brother, William (Judy) Hogg of Bluffton. She was preceded in death by her parents, and her grandson Waylon Correll.
Funeral services will be 10:30 am, Saturday, August 27, 2022, at Wabash Friends Church, 3563 S. State Road 13, Wabash, with David Phillips and Brandon Eaton officiating. Burial will be in Oaklawn Cemetery, North Manchester. Friends may call 2-7 pm Friday, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash.
Preferred memorial is Friends Counseling Center.
The memorial guest book for Barb may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.