Jack Lewis Lutz, 97, of Wabash, Indiana, died at 5:45 am, Thursday, November 25, 2021, at his daughter’s home in Bunker Hill, Indiana. He was born on May 7, 1924, in Wabash, Indiana, to Arch and Nora (Schoeff) Lutz.
Jack attended Wabash City Schools and enlisted in the US Army during WWII. He served in the 255th Field Artillery, Third Army under General Patton in Germany, France, and Luxemburg. He landed at Utah Beach, was in the Battle of the Bulge, and was in Europe two years. He recalled his 21st birthday was sitting on a hill in Germany watching the German prisoners being marched into camps and the residents returning to their homes. He married Mabel R. Clark at the First United Methodist Church in Wabash on May 12, 1951; she died November 15, 2021. Jack worked at Diehl Machines and General Tire, both in Wabash, and retired from United Tech in Peru in 1991. He was a lifelong member of the Wabash First United Methodist Church, and a member of the Wabash American Legion Post 15 more than 50 years. Jack was an avid fisherman and mushroom hunter, and loved Indiana University Basketball.
He is survived by two daughters, Diana (Ed) Barber of Trafalgar, Indiana, and Marty (Ed) Holycross of Bunker Hill, daughter-in-law, Johnetta Wells-Lutz, 11 grandchildren, and 17 great grandchildren. He was also preceded in death by his parents, son, Mark Lutz, four brothers, and three sisters.
There will be a joint memorial service, for Jack and his wife Mabel, who he dearly loved, at 11:00 am, Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave. Wabash, with Pastor Nathan Whybrew officiating. Friends may call 9:30-11 am Wednesday, at the funeral home.
Preferred memorial is Wabash First United Methodist Church Kitchen Fund.
The memorial guest book for Jack may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.