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Name: E. Jane Bitting Gradeless (Nickname = Jane)
Spouse: Alfred Lee Gradeless
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DECEASED 2015,
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1941 Attended from through

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Birthdate: March 22, 1923   
Date of Death: January 8, 2015  
       

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E. Jane Gradeless, 91, of Roanoke and formerly rural Columbia City, died at 6:46 a.m. Thursday, January 8, 2015 at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home, Fort Wayne. She was born March 22, 1923 in Thorncreek Township, Whitley County a daughter of B. Frank and M. Ruth (Ott) Bitting.

Her formative years were spent in Thorncreek Township. She graduated from Columbia City High School in 1941.

In 1943 she began working for Whitley County REMC until 1962.

On March 26, 1948 she was united in marriage to Alfred Lee Gradeless. They made their home in Columbia Township until 1953 when they moved to a farm in Smith Township near Round Lake, farming together for 41 years. In 1994 they sold the farm and moved back to Columbia Township, just south of Columbia City. Mr. Gradeless died December 24, 2001. In December 2010 Jane moved to Roanoke.

Surviving relatives include nieces and nephews and very close friends, Tom and Peg North and their sons, Matthew and Luke.

Two brothers, Dale Bitting and Lee Bitting, preceded her in death.

The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Smith & Sons Funeral Home, Columbia City with visitation after 12 Noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. The burial will be in Nolt Cemetery.

Preferred memorials are to Hospice Home.
 
Last Updated: 01-09-2015 Alumni ID: 11870
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