Janet Guntle

Janet Guntle, age 88, a resident of Portland, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, at Persimmon Ridge in Portland. 

Janet was born on Aug. 19, 1935, in Adams County, Indiana, the daughter of John and Lois (McGriff) Hoskins. She graduated from Bryant High School in 1953 and worked as a teachers aid for Jay School Corporation from 1971 to 1998. She was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church in Portland.

Janet married Robert “Bob” Guntle on Nov. 7, 1953, and he passed away on April 28, 2023. 

Survivors include:

Her children — Robert “Bob” Guntle, Portland, Indiana, Sandy Atienzo, Portland, Indiana, and Mary Beth Kauffman (husband: Rick), Selma, Indiana 

Two sisters — Nadine Towell, Berne, Indiana, and Karen Powell, Geneva, Indiana 

Thirteen grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren

She was preceded in death by her husband Bob Guntle; and two daughters, Jana Claycomb and Carol Guntle. 

Graveside services will be held in the chapel at Gravel Hill Cemetery, west of Bryant on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, at 2 p.m. with Pastor Hugh Kelly officiating. 

Memorials may be directed towards the American Parkinson Disease Association. 

Arrangements entrusted to Williamson-Spencer and Penrod Funeral Home in Portland.