December 27, 2024 at 10:00 p.m.

Joslyn Burk

Dec. 12, 1951-Dec. 26, 2024


Joslyn Ann Burk, 73, twin sister of Jerry L. Burk, passed away at 2:10 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, at her home at Markle Health & Rehab in Markle, Indiana. 

She was born on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 1951, in Portland, Indiana. She lived most of her life in Wabash Township, Adams County. Joslyn attended school in Vera Cruz. She worked at Bi-County Services in Bluffton, Indiana. Joslyn enjoyed bowling, swinging, riding her bike and listening to music. She loved animals and playing with her dog Brownie.

She will be sadly missed by her twin brother Jerry L. (Judy) Burk, Geneva, Indiana; nephew Jeff Burk, Cincinnati; niece Julie (Eric) Beer, Decatur, Indiana; and great-nieces  Alexis Beer, Berne, Indiana, Lacie Burk, Cincinnati, Ohio, Viola Burk, Cincinnati, and Sylvia Burk, Cincinnati.

She was preceded in death by her father Warren L. Burk; and mother Velma Maxine (Rittenhouse) Harsha.

Family and friends may gather to share and remember at Downing & Glancy Funeral Home, located at 100 N. Washington St., Geneva, on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, from 10 a.m. to noon.

A service to celebrate her life will follow at Downing & Glancy Funeral Home at noon on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. Interment will follow in the Gravel Hill Cemetery in Portland.

Memorials can be sent to Bi-County Service.

Arrangements are being handled by Downing & Glancy Funeral Home in Geneva.

Condolences may be expressed at glancyfuneralhomes.com.

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