Otto A. Bradtmueller Jr.

Otto A. Bradtmueller, Jr., 87, of New Haven, Indiana, passed away on Thursday December 4, 2025, at his residence. On February 14, 1959, Otto was united in marriage to Janice Busse at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Fort Wayne, Indiana and she preceded him in death on March 5, 2022. Survivors include his daughters, Christie (Richard) Biddlecome of Coker, Alabama; Carla (Jeff) Fritz of Fort Wayne, Indiana; and Vicki (John) Fitzgerald of New Haven, Indiana; his sons, Mark (Jennifer) Bradtmueller and Brian Bradtmueller both of New Haven, Indiana; foster daughter, Dora Boyd of Indianapolis, Indiana; sister-in-law, Marlis Bradtmueller of Hoagland, Indiana; seventeen grandchildren; ten and a half great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; and two foster grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his three brothers, Edward Bradtmueller, Robert Bradtmueller, and Wilmer Bradtmueller; his sister, Irene Kruse; and his granddaughter, Catarina Fritz. A funeral service for Otto will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, December 13, 2025, at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, located at 7710 East State Boulevard in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Family and friends will be received for visitation from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, December 12, 2025, at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, and again on Saturday from 8:15 to 9:15 a.m. at the church. In lieu of flowers preferred memorials can be given to St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Fort Wayne, Indiana, or Christian Community Health Care, and can be mailed to Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, 520 North 2nd Street, Decatur, Indiana 46733. Arrangements by Zwick and Jahn Funeral Homes of Decatur, Indiana