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Beth Hilbert Obituary

Beth Ann Hilbert, 50, Peru, and formerly of Rochester, passed away at 8:40 a.m. Thursday, June 1, 2023, at Stillwater Hospice Home, Fort Wayne, Indiana.

She was born on May 6, 1973 in Warsaw, the daughter of Rodger L. and Bonnie S. (Cowen) Sherk. On Dec. 8, 2007, in Silver Lake, Indiana, she married John R. Hilbert and he survives.

Beth had worked as a C.N.A. at Ascension St. Vincent Hospital Kokomo and at the Logansport Memorial Hospital. She enjoyed sewing, country music, loved to show cattle, and loved her "fur babies" Jack and Little Joe.

Survivors include her husband, John R. Hilbert, Peru; sister Betsy (Sherk) and husband Chris Gardner, Rochester; brother Ryan (Joanna) Sherk, Columbus; nieces and nephews Kirsta Gardner and Caleb Gardner, both of Rochester, Charity Sherk, Rochester, Taylor Sherk and Braxton Sherk, Argos.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Graveside services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Friday, June 9, 2023, at Mount Carmel Cemetery, Twelve Mile.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Beth Hilbert Memorial Fund through the funeral home.

Arrangements by Zimmerman Bros. Funeral Home, Rochester, Indiana. Online condolences may be expressed at www. zimmermanbrosfh.com.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Rochester Sentinel on Jun. 3, 2023.

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