Julia grew up in South Whitley and attended grade school in a one room schoolhouse. She graduated from South Whitley High School with the Class of 1939.

On June 14, 1941, she married George H. Brock in Indianapolis, Indiana, and in 1943, they moved to Columbia City. They were happily married 44 years before George passed away on Feb. 7, 1986.

Julia worked in the office at Weatherhead in Columbia City for a number of years. She then went to work for Fibre Form for many years, during which time she attended higher education classes for bookkeeping and management; she retired as office manager in 1983.

She was a member of Columbia City United Methodist Church.

In high school Julia was a tap dancer and performed in many plays. She was a beautiful writer, and her poetry was published in the South Whitley Tribune. She was also an avid reader and loved to watch tennis.

Family was most important to Julia, and she loved keeping up with her children and grandchildren, despite the distance between them. Determined to not miss a thing, she learned to use a computer when she was 80 years old, and emailed her daughter every day to keep up with the family who lived all over the country. She was a safe haven for her family and always had the snack drawer ready, in case they might stop by. There was no place like "Mongo's" house.

Julia is survived by her children, Arema (Kenneth) Kauffman, of Spring, Texas, and James (Cerese) Brock, of Roanoke, Indiana; grandchildren, Erik Bauer, Aaron (Nikki) Bauer, Nathan (Joey) Bauer, Megan (Chris) Jordan, Emily (Jarod) Hammel and Abbey Brock; and 13 great-grandchildren.

Along with her parents and husband, George, Julia was preceded in death by her siblings, Arema (George) McGlennen, Rosalie (Sam) Kreider, Donna (Jack) Thomson, Carolyn Augustine and Gene (Rose) Wendel.

Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., on Friday, June 20, 2025, at DeMoney-Grimes Funeral Home, 600 Countryside Drive, Columbia City.

Private urn burial will take place at South Park (Annex) Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be given in memory of Julia, to Columbia City United Methodist Church.

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Published by The Post and Mail on Jun. 18, 2025.

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Michael, Sara, and Natalie Brennan

July 1, 2025

Julia Brock was the administrative cornerstone of the offices of Fibre Form Corporation in its formative years, as the Office Manager, Secretary, Receptionist, Inside Sales, Employee Liaison and Executive Assistant extraordinaire.

Before computers, office communication required personal and personable interaction via landline telephone and in-person interaction. Sales calls to Fibre Form Corporation by various customers were daily and Julia was there to answer with a generous welcome and ready quip for the regular customers in the loudspeaker manufacturing business. Julia knew each rep as an individual and they quickly learned they could count on Julia to provide needed information from pricing to their order status and shipping schedules.

Julia was ready with her quick wit and on-point details when the Sales Reps called. Julia always had a joke or story ready for her as her laugh filled the office with light and life.

When there were difficult issues to deal with, Julia was there to listen, investigate and communicate an equitable resolution without hesitation. Any issues were handled immediately, and customers could count on Julia reply before the end of the day.

Julia's spiritual light was an ever-present energy that filled a room with a most positive light that never dimmed. All who met Julia could feel her warmth and we have all been made better for knowing her. For us, she was a treasured co-worker and family friend.

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