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Janet Coker Obituary

Janet S. Coker, age 84 of Columbia City, IN, passed away at 8:30 am on Sunday April 27, 2025, at The Waters, Columbia City. Born on December 3, 1940, in Noble County, she was the daughter of Victor and Erma (Fought) Buckles.
Janet attended Columbia City Joint High School and graduated with the Class of 1959.
She worked at International Harvester for 19 years and at Alcoil/ Warner Electric for 26 years.
Janet enjoyed puzzling and spending time with her grandchildren.
Survivors include her children Steven (Sherry) Sturgeon and Valerie (George) Al Mansour, both of Columbia City; 7 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; siblings Carolyn Furnas and Barbara (David) McCullough, both of Columbia City.
She was preceded in death by her parents, daughter Julie Rowe, and sister Elnora Lewellyn.
Funeral services for Janet will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday May 6, 2025, at DeMoney Grimes Funeral Home, 600 Countryside Drive, Columbia City, with calling two hours prior to service.
Burial will follow in South Park Annex Cemetery, Columbia City.
Memorial contributions in memory of Janet may be made to Whitley County Humane Society.
Visit www.demoneygrimes.com to send family condolences or to sign the online guest register.
To plant a beautiful memorial tree in memory of Janet, please visit our Tree Store.

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

Obituary published on Legacy.com by WFFT-TV 55 News on Oct. 1, 2025.

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