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Jody R. Bir

Jody R. Bir, 62, of Huntington, IN, died Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at 1:22 p.m. at Lutheran Hospital, in Fort Wayne.

Mrs. Bir graduated from Huntington North High School in 1970. She worked in the heart center of Lutheran Medical Group for more than 15 years and as a teacher’s aide in the Huntington County Community Schools for 14 years. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church and the Quilt Club, both in Huntington.

She was born Aug. 24, 1952, in Huntington to Ernest E. and Doris Boyer Stallsmith. She married Timothy A. Bir on May 14, 1977, at St. Mary Catholic Church, in Huntington. Her husband survives.

Additional survivors include a son, Justin (Carrie) Bir, of Xenia, OH; a daughter, Allison (Bruce) Turner, of Guthrie, OK; a brother, Todd (Debra) Stallsmith, of Huntington; two sisters, Janie (Donald) Wolf, of Edmonton, KY, and Edie Whitacre, of Andrews; and two grandchildren, Leah Turner and Isaac Bir.

Calling is Sunday, March 29, 2015, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Bailey-Love Mortuary, in Huntington. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, March 30, 2015, at 11 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church, 903 N. Jefferson St., Huntington. Rev. John Pfister will officiate. Those unable to attend may view the service on the Bailey-Love Mortuary channel at www.livestream.com.

Memorial gifts may be made to the American Heart Association or to the charity of the donor’s choice in care of Bailey-Love Mortuary, 35 W Park Drive, Huntington, IN 46750.