Michael L. Bitzinger
April 18, 1955 – March 22, 1993

Michael Bitzinger, 37, of Liberty Center died Monday.

Born in Fort Wayne April 18, 1955, he was the son of Paul and Laura (Rosebrock) Bitzinger.

He had been a forklift operator at the Campbell Soup Co. in Napoleon and also farmed. He was a member of the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Liberty Center, where be served as chairman of the board of elders. He also worked with the Boy Scouts and 4-H.

Surviving are two sons, Brian and Eric, both of Liberty Center; his mother, in Liberty Center; two sisters, Christine Aab of Wapokoneta and Marian Blair of Holland, Ohio; two brothers, Douglas of Napoleon and Major Robin Bitzinger of Omaha; and his step-grandmother Jerry Bitzinger of Fort Wayne.

He was preceded in death by his father and grandfather.

Services will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m. in St. Paul Lutheran Church, Liberty Center, Rev. William Thompson officiating. Interment will be at Youngs Cemetery.

Friends may call at the Wright Funeral Home in Liberty Center after 2 p.m. Thursday.

Memorials may be made to the church or a charity of the donor's choice.