Jeff Bidlack

Jeff C. Bidlack, 53, of Grover Hill, died at 5:13 a.m. Friday, May 29, 2015, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.

He was born February 21, 1962, in Paulding, the son of R. Paul and Shirley (Thrasher) Bidlack, who both survive in Grover Hill. He married Virginia "Jenni" (Rogers) Bidlack, who also survives in Grover Hill.

Other survivors include three children, Ryan (Erika Pastel) Bidlack of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Dustin (Kayla) Bidlack of Van Wert and Heather (Joe) Grant of Toledo; two brothers, Dennis (Cheryl) Bidlack of Van Wert and Rudy (Ellen) Bidlack of Scott; three sisters, Connie (Tom) Baldwin of New Haven, Indiana, Paulette (Richard) Stemen of Payne and Patricia Bidlack of Van Wert; a grandchild, Rylee Bidlack and a second, Ruby Grant, arriving soon; his father- and mother-in-law, Don (Toni) Rogers of Rose Hill, Virginia, and a father-in-law, Joe Hoghe of Frostproof, Florida. A mother-in-law, Nancy Hoghe, preceded him in death.

Jeff farmed and worked at Braun Industries in Van Wert. He was a member of Mandale Church of Christ.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 2, at Alspach-Gearhart Funeral Home & Crematory in Van Wert, with Pastors Justin Sterret and Don Rogers officiating. Burial will be in Middle Creek Cemetery in Grover Hill. Calling hours are from 2-4 and 5-8 p.m. Monday, June 1, and an hour prior to services Tuesday at the funeral home.

Preferred memorial: In lieu of flowers, because of flower allergies, Jeff's family asks that memorials be directed to Gideons International.