Delores Jean Wertz

Delores Jean Wertz, 94, of Greenwood, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, at Greenwood Meadows.

Delores was born in Roachdale on Dec. 3, 1928, the daughter of Donald and Norma (Shoaf) Hyten.

She was a 1946 graduate of Roachdale High School. She graduated from Central Business College in Indianapolis.

Mrs. Wertz was a former member of Southport Christian Church.

She worked at the Indiana State Board of Accounts, Bloomfield Hills, the Michigan Department of Education and the Indiana Department of Correction until her retirement in 1994.

Survivors include her son, Dave Wertz; a sister, Joan Smith of Crawfordsville; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and seven nieces and seven nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her daughter, Susan Cozart; two brothers, Robert and Hugh Hyten; and two nephews, Ron Love and Joseph Hyten.

Services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 22 at Bittles & Hurt Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Brick Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. until time of service on Thursday.

Memories may be shared with the family at www.BittlesandHurt.com.