Barbara Ann Cotner

Barbara Ann Cotner, age 77, Angola, Indiana, and formerly of Fort Wayne and Columbia City, passed away on Friday, October 23, 2020, at her home. She was born on August 19, 1943 in Allen County, Indiana to Wayne and Doris (Baumert) Doty. Barb graduated from New Haven High School in 1961, and received an associate’s degree in nursing from IPFW. She was a longtime registered nurse, working for Parkview Hospital for 25 years, Lutheran Hospital for 5 years, and Cameron Memorial Community Hospital for 14 years. She most recently was a nurse for many years for Cameron Home Health Care and Hospice. Barb was a member of Peace Lutheran Church, Fremont, Indiana. Survivors include her children, Myra (Mike) Miller of Butler, Indiana, and Bradley (Tracy) Cotner of New Haven, Indiana, grandchildren, Joshua Cotner, Meghan Zumwalt, Devon Cotner, and Ashley Pfeiffer, two great grandchildren, Atticus, and Ariella, and a brother, Dale (Lana) Doty of Columbia City, Indiana. She was preceded in death by her parents, and her husband, Max A. Cotner. Funeral Services will be held at 12 Noon Monday, October 26, 2020 at Peace Lutheran Church, Fremont, Indiana. Rev. Jeffrey Teeple will officiate the service. Calling hours will be held from 10 am until 12 Noon Monday prior to the services at Peace Lutheran Church. Graveside Committal Services will be held at 11 am Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, New Haven Indiana, with Rev. Philip Rittner officiating. Burial will follow at the cemetery. Memorial donations in her memory are requested to Peace Lutheran Church or Heartland Hospice.