Jean Reynolds

Jean Sharon “Jeanie” Reynolds, 81, of Berne passed away peacefully Friday, August 18, 2023, at her home. She was born June 5, 1942, in Bluffton to Donald “Don” and Beatrice “Bea” Grove. She was the third child for the couple with two brothers having died in infancy.
She graduated from Berne French High School in 1960. That was where she met the love of her life, Thomas W. “Tom” Reynolds. She began to follow her passion after graduation and enrolled in beauty school in Fort Wayne to study beauty culture and become a beautician.  
She and her husband became the first couple to get married in the newly completed First Missionary Church on June 29, 1963. After graduation from beauty school, she opened and operated her own beauty shop in Berne for 10 years. In 1973, they adopted their only child, a daughter they named Lori Ann Reynolds.  
She was blessed to have a long life full of family and good friends.  
She is survived by her daughter; sister-in-law, Sally Reynolds; four nephews and their families; two aunts, Roberta Arnold; and Jo (Garton) Barnell; and 1e cousins, Jerry Arnold; Terry Arnold; Robert Harter; Betty (Harter) Dellinger; Tony Garton; Bruce Garton; Dawn (Garton) Burchett; Cindy (Garton) Davis; Ted Garton; and Kathy (Garton) Hart; Dave Barnell; and Joyce Barnell.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; her aunt, Maine (Garton) Harter; three uncles, Bill Garton; Don Garton; and Wayne Garton; in-laws, O. Woodrow and Martha “Mart” Reynolds; and brother-in-law, Bill Reynolds.
Visitation will be Monday, Aug. 28 from 5-8 p.m. and one hour prior to the 2 p.m. funeral service Tuesday, Aug. 29 at Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Yager-Kirchhofer Chapel in Berne. Burial will be at MRE Cemetery in Berne.
Memorials may be made to the family.
Arrangements provided by Zwick & Jahn Funeral Homes, Yager-Kirchhofer Chapel in Berne. To sign the online guest book, visit www.zwickjahn.com.