Andrew “Andy” Hochstetler Jr., age 67, Nappanee, died at 4:42 pm, Friday, March 19, 2021, at his residence. He had been in ill health for 15 years.

He was born Feb. 7, 1954, in Bremen to Andrew M. and Sovilla (Schmucker) Hochstetler. On Nov. 15, 1985, he married Tracy L. Andrews.

Andy was a lifetime area resident. He enjoyed making maple syrup and played a lot of softball.

Surviving are his wife, Tracy; children Danielle (Kenton) Chapman, Nappanee, Jason (fiancee Melanie) Hochstetler, Goshen, and Tyler Jordan Hochstetler, Nappanee; grandchildren Stella, Sebastian, Augustus and Beatrice; brothers Richard (Esther) Hochstetler, Farmington, N.C., Lisle Hochstetler, Nappanee, and Danny Lee Hochstetler, Bremen; sisters Betty (Marvin) Slabaugh, Nappanee, Maude (Oscar) Burkholder, Bremen, Alma (Chris) Slabaugh, Nappanee, Judy (Wilbur) Mast, Etna Green, and Mary Hochstetler, Linda Schmucker and Sherry (Marlin) Miller, all of Nappanee; and sisters-in-law Marilyn Hochstetler, Walkerton, and Laura Hochstetler, Nappanee.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers Wyman, Devon and Jay Hochstetler; and sisters-in-law Mary Hochstetler and Erma Hochstetler.

Family and friends may call from 3-7 p.m. Sunday, March 21, at The Pond, County Line Road. The funeral service will begin at 3 p.m. Monday, March 22, also at The Pond. Pastor Loren Graber will officiate, and burial will be in the Bremen Cemetery.