Janice Pauline Rockey, 76, entered Heaven at 5:36 a.m. Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, from her home.

She was born on June 8, 1945, in Kimmell.

On Feb. 14, 1964, she married Frederick W. Rockey. Fred died on April 29, 2009.

A full-time homemaker raising the couple’s five children, she later in life became her husband’s caretaker for 15 years when his health declined.

Surviving are her children: Dawn (William) Wolf, Cromwell; Shannon (Beth) Rockey, Albion; Jeramie (Gina) Rockey, Columbia City; Heath (Georgia) Rockey, Ligonier; and Frederick G. Rockey, Fort Wayne; a sister: Jane (Wayne) Jones, Colorado Springs, Colo.; brothers: Garrad (Sally) Murphy, Aurora, Colo.; James (Vicky) Murphy, Fort Wayne; Randall Murphy, Albion; and a brother-in-law: Ralph Corner, Columbia City.

Additionally, she was preceded in death by a sister: Ruth Ann Corner.

Smith & Sons Funeral Home, Columbia City, is handling arrangements.