Charissa “Chari” Koontz, 71, Mishawaka, died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023.

She was born Aug. 15, 1951.

She is survived by her daughters, Jamie (Cris) Evangelisti, Mishawaka, Carrie (Aaron) Gaines, Omaha, Neb., and Katie Koontz, Mishawaka; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and sisters, Annie (Gary) Cook, Syracuse, and Lani (Kim) Bussard, Warsaw.