Max Duane Bidwell, 78, Lagro, died at 9:28 p.m. Monday, March 13, 2023, at AMG Specialty Hospital, Muncie.

He was born June 8, 1944. On June 29, 1968, he married Marlene Kay Beeks, who preceded him in death in 2008.

He is survived by two children, Brenda (Dallas) Sams, Lagro, and Brad (Lynne Lockwood) Bidwell, Huntington; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and his brother, Karl (Juanita) Bidwell, Wabash.

Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Wabash, is handling arrangements.