{"id":27888,"date":"2025-08-03T15:04:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T19:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=27888"},"modified":"2025-08-03T15:04:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T19:04:08","slug":"joshua-grote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/03\/joshua-grote\/","title":{"rendered":"Joshua Grote"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p id=\"isPasted\">Joshua D. Grote, 40, of Decatur, Indiana, passed away on Friday, August 1, 2025, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was born on October 10, 1984, in Van Wert, Ohio, to Dean Grote and Linda L. (Ruble) Weil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/lg-31.jpg?resize=640%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27889\" style=\"width:247px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/lg-31.jpg?w=819&amp;ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/lg-31.jpg?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/lg-31.jpg?resize=768%2C960&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Decatur, Indiana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Josh was a 2003 graduate of Bellmont High School. Josh worked for the United States Postal Service for many years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He enjoyed riding Suzuki motorcycles and driving Corvettes over the years. Josh loved spending time with his niece, Kimber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Survivors include his step-father, Brian (Alice) Weil of Decatur, Indiana; brother, Justin (Kelsey) Weil of Decatur, Indiana; niece, Kimber Weil; two step-brothers, Kyle Lawson and Ethan Conrad both of Decatur, Indiana; father, Dean (Sue) Grote of Bluffton, Indiana; step-sister, Natalie (Jason) Anderson of Columbia, Tennessee; step-brother, Paul (Denise) Grote of Bluffton, Indiana; step-brother, Stephen (Lilliah) Grote, Auburn, Indiana; four paternal nieces and nephews; maternal grandmother, Dorothy E. Ruble of Decatur, Indiana; and grandmother, Connie Weil of Decatur, Indiana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was preceded in death by his mother, Linda Weil, on January 19, 2023; maternal grandfather, Ted Ruble; grandfather, Dave Weil; and paternal grandparents, Wilmer Grote and Annie Grote-Fleming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 6, 2025, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Decatur, Indiana, with Rev. Dr. Daniel Brege officiating. Burial will follow at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&nbsp;<\/em>The family will receive friends from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at the Zwick &amp; Jahn Funeral Home in Decatur, Indiana, and one hour prior to the service at the church on Wednesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Preferred memorials can be given to Immanuel Lutheran Church.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Arrangements by Zwick and Jahn Funeral Homes of Decatur, Indiana<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joshua D. Grote, 40, of Decatur, Indiana, passed away on Friday, August 1, 2025, at Lutheran Hospital in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[23],"class_list":["post-27888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-obituaries","tag-obit"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27888","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27888"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27888\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27890,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27888\/revisions\/27890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}