{"id":35315,"date":"2026-03-23T08:33:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T12:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=35315"},"modified":"2026-03-23T08:33:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T12:33:28","slug":"char-lindahl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/23\/char-lindahl\/","title":{"rendered":"Char Lindahl"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Charlotte E. Lindahl, 94, of Decatur, IN, passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2026, at Adams Memorial Hospital. She was born in Mishawaka, IN, the daughter of the late Werner and Madeline (Lema) DeRue. On August 1, 1953, she married Allison G. Lindahl and after 51 years he preceded her in death on January 1, 2005.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"207\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/69c0485f4ad3f.jpg?resize=160%2C207&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35316\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>She was a 1949 graduate of Mishawaka High School. She was a parishioner of St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church and enjoyed volunteering at the St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store. A devout Catholic, Char lived her faith and attended Mass several times per week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Char retired as an Administrative Assistant at Adams County Soil &amp; Water Conservation District after 38 years. She helped establish the administrative programs that still serve as the basis for statewide systems in place today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She was an avid Bellmont sports enthusiast, especially Bellmont wrestling and softball. She also enjoyed the outdoors and loved animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Char was a great role model for hard work, integrity, and being of considerate of others. Her quick wit and kindness will be missed by all whose lives she touched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She is survived by her daughters, Mary (Lindahl) Friedt and Diane Lindahl; 2 sisters, Patricia (DeRue) Dunbar and Judy (DeRue) Fitzgerald; 2 grandchildren, Dan Friedt and Jenny Friedt; great grandchildren, Makayla (Friedt) Knapp, Trevor Knapp, Isabelle Friedt, Isaac Friedt, Finnley Godsey, Brody Godsey; great-great grandchildren, Charlotte Knapp, Bennett Knapp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Holy Rosary will be recited at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, March 27, 2026, followed by visitation from 3:30 \u2013 6:00 p.m. at Haggard-Hirschy &amp; Zelt Funeral Home. Attire is casual dress and Bellmont or any athletic attire encouraged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, 2026, in St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, with Father Jacob Runyon and Father Stephen Colchin concelebrating. Visitation will be held an hour prior to Mass from 12:00 &#8211; 1:00 p.m. in the St. Mary\u2019s Parish Hall. Burial will immediately follow in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Bellmont Wrestling Club or Heart to Heart Hospice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charlotte E. Lindahl, 94, of Decatur, IN, passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2026, at Adams Memorial Hospital.<\/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-35315","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\/35315","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=35315"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35315\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35317,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35315\/revisions\/35317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}