Johanna A. (Fettig) Biltz, age 98 of Tipton and formerly a lifelong resident of Elwood, died Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at Miller's Merry Manor in Tipton after a brief illness. She was born April 23, 1913 in Elwood, the daughter of Benedict and Lenora (Kramer) Fettig. Johanna formerly worked at Fettig's Canning Factory in Elwood as a Testing Technician and was also a Homemaker. She graduated from the Loretto-Woodlawn Academy Girls School in Chicago. Johanna married Marion A. "Dutch" Biltz on October 28, 1937. She was a life member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Elwood where she was a member of the Rosary Society and the National Council of Catholic Women. She was also formerly an active member and past-president of the Landon Guild of St. Vincent Mercy Hospital in Elwood. Johanna was a founding member of the Sigma Theta Rho Sorority in Chicago.

Survivors include son, Joseph Biltz of Indianapolis; daughter, Carol (husband Frank) Kräck of Indianapolis; granddaughter, Emily Kräck of Indianapolis; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Marion A "Dutch" Biltz who died in 2000;
15 siblings: Gertrude (husband Frank) McCarthy, Paul (wife Estelle) Fettig, Father Theodore Fettig, Edwin (wife Jesse) Fettig, Helen (husband Roy) Laughlin, Margaret (husband Leo) Peitz, Robert (wife Katherine) Fettig, Leo (wife Lenore) Fettig, Mary (husband Link) John, Anna (husband Midge) Conwell, Bernard (wife Genevieve) Fettig, Herman Fettig, George (wife Charlotte) Fettig, Marie Fettig, and Lawrence (wife Marcella) Fettig.

A funeral mass will be conducted at 11:00 AM Monday, February 13, 2012 at St. Joseph Church in Elwood with Father Alejandro Paternoster officiating. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery in Elwood. Visitation will be held from 2 to 6 PM Sunday, February 12, 2012 at Copher-Fesler-May Funeral Home in Elwood. A rosary service will be conducted at 5:00 PM Sunday evening at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Joseph Church through the funeral home. Online condolences to the Biltz family may be made at www.copherfeslermay.com.