Obituaries

January 29, 2024

VALPARAISO - Rodric Wayne Huber, 79, of Port Charlotte, Fla., passed away Monday, Jan. 29, following a seven-month battle with cancer.

The son of the late Eugene and Mildred Huber, he grew up on the family farm in Francesville, was a hard worker and loved his summers working with his uncles on their farms. He graduated from Winamac High School in 1962.

Rodric Huber

He is survived by his wife Mary Huber and children: Rod (Megan) Huber, Brett (Cinda) Huber, Candace (David) Wade, and Travis (Jenn) Huber; grandchildren: McKayla, Leighton and Ashtyn Huber, Tanner and Kiley Huber, Maverick, Tye, McGregor, Claire, Logan and Chloe Wade, Hollie (Alex) Malott, Hunter (Bianka) Huber and Hayden Huber; great-grandchildren: Heidi, Margot and Betty Malott, Oliver and Lincoln Huber; and Siblings: Gene (Barbara) Huber, Chris (Sharon) Huber, Peggy Huber, John (Beverly) Huber, and Wanda (Jake) Hoerr.

He was preceded in death by his grandson Canyon Wade, sister Sandee Price, and father-in-law and mother-in-law Ben and Ruth Ann Hodel.

Mr. Huber and his wife were married on a snowy winter Sunday in February 1967, a few months after he became eligible for the Vietnam War draft and his graduation from Purdue University. Four months after their wedding the couple answered God’s call to surrender their lives to their Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ and promised to follow Him whatever and wherever He wanted them to do or go. He was a State Farm Insurance agent in DeMotte for 28 years while working in ministry. He received a master’s degree in ministry from Moody Bible Institute and served as a pastor with the Apostolic Christian Church and Faith Evangelical Bible Church in Valparaiso. His great joy in this life was to glorify his God and tell others of salvation through Jesus Christ. He served many years with Overseas Instruction in Counseling and later taught Bible classes at three assisted living homes in Florida. He was a member of Peace River Baptist Church in Punta Gorda, Fla. Ministry and family were of the utmost importance for Mr. Huber. He loved to travel and he combined the two by taking his family on mission trips here in the States and to other countries. He was excited about traveling with Mary to see the wonderful and marvelous creation of God’s hand here in the U. S. He was a beloved brother, uncle, father, grandfather, husband, pastor, brother in the Lord, friend, confidante, prayer warrior, seeker of the lost and passionate lover of Jesus Christ.

A visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, Monday, Feb. 5, at Valley Baptist Church, 255 CR 325 East (Rigg Rd.), Valparaiso, with a funeral service following at 12 noon, which will be livestreamed at vbcvalpo.online.church. Burial will follow at Angelcrest Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Brookdale Senior Living in Punta Gorda, Florida.