Louella Jane Root, 92, of Angola, Indiana died on Friday, January 13, 2023, at Northern Lakes Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Angola, Indiana.

Louella was born on November 10, 1930, in Angola, Indiana to Willard Ford and Bernice Marie (Heckman) Smith.  She graduated from Angola High School. 

Louella had worked at GMP in Coldwater, Michigan and then later worked at Potawatomi Inn at Pokagon State Park before retiring.

Surviving are her daughters, Pamela Adkins of Indianapolis, Indiana and Rita Jean Osborne of Indianapolis, Indiana; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and her nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brothers, Leland Ford Smith, Bernie C. Smith and Willard “Butch” Smith and her sisters, Patty Jean Smith, Laura Marie Short and Ruth Ann Tatro.

Memorial Services will be 11:00 AM, Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at the Weicht Funeral Home, Angola, Indiana with Pastor John Boyanowski officiating.

Visitation will be from 10-11 AM, Tuesday, May 30, 2023, prior to the service at the Funeral Home.

Burial will be in Jamestown Cemetery, Steuben County, Indiana.