George Victor Weller

George was born in Cleveland, Ohio to Rev. Robert Weller and Clara [Hoyer] Weller on June 2, 1942 . He was the first of three children, always curious, independent, and experimenting.

He graduated high school in Rogers City Michigan in 1960, after a memorable stint as the leader of the renowned band, “Big G and the Finks.”

George served briefly in the US Coast Guard emergency service before beginning at Valparaiso University. He graduated with a BS in Physics in 1965. He attended Western Michigan University for his master’s work in math and physics graduating in 1967, and married his beloved Janet Helen [Scholz] Weller that summer, whom he had met at Valparaiso, after a long distance love-letter romance between Kalamazoo, MI and Chapel Hill, NC.

The newlyweds moved to Madison, Wisconsin and started graduate school together, beginning George’s career as a Lutheran rockstar at Calvary Lutheran Chapel and Lutheran Campus Ministry, and making life-long treasured friends.

After working for Union Pacific in Omaha, Nebraska, George began his career at Steelcase, Inc in Grand Rapids, Michigan in research and development. He was very involved in BISCI (Building Industry Consulting Service International) as head of international wiring and cabling standards. He held numerous patents, retiring in 2005 after more than 25 years with Steelcase.

In his retirement, George delighted in being a grandfather, traveling the world with Janet, becoming a ham radio operator, keeping up with his friends and family, tracking family genealogies, spending time at Weller Inn, and always being a music performer and enthusiast. George was a proud and faithful life-long Lutheran, involved in music ministries, a jail ministry, and various groups and leadership positions. He overcame many health struggles, living his life to his fullest until his unexpected passing in his sleep.

George was a delightful son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, nephew, cousin, and friend to so many. He was kind, generous, quick to laugh, loving to a fault, and brilliant.

George is survived by his wife Janet, brother David Weller, daughter Rev. Gretchen [Weller] Mertes and her husband Ryan Mertes, son Daniel Weller and his wife Marjri [Whitfield] Weller, grandchildren Zeke and Weller Mertes, and Elizabeth and William Weller.

Gifts and memorials can be made in George’s memory to Valparaiso University and The American Cancer Society.

Visitation will be held from 11 am until 1 pm Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at the First Congregational United Church of Christ, 314 W. Maumee Street, Angola, Indiana.

A Funeral Service will follow at 1 pm Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at the church. Rev. Nicole Shaw will officiate the service.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.beamsfuneralhome.com for the Weller family.