LENA I. (GOLTRY) BURRIS SHARRER

July 6, 1922 - March 25, 2009
WAKARUSA - Lena Ilene (Goltry) Burris Sharrer, 86, of Wakarusa, Indiana, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 25, 2009, in Miller's Merry Manor, Wakarusa. She was born July 6, 1922, in Peru, Indiana, to the late Boyd Otis Goltry and Daisy Alice (Melvin) Goltry. She was the youngest of 10 children. Her family moved to South Bend when she was nine months old.

She was preceded in death by her parents, five brothers and four sisters, Deo Goltry, Lester Goltry, James Goltry, Luther Goltry, Ferman Goltry, Roxanna Blinn, Opal Bryan, Florence Richards and Grace Koons.

Surviving are her daughter, Joyce R. (Dale) Sommers of Osceola; and four grandchildren, Daniel (Michelle) Sommers of Plymouth, Indiana, David (Christine) Somers of Richland, Washington, Rebecca (Brian) Eastling of Bemidji, Minnesota, and Andrew (Michelle) Sommers of Granger, Indiana. Also surviving are 14 great-grandchildren, Kathryn, Jonathan, Kenny, Charles and Anthony Sommers, all of Plymouth, Indiana, Joshua, Kirsten, Kendra and Kaylee Sommers of Richland, Washington, Theodore, Christopher, Rachel and Benjamin Eastling of Bemidji, Minnesota, and Nathaniel Sommers of Granger, Indiana.

Lena attended Riley High School in South Bend.

She loved to travel. After her retirement she traveled throughout the country with her friend. She loved to sing, and loved flowers. One of her greatest joys was celebrating birthdays and holidays with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Lena was employed by Ziker Cleaners in South Bend for over 20 years. She moved to Nappanee, Indiana, from Osceola in 1985, then to Wakarusa, Indiana, in 2005.

Visitation will be held from 4-8 pm Monday, March 30th, in Chapel Hill Funeral Home in Osceola. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 31st, in the Chapel Hill Funeral Home. Pastor Ray LaBorde of McCoy Memorial Baptist Church of Elkhart and Ezra Schmucker of Nappanee, Indiana, will officiate the services. Interment will follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made to Miller's Merry Manor in Wakarusa where a flowering bush will be planted in the garden in her memory. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.chapelhillmemorial.com.

Published by South Bend Tribune on Mar. 29, 2009.

05/18/2023 EJS

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