Shirley Engelhardt

Shirley Ann Engelhardt, age 87, of Bremen, passed into eternal life on Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at 6:40 AM, at Signature Healthcare of Bremen, from complications of COVID-19. Shirley was born on April 11, 1933, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, a daughter of Carl and Edna (Hesch) Weigel. On May 15, 1955, she married George Engelhardt at St. John United Church of Christ in Woodland. Shirley was a lifelong resident of Madison Township. She was a 1951 graduate of Madison High School, where she was the salutatorian of her graduating class and a member of the “Daffidilles.” Shirley was a homemaker and a doting mother and grandmother. She was a member of St. John United Church of Christ, where she had been an active volunteer. Shirley enjoyed attending Penn football and basketball games, buying clothes for her grandchildren’s porch goose decoration, and spending time with family and friends. Shirley is survived by her sons Eric Engelhardt and Roger Engelhardt of Bremen, daughter Marcia Engelhardt of Charleston, South Carolina, and son Marc (Karen) Engelhardt of Kokomo; grandchildren, Ellen, John, and Anna Engelhardt, all of Kokomo; sisters, Patsy Harker of Mishawaka and Joyce (Don) Leak of Camano Island, Washington; sisters-in-law, Marie LaVine of Niles, Michigan, and Virginia (Duane) Scharpf of Portage; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, George Engelhardt; her parents; sister Dolores Hunsberger; and sister-in-law and brothers-in-law Jim Hunsberger, Art Harker, Robert and Carol Engelhardt, and Joe LaVine. Special thanks to her caregivers, Deb Mitchel, Debbie Gardner, the staff at Signature Healthcare, her neighbors, and church family. A private graveside service officiated by pastor Mark Roeda will be held in Bremen Cemetery. A celebration of life service is being planned for a future date. Memorial contributions may be made to St. John United Church of Christ Woodland, P.O. Box 35, Wyatt, IN 46595