Mrs. Mary Sherman

Mary Ellen (Stewart) Sherman, 76, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, June 15, 2011, at Golden Living Center (Countryside) in LaPorte. She was born on July 7, 1934, to Thomas and Georgia (Blevins) Strother in English, Indiana. She married Joseph C. Stewart III on August 2, 1952, in Michigan City, IN, and graduated from Paoli High School in 1953. Mary Ellen was widowed in January of 1974 and was married again on December 29, 1990, to Donald Sherman, who passed away in January of 1994. In the fall of 1994, Mary went to live with her youngest daughter and her husband, Connie and D. J. Caudill. She received loving, tender care from them in their home until an accident hospitalized her on June 4, 2011. Mary Ellen worked in the Personnel Building of Westville Correctional Center for 18 years until her retirement in 1997. Despite her many years of state service, she was, first and foremost, a wife and mother. She devoted herself to her family and provided an unparalleled example of love, generosity, and forgiveness. Mrs. Sherman was very active at First Baptist Church of Kingsbury for many years serving as Junior Church teacher, deaconess, Women's Missionary Fellowship member, and church secretary. Mary was predeceased by her parents, five brothers (Howard, Charles, Leo, Everett, and Luther), and one great-grandson, Lane Easley. She is survived by two sisters, Bertha Dobbins and Lorene (Dwight) Beaty; five children, Ramona (Larry) Warg, Carolyn (Conan) Brown, Constance (D.J.) Caudill, Joseph C. Stewart IV (Becky), and James Hunsche; ten grandchildren; and, nine great-grandchildren. Arrangements are being handled by Haverstock Funeral Home, 602 Maple Avenue, LaPorte, IN, where the family will receive friends, Friday, June 17, 2011 from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm and at First Baptist Church of Kingsbury on Saturday, June 18, 2011 from 12:30 pm, until time of service. Services will be held at First Baptist Church of Kingsbury, Saturday, June 18, 2011 at 1:30 pm with Rev. Tim Williams, officiating. Interment will follow at the Kingsbury Cemetery, Kingsbury, Indiana. Memorial contributions may be made to: First Baptist Church of Kingsbury To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Mrs. Mary Stewart Sherman please visit our Sympathy Store.