Mary Ellen Chaney

Thursday, July 30, 2020

Mary Ellen Chaney, 95, of Rosedale, Indiana passed away at 2:40 am Monday, July 27, 2020 at Cloverleaf Healthcare in Knightsville. She was born May 25, 1925 in Clay County, Indiana to the late Robert Brown and Gladys White Brown. She was a 1943 graduate of Bridgeton High School. She married her husband, Robert Chaney, in August 1943 in Louisiana, right before he shipped to Europe to fight in World War II with the US Army. They enjoyed 40 years of marriage before his passing in 1983. She was also preceded in death by one son, Bobby Chaney in 1973, one daughter, Bonnie Reisa in 2008, one brother, Fred Jackman Jr., and three sisters, Ruth Anne Pyle, Odetta Witty and Joan Thompson. She retired after 20 years of service with CBS in Terre Haute. She was a longtime active member of both the Rosedale Baptist Church and the Rosedale Chatter and Stitch Club. Survivors include one grandson, Mark Walker of Bedford; one brother, Larry Jackman of Brazil; two sisters, Phyllis West of Brazil and Alice Waldridge of Lafayette; as well as several nieces and nephews. Memorial visitation will be 10:00 am Wednesday, August 5 followed by memorial service at 11:00 am at Cottrell-Gooch Funeral Home, 287 N. Main Street Rosedale with the Rev. Randy McPike officiating. Inurnment will follow in Rosedale Cemetery. Online condolences may be shared at www.goochfuneralhome.com.

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