Mary Jane (Harden) Terkhorn, age 93 passed away peacefully on Tuesday morning, December 6, 2022 at Brown County Health & Living Community in Nashville. She was a resident of Nashville.
Mary Jane was born April 28, 1929 in Bloomington, to her parents, the late Thurman and Ava (McKinley) Harden. She married Orville H. Terkhorn on December 28, 1963 in Seymour. He preceded her in death on November 3, 1996 after 32 loving years of marriage.
Mary was also preceded in death by a son, Ronnie Lee Shipley; granddaughter, Dawn Michelle Ingram; siblings, William Harden, Dorval Schrougham, Avis, Kenneth and Jackie ‘Jack’ Harden.
She is survived by several nieces and nephews.
Mary Jane retired in 1990 as a Bookkeeper and Cashier with Village Pharmacy in Nashville after 21 years of service. Prior to that, she painted pottery for Brown County Hills Pottery during the 1960’s. After retirement, Mary Jane enjoyed helping shoppers at the Fair Oaks Mall in Columbus working in customer service for 8 years.
She was a Christian who loved spending time with her family and looking at photos of them. Mary Jane enjoyed oil painting and reading her Bible.
No service are planned at this time. Cremation services have been entrusted to Meredith-Clark Funeral Home Cremation & Personalization Center in Morgantown.
Memorial contributions may be sent in honor of Mary Jane to the Brown County Humane Society, 128 State Road 135 South, Nashville, IN 47448.
Condolences may be sent to Mary Jane’s family at meredith-clark.com.
