Marilyn Jane Shinabargar went to our Lord on April 30, 2024.
One of five girls, she was raised in Chicago by a deeply religious Lutheran family. Four of those girls went to Valparaiso University in N.W. Indiana, a Lutheran School, and graduated with a degree in education and became teachers.
Marilyn taught in Illinois and Indiana while her husband served in the United States Air Force. She also taught in New York. While in New York, she attended Syracuse University, earning many more credits than a masters required.
She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Jim; two sons, Chad and Todd; her daughter-in-law, Tonya; and 2 granddaughters, Lauren and Kathryn.
If you so choose, donations may be made to any Homeless Veteran Organization. She will be laid to rest at Mansfield Cemetery. Wappner Funeral Directors-Mansfield is honored to serve the Shinabarger family.