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Jane E. SharpJane E. Sharp, 84, formerly of Roann, died at 4:54 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016, at Wellbrooke of Wabash. She was born Oct. 26, 1931, in Etna Green, to John Ganshorn and Mary Agness (Hatfield) Anglin.

Jane was a 1949 graduate of Bourbon High School. She married Raymond S. Sharp in Columbia City, on Oct. 26, 1952; he died Dec. 10, 1979. She retired from Wabash Magnetics in 1997 after 31 years. She attended the Wabash Alliance Church. Jane made quilts for all of her grandchildren, enjoyed IU Basketball, knitting and gardening, and loved her family. She has lived at Wellbrooke the past two and a half years.

She is survived by four children: Kenneth (Mary) Sharp, Peru; Joseph (Lisa) Sharp, Roann; Jacqueline (Leslie) Mittank, Wabash; Cathie (Richard) Conley, Peru; 11 grandchildren: Natasha (Nathan) Minns, Terre Haute; Amber (Auner) Lopez, Peru; Brian (April) Sharp, Terre Haute; Beth (Jeff) Yates, Fort Wayne; Aaron (Trista) Mittank, Marysville, Ohio; Justin (Amber) Sharp, Sumpter, S.C.; Michelle (Jason) Turley; Ashley Sharp, Peru; Mike (Nikki) Amburgey, Vincennes; CUrtis Amburgey, Huntington; Jason Holley, Wabash; Corey Sheppard, Logansport; 27 great-grandchildren; two sisters: Phyllis Scott; Margaret (Max) Weakly, both of Bourbon. She was also preceded in death by her parents; son: Tony Sharp; and three brothers.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 22, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Wabash, with Pastor Jeff Yates officiating. Burial will be in Roann Community Cemetery. Friends may call 2-6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21, at the funeral home.

Preferred memorial is American Cancer Society.

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