Nellie Blanche Struckman, 94, of rural Denver, Indiana, died at 10:00 am, Saturday, December 18, 2021, at her home. She was born on November 21, 1927, in Linton, Indiana, to William and Jeannetta (Whitworth) Shanklin.
Nellie was a 1945 graduate of Versailles High School in Versailles, Indiana. She married Omer James “Jim” Struckman in Versailles, on September 26, 1945; he died May 31, 1994. She was a homemaker, a farmer’s wife, and at the age of 70 was a substitute teacher at the Riverside Christian Training School at Lost Creek, Kentucky. Nellie attended the Roann Christian Church. She enjoyed crocheting and counted cross stitching.
She is survived by two daughters, Janet (Raymond) Koons of Peru, Indiana, and Carol (Duane) Beam of Denver; five grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren, and several great great grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by her parents, son James Steven Struckman who died in 1975, nine brothers and sisters, two grandchildren, and one great grandson.
Funeral services will be 2:00 pm, Thursday, December 23, 2021, at Roann Christian Church, with Chris Ponchot officiating. Burial will be in Paw Paw Cemetery. Friends may call 4-7 pm Wednesday, December 22, 2021, at the church. Arrangements by Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Roann, Indiana.
Preferred memorial is Riverside Christian Training School, 114 Riverside Road, Lost Creek, KY 41348.
The memorial guest book for Nellie may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
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