Sally Mae Houlihan


Sally Mae Houlihan, 59, of Wabash, Indiana, died 12:36 am, Saturday, January 8, 2022, at Parkview Randallia in Fort Wayne. She was born on May 8, 1962, in Wabash, Indiana, to Lee Eltzroth and Freida Simpson.

Sally was a 1980 graduate of Wabash High School. She married Greg Houlihan at the Honeywell Center in Wabash on November 13, 1982. Sally was a homemaker and also part owner of Houlihan Lawnmower in Wabash and was the bookkeeper for the business for several years. She was a member of Bachelor Creek Church of Christ in Wabash. Sally enjoyed sewing, flowers, gardening, animals, and collecting cookie jars. She also enjoyed watching cooking shows and Judge Judy on Tv, and also enjoyed watching her children show cattle.

She is survived by her husband, Greg Houlihan of Wabash, two children, Brandon (Alyssa) Houlihan of Wabash, and Jessica (Gene) Collins of Roann, Indiana, four grandchildren, Keagan Houlihan, Karstyn Houlihan, and Alexis Gates, all of Wabash, and Hunter Collins of Roann. She was preceded in death by her parents, and sister, Wanda Simpson.

Funeral services will be 2:00 pm, Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with Stan Leland officiating. Burial will be in Falls Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 1:00 – 2:00 pm Wednesday, at the funeral home.

Preferred memorial is Wabash County 4H Fair Board.

The memorial guest book for Sally may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.

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