Deborah Diane "Deb" Lehnert Sanders Obituary (1951

Mrs. Deborah Diane "Deb" Lehnert Sanders, age 73 of Madison, Indiana, entered this life on April 19, 1951 in Madison, Indiana. She was the loving daughter of Norbert Joseph "Jim" and Dorothy Mae "Dottie" Scudder Lehnert. She grew up in Madison and was a 1969 graduate of Shawe Memorial High School. She was united in marriage to Larry Everett Sanders on June 19, 1971 in Madison, Indiana. This happy union of nearly 54 years was blessed with a son, John Michael, and a daughter, Jennifer Michelle. She retired from Grote Industries in 2015 after working in production for 42 years. She enjoyed following University of Kentucky basketball and football and going on bus trips. She also loved playing cards, going fishing, playing softball, and playing on the bowling leagues. She was a member of the Major Samuel Woodfill Post No. 9 of the American Legion Auxiliary. Deb died on Monday, March 3, 2025, at 8:40 p.m. at the Norton King's Daughters' Hospital in Madison, Indiana. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute Please Click Here to View the Funeral Service Recording A LOVING FAMILY Deb will be missed by her loving husband of nearly 54 years, Larry E. Sanders of Madison, Indiana; her grandchildren, Justin Michael Sanders and his wife, Taylor, Whitney Nicole Sanders, David Balusek, Jessica George, and Ashley George; her great-grandchildren, Amara Rose, Quinton Michael Ray, Phoebe Jean, Arabella, Wyatt Sebastian; her brother, James Lehnert of Madison, Indiana; her brothers-in-law and sister-in-law, John Sanders of Rising Sun, Indiana, Debbie Randall of Madison, Indiana, Steve Sanders of Madison, Indiana; several nieces, nephews, cousins, and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her father, Norbert Joseph "Jim" Lehnert, died May 28, 1974, her mother, Dorothy Mae "Dottie" Scudder Lehnert, died December 3, 1994, her son, John Michael Sanders, died February 24, 2012, her daughter, Jennifer Michelle Sanders George, died November 6, 2017 and her brother-in-law, Richard Sanders. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, March 8, 2025, at 6:00 p.m., by Pastor Mike Cammack at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may call Saturday, March 8, 2025, from 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances, and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com To send a flower arrangement in memory of Deborah Diane "Deb" Lehnert Sanders, please click here to visit our sympathy store.