Jerri M. Harmon Thorpe - Goebel Obituary (1935

Mrs. Jerri M. Harmon Thorpe Goebel, age 85, of Madison, Indiana entered this life on August 28, 1935 in Madison, Indiana. She was the loving daughter of the late Otis Smith and Golden Louise Ashby Harmon. She lived all her life in Jefferson County and was a 1954 graduate of Madison High School. She was united in marriage to Ralph Earl Thorpe on April 27, 1957 at Saint Michaels Catholic Church in downtown Madison. This happy union of 36 years was blessed with daughters, Cyndie and Louann, and a son, Ralph. She worked early in life at the Jefferson County Courthouse and at Tower Manufacturing. She had worked in customer service, as a bank teller, payroll clerk, installment loan department, and the insurance department at the Madison Bank and Trust Company for 21 years before retiring in October 1990. She married Richard "Dick" Goebel on October 10, 1998 at the Prince of Peace Catholic Church in downtown Madison. They enjoyed over 19 years of marriage together until his death. She was a member of the Prince of Peace Catholic Church, the ladies organization, and attended weekly Bible study at the Catholic Center. Jerri enjoyed membership in the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority and had been a Brownie Scout leader. She enjoyed traveling, going on vacations, playing board games, spending quality time with family, going dancing with friends, going to lunch with her friends, watching IU basketball, and the Indianapolis Colts. Jerri died on Monday, February 1, 2021, at 8:55 a.m. at Hickory Creek in Madison, Indiana. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute Please Click Here to View the Funeral Service Recording A LOVING FAMILY Jerri will be missed by her loving daughters, Cynthia "Cyndie" Andrew and her husband Mark of Madison, Indiana, Louann Merrell and her husband Mark of Noblesville, Indiana; her loving son, Ralph A. Thorpe and his wife Julie of Noblesville, Indiana; her grandchildren, Ryan, Ashley, Lauren, Madison, Maxwell, Brendan, Kylie, and Dylan; her great grandchildren, Elizabeth, Ellison, and Camden; her brother, Steve Harmon and his wife Janie of Indianapolis, Indiana; her sister in law, Marge Harmon of Madison, Indiana; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her father, Otis Smith Harmon, died April 10, 1982, her mother, Golden Louise Ashby Harmon, died March 11, 1994, her first husband of 36 years, Ralph Earl Thorpe died September 9, 1993, her second husband of 19 years, Richard F. Goebel, died March 5, 2018, and her brother, O. William "Bill" Harmon, died November 18, 2011. THE MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL Funeral mass will be conducted Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at 11:00 a.m., by Father Christopher A. Craig at the Prince of Peace Catholic Church, 413 East Second Street in downtown Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 1415 North Gate Road in Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may visit Monday from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. and Tuesday from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. THE ROSARYThe Rosary will be prayed on Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Autistic Special Needs Fund for her grandchild. 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 Send A Care Basket or Custom Candle Make An Online Memorial Donation To send a flower arrangement in memory of Jerri M. Harmon Thorpe - Goebel, please click here to visit our sympathy store.