Sally G. Stanner Mckenna Obituary (1941

Honoring Sally Glenna Stanner McKenna Sally McKenna, 82, was born on March 3, 1941 in Madison, Indiana to Helen Boggess Stanner and the late Glenn Robert Stanner. After graduating Shawe Memorial High School in Madison in 1959, Sally graduated from Ursuline College (now Bellarmine) in Louisville with a Bachelors in Education in 1963 and achieved a Masters from Indiana University in 1967. Sally married James J. McKenna, Jr. on October 17, 1964 at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Madison. This happy union of 54 years was blessed with a son, Brian and a daughter, Jennifer. Sally began her career as an English teacher in Madison at both the Junior High and High Schools. From there, she also taught in Brownstown and Medora in Jackson County and at Cardinal Ritter High School for one year in Indianapolis. After her retirement, her beloved husband Jim endured multiple health challenges, and she cared for him for the last 24 years of his life. She participated in the Jefferson County Retired Teachers Association and the Indiana State Retired Teachers Association. She was a faithful member of the Prince of Peace Catholic Parish and enjoyed helping with the Prince of Peace Ladies Organization. She enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles, being with her family, sports and politics. Sally died on May 3, 2023 at 5:55 a.m. at the River Terrace Health Campus in Madison, Indiana. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute Please Click Here to View the Funeral Service Recording A LOVING FAMILY Sally will be missed by her loving son, Brian P. McKenna and his wife, Angel of Beech Grove, Indiana; her loving daughter, Jennifer McKenna Weinbaum of Atlanta, Georgia; her grandchildren, Kandace, Tiffany, Skylar, Halen, Brendan, McKenna, Celaithia, Ian, Adele, Madelyn; 11-great grandchildren; her sisters, Mary Carol Lorton of Madison, Indiana, Susan Burke of Charlestown, Indiana, Jeanette Hertz of Madison, Indiana; her brother, Michael Scarff and his wife, Nita of Madison, Indiana; her brother in law, Tom F. McKenna and his wife, Mary Ann of Carmel, Indiana; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her father, Glenn Robert Stanner, died September 8, 1940, her mother, Helen Boggess Stanner Scarff Henson, died December 13, 1997, her beloved husband of 54 years, James J. "Jim" McKenna, Jr., died November 18, 2018, her step fathers, J. Richard Scarff, died April 14, 1970, and William C. Henson, died in 1995, her brothers in law, Richard L. Burke, died December 25, 2010 and Donn W. Lorton, died December 19, 2022. MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIALFuneral mass will be conducted Monday, May 8, 2023 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 Sunday, May 7, from 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. and from 9:00 a.m. on Monday, May 8 until the time of service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. THE ROSARYThe Rosary will be prayed on Sunday, May 7 at 7:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Friends of Shawe and Pope John. 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 Place An Online Memorial To send a flower arrangement in memory of Sally G. Stanner McKenna, please click here to visit our sympathy store.