| Name |
Sharon Ann Mabee [1] |
| Birth |
11 Dec 1948 |
Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA  [2] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Census |
3 Apr 1950 |
28 Jenny Lane, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana [3] |
- Lawrence J Mabee, Head, White, Male, 32, Married, born in Indiana, Route Salesman, Wholesale Ice Cream
Margaret L Mabee, Wife, White, Female, 34, Married, born in Indiana, parents born in US, completed 12th grade, worked 4 weeks in 1949 earning $230
Sharon A Mabee, Daughter, White, Female, 1, never married, born in Indiana
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| Residence |
1993 |
5414 E 10th Street, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana [4] |
| Witness-Obituary |
11 Mar 2003 |
Indianapolis, Indiana [5] |
- Mary Mabee Lanum Bunn, 50, New Palestine, died March 8, 2003. She was born April 7, 1952 in Indianapolis and was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Margaret Mabee. She married John Bunn on June 3, 1983, he survives. Other survivors include son Michael Lanum, Corydon, IN.; daughter Carolyn Shaw, Indianapolis; three sisters Nancy Meyer Brown, Sharon Mabee Ward, Kathy Mabee; one brother Joseph Mabee; three grandsons Evan Shaw, Corey Dicken and Travis Dicken. Assisted greatly and surrounded by a wide circle of loving friends, in particular Cheryl Dicken, Cindi DeWitt, Susan Murray Cooper, Marsha Ritter, Lois Ann Wright, Lora Mills, Sandra Aspy and Jackie Morice. Mary was a highly recognized business woman in the field of insurance claims. In 1977 she was the first female agent hired in Indiana for Western Southern Life Insurance and the first woman agent nationwide at Western Southern Life to be promoted to management sales force. She was an insurance claims manager at Preferred Risk Insurance from 1981, retiring in 1995. Awards presented to Mary in 1987 were Preferred Risk Adjuster of the Year (first presentation ever given) and Central Indiana Claims Association Adjuster of the Year. Mary's philosophy was "each day was a gift," after and eight year illness. Since 1996, she volunteered at the Wellness Community. She not only participated in but facilitated orientation sessions for newly diagnosed cancer patients. She felt it was very important and hopeful for a newly diagnosed person to meet with a long term survivor. She credited the Wellness Community in maintaining a positive approach to living with hope during a lengthy illness. An advocate for colorectal cancer, she was keynote speaker at the 2000 Colorectal Conference sponsored by the Wellness Community. She won the honor of Volunteer of the Year and appeared in their February 1999 calendar. She was a member of St. John United Church of Christ, Cumberland. The family will receive friends on Friday, March 14 from 3 to 8 p.m. in Moore & Kirk Irvington Chapel. Memorial services will be Saturday, March 15 at 11 a.m. in St. John United Church of Christ, 11000 E. Washington Street, Cumberland, with calling one hour prior to service in the church.
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| Inform-Death |
23 Jun 2004 |
Community Hospital East, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana [6, 7] |
| Witness-Obituary |
26 Jun 2004 |
Indianapolis, Indiana [8] |
- Kathryn E. Mabee age 48, Indianapolis, passed away Wednesday, June 23, 2004. Kathy was born March 5, 1956. She attended St. Mary's Child Center and was a graduate of the John Roberts School in the IPS system. Kathy resided at St. Vincent New Hope and later at the Wildwood Nursing Home. Kathy was an artist, camper and card player. She was preceded in death by her parents Larry & Margaret Mabee; sister Mary Lanum Bunn; great nephew Douglas Mabee; and uncle Mark Mack. She is survived by her sisters: Sharon Mabee-Ward & Nancy Meyer Brown; brother Joseph Mabee; sister-in-law Linda Mabee; brother-in-law John Bunn; nieces & nephews: Michael Lanum, Carolyn Lanum Shaw, Patrick, Katie & Maureen Meyer, Matthew, Christopher, Amanda & Colleen Mabee; great nephew Evan Shaw; great niece Airiana Riccomi Meyer and many, many friends. If friends desire, the family would appreciate memorials in Kathy's name be made to St. Mary's Child Center or St. Vincent New Hope. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home. Prayers Saturday, June 26, at 9:30 a.m. in Moore & Kirk Irvington Chapel, 5342 E. Washington St. followed by Mass of Christian Burial 10 a.m. in Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 7243 E. 10th St. Visitation will be Friday, June 25, from 4 to 8 p.m. in the funeral home. A Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Friday. Interment will be in Washington Park East Cemetery.
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| Reference Number |
33015 |
| Death |
8 Sep 2025 |
Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA |
- https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/sharon-ward-obituary?id=59432499
Sharon Mabee Ward, age 76, passed away peacefully on September 8, 2025.
Sharon was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on December 11, 1948 to Lawrence and Margaret Mabee. Raised on the east side of Indianapolis, she attended Our Lady of Lourdes (grades 1-8) followed by T.C. Howe (9-12). Sharon was a master in the kitchen. Upon graduating high school, she began her career in cooking at Harold's Steer-In and ended it at Community Hospital, over 50 years later.
During her life when visiting friends, doctors, and church members, and at holidays and special occasions, she always brought something homemade from her kitchen. It was filled with love and for people to enjoy. Most notably, she is famous for her banana bread, peanut butter balls, Martha Wolf's chocolate cake, and the family's 100 year old Irish white cake recipe.
Beyond baking she was an entrepreneur. At 40, she started The Magic Touch, a residential cleaning business. It was far from just a cleaning business. When working with her, she sat and listened about your life, she shared food and meals with clients, who often were elderly and appreciated the conversation, and at the end, in addition to a clean house, she left a special note and some candy just to make people's day.
Sharon's kindness and compassion was evident in her actions: the countless times she took friends and family members to doctor appointments, brought food and desserts when needed or most likely just because she felt like it, helping care for Kathy, her sister, when she was in the nursing home as well as providing jobs to numerous family members and friends.
Sharon was a long-time active member of the Tri Chi Sorority and one of her favorite activities was hosting her annual St. Patrick's Day luncheon. The ladies in our family attended their annual Mother Daughter banquet where we enjoyed spending the afternoon together sharing good food and catching up on life.
Sharon was preceded in death by her parents Lawrence and Margaret Mabee, her uncle Mark Mack, her sisters Mary Mabee Lanum Bunn and Kathy Mabee and nephew Douglas Mabee. Sharon is survived by her sister Nancy Meyer-Brown and her children (Pat Meyer, Katie Lory and Maureen Meyer). Her brother Joe and Linda Mabee and their children (Matt Mabee, Chris Mabee, Amanda Mabee and Colleen Locke). Her nephew Michael Lanum and niece Carolyn Shaw and many great nieces and nephews.
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| Person ID |
I32779 |
Maybee Society |
| Last Modified |
20 Sep 2025 |
1948 - 2025 (76 years)
