Residence: Monticello, Indiana
Died: Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Location: 3:40 p.m. Monticello Assisted Living and Healthcare Center, of Monticello, Indiana.
 
 
Age: 71
Date of Birth: Tuesday, August 17, 1937
Birth place:

 

 
Father: Elmer Foege
 
Mother: Isabel Bolin
 
Marital Status:
Resided in: Monticello area for the past several years.
Funeral Date: Friday, March 13, 2009
Funeral Location: 2:30 p.m. at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana
Clergy: Rev. Ashli Cartwright- Peak, of the Oak Grove Church of rural Carroll County, Indiana.
Burial will take place:
In the Oak Grove Cemetery, located in rural Carroll County, Indiana.
Visitation will be:
4:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 12, 2009. at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
Sylvia graduated from Webster Grove High School in St. Louis, Missouri. After graduating from high school she went to Harris Teachers College for two (2) years and then went onto Washington University both in St. Louis, Missouri. In her later years, after getting married and having children, she attended Purdue University. While attending Purdue she worked as a secretary for numerous departments and deans. Sylvia then went to work for Battelle in Columbus, Ohio as the Executive Secretary. She also worked with a sub-contractor during the construction of the Subaru Car Factory in Lafayette, Indiana. At one time Sylvia worked as a secretary at Grissom Air Force Base and also for the U.S. Army. She volunteered for Area Four Hospice. She was also a former member of the Salvation Army, an active member of the Monticello Presbyterian Church of Monticello, and had been attending the Oak Grove Church for the past 3 years with her children. Sylvia sang with the Bach Chorale of Lafayette, Indiana, the Chancel Choir, and Bell Choir both of the Presbyterian Church, of Monticello, Indiana.
Special Services:
Memorial Information: May be given to the Monticello Assisted Living & Healthcare Hospitality and Activity Fund. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Marriage Information: In 1957 she married Hosea McClain in St. Louis, Missouri. Then in 1980, she married John Ehasz in Columbus, Ohio.
Survivors include:
Daughters,Sherrill McClain of Monon, Indiana,Laura (husband Jeff) Bernfield of Monticello, Indiana,Barbara (husband Bret) Rickels of Delphi, Indiana;Son,Matthew McClain of Lafayette, Indiana;Son-In-Law,John Triggol of Indianapolis, Indiana;12 Grandchildren, and 10 Great Grandchildren;Sister,Susanne Robertson of Austin, Texas;Step-Brothers,Gene Fields of Austin, Texas;Robert Fields of Sacramento, California.
Preceded in Death:
Daughter,Linda Triggol;Granddaughter,Jessica Suzanne Bernfield;Step- Mother,Ruth Foege;Step- Father,Norris Fields.
Arrangements by:
Miller-Roscka Funeral Home