{"id":96753,"date":"2025-11-25T13:57:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T18:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?p=96753"},"modified":"2025-11-25T13:57:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T18:57:38","slug":"sandra-elaine-mcelheny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?p=96753","title":{"rendered":"Sandra Elaine McElheny"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\t\r\njQuery(document).ready(function () {var html = '<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-layout-key=\"-gw-3+1f-3d+2z\" data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\" data-ad-slot=\"5600453644\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\\\/script><\/br>';\r\n    jQuery(html).insertAfter(\".elementor-widget-theme-post-content\");\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\tvar html1 = '<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\" data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\" data-ad-slot=\"9212395598\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\\\/script><\/br>';\r\n    jQuery(html1).insertBefore(\".elementor-element-156402f\");\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/\/pagead\/js\/?client=0531879237494766\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4268950360\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     ().push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n\r\n \n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"246\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/69248c0f4b2dc.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-96754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/69248c0f4b2dc.jpg 246w, https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/69248c0f4b2dc-231x300.jpg 231w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sandra Elaine McElheny, 79, of Peru passed away on Thursday, November 20, 2025 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She was born on November 18, 1946 in Hillsdale, Michigan to Jesse Devoid and Florence Virginia (Slocum) Jackson. On January 31, 1984 Sandra married Stephen \u201cSteve\u201d Jerry McElheny and they shared 41 years of marriage before Steve\u2019s passing on September 29, 2025. Sandra was a homemaker. She was a very sassy storyteller. She was described as being a fantastic grandma who thoroughly enjoyed spending \u201cspa days\u201d with her granddaughters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sandra is survived by her children: Katina Christy of Elwood, Indiana, Jerry (Denise) Carr of Kokomo, Indiana, Roger Carr of Peru, Indiana, Janice (Jerry) Leslie of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Cassie McElheny (husband Robert Tarbox) of New Hampshire, and Carrie (Chris) Munroe of North Carolina. Also surviving are several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, a brother, Thomas (Kathy) Jackson of Osseo, Michigan, and sister Nancy (Earl) Arnold of Sandusky, Ohio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, son Cycrus Christy, brother David Jackson, and sister Sharon Sanford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A graveside service will be held at a later date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arrangements have been entrusted to Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home. Family and friends may sign the online guestbook at www.FlowersLeedyAllen.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flowersleedyallen.com\/obituary\/Sandra-McElheny\/sympathy\">send flowers<\/a>&nbsp;to the family or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flowersleedyallen.com\/obituary\/Sandra-McElheny\/1079912\/memorial-tree\">plant a tree<\/a>&nbsp;in memory of Sandra Elaine McElheny, please&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flowersleedyallen.com\/obituary\/Sandra-McElheny\/sympathy\">visit our floral store.<\/a><\/p>\n\r\n<script  src=\"https:\/\/\/pagead\/js\/?client=0531879237494766\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2870348528\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     ().push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sandra Elaine McElheny, 79, of Peru passed away on Thursday, November 20, 2025 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne. She was born on November 18, 1946 in Hillsdale, Michigan to Jesse Devoid and Florence Virginia (Slocum) Jackson. On January 31, 1984 Sandra married Stephen \u201cSteve\u201d Jerry McElheny and they shared 41 years of &#8230; <a title=\"Sandra Elaine McElheny\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?p=96753\" aria-label=\"Read more about Sandra Elaine McElheny\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[261],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-96753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-obituaries-2"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"Wade Weaver","author_link":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?author=3"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?cat=261\" rel=\"category\">Obituaries2<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"Sandra Elaine McElheny, 79, of Peru passed away on Thursday, November 20, 2025 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne. She was born on November 18, 1946 in Hillsdale, Michigan to Jesse Devoid and Florence Virginia (Slocum) Jackson. On January 31, 1984 Sandra married Stephen \u201cSteve\u201d Jerry McElheny and they shared 41 years of&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96753","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=96753"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96753\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96755,"href":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96753\/revisions\/96755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=96753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=96753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=96753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}