COLUMBUS
Charlene K. Shoultz, a resident of Columbus, Indiana passed from this life at 6:40 a.m. Thursday, July 4, 2024, at Signature Healthcare of Portland in Portland, Tennessee, at the age of 78.
Mrs. Shoultz was born in Indianapolis, July 17, 1945, the loving daughter of Ralph M. and Goldie D. Kinder Greene. She was the wife of Haskell Junior Shoultz, to whom she was married to for 58 years from August 7, 1964 until his death September 2, 2022.
Mrs. Shoultz received her nursing degree from Marian University in Indianapolis. For over 45 years, she served Bartholomew County as a registered nurse at the Bartholomew County Hospital and later at Columbus Regional Hospital.
She was a faithful member of Garden City Christian Church where she had worked in the church office and she was involved in the Clothing Ministry and teen programming. She was also an active member of Mill Race Center where she could often be found playing Bingo. She cherished the time she spent with her grandkids and she enjoyed fishing and knitting.
Surviving to cherish her life are her sons, Michael (Shannon) Shoultz of Portland, Tennessee and Mark Shoultz of Columbus; grandchildren, Caleb (Nikki) Shoultz of Longmont, Colorado, Benjamin Shoultz of Columbus and Bailey Shoultz of Columbus; and great-grandchildren, Kaitlynn Hawk, Kane Allred, Zoey Shoultz and Jaxson Shoultz.
Mrs. Shoultz was preceded in death by her parents; her loving husband; and children, Matthew Shoultz and Mary Christina Shoultz.
The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 12, 2024, at Garden City Christian Church; Brian Gilroy and the Reverend Doug Shoultz will officiate. Family and friends may gather for visitation from 10 a.m. until service time Friday at the church.
The committal service will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Lincoln Memory Gardens in Whitestown, Indiana. In memory of Mrs. Shoultz, memorial contributions may be made to the donor’s choice of charities.
Arrangements were entrusted to Barkes, Weaver &Glick Funeral Home.
Condolences and special memories may be sent to the Shoultz family and a video tribute may be seen at barkesweaverglick.com.
