Dorothy Jane Shireman

March 21, 1926 - January 12, 2020

Dorothy Jane Shireman, 93, died at 11:18 p.m. January 12, 2020, at the home of her son, John, surrounded with the love of her family. Dorothy was born March 21, 1926, in Columbus, the daughter of Glen Scott Setser and Inez E. Mengler Setser. She married her high school sweetheart, Wendel E. Shireman, October 6, 1946. He preceded her in death, December, 4, 2009. She was a lifelong Lutheran and a member of the First Lutheran Church, Columbus Grange and the Bartholomew County Extension Homemakers. She worked with her husband at the family farm. She also worked at Reeves Pulley and Trojan Powder Company. The funeral will be at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, January 16, 2020, at Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home with Pastor Larry Isbell officiating. Burial will be at Garland Brook Cemetery. Calling will be from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Wednesday and one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Lutheran Church in memory of Dorothy. Survivors include sons, Steve Shireman, Michael (Brenda) Shireman and John (Joyce) Shireman, all of Columbus; grandchildren, Matt (Cheryl) Shireman, Susan (Zach) Armstrong, Scott (Jeny) Shireman, Jennifer (Jeremy) Kittle, and Glen (Heather) Shireman; great-grandchildren, Clayton Shireman, John Armstrong, Charles Shireman, Emily Shireman, Adam Shireman; great-great-grandchild Rylynn Shireman, and niece, Debbie Finke. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, daughter-in-law, Terrilyn Yeley Shireman; granddaughters, Angela Shireman and Stacy Shireman Stater; sister, Shirley Alvis and nephew, Jeff Alvis. You are invited to view her video tribute, light a virtual candle and send a message to the family via the funeral home website.