Marcella "Sally" Paradeis Staley
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Mrs. Marcella M. "Sally" Paradeis Staley, age 97, of Madison, Indiana entered this life on June 5, 1923 in Epiphany, South Dakota. She was the loving daughter of the late Walter W. and Gertrude A. Klinkhammer Paradeis. She attended St. Mary's Catholic School in Epiphany and was baptized at Holy Three Kings Catholic Church. Sally was united in marriage to John Francis Staley in Hanson, South Dakota on November 15, 1947. This happy union of 52 years was blessed with a son, Donald. Sally and John lived in Igloo, South Dakota where he worked for the Black Hills Ordinance Depot. They moved to Madison, Indiana in 1967 where John worked as a Comptroller at Jefferson Proving Ground. Sally was very involved in her community and a faithful member of the Prince of Peace Catholic Church. She enjoyed helping with various committees at church. Sally died on Friday, May 28, 2021 at her son's home in Indianapolis, Indiana. Sally will be missed by her loving son Donald Staley of Indianapolis, Indiana; her loving grandson Owen Staley and his wife Camille of Athens, Georgia; her loving grandson Samuel Staley and his wife Aeryal of Athens, Georgia; her great grandchildren Sydney, Fred, Emma and Noah; her sister Eileen Bedell of Littleton, Colorado; her sister in law Mary Paradeis of Mitchell, South Dakota; her nieces, nephews and other relatives; and her former daughter in law, Susan Staley of Bowman, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her father Walter W. Paradeis, died August 5, 1968; her mother Gertrude A. Klinkhammer Paradeis, died May 13, 1981; her husband of 52 years John Francis Staley, died October 23, 1999; her brother Francis Leo "Fritz" Paradeis, died September 9, 1989 and his wife Shirley, died August 26, 2006; her brother Gerald Lawrence Paradeis, died July 21, 2002 and his wife Virginia, died March 12, 2012; her brother Eugene "Gene" Paradeis, died February 23, 2006; her sister Rose Marie Paradeis Welchert, died July 23, 2020 and her husband Theodore, died February 2, 2013; her sister in law Florence Fay Staley Gassman, died February 12, 2013, and her husband, Myron Cyril, died June 5, 2015; and her sister in law Dorene May Staley Zieman, died August 30, 2015 and her husband Zane, died January 26, 2009. Funeral Mass will be conducted Friday, June 4, 2021, at 11:00 a.m., by Father Christopher A. Craig at the St. Patrick Catholic Chapel, 305 West State Street in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow at a later date at the Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, South Dakota. Visitation: Thursday from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. and Friday from 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. The Rosary will be prayed on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Friends of Shawe and Pope John. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com