Uber

Shirley (Mayer) Uber, 91, passed away in her home in Valparaiso, Ind., on Friday, March 20, 2026.

She was born at home on Sept. 22, 1934, in West Liberty Borough, to John M. Mayer and Sara Elizabeth Mayer. Shirley grew up on a farm in Pennsylvania alongside her sisters, the late Jannet (Robert) McCollum, the late Norma (Wendell) Cooper and her brother, Gary (Mary) Mayer. She attended West Liberty Elementary School (in a one-room schoolhouse), graduated from Slippery Rock High School in 1952, and Butler Business College in 1953.

On June 12, 1956, she married her high school sweetheart, Robert G. Uber. She is survived by her loving children, Sharon (Edward) Coon, Audrey (Daniel) Sullivan and Glenn (Lynn) Uber.

She was a proud grandmother to Robert (Jennie) Coon; David (Rita) Coon; Jenny Coon; Elizabeth Sullivan; and Benjamin, Jonathan and Daniel Uber. Her great-grandchildren are Benaiah, Sharina, Bethany and Cassia Coon.

She and her husband of 70 years enjoyed gardening, canning, camping, supporting numerous missionaries over the year and a mission trip to Bosnia. She made many delicious meals, sewed wonderful clothes and encouraged her children in music. Shirley lived a life defined by her faith, her prayer life, generosity and her deep love for her family.

Visitation is from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, 2026, with the funeral at 6 p.m., at Liberty Bible Church, Chesterton, Ind.

Graveside committal services will be later at Scrubgrass Presbyterian Cemetery, Emlenton, Pa.

Memorial gifts may be made to WorldVenture.com/balassan, where her granddaughter serves.

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