Sheila lived and worked in Indiana until she moved to Vernon County in 1963. She worked at Nellie Don for many years and also Metz School in Metz, MO as a teacher’s aide.
Sheila loved cooking and gardening and spending time in her yard. She never let anyone leave her house hungry.
Sheila was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Betty Joyce Petty; two brothers, David (Sonny) Rife, and Cecil Boyd Rife. She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Ira “Dan” Hogan, Jr. of the home; daughter, Jocelyn Diane Rutledge (Mark Van Doren) of Horton, MO; granddaughter, Maria Rutledge (Rush Wilson) of Springfield; four sisters, Lois Hillenburg of Bedford, IN, Brenda Eads (Burton) of Smithville, IN, Marilyn Martin (Kelsie) of Bedford, IN, Carol Cain of Bloomington, IN; brother, Jack Rife of Indianapolis, IN; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 9, 2021 at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada. Interment will follow in Balltown Cemetery in Horton. The family will receive friends from 5-6:30 p.m. on Wednesday evening at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested in her memory to Balltown Cemetery c/o Ferry Funeral Home
