Kathy Ann Hanna, 71, of Crawfordsville passed away surrounded by her family on Oct. 9, 2024, after a courageous three-year battle with lung cancer.
Born Nov. 14, 1952, at Crawfordsville, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth and Betty (Oppy) Lipp. Kathy was a 1971 graduate of Crawfordsville High School and attended Vincennes University.
Kathy Hanna met the love of her life, Myron Hanna, and they were married April 23, 1983, at First Baptist Church in Crawfordsville. Together they shared 41 years of love, happiness, travel and raising their family.
Kathy worked in the cable television industry for 20 years starting out at Crawfordsville Community Cable and later retiring from Marcus Cable. From 1994 to 2023, she and her husband Myron, owned and operated KAM Graphics and sold high school coffee mugs throughout Indiana and Illinois. In addition, they owned and operated a South Bend Chocolate franchise in Lafayette.
She enjoyed spending time and traveling with her husband, family and friends. While her favorite place was always the beach, she was fortunate enough to have traveled to 40 of the 50 U.S. states, as well, as Canada, Mexico and Europe. Though she has traveled far and wide, Kathy would tell you that her family and friends were always her greatest journey.
Kathy is survived by her loving husband, Myron; her children: Ashley (Jason) Pastore of Crawfordsville, Ross (Leslie) Hanna of Fishers and Evan Hanna of Crawfordsville; four grandchildren, Mason Pastore and Tucker Pastore of Crawfordsville, Theo Hanna and Elle Hanna of Fishers; niece RaeAnn (Greg) Gochenour of Crawfordsville; four nephews, Mark Larew of Crawfordsville, Shawn (Linda) Hanna of San Francisco, California, Chad (Nicole) Hanna of Shirley, Indiana, and Craig (Brenda) Hanna of Santa Cruz, California; as well as four great-nieces and eight great-nephews.
Kathy was preceded in death by parents Kenneth and Betty (Oppy) Lipp and sister Kendra (Lipp) Larew.
Visitation will be held 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 14 at Burkhart Funeral Home. Services will begin at 1 p.m. with Pastor Rod Curran officiating. Burial will follow at the Waynetown Masonic Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Red Cross at redcross.org or Wounded Warrior Project at woundedwarriorproject.org.
