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Harriet Jane (Hoffman) Batman 83 of Indianapolis passed away Saturday Dec 21, 2019. Harriet was born on January 09, 1936 in Danville, IL to Howard and Opal Irene (Monk) Hoffman and her stepfather Lorn Lamar “Bussy” Ingle. She married Wilbur Dean Batman in 1953 who earned his wings in 2013. Before he took off, together they enjoyed their kids, granddaughters, GREAT grandsons, family from Illinois, friends, the “lunch bunch”, traveling, beach vacations, boating, flying and making incredible memories.

Harriet was a member of the Westview Christian Church. She was retired from the Indianapolis Public School System where she worked in food service at school #107 and school #90. She was a beloved Colts fan, IU fan, Wheel of Fortune watcher (do NOT call her at 7pm), and recently became an avid golf enthusiast. Calling will be held on Friday December 27, 2019 at Flanner Buchanan-Speedway from 4 to 8 pm, then on Saturday December 28, 2019 from 10 am to service time at 11 am. Harriet is survived by her children; Carol Batman (Debbie Mundy), Pamela Batman-Smith, and Kevin (Beth) Batman, her grandchildren; Brittany (Chris) Hammer, Morgan (Tim) Owens, and Lorne Batman and three great grandchildren; Tyler Barnard, Micah Hammer and Oliver Owens. Entombment will be in Crown Hill Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be given to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research or Westview Christian Church. Online condolences and a video tribute may be viewed at Flanner Buchanan.

Harriet had Parkinson’s. The disease changed her. She had always been strong, independent and outgoing. As the disease progressed she became unsteady & stiff in movement, reducing the size of her world and making her dependent which she abhorred. The disease took a woman with many kind words to share into someone who receded from the world, struggling with speech. Her beautiful handwriting was taken. However Parkinson’s could not and did not take her love. Love for Dean, kids & their spouses, granddaughters, GREAT grandsons, her friends, her family in Illinois, Wheel of Fortune, playing cards and the pets. All the pets. Any pet.

Finally she has shed the constraints Parkinson’s had clasped around her & for that we are grateful. But the hell she went through the last few years of her life was cruel & our dream is that Parkinson’s is eradicated or at least, minimized.