Karlene Beverly Huntley

Karlene Beverly Huntley, 79, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family August 23rd after a year-long battle with cancer. Born in Bloomington on December 6, 1942, to Karl and Helen (McDaniel) Scheibner, she graduated from Bloomington High School in 1960 and married husband Rex on July 12, 1963. Karlene completed her physical-therapy degree from Indiana University in 1964 and spent the next few years completely dedicated to raising her children, Kevin and Jacque. She then successfully balanced her passions of work and family as she directed the Orthopedic and Physical Therapy Center for 25 years and finished a satisfying, rewarding career at Bloomington Hospital in 2009. In her professional career, Karlene’s gentle manner put people at ease, and many became not just patients but lifelong friends. Plagued by pain, patients came from not just the state of Indiana but from around the United States and, in a few cases, other countries for the personalized care only she could provide. She methodically worked out their piercing, often debilitating nerve pain one session at a time, granting them a life free of pain through her groundbreaking “snapping” technique, which she outlined in detail in her informative, thought-provoking 2013 book, Unlocking Pathways of Pain. In her life, Karlene was a loving wife, nurturing mother, and trusted friend who always put others before herself. Family was always her main priority and she, Rex, and Jacque poured themselves into Kevin’s championship sprint-car driving career, traveling across the Midwest in their motorhome in the 1980s and ‘90s and having the time of their lives. Karlene is survived by husband Rex, daughter Jacque, daughter-in-law Lisa, son-in-law Todd, sister Pamela (Bob), nieces Jill (Curt) and Gina, nephew Jared, granddaughter Danielle, and great nieces Kaytlin and Grace. She was preceded in death by son Kevin, parents Karl and Helen, and infant daughter Gina Monzella. Services will be 6:00pm Monday, Aug. 29 at the Allen Funeral Home, 4155 South Old State Road 37 in Bloomington, with Pastor Troy Borst officiating. Visitation will be 4:00pm until service time Monday. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Monroe County Humane Association. Online condolences, photos and memories may be shared with family and friends at www.allencares.com

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Karlene Beverly Huntley

December 6, 1942 - August 23, 2022