Karrah L. Teruya

Karrah Leigh (Fidler) Teruya, 36, passed away in the early hours of August 14, 2025, at IU Health University Hospital, surrounded by loved ones.

 Karrah was born at Goshen Hospital on May 12, 1989, to Jim and Denise Fidler. She was the oldest of five children. On September 13, 2014, she married Micah Nathanael Teruya. Surviving are her husband, Micah; her brother, Seth (Lindsey) Fidler; her sisters, Makayla Fidler and Tressa (Brandon) Reinholt; and her parents, Jim Fidler and Denise (Shavinski) Fidler. Her brother, Harrison Paul Fidler, preceded her in death in 2009. 

After high school, Karrah graduated from California State University, Northridge, and quickly earned her certificate from Ace Culinary Academy. Shortly after moving back to Indiana with her husband, she became a certified Level II sommelier.

In 2018, she was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. She fought through several relapses and survived a bone marrow transplant during those seven years. However, she never let it stop her. With unending determination, she earned a master’s degree in health administration from Purdue University and her Sattva Vinyasa 200hr yoga certification while still undergoing treatment.

Karrah lived her life with awe-inspiring fortitude and sought out every possible adventure. She loved with her whole heart and never turned down the chance to grow and better herself. She treated every challenge as an opportunity to learn and to share her story with those she loved and everyone she met. She never faced an obstacle she allowed to hold her back. Her indomitable spirit lives on in those she loved. To have known her was to have been blessed.

A celebration of life will be held at 4:00 p.m. on September 27, 2025, at Herr Pond, 7813 E 800 N, Syracuse, IN 46567. Arrangements are entrusted to Titus Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 1001 S. Huntington Street, Syracuse, IN 46567.