Evansville Courier and Press from Evansville, Indiana (2024)

October 18, 2011

Publication:

Evansville Courier and Pressi

Location:

Evansville, Indiana

Issue Date:

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Page:

6

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6A Tuesday October 18 2011 Evansville courier press Obituaries Obituary Policy The Evansville Courier Press publishes obituaries with basic information at no charge as a public service to the community The free obituaries will consist of name including maiden name age city date of death day place and time of funeral Survivors occupation military service and contributions may be listed as long as the information does not exceed 35 column inches Paid obituaries which allow additional biographical details photographs or other identifying emblems are published according to a fee schedule available from area funeral homes Paid obituaries are written and provided by the families and loved ones of the deceased and the content i reflects the thoughts and values of the bereaved DIRECTORY LOCAL John is survived by his wife of 68 years Emma daughter Pauline Marsh and husband Jim grandchildren James Marsh and wife Jeannie Jason Marsh and wife Kimberly and John Paul Marsh great-grandchildren James Marsh VI Madeline Marsh and Nicholas Marsh Visitation will be from 4 to 8 pm Wednesday October 19 2011 at Ziem-er Funeral Home Central Chapel 626 First Ave Evansville IN 47710 A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 am Thursday October 20 2011 at the funeral home with FT Raymond Brenner officiating Burial will be at St Joseph Cemetery Memorial contributions may be made to the family for Masses in memory of John Condolences may be made to the family online at wwwziemerfuneral homecom Kathleen Winkler 82 Evansville IreiM WHma (Long) Benner 91 Evansville INDIANA Betty Jo Harold (Mohon) Goeltz Frick 85 Evansville 86 Huntingburg Steven Ray Sarah Lnella Hammers loir Osgatharp 35 Evansville 860twell groups for 10 years Betty was a long time member of the North Side Congregational Church Betty is survived by her sons Charles Woods (Jane) of Evans ville and Walter Goeltz Jr (Pam) of Katawa Ky daughter-in-law Mary Goeltz of Mich sisters Bess Gehlhausen (Ber-nie) of Evansville Ind brother-in-law Stanley Stewart of Aydlett NC Donna Morice (Virgil) of Imperial Mo brother Bruce Mohon (Judy) of Marco Island Fla grand children Heather Woods Kate Greer (Terry) Joe Goeltz Matthew Goeltz Diana Rich (Tom) Brad Goeltz (Francine) Mac Goeltz (Lissa) Courtney Strauss (William) and Ali Parisotto and 15 greatgrandchildren Betty was preceded in death by her parents husband of 36 years Walter Goeltz in 2009 sons George Woods in 1990 and Alan Goeltz and a sister Peggy Ann Stewart Funeral services will be held at 1 pm Thursday October 20 201L at Browning Funeral Home 738 Diamond Avenue Evansville IN 4771L with Pastor Daniel Dunivan officiating Burial will be held at Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery Friends may visit from 2 to 8 pm Wednesday October 19 201L at Browning Funeral Home Raymond Schaefer 95 Saint Meinrad PeggyJ Swearer 59 Santa Claus William Unger Jr 80 Tell City Richard Wagner 78 Saint Anthony Jerry Julian 78 Evansville Genevieve A 82 Evansville John Matz 98 Evansville Beverly Schapker 77 Evansville Pearl A Stephens 39 Evansville Mary (French) Taylor 89 Evansville Laverne I Thomas Tiger i Willingham 79 Evansville wood Cemetery Chandler Ind Visitation 10 am until services Full obit on wwwboone funeralhomenet Mary (French) Taylor Evansville Ind Mary (French) Taylor 89 of Evansville passed away Sunday October 16 2011 at her home She ran Auto Service with her husband until her retirement and was a member of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church Mary loved her special neighbor Tom Bergman her Mets Mobility drivers and postal carriers whose care and consideration al- lowed her to keep her independence She was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years Herman Taylor parents Hillary and Louella French brothers William Ray and Conway French and sister Laura Lomanto Mary is survived by her daughter Margaret Whitaker of Evansville special friends Jennifer and Clarence Seibert and several nieces and nephews Visitation will be from 2 to 8 pm Tuesday October 18 2011 at Ziemer Funeral Home North Chapel 6300 First Ave Evansville IN 47710 with a memorial service at 7 pm Visitation will continue from 10:30 until 11 am Wednesday at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church 918 West Mill Rd Evansville IN 47710 A Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 11 am Wednesday October 19 2011 at the church with Fr Paul Ferguson officiating Burial will be at St Joseph Cemetery The family thanks Heritage Hospice and Around the Clock Care for their overwhelming support Memorial contributions may be made to Paralyzed Veterans of America 575 Pennsylvania St Room 328 Indianapolis IN 46204 Condolences may be made to the family online at wwwziemerfuneral homecom Darlene WRford 65Degonia Springs Penny A (Elkins) Wilkerson 52 Petersburg 1 1 Irene Wilma (Long) Benner Evansville Ind Irene Wilma (Long) Benner 91 of Evansville Indiana passed away Sunday October 16 2011 at Riverpointe Health Campus Irene was born in Bel-view Ohio on June 11 1920 to Wilma Olive (Johnson) Long and Albert Patrick Long She graduated from Central High School in 1938 where she sang in the choir Irene worked at several department stores in Evansville including Dress Shop Department Store and Neisners During World War II Irene did work for the American Red Cross In 1947 she married George Benner who had been in her class throughout grade school and high school She was president vice-president district secretary and an active member of Funk-houser Post Ladies Auxiliary for 71 years Together they moved to Los Alamos New Mexico where they lived for 47 years They coowned and operated Clem-ent-Benner Department Store in Los Alamos Irene and George sponsored many sports leagues and bowling teams over the years Also each year she directed several fashion shows in the area After 44 years in New Mexico she was glad to move back to Evansville to reconnect with family and friends but she still missed living in Los Alamos memberships include the Blue Grass United Methodist Church Irene is survived by her husband George Benner of Evansville her sister-in-law Joyce Benner of Evansville nieces and nephews Marilyn Solli-day Delores Rowans Jack Benner Charles Benner (Hattie) Sharon Benner Skip Kunkler (Mary) Randy Benner (Peggy) Susie Atherton Sara Craven (Mike) and Lisa Grimm (Dan) her cousins Mel-va Spicer (Paul) and Bea Gulledge (Robert) numerous great-nieces great-nephews and friends Irene is preceded in death by her parents Wilma Olive and Albert Patrick Long Funeral services will be held 10 am Wednesday October 19 2011 at Browning Funeral Home 738 Diamond Avenue Evansville IN 47711 with Rev Doug Heiman and Rev Reno DeMuth officiating Burial will be held at Sunset Memorial Park Friends may visit from 4 until 7 pm Tuesday October 18 201L at Browning Funeral Home and from 9 am until service time on Wednesday Memorial contributions may be made to Blue Grass UMC 14240 Petersburg Rd Evansville IN 47725 Condolences may be made online at www browningfuneralcom Betty Jo (Motion) Goeltz Evansville Ind Betty Jo (Mohon) Goeltz 85 of Evansville Indiana passed away Monday October 17 2011 at her home Betty was born in Beech Creek Kentucky on March 29 1926 to the late HL and Nannie Jo (Bunch) Mohon She was a devoted mother and grandmother Betty worked as a secretary for the Evansville Printing Corporation for 18 years She volunteered for Meals on Wheels for 25 years and was also active at the Evansville Museum where she was a docent giving historical tours to school KENTUCKY! Roy Andrew Pugh 57 Providence Thomas Gene Westermaa 81 Henderson Martha Whitaker 80 Livermore ILLINOIS! Margaret Josephine Mullinax McGlade 91 Mount Carmel Phyllis Ann Rapp 77 Dahlgren Ida Belle Smock 86 Mount Carmel Genna was a loving wife mother and grandmother Genna enjoyed reading traveling crossword puzzles bingo bowling and playing cards She was a member of St Hospital Auxiliary and the Vanderburgh County Federated Republican Women She was preceded in death by her husband of 24 years Russell Lloyd in 1980 brother Vincent Ra-gunas in 2001 and cousin Dolores Stark in 2009 Genna is survived by her sons Russell Lloyd Jr (Theresa) Michael Lloyd (Stacey) Joel Lloyd (Tina) and Daniel Lloyd (Susan) daughters Hon Mary Margaret Lloyd (Stephen Parkinson) and Julie Lloyd Abushalback (Sam) grandchildren Russell Lloyd Bailey Lloyd Jennifer Lloyd Hannah and Daniel Lloyd Lydia and Thomas Parkinson Sarah VanVorst (John) and Grace Laith and Mia Abushalback great-grandson William Lloyd sister Matilda Rak-lewicz brother Anthony Ragunas (Mary) nieces and nephews A Funeral Mass will be 11 am Thursday October 20 2011 at Good Shepherd Catholic Church 2301 North Stockwell Roady officiated by Fr Ted Tempel Fr Bernard Etienne and Fr Zach Etienne with burial in St Joseph Catholic Cemetery Friends may visit Wednesday from noon until 8 pm at Alexander East Chapel 2115 Lincoln Avenue and Thursday from 9 am until service time at the church Genna was very generous throughout her life with many charities and contributions In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to a favorite charity in her name Condolences may be made online at www AlexanderEastChapel com JohnTMatz Evansville Ind John Matz 98 of Evansville passed away Saturday October 15 2011 at his home He was employed at Servel and retired as a carpenter and a farmer John was a member of St Catholic Church He was a devoted husband father grandfather and great-grandfather He was preceded in death by his son Thomas A Matz Beverly Schapker Evansville Ind Beverly Schapker 77 of Evansville passed away Monday October 17 201L at St Medical Center Beverly was a super mom grandma and nothing gave her more joy than spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren She also enjoyed spending Tuesdays shopping with her daughters and taking trips with her mother and sisters She was preceded in death by her parents Bernard and Dot Peak and brother Bernard Peak Beverly is survived by her husband of 57 years Carroll "Jug" Schapker daughters Cindy Braun and husband Jim and Karen Will and husband Brian all of Evansville sons Michael Schapker and wife Melanie and Scott Schapker and wife Michele all of Newburgh 10 grandchildren Ryan Clayton Stefanie Courtney Blake Jill Matthew Lindsey AJ and Leslie great-grandchildren Cadence Brayden and Cay-lee sisters Peggy Davis of Conyers Ga Judy Kunkel of Highland 111 Karen Russell of Newburgh Ind and Mary Quirk of Evansville Ind brothers Ken Peak of Newburgh Ind Keith and Tim Peak both of Evansville Visitation 2 to 8 pm Wednesday October 19 2011 at Ziemer Funeral Home East Chapel 800 Hebron Ave Evansville IN 47714 with a memorial service at 7 pm Funeral service 11 am Thursday October 20 2011 at the funeral home with Deacon Tony Schapker officiating Burial will be at St Joseph Cemetery The family would like to thank Dr Anthony Stephens for his loving care both professional and personal The family would also like to thank Vista Care for their wonderful care Memorial contributions may be made to Susan Komen Foundation 4424 Vogel Road Suite 205 Evansville IN 47715 Condolences may be made to the family online at wwwziemerfuneral homecom Pearl A Stephens Evansville Ind Pearl (Anna) Stephens 39 died Sunday She worked at Burger King and Buy-Low She was of the Apostolic faith Surviving are aunts uncles neices and nephews Preceding her were parents Guy and Vickie Stephens Services 1 pm October 18 2011 at Boone Funeral Homes Burial in Green In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Meals on Wheels 1328 Dresden Evansville IN 47710 or to your favorite charity The family would like to extend a special thank you to Dr Ahmed Dr Mehrzad the staff of Deaconess Hospice and Home Instead for all of their loving care Condolences may be made online at www browningfuneralcom Steven Ray Hammers Evansville Ind Steven Ray Hammers 35 of Evansville passed away Saturday October 15 2011 at home He was born November 7 1975 in Evansville Steven was a graduate of Castle High School and worked at Pat Coslett JB Jones Lewis Bakery and Ameriqual He loved his family and hanging out with friends Steven is survived by his father Ray Hammers of Kentucky mother Evelyn Yelverton and Al of Evansville daughters Kali Crowley of Chandler and Natalie Hammers of Evansville sisters Deborah Roy Teresa Vincent and Vicki Barnes all of Evansville nieces and nephews Kenny and Danny Baker Kendra Baker Alisha Barnes Jessi Barnes and Andrea Conder Services will be 6 pm Wednesday October 19 2011 at Alexander East Chapel officiated by Rev Bob Helms Friends may visit Wednesday from 3 to 6 pm at the funeral home Memorial contributions may be made to Hemophilia of Indiana Inc 5172 East 6th Street Suite 105 Indianapolis IN 46220 Condolences may be made online at wwwAlexan derEastChapelcom Jerry Julian Evansville Ind Jerry Julian 78 of Evansville passed away Sunday October 16 2011 He was born October 13 1933 in Evansville He retired from Bristol Myers (Mead Johnson) after 38 years held various management positions most recently director of operation services in Wallingford Conn He enjoyed golf and reading He was a member of Grace Baptist Church and of the Ambassadors Class and Past-Master of Evansville Masonic Lodge 64 Jerry was preceded in death by his parents James and Selma Julian He is survived by his wife of 28 years Martha Julian sons Tim Julian (Pam) of Evansville and Eric Julian of Indianapolis two step-children Lisa Kempf (Lindsey) of Wadesville and Anthony Kemp of Ariz seven grandchildren Nick iy-ler and Alexandria Julian Lauren Alex and Aaron Kempf add Austin Kemp brothers Donald Julian (Martha) of Evansville and James Julian (Carol) of Vacaville Calif and Lawrence Julian of Indianapolis Services will be 10 am Thursday October 20 2011 at Alexander West Chapel officiated by Rev Dale Maddux with burial at Townsend Cemetery in Dixon Ky Friends may visit from 2 to 8 pm Wednesday October 19 2011 at the funeral home The family would like to thank VNA Hospice for their wonderful care especially John from Home Care and Sharon and Mary from VNA Memorial Contributions may be made to Grace Baptist Church 1200 Gavin Evansville IN 4771L Condolences may be made online at wwwAl exanderWestChapelcom Genevieve A Lloyd Evansville Ind -evieve A Lloyd 82 of Evansville passed away Monday October 17 2011 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital She was born May 5 1929 in Plymouth Pa to Michael and Mary (Zelinsky) Ra-gunas Genna retired from the Vanderburgh County Voters Registration where she was Deputy Clerk for 19 years Prior to that she owned Nails Plus Salon She was an Honors graduate at Plymouth High School in Pennsylvania and a member of Good Shepherd Catholic Church She was First Lady from 1972 to 1980 while her husband Russell Lloyd served as Mayor She held her family together after her untimely death Laverne Thomas Willingham Evansville Ind Laverne Thomas Willingham 79 of Evansville passed away peacefully in his sleep Monday October 17 2011 at his residence Tiger was bom in Evansville on August 2 1932 to Helen (Ashworth) and Henry Willingham He retired in 1997 after 40 years of service at Whirlpool Corporation Tiger served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict from 1952 to 1956 and was a lifetime member of VFW Post 1114 The highlight of his retirement years were spent following the activities of his grandchildren Tiger is survived by his son Henry Willingham and his wife Joyce of Evansville daughter Ginger Willingham of Rutherfordton NC grandsons Lane Willingham of Evansville and Benjamin Willingham of Charlotte NC granddaughters Ashly Morris and Lesli Willingham both of Evansville and great-granddaughter Elis-sa Morris Friends and family will gather at 9:30 am on Wednesday October 19 2011 at Browning Funeral Home for a procession to his graveside service at Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery where the Retired Veterans Memorial Sm0MTUAMES7A.

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