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Mary Porter
Mary Eileen Porter, 69, of Evansville, died Wednesday, Oct. 6, 1999, of a heart attack at her home.
She was an active member and eucharistic minister of St. Benedict Cathedral and a member of the Legion of Mary.
Surviving are a son, Bernie of Louisville, Ky.; and three grandchildren, Michelle, Christina and Michael Porter.
Her husband, Gurvice, died in 1972.
Services will be at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at Ziemer Funeral Home East Chapel, continuing at 9 a.m. at St. Benedict Cathedral, the Revs. Harold Hammerstein and Joseph Ziliak officiating, with burial in St. Joseph cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, with a memorial service at 7 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to the church.
Ethelreda Wolff
Ethelreda Wolff, 83, of Union, Ky., formerly of Evansville, died Saturday, Oct. 9, 1999, at Florence Park Care Center in Florence, Ky.
She was a member of Eastern Star and 43-year member of the McCutchanville United Methodist Church.
Surviving are a daughter, Sheila Rae Strahl of Evansville; a son, Robert D. of Union; two sisters, Generose Shanks of Fancy Farm, Ky., and Barbara Rose Chambliss of Seattle; two brothers, James Ollie Vessels of Bryant, Texas, and John Robert Vessels of Fancy Farm; 10 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
Her husband, Robert F., died in 1972.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Boone Funeral Home East Chapel, the Rev. Robert Vester officiating, with burial in Oak Hill cemetery.
Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the church.
Jennifer Smith
Jennifer S. Smith, 28, of Evansville, died Friday, Oct. 8, 1999, at the Columbia Health Care as the result of a stroke.
Surviving are a daughter, Athena Smith of Evansville; her mother, Ellen Sisco of Evansville; three brothers, Brian, Joseph and Roger, all of Evansville; and nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Ziemer Funeral Home Central Chapel; burial is pending.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Norma Orange
Norma Dean Orange, 70, of Evansville, died Thursday, Oct. 7, 1999, at St. Mary’s Hospital of heart complications.
She attended Jesus Is The Word Ministries.
Surviving are three daughters, June Surhkamp and Sharon Hooper, both of Evansville, and Juanita Nichols of Fort Branch, Ind.; four sons, Eugene Higginson of Wadesville, Ind., Calvin Higginson of Evansville and Brian and Robert Orange, both of Harrisburg, Ill.; a sister, Pat Layman of Hommassa, Fla.; a brother, Leonard Reneer of Newport, N.C.; 20 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and five stepgreat-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Calvin H. Higginson, in 1957, and by her second husband, Glenn W. Orange, in 1987.
Services will be at noon Monday at Browning Funeral Home, the Rev. Don Rich officiating, with burial in Antioch cemetery in Cowling, Ill.
Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Alan Conrad
Alan Paul Conrad, 35, of Evansville, died Thursday, Oct. 7, 1999, at Deaconess Hospital of a heart attack.
He was a 1982 graduate of Reitz High School.
He was a firefighter, for the past four years, with the Evansville Fire Department at Hose House #1.
He was formerly an EMT with Mercy Ambulance.
He enjoyed radio-controlled airplanes, fishing, scuba diving, golf and his family.
Surviving are his wife of five years, Diana (Hildebrandt); a daughter, Randi Conrad of Evansville; a stepdaughter, Samantha Evans at home; a son, Cory Alan at home; two sisters, Lynn Champion of Florence, S.C., and Pam Karslake of Rose Hill, Kan.; two brothers, Bill of Robbin Air Force Base, Ga., and Rod of Danville, Ind.; and nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 9 a.m. Monday at Browning Funeral Home, the Rev. Walter Ullman officiating, with burial in Sunset Memorial Park.
Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the trust fund in memory of Alan Conrad through the Evansville Firefighters Federal Credit Union.
Avy Waters
Avy “Dolly” Waters, 77, of Evansville, died Thursday, Oct. 7, 1999, at St. Mary’s Medical Center of kidney failure.
He had owned and operated Waters Garage in Evansville.
He enjoyed fishing and hunting.
He was Protestant.
Surviving are his wife of 57 years, Mary E. (Hall); 10 daughters, Lucille Shehorn of Henderson, Ky., Beverly Carwile, Nancy Smith, Mary Scarbrough, Debbie Huggins, Carla Davis, Carol Morris, Theresa Yingst and Cathy Russell, all of Evansville, and Kelly Jones of Waverly, Tenn.; five sons, Jim, Danny, Perry, Joe and Brent, all of Evansville; a brother, J.P. of Elberfeld, Ind.; 44 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Boone Funeral Home East Chapel, the Rev. C. Marion Brown officiating, with burial in Park Lawn cemetery.
Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today and from 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Elmira Craig
Elmira L. Craig, 77, of Evansville, died Thursday, Oct. 7, 1999, at Deaconess Hospital of cancer.
She attended Reitz High School.
She had worked at Saveway Market, Jerry’s Market and Kroeger.
She was a member of St. Pauls United Church of Christ on West Michigan.
Surviving are two daughters, Jane Hettenbach and Judy Bozeman, both of Evansville; a brother, Marvin “Pete” Fetscher of Evansville; five grandchildren, Jeffrey and Scott Hettenbach, Darla and Danny Bozeman and Debra Deig; eight great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Alexander Funeral Home West Chapel, the Rev. Markus Auffermann officiating, with burial in Locust Hill cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Pauls United Church of Christ on West Michigan.
Alma Southard
Alma Kathryn Southard, 89, of Evansville, died Friday, Oct. 8, 1999, at Woodlands Convalescent Center in Newburgh.
She was a graduate of Reitz High School and a 1932 graduate of Indiana University.
She had worked as a medical assistant and retired in 1976 as office manager of Evansville Surgical Associates.
She was a life member of First Baptist Church and was the first member baptized in the new church on Cherry Street.
She was also a member of Phi Mu Sorority and two-time president of the First District Medical Assistants Association.
Surviving are a cousin and a friend who cared for her, James O. Varner of Avandale, Va., and Joan Whitehead of Otwell.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Boone Funeral Home East Chapel, the Rev. Leonard Harmon officiating, with burial in Oak Hill cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude’s Research Hospital or to the American Heart Association.
Eugene Brickner
Eugene C. Brickner, 72, of Evansville, died Thursday, Oct. 7, 1999, at his home of an apparent heart attack.
He had worked for Whirlpool Corp. as an assembler, retiring in 1992.
He was a member of St. Benedict Cathedral and a former member of the Knights of St. Johns 259 St. Mary’s Commandery.
He was a Korean War Army veteran, serving in the artillery.
Surviving are three daughters, Rita M. Gehlhausen, Ann L. Carter and Jane E. Small, all of Evansville; a son, Patrick J. of Evansville; five grandchildren; and a stepgrandchild.
His wife, Helen, died in 1996.
Services will be at 8:30 a.m. Monday at Ziemer Funeral Home East Chapel, continuing at 9 a.m. at St. Benedict Cathedral, the Rev. Harold Hammerstein officiating, with burial in St. Joseph cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Benedict Cathedral.
