Robert Bernard Wingerter, Sr. Obituary (1924 - 2016)

Elizabeth, Indiana Robert B. Wingerter, Sr. 91, passed away on Tuesday, January 05, 2016 at home surrounded by his family. He was born on October 22, 1924, in Menfro, Missouri to the late Anton and Hattie Pecaut Wingerter. Bob was united in marriage to Rita Keeven on January 17, 1948. He was a veteran of the United States Army Air Corps and retired from civil service at the Fort Benjamin Harrison Federal Finance Center in 1979. He was a Boy Scout leader, worked at Sears in the hardware department and was a mainstay at the Animal Hospital of Lanesville. Bob was a member of the St. Mary's Catholic Church in Lanesville, Indiana. His parents along with a sister, Lavella Blessing, preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife of 68 years, Rita Keeven Wingerter and four children: Robert B. (Deborah) Wingerter, Jr., Ronald (Alison) Wingerter, Randall Wingerter, and Rene (Stephen) Wingerter Buchanan, Nine Grandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren. He was a devoted husband and father and spent countless hours with his grandchildren. A funeral mass will be at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 2500 St. Mary's Drive Lanesville, Indiana on Saturday, January 9, 2016 at 10 AM. with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 PM to 8 PM Friday, January 8, 2016 and from 8:30 to 9:30 AM Saturday at Gehlbach & Royse Funeral Home 318 E. Chestnut St. Corydon, Indiana. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mary's Catholic Church; Mass of the Air, 508 Breckenridge Lane, Louisville, Kentucky, 40207; or to Hosparus of Southern Indiana, 502 Hausfeldt Lane, New Albany, Indiana 47150, Visitation: 4PM to 8 PM Friday, January 8, 2016 and 8:30 to 9:30 Saturday At Gehlbach & Royse Funeral Home in Corydon, Indiana Funeral: 10 AM Saturday, January 9, 2016 at St. Mary\'s Catholic Church in Lanesville, Indiana Interment: St. Mary\'s Catholic Cemetery in Lanesville, Indiana