Jennie Sue Weintraut, 81, of Mt. Vernon, passed away Monday, January 20, 2014 at the VNA Charlier Hospice Center in Evansville. She was born July 24, 1932 in Mt. Vernon, IN to Jack and Bertha (York) Fuelling. Susie graduated from Deaconess School of Nursing in 1953. She started as a nurse with Dr. Oliphant, was a registered nurse at Deaconess Hospital, worked at Evansville Internal Medicine Specialist, and was a school nurse. Susie was a member of St. Matthew’s Catholic Church, Deaconess School of Nursing Alumni, Alexandrian Friends of the Library, and a Cub and Girl Scout Leader. She was a volunteer librarian and volunteered at Women, Infants, and Children. Susie was a loving mother, grandmother, and nurse to all.
She was preceded in death by her parents and husband Joseph Weintraut.
Susie is survived by her daughters, Jody (Mike) Pfister of Mt. Vernon and Betsy (Greg) Pyle of Austin, TX; sons, Matt Weintraut and Carol Mackey of Evansville, Mark (Mary) Weintraut of Mt. Vernon and John Weintraut of Mt. Vernon; five grandchildren, Katie and Madison Weintraut, Daniel and Jennie Pyle, and Luke Weintraut; seven step grandchildren, Michael Pfister, Julia Cox, Tara Pfister, Jamie Pfister, Amanda Mackey, Adam and Nicholas Miller, and nieces and nephews.
Memorial service will be held at 5:00 pm Friday, January 24, 2014 at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church 421 Mulberry Street Mt. Vernon with Fr. James Sauer officiating.
Visitation will be from 3:00 pm until 5:00 pm service time on Friday at the church.
The family would like to extend a special thanks to Dr. Wm. Hardesty, Dr. Anthony Stephens and the staff at the VNA Charlier Hospice Center.