A. Louise Jerger, 81, Jasper

A. Louise Jerger, 81, of Jasper, passed away at 12:21 p.m. on Wednesday, February 3, 2021, at Brookside Village in Jasper.   

Louise was born in Jasper on July 8, 1939, to Arnold and Anita (Herbig) Jerger.   

She was a 1957 Jasper High School graduate and received her nursing degree from St. Mary’s School of Nursing in Evansville in 1960. In 1963, she received her license as a certified registered nurse and anesthetist at St. John’s Hospital Springfield School of anesthesia. She worked at hospitals including, St. Elizabeth Hospital in Belleville, Illinois, St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Illinois and retired from Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper, Indiana as a nurse anesthetist.  

Louise is a member of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists and the Indiana Association of Nurse Anesthetists.  

She was a Little Company of Mary Associate. She received the Memorial Hospital Little Company of Mary Award in 1996 and the Recognition of Positive Success Award in 2001. She served as a 4-H leader and camp nurse for approximately 10 years.  

Lou will be remembered as the nurse who always prayed with her patients.  

She was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and the Ladies Sodality of Holy Family Catholic Church. 

She is preceded in death by her parents.  

A Mass of Christian Burial for A. Louise Jerger will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 6, 2021, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Jasper, Indiana with burial to follow in Fairview Cemetery.  

A visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. until the 10:00 a.m. Mass time at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church on Saturday.  

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Joseph’s Catholic Church or to a favorite charity.  

Online condolences may be made at www.becherkluesner.com.