Anna Malinda Kern, 90, Jasper

Anna Malinda Kern, 90, of Jasper, formerly of Fulda, died Saturday, April 1, 2017, in Memorial Hospital & Health Care Center, Jasper.

She was born March 2, 1927, in Perry County Indiana to Andrew & Agnes (Zoglman) Sitzman. She was united in marriage to Leo P. Kern on February 15, 1947, in St. Meinrad Archabbey Church. He preceded her in death on October 11, 1988.

Anna was a member of Saint Boniface Parish in Fulda and its Ladies Sodality. She was an active member of the quilting group at Saint Boniface. She was a former regional farm bureau woman’s leader. She was a member of a Tell City square dancing club, a lifetime member of Farm Bureau, the Fulda Sportsman Club and Spencer County Co-Op. She traveled to every state in the U.S and visited Canada and Mexico. She enjoyed quilting, square dancing, crossword puzzles, reading the farmer’s almanac, gardening and canning vegetables and working with flowers.

Surviving are two daughters, Linda Franchville of Tell City and Sandra (Gary) Ward of Santa Claus; two sons, Louis (Karen) Kern of Fulda and Ken (Annette) Kern of Jasper; daughter-in-law, Marilyn Simon of Jasper; 11 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death by two sons, Leroy and Bobby Kern; her parents; a grandson, Aaron Franchville;, one son-in-law, Bud Franchville; three brothers, Roman, Dan and Ronnie Sitzman; and two sisters, Rose Marie Pfieffer and Romilda Oser.

Funeral services for Anna Kern will be held at 10:00 a.m. CDT Wednesday, April 5th in Saint Boniface Catholic Church in Fulda, with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. CDT Tuesday and from 7:00 to 9:30 a.m. CDT Wednesday at Becher Funeral Home in Ferdinand. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Boniface Catholic Church or a favorite charity.

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