Betty Mae Caldemeyer, 86, of Stendal

Betty Mae Caldemeyer, 86, of Stendal, passed away at 12:40 p.m. on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper.

She was born September 11, 1930, in Flat Rock, Ill., to James and Lorene (Preston) Blount. She married Norman F. Caldemeyer on August 30, 1952, in Stendal.

Betty was a homemaker, a member of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Stendal and enjoyed quilting and crocheting.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Norman F. Caldemeyer, who died August 14, 2015; one brother, James Blount, Jr.; and one sister, JoAnn Goodrum.

Betty is survived by eight children, Brenda (Jerry) Houchin, Sharon (Jim) Roettger, Gary (Karen) Caldemeyer, Rita (Mark) Williams and William (Jolene) Caldemeyer all of Stendal, Larry (Denise) Caldemeyer of Lynnville, Karen (Rodney) Dixon of Winslow and Kutina (Albert) Kline of Holland; four siblings, Jean Eckert of Birdseye, Carolyn Parks of Boonville, Jerry Blount of Velpen and Donald Blount of Stendal; by 23 grandchildren, 29 great grandchildren and six great-great grandchildren.

Funeral services for Betty Mae Caldemeyer will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, July 16, 2017, at the Nass & Son Funeral Home in Huntingburg with burial to follow at St. Paul Cemetery located west of Stendal.  Pastor Ed Wicks will officiate at the services.

Friends may call for visitation at the Nass & Son Funeral Home in Huntingburg from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Sunday the day of the funeral. Memorial contributions can be made to St. Peter’s Lutheran Church Memorial Fund.

Condolences may be shared online at www.nassandson.com.