Dorothy C. Englert, 86
Dorothy C. Englert, 86, of St. Anthony, Indiana, passed away at 10:00 p.m., Friday, May 30, 2014 at Scenic Hills Care Center in Ferdinand.
She was born December 8, 1927 in Jasper, Indiana, to Joseph and Rose (Burke) Miller.
Dorothy grew up in Jasper and later moved to St. Anthony where her family had a large strawberry farm.
In 1946 she married Louis G. Englert, and together worked on a dairy farm in Celestine before moving back to St. Anthony.
She worked for Hi-Plex/Styline for 40 years and prior to that worked at General Electric and the Jasper Glove Factory.
Dorothy enjoyed gardening, landscaping, oil painting and planning family gatherings. She was a member of the St. Anthony Catholic Church and Christian Mothers Sodality.
Due to her husband’s service in World War II, Dorothy became an active member of the Jasper V.F.W. Post #673 Women’s Auxiliary and St. Anthony American Legion Post #493 Auxiliary.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, Louis G. Englert, who passed away August 9, 1994; her daughter, Belinda Gehlhausen, who died April 17, 2002; one sister, Geneva Bromm; one brother, Ambrose Miller; and one grandson, Austin Erwin.
She is survived by three sons and two daughter-in-laws, Cyril T. (Shirley) Englert of St. Anthony, Wilfred L. Englert of St. Anthony, and Allen J. (Catherine) Englert of Dale; six daughters and six son-in-laws, Bonnie J. (Russell) Hubert of St. Henry, Donna K. (Greg) Burger of Ft. Branch, Shirley R. (Tim) Hasenour of Jasper, Janice M. (William) Potter of Ferdinand, Julia A. (Randy) Rahman of Mt. Olympus, Ind., and Carmela E. (Don) Chapelle of Versailles, Ky.; her sister-in-law, Virginia Miller of St. Anthony; and by 24 grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren, five great-great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
A Funeral Mass of Resurrection for Dorothy Englert will be held at 1:00 p.m., EST, Tuesday afternoon, June 3, 2014 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in St. Anthony with burial to follow at St. Anthony Cemetery. Father Michael Madden will officiate at the services.
Friends may call for visitation, in celebration of Dorothy’s life, at the Nass & Son Funeral Home in Huntingburg from 2-8 p.m. EDT, on Monday and also from 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m., on Tuesday at the funeral home. A parish rosary will be prayed at 3:00 p.m., on Monday, followed by a St. Anthony American Legion Auxiliary memorial service. Condolences may be shared with the family online at www.nassandson.com.
