Garold R. Bolden, 75

Garold R. Bolden, 75, of Jasper, Indiana, passed away at 2:40 p.m. on Thursday (December 25, 2014) at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Oakland City, Indiana.

Garold was born in Birdseye, Indiana on November 18, 1939 to Lloyd and Irene (Sanders) Bolden. He married Judith Beckman on June 3, 1961 in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Jasper.

Garold was a graduate of Birdseye High School.

Garold retired from J.H. Rudolph and Co., Inc. where he had worked doing asphalt construction for over 30 years.

He was a member of Precious Blood Catholic Church and a past member of the Jasper Outdoor Recreation. He was also an IHSAA registered official.

He enjoyed fishing, camping, playing horseshoes, mushroom hunting, bowling, and golfing. He was also an avid sports fan, and enjoyed watching St. Louis Cardinal’s baseball.

He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Judy Bolden of Jasper; three daughters, Rachelle “Shelley” Burke, and her husband, Kevin, of Santa Claus, Jennifer Puttman, and her husband, Rodney “Yogi”, of Evansville, and Cathie Fromme, and her husband, Scott, of Jasper; 9 grandchildren, Gavin and Branden Burke, Emily Cosby, Katie, Tucker, and Zach Puttman, and Logan, Mariah, and Jada Fromme; 4 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Imelda Williams of Jasper and Margie Leonard of Birdseye; one brother, Harold Bolden, and his wife, Edna, of Birdseye; two half-sisters, Sherry Dollar, and her husband, Larry, of Avon and Shelley Cummins of Corydon; two stepsisters, Bonnie Houpt of Brownsburg and Brenda Waddle of Indianapolis; one stepbrother, Randall Jackson of Mechanicsburg, Penn.; several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services for Garold R. Bolden will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 3, 2015, at Precious Blood Catholic Church with entombment to follow in the Fairview Cemetery Mausoleum.

Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. until the 11:00 a.m. service time at the church.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Precious Blood Catholic Church, St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital or to a favorite charity.

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