Loretta Jean Eckert, 90, Bardstown

Loretta Jean Eckert, 90, of Bardstown, Ky., formerly of Birdseye, Indiana, passed away at 9:39 a.m. on Thursday, September 19, 2024, at her residence.

She was born November 11, 1933, in Pike County, Indiana, to James R. and Lorene (Preston) Blount.

He was united in marriage to Russell Lee Eckert on October 4, 1957, in Huntingburg. 

Loretta graduated from Stendal High School and worked for 33 and a half years at RCA in Indianapolis, where she retired. 

Loretta loved to read and was a member of the Lighthouse Worship Center in Jasper. 

She was preceded in death by her husband, Russell Lee Eckert, who passed away on March 2, 2011; one daughter, Joyce Ann Smock; and five siblings, James, Jerry and Donald Blount, Betty Caldemeyer and Jo Ann Goodrum.

Loretta is survived by two sons and two daughters-in-law, Robert Lee (Suzanne) Eckert of Jasper and Roger Wayne (Patti) Eckert of Bardstown, Kentucky; one sister, Carolyn Parks of Boonville; by 11 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.

Funeral services for Loretta Jean Eckert will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 21, 2024, at the Nass & Son Funeral Home in Huntingburg, with burial to follow at Birdseye Cemetery in Birdseye, Indiana.

Friends may call for visitation at the Nass & Son Funeral Home from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, the day of the service. 

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