Mary Leinenbach, 75, Jasper

Mary Leinenbach, 75, of Jasper, passed away at 5:25 a.m. Saturday, April 8, 2017, at Brookside Village Health Care Center in Jasper.

She was born in Owensboro, Kentucky on November 25, in 1941 to Gertrude (O’Brien) Berry. She married Thomas “Bud” Leinenbach on June 15, 1963, in St. Stephens Cathedral in Owensboro, Kentucky.

Mary, a registered nurse, was a graduate of St. Mary’s School of Nursing in Evansville. She had worked for the late Thomas Gootee, MD and later as a volunteer school nurse in Jasper. Her passion was family as well as Irish and German genealogy.  She was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church in Jasper and their Blessed Virgin Sodality.

She is survived by her husband, Thomas “Bud” Leinenbach; daughter, Amy Leinenbach of Jasper; son, Matt Leinenbach (Brandi) of Jasper; grandchildren; Maya Adams (Aaron), Luna Summers, Walker Leinenbach, Christian Leinenbach, Sasha Summers, Emma Leinenbach; great-granddaughter, Fern Summers; sister, Margaret Wiley MD of Indianapolis.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 12, 2017, in Holy Family Catholic Church with burial to follow in Fairview Cemetery in Jasper.

A visitation will be held from 2-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, 2017, at the Becher-Kluesner Downtown Chapel in Jasper. Rosary will be held at 1:45 p.m. Tuesday by the blessed Virgin Sodality at the funeral home.

Condolences may be made at www.becherkluesner.com.