Radius W. Weisman, 75, Jasper

Radius W. Weisman, 75, of Jasper, passed away at 6:38 p.m. on Friday, March 20, 2020, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper.

Radius was born in Boone Township, Indiana, on July 22, 1944, to Alfred and Viola (Thimling) Weisman. He married Rebecca L. Sermersheim on September 27, 1969, in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Jasper. 

Radius was a 1962 graduate of Ireland High School. He then received a bachelor’s degree in agriculture from Purdue University. He was a member of the United States Army National Guard. He retired from the Farm Service Agency, where he had been the executive director. He then worked part-time for Dubois County Soil and Water Conservation Service.

He was a lifelong member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Boone Township, Indiana, the Jasper Rifle and Gun Club, the Fraternal Order of Police, Ireland Sportsman Club, Purdue Alumni Association, and the Purdue Alumni Club of Dubois County, Indiana.

He enjoyed fishing, hunting, playing golf, and playing cards. 

He is survived by his wife, Rebecca L. Weisman of Jasper; two sisters, Marlene (John) Mann of Dubois and Barbara (Jerry) Mosby of Troy; two brothers, Charles (LaVerne) Weisman, Ireland, IN, and David (Susan) Weisman of Boone Township; one brother-in-law, Richard L. (Doris) Sermersheim of Jasper; one sister-in-law, Ruth (Ronald) Bellner of Jasper; several nieces and nephews and great-nieces and nephews. 

Preceding him in death are two brothers, John W. and Martin J. Weisman. 

Private funeral services were held at Becher-Kluesner Funeral Home in Jasper with entombment in the Fairview Cemetery Mausoleum. 

Memorial contributions may be made to St. John’s Lutheran Church or to a favorite charity.

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