Rita Clare Seng, 91, Jasper

Rita Clare Seng, 91, of Jasper, passed away at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday, February 26, 2019, in Brookside Village in Jasper.

Rita was born in Celestine on May 29, 1927, to Andrew and Clara (Friedman) Merkel. She married Urban H. Seng on August 23, 1949, in St. Celestine Catholic Church, and he preceded her in death on September 30, 1993.

Rita was a homemaker and past member of St. Isidore Parish – St. Raphael’s Catholic Church, current member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Jasper, Indiana, Ladies Sodality,  D of I, and St. Ann’s Society. She enjoyed working with flowers, gardening, cooking, sewing, bird watching, and spending time with family and friends.

She is survived by three daughters, Bonita “Bunnie” Bradley, Marlene Lane, Angie (Jeffrey) Giesler, all of Jasper; three sons, Nicholas (Pat) Seng of Jasper, Tom (Nanette) Seng of Dubois and Vernon Seng of Jasper; 12 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. 

Preceding her in death besides her husband are one daughter, Jacqueline Seng; two sisters, Ardella Matheis and Marcella Matheis; and nine brothers, Ned, Oscar, William, Urban , Albert, Edwin, John, Hialmer and Alfred Merkel.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Rita Clare Seng will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 7, 2019, at St. Raphael’s Catholic Church in Dubois, Indiana, with burial to follow in the church cemetery. A visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. until the 11:00 a.m. service time at the church on Thursday.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Ladies Sodality of St. Raphael’s Catholic Church or to a favorite charity.

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