Virginia G. Heim, 89, Ireland

Virginia G. Heim, 89, of Ireland, passed away at 11:02 a.m. on Sunday, December 10, 2017, at home.

Virginia was born in Litchfield, Ohio, on June 5, 1928, to Victor and Lorena (Zehr) Gehlhausen. She married Edward J. Heim on April 8, 1947, in St. Raphael’s Catholic Church in Dubois, Indiana. He passed away on March 4, 1990.

She was a homemaker and member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Ireland, St. Ann’s Society and the Ireland Sportsman’s Club. She enjoyed quilting, playing cards, fishing, and spending time family and friends.

She is survived by two sons, Doug (Mary) Heim of Evansville and Stan Heim of Ireland; three daughters, Wanda (Gene) Leisman of Schnellville, Marcia (Jim) Zehr of Dubois and Barbara (Don) Kirkwood of Evansville; seven grandchildren, three step-grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, six step-great-grandchildren; two brothers, Arthur Gehlhausen of St. George, Utah and Edgar “Boots” (Dian) Gehlhausen of Dubois.

Preceding her in death besides her husband are three sisters, Janice Gerber, Vera Brown, and Wilda Barnett, and one brother, Kenneth Gehlhausen, who died in infancy.

Funeral services for Virginia G. Heim will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 13, 2017, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Ireland, Indiana, with burial to follow in the church cemetery.

A visitation will be held from 2:00-8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 12, 2017, at the Becher-Kluesner Downtown Chapel in Jasper, Indiana. St. Mary Parish will pray a rosary at 1:45 p.m. at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mary’s Catholic Church Building Fund or to a favorite charity.

Condolences may be made at www.becherkluesner.com.