Bobby “Bob” Jerome Fenneman, age 83, of Holland, passed away at 10:20 a.m., on Saturday, July 23, 2016, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper.
He was born January 29, 1933, in Holland, Indiana to Arthur Adolph and Mary Gertrude (Kielblock) Fenneman. He married Mary Louise Tanner on June 2, 1956, in Tell City, Indiana. Bob worked at Holland Dairy where he was a truck driver for 38 ½ years. He was a member of the Holland United Methodist Church; Dubois County Masonic Lodge #520 F&AM where he was a 50+ year member and past master; and Scottish Rite Valley of Evansville. He was a veteran of the United States Army. After his retirement, Bob and his wife enjoyed creating 200+ quilt tops yearly which were given to St. James Lutheran Church for the wider Lutheran world relief efforts. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Carmen Fenneman Lucas; two sisters, Cleo Evaskis and Nelta Williams; and one grandson-in-law, Steve Czekalski, who died in June of this year.
He is survived by:
His wife,
Mary Louise Fenneman of Holland, Ind.;
One daughter and son-in-law,
Carol (Mark) Simpson of Ellicott City, Maryland;
Two brothers and two sisters-in-law,
Glen (Stuart Ann) Fenneman of Lee, Florida,
Jerry “Butch” (Ruth) Fenneman of Holland, Ind.;
Two sisters and two brothers-in-law,
Jean (Bernie) Fehribach of Poseyville, Ind.,
Jan (Jerry) Schneider of Holland, Ind.;
and two granddaughters,
Chelsea Czekalski of Grafton, Massachusetts,
Heather Simpson of Columbia, Maryland.
Funeral services for Bobby Jerome Fenneman will be held at 10:00 a.m., E.D.T., on Wednesday, July 27, 2016, at the Nass & Son Funeral Home in Huntingburg with burial to follow at the Holland Methodist Cemetery in Holland, Indiana. Reverend Keith Chanley will officiate at the service.
Friends may call for visitation at the Nass & Son Funeral Home from 2:00-8:00 p.m., on Tuesday. A Masonic vigil service will be held at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, at the funeral home. Condolences may be shared online at: www.nassandson.com.
