Catherine F. Nordmeyer's Obituary
Catherine F. Nordmeyer, age 88 of Batesville, died Thursday, April 16, 2009, at St. Andrew’s Health Campus. Born October 18, 1920 in Morris, Indiana, she is the daughter of Ida (Nee: Wippel) and Aloys Bischoff. She married Robert Nordmeyer May 5, 1943 at St. Anthony’s Church in Morris and he preceded her in death September 16, 1984. Catherine worked for the Ohio Corp of Engineers for several years before spending one year at St. Louis School and eighteen years with the Batesville Public Schools as a teacher’s aide. She served as rationing officer at Versailles during World War II. She was a member St. Louis Church, the Daughters of Isabella and the Phi Beta Psi Sorority.Catherine will always be remembered as being dignified and elegant. She never went out in public without being properly dressed and groomed, although her daughters teased her about always being in command of her surroundings right up until the time of her death. Growing up during the depression, Catherine was like many women of her of generation, mastering skills to provide for herself and her family. She was an accomplished seamstress and had a green thumb with flowers as well as the large garden she put out until giving it up in recent years. Also an exceptional cook, her daughters recall their favorite meal, which was a roasted leg of lamb on Easter “that was to die for” as well as the wine she and her husband made each year. The girls also liked to tease mom and call her Annie Oakley. During her younger years, Catherine was quite a marksman with a rifle and was able to outshoot her six brothers and most of the other boys from the area. She enjoyed playing bridge and in quieter moments, she liked to go fishing, watch game shows and read. She tended to read books that improved ones’ self and kept well versed with current events locally and globally with the newspaper each day. The girls pointed out that with all of interests she shared; family was always the most significant along with her faith. She is survived by daughters Sr. Maury Nordmeyer O.S.F. of Batesville, Jane O’Grady of Osgood, Indiana; two grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband and parents, she is also preceded in death by sisters Mary Louise Bischoff, Romilda Bischoff and brothers Paul, Robert, Raphael, Cyril, Gerald and Aloys Bischoff. Visitation is Monday, April 20th, from 4-7 p.m. at the funeral home with a rosary service at 4 p.m. and a prayer service conducted by the Daughters of Isabella immediately following. Funeral services are 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 21st, at St. Louis Church with Rev. Dennis Duvelius officiating with burial in the church cemetery. The family requests memorials to St. Rita’s School for the Deaf or St. Elizabeth’s Home.
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