Obituary for Dorothy Niehaus
Dorothy was born January 17, 1930 in Mt. Vernon, IN to the late William and Christene (Renschler) Uebelhack. She graduated from Mt. Vernon High School and soon after went to work at the Posey County Bank in Mt. Vernon. She and her late husband, Earl E. Niehaus, were married in 1951. Earl was without a doubt the love of her life. Dorothy devoted her life to being a Christian, a homemaker and a mother. She and Earl celebrated 60 years of marriage before his death in 2011.
Surviving Dorothy are her two children, Marcia (Phillip) Tyson of Canton, GA and Michael Niehaus of Evansville; three grandchildren, Carly Niehaus, Addison (Daniel) Gomez and Carter Niehaus; a great grandson, Gideon Gomez and a sister, Esther (Paul) Saltzman of Mt. Vernon.
In addition to her parents and husband, Dorothy was preceded in death by twin sisters, Irene (Bob) Oeth and Lorene (Max) Mahrenholz.
Dorothy especially enjoyed cooking and was a member of Today’s Home Economics Club for many years. She was awarded the Homemaker of the Year Award by the Posey County Home Extension Office. Dorothy was a past member of the Posey County Rural Youth Organization, Business & Professional Women Organization and Epsilon Alpha Sorority. She was a member of Zion Lippe United Church of Christ, where she taught Sunday School for 40 years and was a 30-year member of the Women’s Guild at Zion and Evansville Tri-State Women’s UCC Association. Dorothy was a spiritual woman and was involved in many church activities over the years. She was active in the Marrs School Burgoo, Marrs School PTA and was a Marrs School homeroom mother for both of her children. She and Earl enjoyed many Saturday nights dancing with their friends. In later years, she enjoyed watching the St. Louis Cardinals on television. Dorothy will be greatly missed by her family, friends and all who knew her.
Funeral services for Dorothy will be held at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at Zion Lippe UCC, Rev. Jeff Long officiating. Burial will follow in the Zion Lippe Church cemetery.
Friends may visit with the family from 3:00 until 7:00 PM on Monday at Pierre Funeral Home, 2601 W. Franklin Street.
Memorial contributions may be made to Zion Lippe United Church of Christ, 9000 Copperline Road, Mt. Vernon, IN 47620.
The family would like to extend a heart felt thank you to the caring employees of West River Health Campus as well as Heritage Hospice for their compassionate care.
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