Obituaries

February 8, 1918 to November 30, 2020

WINAMAC - Jessie M. Gourley Reidelbach, 102, of Francesville, passed away Monday, Nov. 30, at Parkview Haven Retirement Home in Francesville.

She was born Feb. 8, 1918, in East St. Louis, IL to the late Jesse and Rosa Mary Mitchell Gourley. She spent her youth in Hammond. On June 1, 1940, she married Walter V. Reidelbach. He passed away Sept. 18, 1992.

She is survived by:
Joseph P. Reidelbach, Greenwood, IN Son
3 Grandchildren
12 Great Grandchildren

Preceded in death by:
Michael Reidelbach, Son
Timothy Reidelbach, Son
Mildred Adelsperger, Sister
Robert Gourley, Brother

Mrs. Reidelbach was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Pulaski. She was a homemaker, and when she was in her 60s, she got a job at Harvey Restaurant in Logansport. At age 82, she was the author of Ring Around the Rosie, a book she wrote about her life growing up.

A private graveside service and burial will be at Elmwood Cemetery in Hammond.

Memorial donations may be offered to Parkview Haven Retirement Home.

Online tributes may be offered at www.frainmortuary.com.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Frain Mortuary in Winamac.