Louis A. Kaiser

NEW ALBANY KAISER, LOUIS A., 78, died Wednesday, April 23, 2008, at Floyd Memorial Hospital. He was born March 18, 1930, in New Albany, to the late William H. and Mildred Day Kaiser. Louie was retired as vice-president of Kaiser Wholesale, Inc., in New Albany and was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of the Hobart Beach Post #1693 Veterans of Foreign Wars and was a longtime member of the Cardinal Ritter Council #1221 Knights of Columbus, both in New Albany. He was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church. He was preceded in death by a grandson, Theodore Kraft; and a brother, Jack Kaiser. Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Ozetta J. Payne Kaiser; children, Sandy Nance (Steve), of New Albany, IN, Shelly Kraft (Brad), of New Albany, IN, Mike Kaiser (Kim), of Starlight, IN, Mark Kaiser (Amy), of New Albany, IN, Susan Waiz (Rob), of Jeffersonville, IN and Matt Kaiser (Jackie), of New Albany, IN; brothers, William Kaiser (Helen), of New Albany, IN and George Kaiser (Ruth), of New Albany, IN; sisters, Darlene Kaiser, of New Albany, IN and Joyce Krementz (Richard ), of Augusta, GA; and 15 grandchildren: Brian, Craig and Jamie Nance, George, Stephen and Paul Kraft, Annie Kaiser, Patrick, Luke, Kolt and Klay Kaiser, Lena and Robert Waiz, Jackson and Madeline Kaiser . Visitation will be noon - 8 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Saturday at Kraft Funeral Service, 2776 Charlestown Road, New Albany. His funeral Mass will be celebrated 2 p.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 1752 Scheller Lane, New Albany, with entombment to follow at Kraft-Graceland Memorial Park, in New Albany. Expressions of sympathy may go to St. Elizabeth's Regional Maternity Center, 601 E. Market St., New Albany, IN or Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church.