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Catherine E. Tenbarge
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Catherine was born on February 13, 1928, in Posey County, Indiana to the late Aloys and Anna (Schenk) Wargel. She was a homemaker and had also worked at Franklin Drug Store and The Donut Bank for many years. She was a devoted and faithful member of St. Boniface Catholic Church, where she volunteered serving bereavement dinners. She enjoyed quilting and made many quilts for the parish, as well as a quilt for each of her grandchildren.
Surviving Catherine are four sons, Gerald "Jerry" Tenbarge, Rick (Genny) Tenbarge, Alan (Kathryn) Tenbarge and Dan Tenbarge; ten grandchildren, Karen (Matt) Bippus, Andy (Bonnie) Tenbarge, Adam (Celia) Tenbarge, Lynn (Travis) Lamkin, Chris Tenbarge, Eric Tenbarge, Laura (Todd) Lafferty, Megan (Mike Osredkar) Tenbarge, Emily Tenbarge and Joe (Cailtin) Tenbarge; Emily and Joe's mother, Carla Tenbarge; two sisters-in-law, Mary Helen Wargel and Susan Wargel; twenty-five great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, Catherine was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Melvin F. Tenbarge in 2010; by a daughter-in-law, Gwen Tenbarge; sisters, Marie Wargel and Esther Seibert and brothers, John, Joseph, Alphonse, Lawrence, Aloysius "Boots", Sylvester "Syl" Wargel.
There will be a Mass of Christian Burial held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, May 15, 2025, at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Rev. Lowell Will officiating. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.
Friends may visit with the family from 9:00 until the time of the Mass on Thursday at St. Boniface Catholic Church, 418 N. Wabash Ave, Evansville, IN 47712.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Fr. Deydier House of Discernment, 2701 W. Franklin Street, Evansville, IN 47712 or to St. Boniface Parish, 1600 Glendale Ave, Evansville, IN 47712.
The Tenbarge family extends a special thank you to Catherine's friends at Solarbron, the Solarbron staff and Dr. Robert Rusche for their kind and compassionate care.
Condolences may be made online at www.pierrefuneralhome.com.
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Gloria Ann Stone
May 15, 2025
I will miss Catherine and her sons who visited her often. I told her she must be loved. I felt she knew she was. The first time I played Clabber here Catherine was my partner. We won the game ? to 0. She was a good player, but so were they. We attended many of the same activities and I considered her my friend, and we greeted each other along with her beautiful sons. It is never too late to make a friend, and for a short while she was my friend. I will miss her and her boys. Love to Catherine and her family,
Gloria Stone, Room 206
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