Betty Jane Hahn

Betty Jane Hahn, age 92, of Evansville, passed away Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at her home surrounded by family. Betty was born December 17, 1928 in South Bend, IN to the late Darwin and Lucille (Musselman) Todd. She lived in Decker, Indiana until moving to Evansville with her family in 1938. She attended Stringtown Grade School and was a 1946 graduate of FJ Reitz High School and served on the committee to help organize class reunions. Betty loved dancing, bowling, swimming and playing baseball in her youth. At the request of her gym teacher at Reitz, she assisted in teaching the fun things her dad had taught her about sports. In 1947, Betty married Orval Hahn. She stayed home to take care of her children until 1966 when the children started to go away to college. She then went to work at Peyronnin Construction in accounting and computing and held that job for 23 years. Her experience there turned her into a computer geek thinking of ways to make computing fun. She enjoyed working with photo shop to enhance pictures to make greeting cards. Betty had many interests and hobbies throughout her 72 years of marriage to Orval. She loved working crossword puzzles and Sudoko; she was an avid reader of history and historical fiction books. She taught herself to read Spanish, reading almost exclusively in that language for five years. She served as President of the Union Township PTA and was President of the Home Demonstration Club. She was a member of St. Paul’s UCC for many years, serving as the first woman Treasurer of the church. She also served on the Church Council and Pastor Search Committee at St. Paul’s. She was a volunteer for the Headstart Program and helped in the literacy program. Betty loved to be with her grandchildren; teaching them to swim, bowl, ride their bikes and play baseball; remembering how her own father taught her to love these things. Betty was a member of the Westwood Garden Club serving as Treasurer, Photographer and yearbook designer for the club. She enjoyed photography for many years and served as the photographer for Salem Heusler UCC and also as the financial secretary for the church. She helped design and photograph church activities for two church directories. She was an Advanced Master Gardener and for her required project she landscaped the church grounds at Salem UCC. She was known for her coconut cream pies at the Salem Sausage Supper. She enjoyed feeding wild birds and trying to attract them with the foods they liked so she could identify them up close. The Hahn home was always open for her children’s friends. Betty helped organize after prom parties and enjoyed having friends hang out at the house. She also loved to play bridge and was a member of the Evansville Duplicate Bridge Club, where she was named Golden Age Master. She helped there in teaching the game of Bridge for five years. Surviving Betty are a daughter and son-in-law, Janet and Dr. Rodney Leibring; daughter-in-law, Donna Hahn; grandchildren, Ryan (Dr. Jill Goedde) Leibring, Nicholas Hahn and Nicole (Dan) Hoffman; great grandchildren, Noah and Allison Hoffman; sisters-in-law, Verna Hudson and Mildred (Jim) Montgomery and two nieces, Janie (Bob) Cummings and Judy (Robin) Fluty. In addition to her parents, Betty was preceded in death by her husband of 72 years, Orval Hahn in 2020; by a son Randall Keith “Randy” Hahn and by a sister, Carol Goodson. Funeral services for Betty will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, October 30, 2021 at Salem Heusler UCC, Pastor Al Schmitz officiating. Private burial will take place at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Friends may visit with the family from 3:00 until 7:00 PM on Friday at Pierre Funeral Home, 2601 W. Franklin Street and from 9:30 AM until service time on Saturday at Salem Heusler UCC, 11325 Lower Mt. Vernon Road. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Randall Hahn FJ Reitz Wrestling Scholarship; to the Evansville Duplicate Bridge Club or to Salem Heusler UCC. Condolences may be made online at www.pierrefuneralhome.com.

Betty Jane Hahn

December 17, 1928 - October 26, 2021