Harold Weinzapfel

Harold Theodore Weinzapfel was the eldest of seven children, born on August 28, 1935 and died peacefully on May 18, 2013 with his family surrounding him. Mr. Weinzapfel was a lifelong resident of Saint Philip, Indiana, where he was a community leader and a founding member of the Marrs Township Volunteer Fire Department in 1962. He was a co-chairman of the building committee, which culminated in the new Saint Philip Catholic Church building in 2000. He was a lifelong member of the Saint Philip Men’s Club and the Saint Philip Conservation Club. As a young man, Harold enjoyed playing and coaching Double I League Baseball. He continued to be a lifelong Cardinals fan, and was cheered by a Cards win even during his illness. Weinzapfel was an avid hunter and fisherman. For nearly forty years, his brothers, son, nephews, and friends went on an annual pheasant hunting trip to Kansas, as well as a spring fishing weekend in southern Indiana. Farming traditions carried Harold through his life – from splitting wood in the winter to finding morels in spring to harvesting soybeans in the fall. He was a successful and respected farmer; from a life lived on the land which his forebears had owned for 160 years. Surviving Mr. Weinzapfel are his wife of 57 years, Roselle (Roy) Weinzapfel, a daughter Connie Weinzapfel, a son Stan G. Weinzapfel (Tami Smith) of Terre Haute, and his grandson Andrei Parrent, with whom he enjoyed much time on the farm. Also surviving are his brother Ralph Weinzapfel (Sylvia), sisters Esther Stofleth (Michael), Dorothy Weinzapfel, Agnes Weinzapfel O.S.B., and sister-in-law Betty Weinzapfel, in addition to many nieces and nephews. Predeceasing Mr. Weinzapfel were his parents Alfred and Magdalen Weinzapfel, a sister Mary, his brother Wilfred, and his son-in-law, James Parrent, Jr. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, May 21 from 2:00 to 7:30 P.M. at Pierre Funeral Home, 2601 W. Franklin St. A special prayer service will be held at 5:00 P.M. The Mass of Christian Burial will be led by Reverend David Fleck and Reverend Gordon Mann at Saint Philip Catholic Church at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, May 23. Friends may visit with the family at the church at 9:00 A.M. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alfred and Magdalen Weinzapfel Endowment Fund benefitting Saint Philip Church or the Paul and Helen Mann Roy Fund benefitting Saint Philip School.

Harold Weinzapfel

August 28, 1935 - May 18, 2013