Jean E. Hemmert - 88
12/6/1921 - 7/4/2010

Munice - Muncie – Jean E. Hemmert, 88, passed away Sunday morning, July 4, 2010 at The Woodlands following an extended illness.

She was born December 6, 1921 in Muncie the daughter of Harry and Mary (Miller) Kleinfelder and graduated from Muncie Central High School.

Mrs. Hemmert was employed in the payroll office at Warner Gear for ten years and as an office secretary for the Muncie City Schools for seven years. She has been active in the Democratic Party as a precinct committeeman for over thirty years. She was secretary to Mayor Cunningham, vice-county chairman under Jerry Thornburg, and worked in Voters Registration and in the Auditors Office.

She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, St. Mary Catholic Church Women’s Organization, Daughters of Isabella, Democrat Women’s Club, and worked with the March of Dimes.

Surviving are a daughter, Mary M. “Peggy” Gardner (husband, Bill), Warsaw; a son, Larry Barnes, Muncie; three grandchildren, Anita and Jack Gardner, Warsaw, and Emily Snyder, Indianapolis; a sister, June K. Hole (husband, Merrill), Muncie; a niece, Jill Brown, Muncie; three nephews, Michael Flinn, Muncie, Gregory Flinn, Bloomfield, and Patric Flinn, Durango, CO; and a longtime friend, Alice Stafford.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, John E. “Jack” Hemmert in 1991; a daughter, Elizabeth Snyder; and a brother, Fred Kleinfelder.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 9, 2010 in St. Mary Catholic Church with Father Andrew Dudzinski officiating. Entombment will follow in Elm Ridge Mausoleum.

Friends may call at The Meeks Mortuary and Crematory, Washington Street Chapel from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. on Thursday.

Memorials may be directed to St. Mary Catholic Church, 2300 W. Jackson St., Muncie, IN 47303 or March of Dimes Foundation, Indiana Chapter, 3737 N. Meridian St., Ste 403, Indianapolis, IN 46208.

Online condolences maybe sent to the family at www.meeksmortuary.com.