Joseph Edward Eger Sr. (Joe), 82, passed away Saturday, June 23, 2012. He was born in Evansville, IN on September 26, 1929 to Leo Eger and Anna O'Reilly. He graduated from Memorial High School and received a Degree in Chemical Engineering from Notre Dame. He married the late Dorothy Grimler on November 24th 1951 and although they moved extensively they always called Evansville their home.
After graduating from Notre Dame he served 3 years in the Navy where he learned a great deal about managing people and handling difficult situations. After the navy he returned to Notre Dame and received his Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering.
Joe began working for Esso in Baton Rouge, LA in 1955. He eventually oversaw the design and construction and then managed a new polyethylene plant in Baton Rouge, which would become a model for future Exxon Chemical plants and the proudest professional achievement of his career. He continued with Exxon and held several positions before becoming Global Vice President of Exxon Plastics.
He retired in 1986 to spend more time with his wife who had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. They enjoyed traveling and saw much of the world until Dorothy's Parkinson's symptoms became too severe. He was a devoted father and husband and sacrificed his own health to serve as caretaker for his wife. He was a devout member of the Catholic Church.
He is survived by his sister, Betty-Sue Sheller; six children, Joseph Eger Jr and wife Debby, Bonnie Burton and husband John, Susan Kruger and husband Robert, Michael Eger and wife Rosmarie, Steve Eger, and David Eger; four grandchildren, Joseph Eger III, Byron Eger, Robin Kruger and Laura Kruger.
Joseph was preceded in death by his parents, Leo and Anna Eger; brother, John Eger; sister, Mary-Ann Klausmeier; wife, Dorothy Eger and son, Gregory Eger.
Visitation will be from 2:00 a.m. to 8:00 pm Thursday June 28, 2012 at Ziemer Funeral Home East Chapel, 800 S. Hebron Ave., Evansville, IN with a memorial service at 7:00 p.m.
Funeral services will be at 8:30 a.m. Friday June 29, 2012 at the funeral home followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:00 am at St. Benedict Cathedral, 1328 Lincoln Ave., Evansville, IN 47714. Internment will follow at St Joseph's Catholic Cemetery in Evansville, IN.
In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations be made out to the National Parkinson's Foundation, Gift Processing Center, P.O. Box 5018, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5018.
Condolences may be made to the family online at www.ziemerfuneralhome.com.
After graduating from Notre Dame he served 3 years in the Navy where he learned a great deal about managing people and handling difficult situations. After the navy he returned to Notre Dame and received his Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering.
Joe began working for Esso in Baton Rouge, LA in 1955. He eventually oversaw the design and construction and then managed a new polyethylene plant in Baton Rouge, which would become a model for future Exxon Chemical plants and the proudest professional achievement of his career. He continued with Exxon and held several positions before becoming Global Vice President of Exxon Plastics.
He retired in 1986 to spend more time with his wife who had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. They enjoyed traveling and saw much of the world until Dorothy's Parkinson's symptoms became too severe. He was a devoted father and husband and sacrificed his own health to serve as caretaker for his wife. He was a devout member of the Catholic Church.
He is survived by his sister, Betty-Sue Sheller; six children, Joseph Eger Jr and wife Debby, Bonnie Burton and husband John, Susan Kruger and husband Robert, Michael Eger and wife Rosmarie, Steve Eger, and David Eger; four grandchildren, Joseph Eger III, Byron Eger, Robin Kruger and Laura Kruger.
Joseph was preceded in death by his parents, Leo and Anna Eger; brother, John Eger; sister, Mary-Ann Klausmeier; wife, Dorothy Eger and son, Gregory Eger.
Visitation will be from 2:00 a.m. to 8:00 pm Thursday June 28, 2012 at Ziemer Funeral Home East Chapel, 800 S. Hebron Ave., Evansville, IN with a memorial service at 7:00 p.m.
Funeral services will be at 8:30 a.m. Friday June 29, 2012 at the funeral home followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:00 am at St. Benedict Cathedral, 1328 Lincoln Ave., Evansville, IN 47714. Internment will follow at St Joseph's Catholic Cemetery in Evansville, IN.
In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations be made out to the National Parkinson's Foundation, Gift Processing Center, P.O. Box 5018, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5018.
Condolences may be made to the family online at www.ziemerfuneralhome.com.
Joseph Edward Eger Sr. (Joe), 82, passed away Saturday, June 23, 2012. He was born in Evansville, IN on September 26, 1929 to Leo Eger and Anna O'Reilly. He graduated from Memorial High School and received a Degree in Chemical Engineering from Notre Dame. He married the late Dorothy Grimler on November 24th 1951 and although they moved extensively they always called Evansville their home.
After graduating from Notre Dame he served 3 years in the Navy where he learned a great deal about managing people and handling difficult situations. After the navy he returned to Notre Dame and received his Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering.
Joe began working for Esso in Baton Rouge, LA in 1955. He eventually oversaw the design and construction and then managed a new polyethylene plant in Baton Rouge, which would become a model for future Exxon Chemical plants and the proudest professional achievement of his career. He continued with Exxon and held several positions before becoming Global Vice President of Exxon Plastics.
He retired in 1986 to spend more time with his wife who had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. They enjoyed traveling and saw much of the world until Dorothy's Parkinson's symptoms became too severe. He was a devoted father and husband and sacrificed his own health to serve as caretaker for his wife. He was a devout member of the Catholic Church.
He is survived by his sister, Betty-Sue Sheller; six children, Joseph Eger Jr and wife Debby, Bonnie Burton and husband John, Susan Kruger and husband Robert, Michael Eger and wife Rosmarie, Steve Eger, and David Eger; four grandchildren, Joseph Eger III, Byron Eger, Robin Kruger and Laura Kruger.
Joseph was preceded in death by his parents, Leo and Anna Eger; brother, John Eger; sister, Mary-Ann Klausmeier; wife, Dorothy Eger and son, Gregory Eger.
Visitation will be from 2:00 a.m. to 8:00 pm Thursday June 28, 2012 at Ziemer Funeral Home East Chapel, 800 S. Hebron Ave., Evansville, IN with a memorial service at 7:00 p.m.
Funeral services will be at 8:30 a.m. Friday June 29, 2012 at the funeral home followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:00 am at St. Benedict Cathedral, 1328 Lincoln Ave., Evansville, IN 47714. Internment will follow at St Joseph's Catholic Cemetery in Evansville, IN.
In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations be made out to the National Parkinson's Foundation, Gift Processing Center, P.O. Box 5018, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5018.
Condolences may be made to the family online at www.ziemerfuneralhome.com.
After graduating from Notre Dame he served 3 years in the Navy where he learned a great deal about managing people and handling difficult situations. After the navy he returned to Notre Dame and received his Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering.
Joe began working for Esso in Baton Rouge, LA in 1955. He eventually oversaw the design and construction and then managed a new polyethylene plant in Baton Rouge, which would become a model for future Exxon Chemical plants and the proudest professional achievement of his career. He continued with Exxon and held several positions before becoming Global Vice President of Exxon Plastics.
He retired in 1986 to spend more time with his wife who had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. They enjoyed traveling and saw much of the world until Dorothy's Parkinson's symptoms became too severe. He was a devoted father and husband and sacrificed his own health to serve as caretaker for his wife. He was a devout member of the Catholic Church.
He is survived by his sister, Betty-Sue Sheller; six children, Joseph Eger Jr and wife Debby, Bonnie Burton and husband John, Susan Kruger and husband Robert, Michael Eger and wife Rosmarie, Steve Eger, and David Eger; four grandchildren, Joseph Eger III, Byron Eger, Robin Kruger and Laura Kruger.
Joseph was preceded in death by his parents, Leo and Anna Eger; brother, John Eger; sister, Mary-Ann Klausmeier; wife, Dorothy Eger and son, Gregory Eger.
Visitation will be from 2:00 a.m. to 8:00 pm Thursday June 28, 2012 at Ziemer Funeral Home East Chapel, 800 S. Hebron Ave., Evansville, IN with a memorial service at 7:00 p.m.
Funeral services will be at 8:30 a.m. Friday June 29, 2012 at the funeral home followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:00 am at St. Benedict Cathedral, 1328 Lincoln Ave., Evansville, IN 47714. Internment will follow at St Joseph's Catholic Cemetery in Evansville, IN.
In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations be made out to the National Parkinson's Foundation, Gift Processing Center, P.O. Box 5018, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5018.
Condolences may be made to the family online at www.ziemerfuneralhome.com.
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