Visitation: Saturday 1 to 3 PM
Services: Saturday 3 PM
Beatrice Ferstel Koch Duckworth, 81, of Newburgh, Indiana, passed away
Tuesday July 6, 2010 at Cypress Grove Rehabilitation Center. She was born
on July 28, 1928 in Newburgh, Indiana to Susie and John Ferstel. She
worked for many years as a bookkeeper in Evansville. She also served as
the president of the Dexter School PTA. She was preceded in death by her
parents, husband Carl, and her brother John Henry Ferstel.
Bea is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Karen and Roger Lang of
Pompton Plains, NJ, her granddaughter and husband, Erin Lang and Daniel
Brown of NY, NY, her grandson and wife, Russell Lang and Erin Dittus, of NY,
NY and grandson Brendan Lang of Boston, MA, her two great-grandchildren
Emily and Colin Brown, her daughter Kris Proctor and granddaughter Katie
Proctor of Evansville. She is also survived by Carl's children Marc and Veda
Duckworth and Ben and Cheryl Duckworth of Evansville, Carla and Bruce
Angel, and Tracy and John Silver all of Newburgh, in addition to many
grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her sisters
Helen Simpson of Newburgh and Irene Limberger of Evansville.
Her family would like to thank all the wonderful and caring nurses and staff at
the Cypress Rehabilitation Center. They certainly made her last month's
peaceful and were extremely supportive of her family.
A funeral service is 3 p.m., Saturday, July 10, 2010, at Titzer Family Funeral
Homes, Simpson Chapel, 510 W. Jennings St, Newburgh, Ind. (812) 853-
8314. Visitation is 1 p.m. to service time.
Condolences may be made online at www.titzerfuneralhomes.com
Memorial contributions may be made to the Michael J Fox Foundation for
Parkinson's researchor @www.michaeljfox.org.