Winifred Joan "Jody" Ripberger
Winifred Joan "Jody" Ripberger
was born, December 21, 1928 and was married to Raymond “Bud”
Ripberger on April 23, 1949. Her parents were Gladys and Joseph
Aerne, and brother Joey Aerne of Kokomo. She raised six children.
Kathy (Ripberger) Mahaney (deceased), Dan Ripberger, Tipton, Ron
Ripberger and wife Karen, Tipton, Cindy (Ripberger) Essig and
husband Larry, Arcadia, CR "Bud" Ripberger and wife Juli, Chelsea,
Michigan and Amy (Ripberger) Hoover and husband Hal, Cicero. The
facts of Jody’s life are important. They help define her but her
spirit is so much more than a list.
She would light up when you
mentioned one or more of her 30 plus grand or great-grandchildren.
She would swell with pride when she spoke of her family’s
accomplishments and be the first to encourage and announce award or
acclaim. Jody raised her family in a way that revolved around
her. And not out of requirement but out of desire. We all loved her
so incredibly much that we gravitated to her by choice.
She was a member of St. John the
Baptist Catholic Church. She spent countless hours each year
helping plan The Ripberger Open, a charity golf tournament that
honors her daughter, which helps support Tipton County breast cancer
patients. She was the "Jody" in Bud & Jody's Bottle Shop which she
and her husband owned for many years. You could also find her
volunteering her time at the Tipton Hospital gift shop because she
knew how important it was to give your time. Jody was an avid Bridge
player, a member of the Rosary Society, and in regular attendance at
the weekly "Bitch and Moan" gatherings.
Her family adored and admired her
and her friends loved her. Jody was full of life, love, faith,
wisdom, and grace. She was a shining example of someone who lived
her life in such a way that losing her will leave a permanent ache
in our hearts but her memory will stay alive and her love will live
on. Jody will be remembered as a beautiful wife, a loving mother, a
doting grandma, a loyal friend, and a blessing to anyone that knew
her.
A funeral Mass for Jody will be
held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, December 22 at St. John the Baptist
Catholic Church in Tipton with Rev. Christopher Shocklee presiding
and burial to follow in St. John's Cemetery. The family will have
visitation hours at Young-Nichols Funeral Home from 2:00-6:00 p.m.
on Sunday with the Rosary being recited at 2:00 p.m.
In lieu of flowers the family
would like memorial donations in Jody's honor to be made to either
restorations at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 340 Mill
Street, Tipton, Indiana, 46072 or the Ripberger Open, 2345 S. 900
West, Tipton, Indiana, 46072.
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