Donald E. Scheiber

Donald E. Scheiber, age 91, of Huntington, died at 12:25 a.m. Monday, December 25, 2017 at Heritage Pointe of Huntington. Don was born on March 22, 1926 in Huntington, the son of Donald A. and Martha B. (Ambler) Scheiber. He graduated from Huntington Catholic High School in 1944 and attended Huntington University. He served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. He married Lou Rayne Stump on January 29, 1949 in Roanoke; she preceded him in death on July 21, 2010. On March 31, 1991, Mr. Scheiber retired as President and Chief Executive Officer of Our Sunday Visitor, Inc. and Chairman of the Board of Noll Printing Company, Inc. He became President of OSV in 1982, the fourth President since its founding in 1912. He served as a member of the Board of Directors of OSV from 1983 until retiring in August 2002. Mr. Scheiber was actively involved in civic matters in Huntington and was a Founding Director of the Huntington Heritage Foundation, which is now the Huntington County Community Foundation, and on the Board of Directors of the Huntington County Chamber of Commerce, the Huntington County Hospital Foundation, the Pathfinders Foundation, the YMCA, and the Huntington College Foundation. He was a member of the Huntington Economic Development Commission. He was also a member of Rotary Club and was a Paul Harris Fellow. He was a member of Third Degree and Fourth Degree of the Knights of Columbus. He was a life member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Huntington. Surviving in Huntington are a son, Fred D. (Becky) Scheiber and a daughter, Kathleen A. (Thomas) Smith. Also surviving are seven grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents, his wife of 61 years, Lou Rayne, a brother, John G. “Jack” Scheiber, and a sister, Patricia A. Hohe. Visitation will be from 3 - 7 p.m. Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at Bailey-Love Mortuary, 35 West Park Drive, Huntington, Indiana. Rosary service will immediately follow at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Bailey-Love Mortuary. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, 860 Cherry Street, Huntington with Father Tony Steinacker and Monsignor Owen Campion officiating. There will be one hour of visitation at the church prior to the service. Burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, preferred memorials are to Donald E. and Lou Rayne Scheiber Catholic Education Fund, in care of Bailey-Love Mortuary, 35 West Park Drive, Huntington, Indiana 46750. This fund is a charitable endowment established in 1997 by Donald and Lou Rayne Scheiber and administered by the Huntington County Community Foundation.

Donald E. Scheiber

March 22, 1926 - December 25, 2017