Lola Ann Weicht

Lola Ann Weicht, age 84, of Huntington, died at 12:40 p.m. Wednesday (May 18, 2016) at Norwood Health and Rehabilitation in Huntington. Visitation will be from 1 - 5 p.m. Sunday (May 22, 2016) at Bailey-Love Mortuary, 35 West Park Drive, Huntington, Indiana. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, 648 North Lafontaine Street, Huntington, with Pastor Tim Anderson officiating. There will be one hour of visitation prior to the service. Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Huntington. Preferred memorials are to the donor’s choice, in care of Bailey-Love Mortuary, 35 West Park Drive, Huntington, Indiana, 46750. Lola was born on February 24, 1932 in Carroll, Iowa, the daughter of Henry and Amanda “Doll” (Kroeger) Kohnke. She was a 1949 graduate of Churdan, Iowa High School and a 1955 graduate of Valparaiso University, where she majored in music. While there, she sang in the Chapel Choir, Schola Cantorum, and the University Choir. In 1951, she went to St. Louis to work in the music department at radio station KFUO (the voice of The Lutheran Hour), where she wrote continuity and did programming as well as playing the organ for devotional programs. She taught elementary school music for six years in Noble County at schools in Washington, Wayne, and York Township. Her marriage to Charles E. Weicht took place on August 17, 1957 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Jefferson, Iowa, officiated by Rev. Walter Schultz. In December 1967 her family moved from Albion to Huntington. Lola was a member of St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church in Huntington, where she was the organist for 15 years and choir director for 11 years. She was a member of the MacDowell Music Club and Sigma Eta Fine Arts Sorority, Zeta Chapter. She held offices of National President and Vice President for two years for each sorority. She sang with the Messiah Chorus for several years as well as the Huntington Chamber Singers. For 15 years, she held the office of Branch Secretary for the local branch of the Aid Association for Lutherans. She was the director of the Huntington County Extension Chorus for 15 years and was a substitute organist for Trinity United Methodist Church in Huntington for six years; also serving at Christ the King Episcopal Church in Huntington. Survivors include her husband of 58 years - Charles Weicht of Huntington; four sons - Paul H. (Bev) Weicht of Huntington, Peter C. Weicht of Wolcottville, Matthew J. (Tamera) Weicht of Huntington, and Mark Weicht of Burbank, California; and three grandchildren - Pete C. Weicht Jr., Jacob Weicht, and Samantha Weicht. She is preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Lyle Kohnke.

Lola Ann Weicht

February 24, 1932 - May 18, 2016