Alvin H. “Spike” Retzner of Sunman was born on August 30, 1922 in St. Nicholas, Indiana, a son to Edward and Cecelia Brunsman Retzner. He served his country in WWII as part of the United States Army Air Corps. Alvin married Eliza Moser Collins on June 2, 1962 at St. Nicholas Church and she preceded him in death on December 28, 2004. He worked and later retired from Hill-Rom, was a 72 year member of the Kenneth L. Diver Post #337 Sunman American Legion, and was a member of Sunman Fish and Game. Alvin loved to fish, enjoyed reading, spending time with family and was known as a great story teller. On Saturday, January 23, 2016, at the age of 93, he passed away at St. Andrews Health Campus in Batesville.
Those surviving who will cherish Alvin’s memory include his daughter, Mildred Faye Lewis of Connersville; son-in-law, James W. Mobley of Connersville; 3 grandchildren, James A. (Sherri) Mobley of Batesville, Elizabeth Faye (Don) Hoegeman of Batesville, and Shirley Renae (Kevin) Woodhull of Connersville; 23 great grandchildren, 21 great, great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews, including 2 very special ones – Joann Amburger of Sunman and Louis Retzner of Cincinnati. Besides his wife and parents, Alvin was preceded in death by all his brothers and sisters.
Visitation will be on Friday, January 29, 2016 from 10 a.m. till 12 noon at Cook Rosenberger Funeral Home, 107 Vine Street, Sunman. A Mass of Christian burial will begin at 12:30 p.m. at St. Nicholas Catholic Church. Burial follows in the church cemetery with military honors provided by the Kenneth L. Diver Post #337 Sunman American Legion.
The family requests memorial donations to Sunman Life Squad or St. Nicholas School. To sign the online guestbook or to leave a personal condolence, please visit www.cookrosenberger.com. Cook Rosenberger Funeral Home and its staff are honored to care for the family of Alvin Retzner.