Dorothy (Pieper) Hubert Sitzman, 88, of St. Meinrad, passed away peacefully on March 31, 2023. She was born in Dubois on May 30, 1934, the oldest daughter of Leo and Albertina (Prechtel) Pieper.
Dorothy graduated from Dubois High School in 1952. In November of 1957 she was united in marriage with Raphael Thomas Hubert from Holland. He preceded her in death in July 1959. They had two children, Sheryl Ann and Paul Thomas.
In June of 1970 she married Roman N. Sitzman of St. Meinrad. He preceded her in death in December of 2007. They had one son, Clayton Roman, who preceded her in death in March of 2018.
Dorothy was a homemaker and babysitter for many of the neighborhood kids. She enjoyed watching game shows on television and doing word search puzzles most every day.
Surviving Dorothy, in addition to her daughter, Sheryl Smith of Collinsville, Illinois and son/daughter-in-law Paul and Patty of Waunakee Wisconsin, are her daughter-in-law Jennifer Sitzman of Bristow; two sisters, Leona Moore of Dubois and Betty Lou Strickland of Avon; one brother Victor (Judy) of Dubois; four sisters-in-law, Ramona Brosmer of Jasper, Rose (Louis) Waters of Huntingburg, Peggy Pieper of Charleston, MA and Lorraine Pieper of Burlington. MA; and one brother-in-law, Wesley Leibering of Huntingburg. She also leaves behind her eight grandsons Ryan (Jenny), Blake, (Joanna), and Evan (Ashley) Smith, Aaron (Erica) Heisler, Christopher (Tia) and Logan(Amber) Hubert, Wyatt and Colt Sitzman. Additionally she had 13 great-grandchildren and many cousins, nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10 a.m. CDT on Wednesday April 5, in St. Meinrad Catholic Church with burial to follow in St. Meinrad Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m CDT Tuesday, April 4 at Becher Funeral Home in Ferdinand and 9-10 a.m. Wednesday at the church.
Donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of Indiana.
 Hubert Sitzman, 88, of St. Meinrad, passed away peacefully on March 31, 2023. She was born in Dubois on May 30, 1934, the oldest daughter of Leo and Albertina (Prechtel) Pieper. ){kind=link}