Clarice L. Wineinger

Clarice L. Wineinger, 95, of Hobart, Indiana, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 5, 2026, at the Crown Point Health Campus in Winfield, Indiana, following an 18-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease."Once a Brickie, always a Brickie" describes her well. Born in South Chicago, her parents soon moved to Hobart. She graduated from Hobart High School and was crowned Hobart’s first Homecoming Queen in 1949. She enjoyed life on Lake George with her family and walked every trail in Hobart that she could find. She had a passion for golf, including each Thursday morning at Indian Ridge or the Supervisor’s Club. She loved music and is remembered for playing the piano for Sunday school at the First Presbyterian Church. Clarice also played the French horn in high school and, many years later, on the parade float of the Rusty Pipes Band. She was a leader in 4-H and also served on Hobart’s Planning Commission under Mayor Cal Green. She regularly played bridge with her group of close friends. Her lifelong dream was to serve as a nurse, so she resumed her college studies at age 49 and received her RN degree at age 52. She was employed at St. Mary’s Hospital in Hobart until her retirement in 1996. She never tired of urging anyone and everyone to “Be a Nurse.”Clarice was blessed with 68 years of marriage to her husband Lee before his death in 2020. Preceding her in death were her parents, Theodore (1971) and Ella Mae Chenoweth (1956), her brothers Ted (2020) and Bill (2015), her oldest son Mark (2004), and her grandson Daniel (2014). She is survived by Mark’s wife Julie; son David (Vickie); daughter Carol Elder (Steve); son Jim; and daughter Linda Davis (Jim). Her quiver was filled with fifteen grandchildren and twenty-two great-grandchildren.

The family kindly requests that no flowers be sent. Those wishing to honor Clarice’s memory are encouraged to make a memorial contribution to one of the following: The Jireh Foundation (donations@jirehfdn.org), the Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (donate@cincyblind.org), or the Alzheimer’s Foundation (www.alzfdn.org/donate/).

A memorial service will be held Saturday, December 5, 2026, at Rees Funeral Home, 600 W. Old Ridge Rd, Hobart, Indiana 46342 with Randy Sink officiating. Friends and family may visit from 9am until 10:30 when the funeral service will begin. A private family burial will take place at Hobart Cemetery. For more information, please contact Rees Funeral Home at (219) 242-2109. Online condolences can be shared with the family at www.reesfuneralhomes.com