Nov 2006
Jerrod was employed at the City of Evansville Water Department.
He was a member of First Christian Church, River Bend Association,
Outboard Boating Club and Small Craft Boater Association. He enjoyed doing
mechanical work for family and friends, boating, four wheeling, working in his
yard and garage and playing games with his son.
He is survived by his wife of 6 years, Christy (Svestka) Elmendorf, his son, Alex, his mother and her
husband, Elaine (Schmitt) and Michael Zimmer, and his father and his wife, Mark
and Cathy Elmendorf, all of Evansville. Three brothers, Brandon Zimmer and his
fiancée, Marissa Brown, Nick Zimmer and his fiancée, Audrey Merkley, all of Mt. Vernon, and Brian Sigward
of Evansville; his sister, Stefanie Wolf and her
husband, Steve, of Evansville; grandparents, Gerald and Marilyn Zimmer of
Newburgh, Norman and Helen Schmitt of St. Wendel and
Marge and Theodore Hoesli of Santa Claus, Indiana; a
niece and nephew, Kaitlyn and Tyler Wolf; his
mother-in-law and father-in-law, Cindy and Robert Martin; his father-in-law,
Michael H. Svestka; his brothers-in-law and
sisters-in-law, Neil and Tarah Martin, Sarah and Jake
Svestka and Tina Doty; and many aunts, uncles and
cousins also survive him.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Kenneth and
Marguerite Elmendorf, his aunt, Gayle Williams, and uncles, Randy Hoesli and Dennis Schmitt.
Funeral services for Jerrod will begin at
The family requests memorial contributions be
made to the Alex Elmendorf Education Trust Fund, c⁄o
Fifth Third Bank in
Family and friends unable to attend may leave condolences online
at www.pierrefuneralhome.com
Published in the Courier Press from 11⁄7⁄2006 - 11⁄8⁄2006
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Originally submitted by Betty Sellers