Alice Ann Thielking peacefully passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at St. Andrews Health Care in Batesville. The daughter of Jerome and Frances (Hoffman) Jonas was born on December 25, 1936 in Brookville, Indiana. She was 89 years old.

Alice married Carl Thielking in the fall of 1954 and they were married for 63 years before he passed away. She worked for Batesville Casket Company as a seamstress, most of the time, before retiring from BCC after 37 years.

She is survived by her children, Ann (Robert) Wernke, Jeff (Mary) Theilking, and Mitch (Mags) Thielking; son-in-law, Bill Kennedy; grandchildren, Andy Kennedy, Abby Flint, Allison Ramsey, Hannah Wernke, Scott Wernke, Chris Thielking, Lauren Thielking, Vanessa Holtgrewe, Katie Mazur and Carie Tucker; 22 great grandchildren plus her siblings, Charles Jonas, Suzanne Ward and Ellen Davis.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Vicki Kennedy, her grandson, Philip Thielking and her sister, Ruth Nobbe.

Visitation for family and friends will be Saturday, October 24, 2026 from 12:00pm - 2:00pm with a funeral service following at 2:00pm, all at Meyers Funeral Home in Batesville. Rev. Shawn Crissman will be officiating. Burial to follow at the Rossburg Cemetery in New Point, IN.

Memorial contributions can be made to the Ripley County Humane Society by bringing them to the services or mailing them to Meyers Funeral Home, P.O. Box 202, Batesville, IN 47006.

Please feel free to leave a memory or message of comfort for Alice’s family in the online guestbook.