He was a native of Ferdinand, IN, an Army veteran of World War II and the retired founder and president of Allied Aluminum Products. He was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus and past president of the National Remodelers Association.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Bernadine Becher Wilmes.
He is survived by four sons, six daughters, five brothers, two sisters, 18 grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.
His funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at his church, 510 Breckenridge Ln., with burial in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3-9 p.m. Friday at Ratterman's, 3711 Lexington Rd. Memorial contributions may be made to Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church or Trinity High School.
Published in The Courier-Journal on Nov. 28, 2003
He was a native of Ferdinand, IN, an Army veteran of World War II and the retired founder and president of Allied Aluminum Products. He was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus and past president of the National Remodelers Association.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Bernadine Becher Wilmes.
He is survived by four sons, six daughters, five brothers, two sisters, 18 grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.
His funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at his church, 510 Breckenridge Ln., with burial in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3-9 p.m. Friday at Ratterman's, 3711 Lexington Rd. Memorial contributions may be made to Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church or Trinity High School.
Published in The Courier-Journal on Nov. 28, 2003
Family Members
-
![]()
Hilda Marie Wilmes Oser
1912–1997
-
![]()
TSGT Albert Henry Wilmes
1915–1943
-
![]()
Urban L Wilmes
1917–2012
-
![]()
Clarence L. Wilmes
1920–2008
-
![]()
Hubert Albert Wilmes
1922–1993
-
![]()
Ernest Bernard "Ernie" Wilmes
1923–2011
-
![]()
Marcella M Wilmes Gogel
1925–2014
-
![]()
Joseph E Wilmes
1928–2019
-
![]()
Dennis J. Wilmes
1933–2011
-
![]()
Margaret Wilmes Fetter
1934–2017
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement
