Thelma M. Dagley Waters Obituary (1928

Mrs. Thelma M. Dagley Waters, age 96 of Vevay, Indiana and formerly of Madison, entered this life on August 8, 1928 in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was the loving daughter of the late Claude E. and Cecelia J. Gerwe Dagley. She was raised in Cincinnati and schooled there. On June 26, 1948, she was united in marriage to George Waters, Jr. in Cincinnati and they welcomed four daughters and two sons to bless their home. They raised their family in Cincinnati and moved to Vevay, Indiana on October 23, 1976. They enjoyed 52 years together before George's death on September 22, 2000. After George passed, she moved to Madison, Indiana. She was a homemaker, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who tremendously enjoyed her family. She was a member of St. Williams Catholic Church while in Cincinnati and attended Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Madison. An incredible seamstress, Thelma enjoyed making her daughters' dresses, wedding dresses, teddy bears, doll clothes, overalls, and sons' shirts. She also liked crafting, reading and walking. Thelma died on Sunday, September 22, 2024, at 6:57 a.m. at the Swiss Villa Nursing & Rehab Center in Vevay, Indiana. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute Please Click Here to View the Funeral Service Recording A LOVING FAMILY Thelma will be missed by her loving daughters, Kathleen Rauck and her husband Tom of Cincinnati, Ohio, Abigail Herin and her husband Steve of Canaan, Indiana, Jennifer Lyon and her husband David of Madison, Indiana, and Rebecca Waters of Madison, Indiana; her loving sons, Kenneth Waters of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Tim Waters and his wife Marilyn of Erlanger, Kentucky; her grandchildren, Rachael Rauck, Adam Nay (Leasa), Olivia Waters, Dylan Waters, Matthew Lyon (Jessica), and Randy Lyon; her great grandchild, Shelby Rauck, Connor Lipps, Taylor Nay, and Reagan Nay; and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her father, Claude E. Dagley, who died September 29, 1969, her mother, Cecelia J. Gerwe Dagley, who died October 7, 1981, her sister, Elizabeth Ann "Bette" Dagley Grause who died October 21, 2000, and her husband of 52 years, George Waters, Jr., who died September 22, 2000. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted on Friday, September 27, 2024, at 1:00 p.m., by Pastor Jeremiah Haynes at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 1415 North Gate Road in Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may visit on Friday, September 27, 2024 from 11:00 a.m. until the time of service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Disabled American Veterans. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances, and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com Place An Online Donation To send a flower arrangement in memory of Thelma M. Dagley Waters, please click here to visit our sympathy store.