Charles Louis Zipp, 81, passed away Sunday, June 17, 2018. The son of the late Fred P. and Bertha (Weber) Zipp, Charles was born October 27, 1936 in New Albany, Indiana. He graduated from Our Lady of Providence School, and was a member of St. Mary of the Knobs Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus. Charles retired from Henry Vogt Machine Co. and was Shop Steward and Treasurer of the United Steel Workers Union Local 1693. A lifelong Democrat, Charles was currently serving as Democrat Precinct Committeeman for Lafayette Township and was a member of Lafayette Township Advisory Board. He had also served on the Floyd County Board of Commissioners, Floyd County Council, Floyd County Plan Commission, and Floyd County Planning and Zoning Appeals Board. Charles had also been a Delegate to the Indiana State Democrat Convention. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by siblings, Fred Zipp and JoAnn Day.
Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Alberta Kruer Zipp; daughter, Barbara Lamb and her husband, Kevin; daughter, Betty Batliner and her husband, David, and their children, Sara Downs (Brent), Melissa Pierson (Brad), and Emily Bickers (Jonathan); son, Larry Zipp and his wife, Karen, and their sons, Andrew (Brynn) and their child, Bristol, and Christopher (Marie) and their children, Conner and Isabella; and son, Ronald Zipp and his daughters. Mary Hammer (Cory) and Angela Jackson (Corey) and their son, Vincent.
Visitation will be 1 pm ~ 8 pm Wednesday at Kraft Funeral Service, 708 E. Spring Street, New Albany. His Funeral Mass will be 10 am Thursday at the Chapel of St. Mary of the Knobs with burial to follow in the church cemetery.
Expressions of sympathy in his memory may be made to St. Mary of the Knobs Catholic Church, 3033 Martin Road, Floyds Knobs, Indiana 47119.
Online condolences may be made to www.kraftfuneralservice.net.
