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Portrait of Stella Marie (Burkhart) Vanderpohl
In loving memory

Stella Marie (Burkhart) Vanderpohl

March 31, 1931 – August 15, 2023
Lived 92 years
St Mary’s
“Look, there’s Charlie.” (Charlie is what she named squirrels)
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Stella Marie Vanderpohl, 92, of Greensburg passed away on August 15, 2023. She was born on March 31, 1931, in Greensburg, Indiana the daughter of Raymond and Hilda (Thrine) Burkhart. Stella worked as a custodian at the Greensburg Senior Center and was a dishwasher at both the Koffee Kup and Caleb’s. She attended St. Mary’s Catholic Church and enjoyed playing Bingo, doing puzzles, collecting salt and pepper shakers, and attending vendor events with her granddaughter and supporting her home-based businesses.

Survivors include: Children, Brenda (Paul) Dall, Dale Vanderpohl and Bonnie (Ron) Frazier; Grandchildren, Matthew Vanderpohl, Amber Vanderpohl, Desmond (Victoria) Corn, Jessica (Nick) Smith and Lauren (Curtis) Dyer; Great Grandchildren, Caden Smith, Reid Smith, Addison Dyer, Abigail Dyer, and Dakota Sovern; Great Great Granddaughter, Ariah Hairston, Siblings, Richard Burkhart, Paul (Patricia) Burkhart, Thelma (Don) Griewe, Rita (Larry) Dickman, and Margie (Bill) Eldridge.

She was preceded in death by her Parents; Son, Steve Vanderpohl; Grandson, Paul French; Siblings, Ralph Burkhart, Russell Burkhart and Robert “Bob” Burkhart; and her dear friend, Virgil Huff.

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1931
Born March 31
1939
Stella was 8 when "The Wizard of Oz" opened in theaters
1947
Stella was 16 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1959
Stella was 28 when Barbie made her debut
1964
Stella was 33 when President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act
1976
Stella was 45 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1989
Stella was 58 when the Berlin Wall fell
1994
Stella was 63 when "Friends" premiered
2004
Stella was 73 when Facebook was launched
2015
Stella was 84 when "Hamilton" opened on Broadway
2022
Stella was 91 when Queen Elizabeth II died after 70 years on the throne
2023
Passed away August 15, age 92
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