Ketterer, Henry Hussmann

life-long music educator and student, died on Tuesday, June 1
surrounded by his family. Henry was the youngest child born to
Mamie and Theodore Ketterer in Charleston, Missouri. He follows
his siblings Joseph and Sister Beatrice Marie (Mary Helen)
Ketterer, CPPS. He also joins his beloved daughter, Kathryn Rose
Ketterer (1958-1987). After enlisting in the Army Air Corp. in
1943, Henry attended The University of Notre Dame where he
received his B.A. in Piano Performance followed by an M.A. in
Music Education. It was in South Bend, Indiana where he met Joan
E. Hoar in a summer theatrical group. They were married in the
Sacred Heart Church in Our Lady's
Chapel on the Notre Dame campus on August 29, 1955. The
following day, the newlyweds packed their belongings in a
Plymouth sedan for Henry to accept a position as Band Director
at Saint Mary's High School in Phoenix, Arizona. What follows is a
career that spanned more than thirty-five years educating young
people in music at St. Agnes School, St. Mary's High School, the
Dysart School District, Luke Air Force Base, and the Creighton
School District, where he retired in 1990. After raising six children
and educating thousands, Henry continued sharing his love for
music by participating in numerous community bands and choir
groups. Henry marched in the Fiesta Bowl Parade with the "Play it
Again Band" since its inception as well as performed in the
Phoenix College Jazz Band, Phoenix College Community Band,
Scottsdale Community Band, the Trombone Choir, and the
Glendale Summer Band. He also lent his bass voice to the
Orpheus Male Chorus, Choralaires Men's Chorus, Orpheus
Emeritus, the Phoenix College Choir, and the church choirs of St.
Thomas the Apostle and Our Lady of Perpetual Help. He is
survived by his wife of 54 years, Joan Ketterer, as well as his
children Mary Ketterer Segall (Howard Zipser), Ted Ketterer, Bob
Ketterer (Lori), Peter Ketterer, and Eileen Ketterer Benedict. He
was also "grandpa" to his six grandchildren Nick Segall, Joanie
Segall, Kyle Ketterer, Aaron Benedict, Katy Ketterer, and William
Henry Ketterer. The names of the lives he touched through his
music are impossible to list. We will forever miss the leader of the
band. Visitation will be held between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Thursday, June 10 at Whitney and Murphy Funeral Home, 4800 E
Indian School Road, with The Rosary to occur at 7 p.m. The
funeral mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 11 at St.
Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 4510 N 24th Street, with
the burial to follow at St. Francis Cemetery, 2033 North 48th
Street. In lieu of flowers, please continue Henry's tradition of
donating to St. Vincent de Paul.

Published in The Arizona Republic on June 6, 2010



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