Forrest Leroy Abell, age 92, of Birdseye, passed away at 11:00 a.m., Monday, January 23, 2012 at his residence in Birdseye. He was born December 28, 1919 in Petersburg, Indiana to William Thomas and Mary Ethel (Hilborn) Abell. He was united in marriage to Helen Virginia Pfaff on October 6, 1945 in English, Indiana. Forrest…
This was the end of our third week of the legislative “short” session which lasts through mid-March. On Friday we entered our eighth day without a quorum, disallowing us to vote bills through the House. This has resulted in $3,000 of fines being assigned to the 35 Democrats who have regularly failed to come to…
For the eighth of the 12 days since the beginning of the 2012 Legislative Session, the members in the House minority have refused to carry out their elected duties. The irresponsible actions of House Democrats have denied representation not only to their own constituents, but to 6.5 million Hoosiers all across Indiana. Because of the…
Margaret A. Opel, age 77 of Jasper passed away at her home on Thursday in Jasper. She was born June 7, 1934 in Jasper, Indiana to John F. Sr. and Otillia (Schnell) Stratman. She married Virgil (Bill) Opel July 17, 1954 and he preceded her in death on January 1, 1980. Margaret retired from Corbin…
James J. “Jim” Mundy, age 72, of Huntingburg, passed away at 1:30 a.m., Thursday, January 19, 2012 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Evansville. He was born July 21, 1939 in Jasper, Indiana to Franklin and Leona (Gramelspacher) Mundy. He was united in marriage to JoAnn Gadlage on September 14, 1963 at St. Joseph’s Catholic…
Kim L. Mathies, age 49, Dubois, Indiana passed away at 8:07 p.m. Monday (January 16, 2011) in Memorial Hospital & Health Care Center in Jasper. He was born May 1, 1962 in Jasper to Marvin and Judy (Jones) Mathies. Kim was self-employeed operating a excavating and construction company in Dubois. Kim was a graduate of…
Volunteer Spotlight is an ongoing series calling attention to members of the local volunteer community in an attempt to recognize their efforts and encourage others to get involved. Andrea Hedinger is a young woman with an impressive list of duties and a busy schedule. Vice President of Sales/Marketing at Hedinger Beverage, Andrea also volunteers her…
John Thomas Phipps, age 32, of New Albany, Indiana, passed away Friday morning, January 13, 2012 at his residence in New Albany. He was born November 22, 1979 in Louisville, Kentucky to Peter and Carrie (Gerlach) Phipps. John worked as a site supervisor for ResCare in Jeffersonville. He was a diehard U.K. fan; enjoyed hunting…
Joan M. Allen, Age 70 passed away on Friday (January 13, 2012) at her home in Jasper. She was born February 27, 1941 in Fort Wayne, Indiana to August and Josephine (Wehrle) Becker. She married Bob Allen August 6, 1966, he preceded her in death on July 24, 1987. Joan had worked as a Teacher’s…
Freedom of association is one of the foundations of a free society. The Founders clearly understood this, which is why they sought to protect this God-given right in the First Amendment. While the Dubois County Freedom Makers support the right of every American to join a private sector union if they wish, we believe, that…
