Donald E. “Donnie” Knies, 71, of Jasper, Indiana, passed away at 5:59 a.m. on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, at home surrounded by family. Donnie was born in Huntingburg, Indiana, on January 27, 1954, to Earl and Delphine (Heldman) Knies. He married Sharon Schlachter on August 24, 1975, at Holy Family Catholic Church in Jasper, Indiana….
Pauline Avonel White, 78, Jasper, passed away on December 15, 2025, at Deaconess Memorial Hospital in Jasper. Pauline Avonel White was born on June 21, 1947. Pauline was the eldest of five siblings and grew to be a strong, resilient woman. She was blessed in June of 1971 with her daughter and worked tirelessly to…
William Michael Ackerman, 79, of Jasper, passed away on Thursday, December 18, 2025, at Deaconess Memorial Medical Center. He was born March 2, 1946, in Washington, Ind., to Albert and Helena (Billings) Ackerman. After graduating from Indiana University with a degree in accounting, Bill had a long career as a treasurer and comptroller for multiple…
Gregory Dean Craig, 62, of Otwell, passed away December 19, 2025, in Huntingburg. He was born June 11, 1963, to Jerry and Patty (Hayes) Craig in Washington, Ind. Greg had worked as a land surveyor for Nerco and Phoenix Natural Resources. He spent 18 years with the Pike County Sheriff’s Department and currently works in…
Marsha Kay Stutsman, 73 of Huntingburg, passed away on Sunday, December 21, 2025, at Deaconess Memorial Medical Center in Jasper. She was born August 16, 1952, in Huntingburg to Theodore R. and Esther (Faulkner) Kendall. She married Roger Stutsman on September 7, 1968, in St. Anthony. Marsha was a member of House of Prayer Ministries…
Ivan Ray Smith, 89, of French Lick, passed away on Friday, December 19, 2025. The son of Irene (Leaser) Smith and Clayton Smith, Ivan was born on March 9, 1936, in Eckerty, Indiana. He married Eileen Anderson in 1957, and on September 21, 2025, they celebrated 68 years of marriage. She survives. Ivan was a…
Tyler Kent Kirkman, 42, of Santa Claus, passed away at 8:28 p.m., Thursday, December 18, 2025, surrounded by his family at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born on December 21, 1982, in Mt. Carmel, Illinois, to John “Kent” Kirkman and Paula (Rodgers) Murphy. He married Ashley Marshall on July 31, 2006, at Orange Beach, Alabama. Tyler was a 2001 graduate…
Glen M. Haase, 59, of Huntingburg, passed away at 6:23 p.m., Thursday, December 18, 2025, at Baptist Health Floyd Hospital in New Albany. He was born on January 2, 1966, in Jasper, to Gerald and Shirley (Kluesner) Haase. He married Susan Skaggs on August 13, 2011, at the Azalea Path in Hazelton, Indiana. Glen worked as a machinist at…
Elnore “Ellie” L. Eckstein, 86, of Jasper, passed away at 11:15 p.m. on Thursday, December 18, 2025, at home surrounded by family. She was born in Rice Lake, Wisc., on March 6, 1939, to Elmer and Hazel (Stearns) Shearrow. She married her husband of 63 years, Victor L. “Vic” Eckstein, on November 28, 1959, at…
Mary Bertke, 66, of Dale, passed away at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital on Wednesday, December 17, 2025. Mary was born July 29, 1959, in Rochester, Ind. to Ronald and Eleanor (Leininger) Malott. She married Dan Bertke on August 8, 1987, in North Manchester, Ind. Mary was previously employed at Heckman Bindery in North Manchester and Holiday Foods, where…
