Jackie Hirt-Snyder, age 82, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 30, 2025, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery, surrounded by the love of her family. She was born on October 15, 1942, in Evansville, to Eli and Thelma (Newman) Krueger, and married Donald Snyder in June of 1990. A devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, “GiGi”,…
Dr. Robert (Bob) Eugene Phillips Sr, 96, of Evansville, Indiana, passed away on August 26, 2025, at his home. Bob was born in Hardy, Iowa, on May 1, 1929, to the late William Otha and Martha Bernice Phillips. Bob married the love of his life, Bessie Phillips, who passed away in 2023. He never got over…
Margaret Jane “Margie” Backer, 89, of Ferdinand, passed away on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand. Margie was born on December 1, 1935 in Ferdinand to Doctor Henry G. and Frances (McLaughlin) Backer. Margie was a lifelong member of St. Ferdinand Parish. She was a member of the St….
James Jul Davidson, 96, of Santa Claus, passed away at 9:47 p.m. on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at his home. He was born on October 3, 1928, in Eau Claire, Wisc., to Jul Arthur and Valerie May (Bernicke) Davidson. He married Marian Swanson in April of 1950. James worked as an engineer and was a…
Kenneth Edwin “Ken” Coffey, 77, of Bloomington, passed away on Monday, August 25, 2025 at his home. He was born July 23, 1948, in Evansville to John D. and Jewel (Scoville) Coffey. He was raised on a farm and graduated from Oakland City College. Ken loved to read crime stories and was fond of all…
A longtime resident of Louisville, Ky., Mary Burch (Beam) Poynter passed away on August 25, 2025, surrounded by family at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand, Indiana. She was 90 years old and absolutely loved life, having just celebrated her birthday with many family members. Mary Burch was born in New Haven, Ky., on…
Bruce Fleck, 48, of Ferdinand, passed away on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. Bruce was born on September 10, 1976, in Jasper to Gilbert and Sylvia (Hopf) Fleck. He married Audrey Reckelhoff on June 2, 2001, in St. Anthony Catholic Church. Bruce worked for Kimball International as a Manufacturing Warehouse Manager….
Donna Sue Loveall, 75, of Newburgh, passed away on August 23, 2025. She was born on February 18, 1950, to the late Claude and Mary (Kunkler) Gramelspacher. Donna retired from Macy’s, working in menswear for many years as a tailor. She enjoyed the outdoors, camping, and traveling with her loving husband, Jerald “Jerry” D. Loveall….
Lonnie D. Leslie, 83, of Loretto, Tenn., passed away Saturday, August 23, 2025. He was a native of Huntingburg and a disabled veteran. Mr. Leslie served his country honorably in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was preceded in death by his father, Preston Leslie; one sister, Debbie Elliott; one brother, Rodger Leslie; and one son, Lonnie…
Kathleen A. Bieker of Dover, Delaware, passed away on August 19, 2025, surrounded by the love of her family, following a prolonged illness A native of Ireland, Indiana, Kathleen graduated as valedictorian of her high school class. She went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics from the University of Evansville and…
