Silas A. “Hike” Heichelbech, 94, of Ferdinand, passed away on Friday, April 24, 2026, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand. Silas was born on October 5, 1931, in Ferdinand to George and Elizabeth (Gehl) Heichelbech. He married Mary Alice Jones at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Tell City on October 5, 1957. Silas…
Tina M. Dieter, 60, of St. Meinrad, passed away on April 22, 2026, at her home after an eight-year battle with cancer. She was born on April 17, 1966, in Huntingburg, to Gerald and Darlene (Schmitt) Jacob. She married Kenneth Jude Dieter on October 28, 2010. Tina was intelligent, witty, and compassionate. She enjoyed solving…
Sharon S. Wilz, 72, of Jasper, passed away with family by her side at 7:49 a.m. on Friday, April 24, 2026, at the Timbers of Jasper. Sharon was born in Huntingburg on December 9, 1953, to Ralph and Maletta (Hachmeister) King. She married Thomas A. Wilz on March 30, 1985. Sharon was a 1972 Huntingburg…
Juanita S. Boehm, 73, of Jasper, passed away with family by her side at 4:50 p.m. on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at Serenity Springs Senior Living at Northwood in Jasper. Juanita was born in Jasper, Indiana, on February 9, 1953, to Edward and Dorothy (Seifert) Boehm. In her youth, in the 1960s, Juanita was a…
Gerald “Jerry” Mehringer, 79, of Tell City, passed away on April 20, 2026, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. He was born on March 13, 1947, in Jasper, Indiana, to the late Linus and Clara (Burger) Mehringer. In addition to his parents, Jerry was preceded in death by his siblings, James and Donnie Mehringer, and Mary…
Melvin W. Bauer, 89, of Jasper, passed away at 10:25 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. Melvin was born in Jasper on July 29, 1936, to Adam and Amelia (Krodel) Bauer. He married Judith Barber on December 25, 1960, in Loogootee Methodist Church. Melvin was a Jasper High…
John Douglas Preusz, 74, of Lake Wales, Fla., passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2026, in Florida. He was born on September 13, 1951, in Washington, Ind., to Junior Eugene and Catherine Eileen (Wingfield) Preusz. John was a retired electrician who took great pride in his work. He was a devoted fan of the St….
Eddie Devon Tisdale Sr., 85, of Mariah Hill, passed away on April 20, 2026. Born on January 21, 1941, in Oakland City, Indiana, he spent the last 27 years of his life in Mariah Hill. He is preceded in death by his partner, Justine Atkins; father, Harlan E Tisdale; mother, Virginia V (Nee) Sowder; stepfather, Harold C.W. Hagemeyer;…
Rowena Waninger, 91, of Troy, passed away on Monday, April 20, 2026. Rowena was born January 5, 1935, in Perry County to Carl and Lorene (Hagedorn) Harpenau. She was united in marriage to William Waninger on September 19, 1956, in Saint John’s Catholic Church in New Boston. Rowena loved to cook and bake. She often…
Sister Jacqueline Shively of Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand, Indiana, died at 4:52 p.m. on Sunday, April 19, 2026, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand. Sister Jacqueline was born Janet Susan Shively on February 25, 1937, in Whitesville, Kentucky, the eldest of six children of J.C. and Mae Veronica (Thompson) Shively. She entered…
