Deborah S. Schwartz, 68, of Loogootee, passed away at 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at Brookside Village in Jasper, Indiana. She was born May 16, 1954, in Washington, Indiana, to the late Cletus and Billie (Ash) Hudson. Debbie worked at the Loogootee Marathon (Rocket Fuel) for 20-plus years as a clerk. She also worked…
Tracey J. Knies, 53, of Jasper, passed away surrounded by family at 7:06 p.m. on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Tracey was born in Jasper on June 3, 1969, to Ralph and Louise (Sendelweck) Schuetter. She married Rodney Knies on September 8, 1990, at St. Celestine Catholic…
Billy Joe Kemp, 90, of Huntingburg, passed away at 10:14 a.m., on Monday, February 13, 2023, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. He was born July 3, 1932, in Owensboro, Ky., to Roy and Hellen (Underwood) Kemp. He married Jeanne Thompkins on September 5, 1954, in Pueblo, Colorado. Billy Joe retired as…
Barbara Ann Henke Hanselman, 86, of Owensboro, Ky., passed away Friday, Feb. 10, 2023, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born on Feb. 18, 1936, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Victor John and Selma Ella Henke. Barbara graduated from Holland High School (Indiana) in 1954. She was a devoted member of Trinity Episcopal Church and…
Viola T. Sermersheim, 88, of Jasper, passed away at 2:45 p.m. on Monday, February 13, 2023, in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Viola was born in Jasper on July 3, 1934, to Frank and Theresia (Dupps) Goeppner. She married Hilbert L. Sermersheim on October 10, 1957, in St. Mary Catholic Church in…
Joyce White, 68, of Ferdinand, went to the Lord on Saturday, February 11, 2023. Joyce was born January 25, 1955, in Washington, Ind., to the late Joseph and Frances (Peavler) Yager. She was a graduate of Winslow High School in 1973. She graduated from Oakland City College in 1977 with a bachelor’s degree in education…
Jerome Peter “Pete” Kunkler was born near Adyeville in Perry County on Jan. 27, 1930, the son of Joseph and Otillia (Otto) Kunkler. He was baptized as a member of the St. Meinrad Catholic Church and received his First Holy Communion, First Confession, and Solemn Communion in the St. Meinrad Archabbey Church before the parish…
Donna S. Kelso, 83, of Alfordsville, passed away with her family by her side on Friday, February 10, 2023, at Sycamore Care Strategies in Loogootee, Indiana. She was born on May 20, 1939, in Cannelburg, Indiana to the late Harold and Olive (Harder) Taylor. Donna attended Alfordsville High School, graduating in 1957. She married Herman…
Victoria Jean (Hay) Bertke, 77, formerly of Huntingburg, passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2023, in Fredericksburg, Virginia. She was born on April 6, 1945, in Evansville to Allen and Juanita Hay. She was married to Kenneth Bertke on December 22, 1973, at Neu Chapel in Evansville. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree at the…
Albert O. Merkley, 96, of Schnellville, passed away at 11:31 a.m. on Thursday, February 9, 2023, in Primrose Retirement Community in Newburgh. Albert was born in Schnellville on May 17, 1926, to Andrew and Katherine (Heichelbech) Merkley. He married his wife of 64 years, Doris “Earlene” Atkins on October 4, 1947, at Sacred Heart Catholic…
