Lovie C. Werne, 90, of Huntingburg, passed away Saturday, January 16, 2021, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Lovie was born December 1, 1930, in Cadiz, Kentucky, to Fate and Myrtle (Mann) Jones. She married Jerome G. Werne on May 29, 1948, at the Saint Meinrad Archabbey. After 54 years of marriage, Jerome…
Robert C. Taylor, 79, of Jasper, passed away at 12:45 p.m. on Wednesday, January 20, 2021, at Jasper Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center. Robert was born in Richmond, Virginia on January 28, 1941, to Billie Ray and Elizabeth (Rainbolt) Taylor. He married Susan Gosman on November 26, 1966, in St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Huntingburg. …
Reuben D. Butke, 92, of Stendal, passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2021, at the Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper. Reuben was born April 15, 1928, to Benjamin and Mary (Egbert) Butke in Stendal. He married Eunice A. Meyer on October 24, 1953 at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church. Reuben had a master’s degree in education and…
Margaret (Schultz) Hinkle, 91, passed away on January 8, 2021, in a Dallas, Texas hospital. Her passing was peaceful with her daughter, Barbara, by her side, holding her hand and comforting her. She was born on October 16, 1929, to Viola and James Schultz in Detroit, MI where she grew up with seven siblings. On…
Pauline A. Harris, 95, of Birdseye, formerly of Huntingburg, passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2021, at her residence. She was born November 16, 1925, in Birdseye to Fred B. and Lula May (Smith) Abell. She married Cecil Charles Harris on June 29, 1963, at the First Pentecostal Church in Birdseye. Pauline was a homemaker…
Martha Jane Gardner, 86, of Ireland, passed away at 11:00 p.m. on Monday, January 18, 2021, in St. Charles Health Care Center in Jasper. Martha Jane was born in Washington, Ind., on March 21, 1934, to Charles and Stella (Gardener) Raymon. She married Donald “Speck” A. Mehringer on April 10, 1958. He preceded her in death on…
Lester Speedy, 76, of Eckerty, passed away on Monday, January 18, 2021, at his residence in Eckerty. He was born on December 29, 1944, in Newton Stewart, Indiana to the late Richard and Nova (Wright) Speedy. Lester was a sawmill owner-operator and a life-long farmer of livestock and crops. He is preceded in death by…
Gary H. Williams, 75, of Alford, passed away at home on January 15, 2021. He was born in Vincennes on October 1, 1945, to Herschel and Catherine (Dixon) Williams. He graduated from Monroe City High School in 1963 and married Mary “Kate” Risley. They were married for 57 years. Known for working hard, Gary took…
Velma Diana May, 77, of Ferdinand, passed away at 6:13 p.m., on Friday, January 15, 2021, in the emergency room of Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. She was born August 8, 1943, in Winslow to Herbert and Mary (Davis) Johns. She married Alfred May on December 15, 2005. Diana worked at Conso…
Mary Gries, 76, of Dale, died January 8, 2021, at her home surrounded by her family. She is survived by her ex-husband, Ron Gries; two daughters, Sandra Gries and Tamara Lynn Gries; son, Timothy Gries; four grandchildren and a sister, Kathleen Elpers. She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister Betty Ann Strickland….
