Ralph E. Shelby, 73, of Otwell, passed away with family by his side at 7:13 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at Deaconess Memorial Medical Center in Jasper. Ralph was born on September 4, 1952, to Robert and Billie (Cox) Shelby. He married Rachelle Cullison on January 7, 2011, in Henderson, Kentucky. Ralph began his…
Donna J. Presson, 77, of Huntingburg, passed away at 2:10 a.m. on Sunday, May 10, 2026, at The Waters of Huntingburg. She was born April 16, 1949, in Huntingburg, to Lynden and Anna Mae (Whipking) Neighbors. Donna had a deep love for people and never met a stranger, a quality that was especially evident during her years…
Mildred Joanna “Jo” Anderson, 92, of Jasper, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. Jo was born on July 17, 1933, in Petersburg, Indiana, to the late Hubert Ralph and Carrie Elvada (Walts) Loveless. Joanna was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She married Howard “Andy” Anderson…
Karen P. Cooper, 85, of Otwell, entered rest on May 10, 2026, at her home in Otwell. She was born on March 13, 1941, in Princeton to Clarence and Imogene (Nance) Inman. On August 22, 1964, she married Paul Cooper, and they were married for 56 years until he passed away in 2020. Karen graduated…
Doris Werne, 94, of Ferdinand, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 10, 2026, at Deaconess Memorial Hospital in Jasper. Doris was born September 16, 1931, to Francis and Frances (Strobel) Harpenau. She was united in marriage to Allen J. Werne on March 26, 1951, in St. Mark’s Catholic Church. Allen preceded her in death on…
Manda J. Clark, 81, of Huntingburg, passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. She was born on April 24, 1945, in Petersburg, Ind., to John H. and Alice (Goodpasture) Austin. She married Larry Clark in Washington, Ind., on March 7, 1964. Manda was a graduate of Petersburg High…
After six weeks of avoiding medical care and echoing the refrain of feeling fine, Kent passed away at Columbus Regional Hospital on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, following a cardiac event. Born “four years before the 100th anniversary of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address”, on November 19, 1959, in Huntingburg, Indiana, he was a history buff, world traveler,…
Genevieve ‘Jenny’ Stockhauser, 83, of Jasper, passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2025, at Saint Charles Health Campus in Jasper. She was born on June 2, 1942, in Fall River, Massachusetts, to the late Joseph and Mary Silvia. Jenny moved to Owensboro, Ky., in 1970, where she was cast in a Western movie, “The Marshal…
Petronella (Nellie) Jean Ebert, 86, of Ferdinand, passed away with family by her side on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at her home in Ferdinand, Indiana. Nellie was born on September 8, 1939, in Mariah Hill to Paul and Catherine (Katie Vaeth) Schue. After Paul’s passing, she was raised by her stepfather, Albert Stratman. She attended…
Roger Lee Fierst, 87, husband of the late Ann Kathryn Fierst, passed away on Friday, May 1, 2026, in Ellettsville, Indiana. Born September 27, 1938, in Evansville, he was the son of Glenn and Pauline (Pfeffer) Fierst of Huntingburg. He married Ann Overbeck on August 13, 1961, at Salem United Church of Christ. Roger was…
