OBITUARIES

  • Elvin Walker, 83, Bristow

    Elvin Walker, 83, of Bristow passed away Sunday, July 26, at Deaconess Memorial Hospital in Jasper. Elvin was born in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, on February 2, 1943, to Percy and Alma (Schroer) Walker. He was united in Marriage to Sharon Aders on July 15, 1967, in Tell City. Elvin and Sharon met as pen pals,…

  • Henry Haake, 63, Ferdinand

    Henry Haake, 63, of Ferdinand, passed away Saturday, July 25, 2026, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Henry was born in Huntingburg on March 7, 1963, to J. Roy and Marcella (Schipp) Haake. He was united in marriage to Lisa Knies on April 19, 1986, in St. Anthony Catholic Church. Henry was a…

  • Sharon Ann James, 66, Ireland

    Sharon Ann James, 66, of Ireland, Ind., passed away surrounded by family at 1:11 a.m. on Saturday, July 25, 2026, at Deaconess Midtown in Evansville, Indiana. Sharon was born in Jasper, Indiana, on February 9, 1960, to Lawrence Sr. and Dolores (Brames) Miller.  She married Ronald James on October 15, 1983, at St. Mary Catholic…

  • Alice June Harker, 91, Jasper

    Alice June Harker, 91, Jasper, passed away surrounded by family at 4:50 a.m. on Thursday, July 23, 2026, at Brookside Village in Jasper. June was born in Dubois, Indiana, on June 28, 1935, to Philmore and Irma (Hemmerlein) Neukam. She was a 1953 graduate of Dubois High School. She married Edward (Eddie) L. Harker on…

  • David W. Curry, 84, Tennyson

    David W. Curry, 84, of Tennyson, passed away at 3:41 a.m. on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at home surrounded by his family. He was born on December 4, 1941, in Newburgh, Indiana, to Everett and Virginia (Chambliss) Curry. On July 30, 1960, he married the love of his life, Verna Herr, in Fort Myers, Florida….

  • Darrell Kent Oxley, 76, Dale

    Darrell Kent Oxley, 76, of Dale, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 23, 2026, surrounded by family. He was born on October 15, 1949, in Huntingburg, to Hoyt and Mildred (Tuley) Oxley. On June 8, 1968, he married his best friend Judy Dague at Heilman Mt. Olive General Baptist Church, and they began a devoted…

  • Norman E. Begle, 83, Jasper

    Norman E. Begle, 83, of Jasper, passed away on Friday, July 24, 2026, at Deaconess Memorial Hospital in Jasper.   He was born on January 20, 1943, to Louis and Elenora (Knust) Begle.   Norm grew up in Mariah Hill; served in the United States Army and then became a boilermaker with Union Local 374.   He was a…