
Obituaries can be submitted by email to editor@duboiscountyfreepress.com.
Shirley M. Schnell, 88, Huntingburg
Shirley M. Schnell, 88, passed away peacefully with family by her side at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, March 13, 2026, at the Waters in Huntingburg. Shirley was born in Siberia,…
Rita Louise Lents, 85, Loogootee
Rita Louise Lents, 85, of Loogootee, Indiana, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 13, 2026, at Sycamore Care Strategies in Loogootee. Born on July 21, 1940, in Loogootee, Indiana, she…
Eugene Pinnick, 86, French Lick
Eugene Pinnick, 86, of French Lick, entered into eternal rest on March 9, 2026, at Springs Valley Meadows. He was born in Shoals, Indiana, on October 14, 1939, to Albert…
Edith “Sis” Pinnick, 83, French Lick
Edith “Sis” Pinnick, 83, of French Lick, Indiana, entered into eternal rest on March 12, 2026, at Springs Valley Meadows. She was born in French Lick, Indiana, on July 29,…
Kraig K. Blair, 74, Jasper
Kraig K. Blair, 74, of Jasper, Ind., passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at home. Kraig was born in Columbus, Ohio, on December 13, 1952, to John and Mary…
Elmer “Bill” Wolf Jr., 74, Dubois
Elmer “Bill” Wolf Jr., 74, of Dubois, passed away surrounded by family at 7:37 a.m. on Thursday, March 12, 2026, at Serenity Springs at Northwood in Jasper. Elmer was born…
William J. “Bill” Tarrant, 77, Santa Claus
William J. “Bill” Tarrant, 77, of Santa Claus, passed away at 11:56 p.m., Sunday, March 8, 2026, at Deaconess Memorial Medical Center in Jasper. He was born August 28, 1948, to Samuel…
Leon Klueh, 81
Leon Klueh, 81, passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2026, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born on April 16, 1944, in New Boston, Ind., to the late Paul…
Melissa Jo (Deputy) Wagner, 60, Evansville
Melissa Jo (Deputy) Wagner, 60, of Evansville and formerly of Princeton, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2026, surrounded by her family. She was born on November 28, 1965, to the…
Ethelreda “Ethel” C. Knies, 91, Jasper
Ethelreda “Ethel” C. Knies, 91, of Jasper, passed away at 12:25 a.m. on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, surrounded by family at Deaconess Memorial Medical Center in Jasper. Ethel was born…
Dayne K. Hartke, 75, Stendal
Dayne K. Hartke, 75, of Stendal, passed away on March 6, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. Born in June 1950 to Oliver and Mary Louise Hartke, he was a…
Nancy Catherine Herzog, 86, Jasper
Nancy Catherine Herzog, 86, of Jasper, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family at 5:25 p.m. on Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Deaconess Memorial Medical Center in Jasper. She…
Steven D. Bredhold, 68, Jasper
Steven D. Bredhold, 68, of Jasper, passed away at 4:10 a.m. on Saturday, March 7, 2026, at home surrounded by family. Steve was born in Huntingburg on August 17, 1957,…
Berniece Clark, 97, French Lick
Berniece Clark, 97, of French Lick, Indiana, entered into eternal rest on March 7, 2026. She was born in French Lick, Indiana, on December 6, 1928, to Irven Tilden and…
Harold D. “Don” Barth, 77, Jasper
Harold D. “Don” Barth passed away on March 4, 2026, succumbing to a long battle with several undiagnosed health conditions and the aftereffects of the COVID-19 virus. Don was born…
Albert L. Sander, 81, Huntingburg
Albert L. Sander, 81, of Huntingburg, passed away at 11:10 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at the Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville. He was born December 7,…
Windell J. Toby, 78, Jasper
Windell J. Toby, 78, of Jasper, passed away from complications of mesothelioma asbestos cancer on March 5, 2026, at Serenity Springs at Northwood in Jasper. He was born in DeRidder,…
Sandra Mae Sherfick, 74, Shoals
Sandra Mae Sherfick, 74, of Shoals, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2026, at her residence. Born October 30, 1951, in Shoals, she was the daughter of Kenneth L. Sherfick…
Ruzena “Oli” Bonifer, 86, Jasper
Ruzena “Oli” Bonifer, 86, of Jasper, passed away with her husband by her side at 8:25 p.m. on Thursday, March 5, 2026, at Legacy Living in Jasper, Indiana. Oli was…
Karen Kuntz, 68, Fulda
Karen Kuntz, 68, of Fulda, passed away on March 4, 2026. She was born on March 11, 1957, in Tell City, Ind., to Carl and Martha Flamion. Karen was an…
Joseph Alan Steltenpohl, 69, Ferdinand
Joseph Alan Steltenpohl, 69, of Ferdinand, passed away on March 2nd at Deaconess Memorial Hospital in Jasper. Joseph was born June 15, 1956, in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. He was…
Sylvester “Si” Richard Merkel, Jr., 74, Huntingburg
Sylvester “Si” Richard Merkel, Jr., 74, of Huntingburg, passed away on March 2, 2026, at Greenwood Healthcare Center in Greenwood, Indiana. He was born February 18, 1952, in Huntingburg, to…
Ben A. Thomas, 69, Jasper
Ben A. Thomas, 69, of Jasper, passed away surrounded by family at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at The Timbers of Jasper. Ben was born in Louisville, Kentucky,…
Kathleen V. Goss, 81, Jasper
Kathleen V. Goss, 81, of Jasper, passed away at 6:16 a.m. on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at Deaconess Memorial Medical Center in Jasper. Kathy was born in Otwell, Indiana, on…
Phillip Wesley Miller, 73, Gentryville
Phillip Wesley Miller, 73, of Gentryville, passed away on Monday, March 2, 2026, surrounded by his family at home. He was born on September 1, 1952, in Owensboro, Kentucky, to Orville…
Joyce Carol Jacob, 78, Huntingburg
Joyce Carol Jacob, 78, of Huntingburg, passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2026, at Deaconess Memorial Hospital in Jasper. Joyce was born February 1, 1948, in St. Croix to Victor…
Lena R. Carlisle, 72, Martinsville
Lena R. Carlisle, 72 of Martinsville, passed away Thursday, February 26, 2026. She was surrounded by her loved ones at the time of her passing. She was born on Monday,…
Terry Keller, 78, Santa Claus
Terry Keller, 78, of Santa Claus, passed away on Saturday, February 28, 2026, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville. Terry was born February 21, 1948, in Shoals to Lester and…
Joyce Ann Cheatham, 66, Taswell
Joyce Ann Cheatham, 66, of Taswell, passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2026, in Harrison County Hospital in Corydon, surrounded by her family. She was born on May 6, 1959,…
Amos L. Schmitt, 84, Ireland
Amos L. Schmitt, 84, of Ireland, passed away peacefully with family by his side at 5:27 p.m. on Thursday, February 26, 2026, at Deaconess Memorial Medical Center in Jasper. He…
Thomas James Nordhoff, infant, Ferdinand
Thomas James Nordhoff, four months, passed away at Deaconess Memorial Hospital in Jasper on Wednesday, February 25, 2026. Thomas was born on October 18, 2025, in Jasper to Aaron and…
Raymond C. Wheeler, 82, Perry County
Raymond C. Wheeler of rural Perry County, Indiana, passed away on February 27, 2026. He is survived by his wife and best friend, Loretta Lovitt Wheeler; daughter, Shannon D. Cheney and her husband,…
Alva Fredrick “Fred” Giles, 70, Holland
Alva Fredrick “Fred” Giles, 70, of Holland, passed away at 5:40 p.m., Thursday, February 26, 2026, surrounded by his family at home. He was born on April 17, 1955, in…
Glenda Faye Shipman, 77, Dubois
Glenda Faye Shipman, 77, of Dubois, Ind., entered into eternal rest on February 25, 2026, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper, Indiana, where she called home the past three…
David “Larry” Abell, 81, Huntingburg
David “Larry” Abell, 81, of Huntingburg, passed away Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at Select Specialty Hospital in Evansville. He was born September 6, 1944, in Huntingburg, Indiana, to Colonel and…
Thelma Rose (Wininger) Bauernfiend, 100, Shoals
Thelma Rose (Wininger) Bauernfiend, 100, of Shoals, passed away on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at Deaconess Memorial Hospital in Jasper. Born August 24, 1925, in Martin County, she was the…
Norbert Theodore Lindauer, 88, St. Henry
Norbert Theodore Lindauer, 88, passed away Tuesday, Feb 24, 2026, at his home in St. Henry, Indiana. Norbert was born Oct 26, 1937, to Leonard and Rosa (Sermersheim) Lindauer on…
Amy Bauernfiend, 78, Huntingburg
In loving memory of Amy Bauernfiend, who peacefully passed away on February 23, 2026, at the age of 78, surrounded by her beloved family. Born on November 6, 1947, in…
Ann Kathryn Fierst, 84, Bloomington
Ann Kathryn Fierst, 84, passed away on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at her home in Bloomington. Born September 17, 1941, in Huntingburg to Maurice “Bib” and Edna (Peters) Overbeck. She…
Darwin “Kay” Taylor, 90, Decatur, Ill.
Darwin “Kay” Taylor, 90, of Decatur, Ill., formerly of Huntingburg, passed away on Monday, February 23, 2026, at the Arc at Hickory Point, Forsyth, Illinois. Kay was born April 8,…
Jerry Joe Small, 89, of Spring Hill, Fla.
Jerry Joe Small, 89, passed away peacefully on February 21, 2026, at his residence in Spring Hill, Florida, surrounded by the love of his family. He was the devoted husband…
Patsy Ann “Pat” Bruner, 91, Birdseye
Patsy Ann “Pat” Bruner, 91, of Birdseye, passed away on Sunday, February 22, 2026, at her home. Pat was born April 13, 1934, in Birdseye, to Collis and Clesta (Fallowfield)…
William E. Malone Jr., 79, Jasper
William E. Malone Jr., 79, of Jasper, passed away at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 22, 2026, surrounded by family at Brookside Village in Jasper. Bill was born in Evansville,…
Ralph G. Mehling, 96, Jasper
Ralph G. Mehling, 96, of Jasper, passed away at 6:57 p.m. on Friday, February 20, 2026, at the Linda White Hospice House in Evansville, Indiana. Ralph was born in St…
Hazel M. Green, 64, Shoals
Hazel M. Green, 64, of Shoals, passed away at 11:36 a.m. on Monday, February 18, 2026, at Serenity Springs Senior Living at Northwood in Jasper. She was born on April…
Judy Karen (Hedges) White, 81, Petersburg
Judy Karen (Hedges) White, 81, of Petersburg, entered her heavenly home on Wednesday, February 18, 2026. She was born in Petersburg, Indiana, on April 21, 1944. Judy was a graduate…
Daniel R. “Danny” Haley, 64, Shoals
Daniel R. “Danny” Haley, 64, of Shoals, passed away on Friday, February 20, 2026, at his residence. Born March 6, 1961, in Greensburg, Penn., he was the son of Joseph…
Bertha J. Denning, 82, Ferdinand
Bertha J. Denning, 82, of Ferdinand, passed away on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at her home. Bertha was born on July 7, 1943, in Spencer County to Lawrence and Lorene…
Beverly M. Chapman, 87, Jasper
Beverly M. Chapman, 87, of Jasper, went peacefully to Heaven with family by her side on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at her home. She was born on October 29, 1938,…
Robert H. Lottes, 95, Loogootee
Robert H. Lottes, 95 of Loogootee, passed away at 8:15 a.m. on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper, surrounded by family. Bob was born in…













































