
Obituaries can be submitted by email to editor@duboiscountyfreepress.com.
Richard P. Miller, 72, French Lick
Richard P. Miller, 72, of French Lick, passed away peacefully on August 31, 2026, at his home. Richard was born on August 16, 1954, in La Marque, Texas, to Edwin…
Kevin L Fleck, 63, Carmel
Kevin L Fleck, 63, of Carmel (previously of Jasper), entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, September 1, 2026. He was born in Jasper on October 18, 1962, to Leon and…
Kent W. Hochgesang, 54, St. Henry
Kent W. Hochgesang, 54, of St. Henry, passed away Sunday, August 30, 2026, at Deaconess Memorial Medical Center in Jasper. Kent was born on January 23, 1972, in Huntingburg to…
Chad Ring, 51, Holland
Chad Ring, 51, of Holland, passed away on August 31, 2026, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital, Evansville, after a brief illness. Chad was born on October 31, 1974, to Janet Ring. …
Scott L. Brown, 77, Holland
Scott L. Brown, 77, of Holland, passed away on August 31, 2026, at his home. He was born on December 11, 1948 and graduated with the 1967 class of Huntingburg…
Sister Madonna Helmer, 88, Ferdinand
Sister Madonna Helmer of Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand, Indiana, died at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, August 30, 2026, at the Monastery in Ferdinand. Sister Madonna was born Carolyn Ann…
Peggy A. Schwartz, 77, Bretzville
Peggy A. Schwartz, 77, of Bretzville, passed away on September 1, 2026, at Deaconess Memorial Hospital in Jasper. Peggy was born on December 3, 1948, to Raymond and Rita A…
Stanley Hurm, 82, Fulda
Stanley Hurm, 82, of Fulda, passed away on September 1, 2026, at Deaconess Memorial Hospital in Jasper. Stanley was born May 23, 1944, in Fulda to Hugo and Ann (Stratman)…
Virgil “Mark” Goebel, 78, St. Anthony
Virgil “Mark” Goebel, 78, of St. Anthony, passed away peacefully at his home on August 31, 2026. Mark was born December 12, 1947, in Paris, Ill., to Virgil and Virginia…
Amanda Michelle Wertman, 41, Winslow
Amanda Michelle Wertman, 41, of Winslow, went home to be with the Lord on August 29, 2026, where she waited patiently for her daughter, Michaela, to follow. Amanda was born…
Michaela Rae Wertman, 8, Winslow
Michaela Rae Wertman, 8, of Winslow, went home to be with the Lord on August 30, 2026. Michaela was born on July 13, 2018, in Jasper, Indiana, to Simon and…
Mary Ann Sander, 76, Celestine
Mary Ann Sander, 76, of Celestine, passed away surrounded by family at 3:48 a.m. on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at home. Mary Ann was born in Celestine, Ind., on December…
Michael D. Stenftenagel, 71, Jasper
Michael D. Stenftenagel, 71, of Jasper, passed away at 8:33 a.m. on Monday, August 31, 2026, at Deaconess Memorial Hospital in Jasper. Mike was born in Jasper on November 4,…
Lawrence “Larry” E. Mehringer, 76, Jasper
Lawrence “Larry” E. Mehringer, 76, passed away at home surrounded by family at 5:45 a.m. on Monday, August 31, 2026. Larry was born in Ireland, Ind., on September 14, 1949,…
Lillian “Caroline” Beyke, 86, Huntingburg
Lillian “Caroline” Beyke, 86, of Huntingburg, passed away on August 30, 2026, at The Waters of Huntingburg. She was born on November 13, 1939, in Tennyson, Indiana, to Silas Bell…
Larry P. Mann, 91, Otwell
Larry P. Mann, 91, of Otwell, passed away and entered his heavenly home on August 29, 2026. He was born on December 29, 1934, in Boone Township to Clarence and…
Brian Robert Waddell, 52, Jasper
Brian Robert Waddell, 52, of Jasper, passed away surrounded by family at 3:15 a.m. on Sunday, August 30, 2026, at Deaconess Memorial Hospital in Jasper. Brian was born in Jasper…
Austin J. Haake, 31, St. Louis, Mo.
Austin J. Haake, 31, of St. Louis, Mo., tragically passed away in an automobile accident on August 27, 2026. Austin was born on January 23, 1995, in Huntingburg, to Henry…
Bonnie Lynn Windell, 73, Evansville
Bonnie Lynn Windell, loving wife, mother and friend, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 24, 2026, surrounded by her family. She was born on November 14, 1954, in Evansville, to…
Wilma I. Hall, 88, Dubois
Wilma I. Hall, 88, of Dubois, passed away surrounded by family at 10:12 a.m. on Saturday, August 29, 2026, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. Wilma was born in…
Mary Alice Ruxer, 102, St. Meinrad
Mary Alice Ruxer, 102, of St. Meinrad passed away on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand. Mary Alice was born to August and Clara…
Nancy A. Larkin, 92, Jasper
Nancy A. Larkin, 92, of Jasper, passed away surrounded by family at 10:10 p.m. on Friday, August 28, 2026, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. Nancy was born in…
William Shepherd Montgomery, 84, Bloomington
William Shepherd Montgomery of Bloomington, Indiana, previously of Jasper, completed his earthly journey on August 27, 2026. He was born in Muncie, Indiana, on February 27, 1942, to Maxwell J…
Darlene V. Hopf, 84, Ireland
Darlene V. Hopf, 84, of Ireland, Ind., passed away surrounded by family at 2:20 a.m. on Thursday, August 27, 2026, at Deaconess Memorial Medical Center in Jasper, Indiana. Darlene was…
Mary “Ann” Schmidt, 82, Huntingburg
Mary “Ann” Schmidt, 82, of Huntingburg, passed away at Deaconess Memorial Medical Center on Tuesday, August 25, 2026. Ann was born on October 17, 1943, in Huntingburg, to Shelby and…
Dorothy E. Traylor, 87, Otwell
Dorothy E. Traylor, 87, of Otwell, passed away at Good Samaritan Home and Rehabilitative Center in Oakland City on Wednesday, August 26, 2026. Dorothy was born on April 25, 1939,…
Nicholas F. Gomes, 48, Lamar
Nicholas F. Gomes, 48, of Lamar, passed away at 2:02 p.m. on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at home surrounded by his family. He was born March 10, 1978, in Merced, California, to Leonal and…
Donald L. Freson, 86, Jasper
Donald L. Freson, 86, of Jasper, passed away surrounded by family at 8:28 p.m. on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at Deaconess Memorial Medical Center in Jasper. Don was born in…
Bennie Lee “Benji” Beyers II, 53, French Lick
Bennie Lee “Benji” Beyers II, 53, of French Lick, entered into eternal rest on August 22, 2026, at his residence. He was born in Salem, Indiana on October 6th, 1972…
Ann Moffett, 78, Santa Claus
Ann Moffett, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 21, 2026, at her home in Santa Claus, Indiana. Ann was a talented decorator and arranger…
Mary Ann Bawel, 93, Jasper
Mary Ann Bawel, 93, of Jasper, passed away surrounded by family at 1:20 p.m. on Friday, August 21, 2026, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh. Mary Ann was born in…
Clara M. Kreilein, 89, Jasper
Clara M. Kreilein, 89, of Jasper, passed away surrounded by family at 10:40 p.m. on Sunday, August 23, 2026, at Deaconess Memorial Hospital in Jasper. Clara was born in Ferdinand,…
Jared James Martin Crowe, 39, French Lick
Jared James Martin Crowe, 39, of French Lick, entered into eternal rest on August 21, 2026. He was born in Bedford, Ind., on October, 1986 to James E. Crowe and…
Michael “Mike” James Schepers, 58, Winslow
Michael “Mike” James Schepers, 58, of Winslow, passed away on August 21, 2026, at the Waters of Huntingburg. He was born on August 29, 1967, to Ralph Schepers and Sandra (McCracken)…
Kimberly K. Bartley, 68, Petersburg
Kimberly K. Bartley, 68, of Petersburg, passed away August 21, 2026 in Petersburg. She was born November 12, 1957, to Gerald and Judith (Scales) Shoultz in Evansville. Kimberly worked for…
Rose Anna Rasche, 68, Jasper
Rose Anna Rasche, 68, of Jasper, passed away surrounded by family at 3:02 a.m. on Friday, August 21, 2026, at Deaconess Memorial Medical Center in Jasper. Rose was born in…
Jerome (Jerry) Walter Steffe, 90
Jerome (Jerry) Walter Steffe, 90, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on August 14, 2026. Born September 14, 1935, in Jasper, Indiana, he was the son of Genevieve…
Vernon William Stephens, 84, Arthur
Vernon William Stephens, 84, passed away peacefully on August 18, 2026, at the Deaconess Gateway Heart Hospital in Evansville. He lived in Pike County for all 84 years of his…
Robert K. McLaughlin, 65, Santa Claus
Robert K. McLaughlin, 65, of Santa Claus, passed away at 6:21 p.m. on Monday, August 17, 2026, at his home. He was born on July 19, 1961, in Lawrenceburg, Indiana,…
Sister Maura Beckman, 96, Ferdinand
Sister Maura Beckman of Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand, Indiana, died at 9:18 a.m. on Sunday, August 16, 2026, at the Monastery in Ferdinand. Sister Maura was born Flora Kathryn…
Maxine Russell, 99, Otwell
Maxine Russell, 99, of Otwell, passed away Monday, August 17, 2026. Born January 2, 1927, in Otwell, she was the daughter of Noble and Thelma Traylor. She was preceded in…
Mary E. Merkley, 94, Ireland
Mary E. Merkley, 94, of Ireland, Ind. passed away surrounded by family at 6:30 p.m. on August 17, 2026, at Legacy Living in Jasper, Indiana. Mary was born in Ireland,…
Daniel W. Schaefer, 67, St. Meinrad
Daniel W. Schaefer, 67, of St. Meinrad, passed away August 17, 2026, at Deaconess Memorial Hospital in Jasper. Daniel was born on February 7, 1959, in Huntingburg to Alvin and…
Alene Mae Grubb, 95, Petersburg
Alene Mae Grubb, 95, of Petersburg, passed away peacefully on August 16, 2026, at Amber Manor Care Center. She was born September 7, 1930, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Al and…
Mary L. Boeglin, 76, Jasper
Mary L. Boeglin, 76, of Jasper, passed away surrounded by family at 3:20 a.m. on August 16, 2026, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. Mary was born in Huntingburg…
Jerry Ray Bell, 69, Owensville
Jerry Ray Bell, 69, formerly of Petersburg, passed away at his residence in Owensville on August 13, 2026. He was born November 14, 1956, to Blythe and Lois (Selby) Bell…
Jason Alan Dickson, 51, Evansville
Jason Alan Dickson died on August 12th, 2026. He was 51. Jason was born in Vincennes on January 13, 1975, the eldest child of Joseph Alan and Jane Ann (Harker)…
Mark A. Dunkel, 57, Jasper
Mark A. Dunkel, 57, of Jasper, Ind., passed away on Thursday, August 13, 2026, at home. Mark was born in Jasper on December 7, 1968, to Charles and Patricia (Fehribach)…
Mildred M. “Mick” Gramelspacher, 102, Jasper
Mildred M. “Mick” Gramelspacher, 102, of Jasper, Indiana, passed away at 4:49 p.m. on Saturday, August 8, 2026, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper, Indiana. Mick was born in…
Sandra R. Jones, 79, Winslow
Sandra R. Jones, 79, of Winslow, passed away at 10:27 a.m. on Thursday, August 13, 2026, at home surrounded by family. Sandy was born in Washington, Ind., on July 8,…
















































