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Edwin L. Denu, 81, Birdseye

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Edwin L. Denu, 81, of Birdseye, passed away at 3:00 a.m. on Friday, August 22, 2025, at home surrounded by family. Edwin was born in Siberia, Indiana, on April 3,…

Alice A. Beck, 93, Jasper

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Alice A. Beck, 93, of Jasper, passed away surrounded by family at 3:13 p.m. on Thursday, August 21, 2025, at Deaconess Memorial Hospital in Jasper. Alice was born in St…

Melvin Rickenbaugh Jr., 57, Ferdinand

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Melvin Rickenbaugh Jr., 57, of Ferdinand, passed away on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at Linda White Hospice House in Evansville.  Melvin was born April 20, 1968, in Corydon to Melvin…

Diana Byrne, 90, Jasper

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Diana Byrne, 90, of Jasper, passed away peacefully at Legacy Living on Saturday, August 16, 2025. Diana Jean Raymond was born on September 15, 1934, in Flint, Mich. Her parents,…

Daniel A. Voight, 56, Jasper

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Daniel A. Voight, 56, of Jasper, passed away at 3:49 p.m. on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at Deaconess Memorial Hospital in Jasper. Daniel was born in Chicago, Ill., on July…

John Henry Wittenmyer, 94, Jasper

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Mr. John Henry Wittenmyer, 94, of Jasper, entered this life on January 18, 1931, in Kent, Indiana. He was the loving son of the late John F. and Susie Mabel…

Imogene“ Jean” (Jackson) Flynn, 86, Koleen, Ind.

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Imogene“ Jean” (Jackson) Flynn, 86, of Koleen, Ind., passed away Saturday, August 16th, 2025, at Legacy Living in Jasper, Indiana, surrounded by family and friends. Born on June 17, 1939,…

Donald Rath, 93

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Donald Rath, 93, passed away at home on August 14, 2025. He was born in Wisconsin on June 24, 1932, to Matthew and Mamie (Guest) Rath and was the fifth…

Helen M. Keusch, 82, Jasper

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Helen M. Keusch, 82, of Jasper, died on Aug 16, 2025, at Brookside Village. She had been a resident there since May of 2021, when she entered care as a…

John M. Randolph, 73, Jasper

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John M. Randolph, 73, of Jasper, passed away on August 13, 2025, after a short illness. Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, John has spent the past 24 years in Jasper. For…

John H. Stoll, 76, Vincennes

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John H. Stoll, 76, of Vincennes, formerly of Gentryville, passed away on August 12, 2025, at Ascension St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville. He was born on October 7, 1948, in…

Larry Fredette, 85, Jasper

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Mr. Larry Fredette was born on Aug. 15, 1939, to Irene and Arthur Fredette in Proctor, Vermont. Larry received his high school diploma from Fair Haven High School, and there…

Albert J. Kunkler, 88, Ferdinand

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Albert J. Kunkler, 88, of Ferdinand, passed away on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand. Albert was born in St. Meinrad on January 8,…

Mary E. Rasche, 68, Ferdinand

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Mary E. Rasche, 68, of Ferdinand, passed away on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at her home. Mary was born September 29, 1956, in Huntingburg to Robert Sr. and Betty Jean…

Doris J. Schroering, 81, Jasper

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Doris J. Schroering, 81, of Jasper, passed away at 7:35 p.m. on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, at Serenity Springs Senior Living at Northwood in Jasper. Doris was born in Jasper…

Barbara Zoglman, 84, Corinth, Miss.

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A Mass of Christian Burial for Barbara Zoglman will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 16, 2025, at Saint James Catholic Church, with burial to follow at Henry…

Phyllis Kay Bender, 78, St. Meinrad

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Phyllis Kay Bender, 78, of St. Meinrad, went to be with her heavenly father on August 12, 2025, surrounded by her loving family, at Heart-to-Heart Hospice House in Evansville, Indiana…

Jesse Braun, 59, Petersburg

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Jesse Braun, 59, of Petersburg, passed away on August 9, 2025. Born November 7, 1965, in Washington Hospital to Delmas and Carolyn Hamm, Jesse lived a life marked by generosity,…

Frederick Louis Souders, 81, Stendal (updated)

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Frederick Louis Souders, 81, of Stendal, died at 3:28 p.m., on Saturday, August 9, 2025, at Deaconess Memorial Medical Center in Jasper, Ind. He was born February 12, 1944, in…

Helen (Goodpasture) Blackburn Newkirk, 94, Petersburg

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Helen (Goodpasture) Blackburn Newkirk, 94, of Petersburg, passed away on August 7, 2025. She was born to George and Edith Goodpasture in Petersburg, Indiana.  She was a member of the…

Patricia G. Onyett, 57, Petersburg

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Patricia G. Onyett, 57, of Petersburg, passed away on Sunday, August 10, 2025, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital. She was born in Washington, Indiana, on January 1, 1968, to Gordon and…

Virginia V. Kapp, 88, Jasper

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Virginia V. Kapp, 88, of Jasper, passed away at 4:19 a.m. on Saturday, August 9, 2025, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Virginia was born in Celestine,…

Gary Walker, 84, Huntingburg

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Gary Walker, 84, of Huntingburg, passed away peacefully on Aug. 7, 2025, surrounded by loved ones. Gary was a strong and hardworking man who never met a stranger or trusted…

Florence C. Verkamp, 99, Ferdinand

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Florence C. Verkamp, 99, of Ferdinand, passed away on Saturday, August 9, 2025, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand. Florence was born on November 5, 1925, in Ferdinand…

Margaret Jo Peregrine, 91, Ferdinand (formerly of Shoals)

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Margaret Jo Peregrine, 91, formerly of Shoals, passed away on Friday, August 8, 2025, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand. Margaret was born on September 12, 1933, in…

Shirley Ann (Abel) Wraley, 87, Shoals

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Shirley Ann (Abel) Wraley, 87, of Shoals, passed away on Saturday, August 9, 2025, at Daviess Community Hospital, Washington. Born November 19, 1937, in Shoals, she was the daughter of…

James Michael “Mike” Qualkenbush, 76, Shoals

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James Michael “Mike” Qualkenbush, 76, of Shoals, passed away on Saturday, August 9, 2025, at his residence with his family by his side. Born May 23, 1949, in Washington, Indiana,…

Lana Faye Howe, 64

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Lana Faye Howe, 64, passed away on August 8, 2025, surrounded by her family. She was born on September 26, 1960, daughter of Cletus and Daisy (Harper) James. Lana was…

Freddie Eugene Gray, 92, Spurgeon

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Freddie Eugene Gray, 92, of Spurgeon, passed away August 7, 2025, at Lakewood Home in Petersburg. He was born March 21, 1933, to Pallas and Rada (Kolb) Gray in Princeton…

Jonathan M. “Cowboy” Wamser, 22, Otwell

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Jonathan M. “Cowboy” Wamser, 22, of Otwell, passed away at 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, at Deaconess Memorial Hospital in Jasper, Indiana. Jonathan was born in Jasper on…

Jack Stephen Cates, 81, Winslow

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Jack Stephen Cates, 81, of Winslow, passed away on August 3, 2025, at Memorial Hospital in Jasper. He was born October 13, 1943, in Evansville, IN, to the late William…

David L. Burress, 73, Mariah Hill

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David L. Burress, 73, of Mariah Hill, passed away on Monday, August 4, 2025, at Deaconess Memorial Hospital in Jasper. David was born on February 2, 1952, in Ireland to…

David T. Kluemper, 82, Jasper

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David T. Kluemper, 82, of Jasper, passed away peacefully at Deaconess Midtown Hospital on August 2, 2025. David was born in Jasper to Herbert Leo and Leona Matilda (Wigand) Kluemper,…

Dr. Sally Ann Utley Asefa, 76, Owensboro

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Dr. Sally Ann Utley Asefa, 76, of Owensboro, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, at the Heartford House under the care of Hospice…

Linda Bertke, 61, St. Meinrad

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Linda Bertke, 61, of St. Meinrad, passed away on Monday, July 28, 2025, at Deaconess Hospital Midtown in Evansville.  Linda was born August 27, 1963, in Huntingburg to Bernard and…

Lois Jean Thibault, 83, Huntingburg

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Lois Jean Thibault, 83, of Huntingburg, formerly of Dale, passed away on Thursday, July 31, 2025, at Hosparus Health Inpatient Care Center in Louisville. Jean was born on April 4,…

Joyce Wilder, 84, Selvin

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Joyce Wilder, 84, of Selvin, passed away on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at The Timbers of Jasper Nursing Home. She was born March 14, 1941, to Edward and Mary Lee…

Linda Bertke, 61, St. Meinrad

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Linda Bertke, 61, of St. Meinrad, passed away on Monday, July 28, 2025, at Deaconess Hospital Midtown in Evansville. Linda was born August 27, 1963, in Huntingburg to Bernard and…

Ursula E. Shaw, 87, Jasper

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Ursula E. Shaw, 87, of Jasper, passed away at 6:42 a.m. on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, at home surrounded by family. Ursula was born in Karlsruhe, Germany, on September 20,…

Thomas Edwin Pingry, Sr., 87, Ferdinand (Updated)

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Thomas E. Pingry, Sr., 87, of Ferdinand, passed away Sunday, July 13th, at his home that he shared with his wife of 42 years, Sheila. Tom was born in Pittsburg,…

Jana Sue Brumfield, 61, Petersburg

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Jana Sue Brumfield, 61, of Petersburg, passed away July 21, 2025, in Petersburg. She was born December 11, 1963, to Gordon and Marcia (Whitehead) Gideon in Washington. Jana graduated from…

Richard Lee Hile, 71, Dale

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Richard Lee Hile, 71, Dale, passed away on Monday, July 28, 2025, at 5:04 p.m. at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. He was born on January 14,…

Christopher G. White, 40, Cannelton

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Christopher G. White, 40, passed away on July 28, 2025, at Norton Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky.  Christopher had worked at Masterbrand and Coca-Cola. He was always a kid at heart, enjoying…

Michael A. “Mike” LeClere, 65, Evansville,

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Michael A. “Mike” LeClere, 65, of Evansville, formerly of Jasper, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 27, 2025, at Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville. He was born March…

Amy Marie (Griffin) Giesler, 51

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Amy Marie (Griffin) Giesler, 51, passed away July 22, 2025. Amy was born on December 2, 1973 in Indianapolis to the late John and Jean (Jones) Griffin. Amy graduated from…

Murray Allison “Al” Keyes, 94, Shoals

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Murray Allison “Al” Keyes, 94, of Shoals, passed away on Friday, July 25, 2025, at Westview Nursing and Rehabilitation in Bedford. Born July 6, 1931, in Denver, Colorado, he was…

Robert F. Buechler, 91, Celestine

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Robert F. Buechler, 91, of Celestine, passed away at 4:45 a.m. on Thursday, July 24, 2025. Bob was born in Celestine on June 14, 1934, to Anton and Monica (Schulz)…

Ashley N. Chaney, 40, Jasper

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Ashley N. Chaney, 40 of Jasper, passed away at 6:50 a.m. on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at Serenity Springs in Jasper, surrounded by family. Ashley was born on December 7,…