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Anna Mae Messier, 79, Jasper
Anna Mae Messier, 79, of Jasper, passed away at 7:15 p.m. on Friday, June 1, 2018, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. Anna Mae was born in on December…
Iris A. Gutgsell, 76, of Jasper
Iris A. Gutgsell, 76, of Jasper, passed away at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 31, 2018, at home. Iris was born in Jasper, Indiana, on September 1, 1941, to Linus…
Rebecca Sue “Book” Schaber, 65, Newburgh
Rebecca Sue “Book” Schaber, 65, of Newburgh, formerly of Dale, Indiana passed away at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 29, 2018, at the Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville. She…
Benjamin F. Hanebutt, 95, Evansville
Benjamin F. Hanebutt, 95, of Evansville, passed away Wednesday, May 30, 2018, at Pine Haven Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Evansville on March 25, 1923, to the…
Betty Jean Waninger, 74, Huntingburg
Betty Jean Waninger, 74, of Huntingburg, passed away on Friday, May 25, 2018. Betty was born January 25, 1944, in St. Anthony to Anthony Sr. and Elizabeth (Englert) Braunecker. She…
Robert J. “Bob” Sakel, 91, Huntingburg and Holland
Robert J. “Bob” Sakel, 91, of Huntingburg and Holland, Indiana passed away at 9:32 a.m. on Tuesday, May 29, 2018, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. He…
June L. Astrike, 85, Jasper
June L. Astrike, 85, of Jasper, passed away at 8:05 a.m. on Monday, May 28, 2018, at Good Samaritan Assisted Living in Jasper. June was born in Huntingburg, Indiana, on…
Nellie Catherine Weller, 94, Rescue, Calif.
Nellie Catherine Weller, 94, of Rescue, Calif., formerly of Indianapolis, passed away May 19, 2018, at El Dorado Senior Care Village. She was born in Chrisney, Ind., on December 10,…
Oakley Ray Brown, 92, Harrodsburg, Ky.
Oakley Ray Brown, 92, of Harrodsburg, Ky., passed away Saturday, May 26, at Willowdale Village in Dale. Born Aug. 20, 1925, in Elizabethtown, Ky., he was the son of the…
Carol Ann Astrike, 82, Winslow
Carol Ann Astrike, 82, of Winslow, passed away at 12:12 a.m., on Saturday, May 26, 2018, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh. She was born August 11, 1935, in Stendal…
Bessie Irene Collier, 92, Huntingburg
Bessie Irene Collier, 92, of Huntingburg, passed away at 12:35 p.m., on Thursday, May 24, 2018, at the Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper. She was born December 28, 1925, in…
Joseph M. Wagner, 89, of Jasper
Joseph M. Wagner, 89, of Jasper, passed away at 3:00 am. Friday, May 25, 2018, at Cathedral Health Care in Jasper. Joe was born on May 23, 1929, at Mariah…
Paul E. Nonte, 91, Jasper
Paul E. Nonte, 91, of Jasper, passed away at 10:55 p.m. on Friday, May 25, 2018, at his home. Paul was born in Dubois on December 9, 1926, to John…
Ruth A. Mehringer, 79, Jasper
Ruth A. Mehringer, 79, of Jasper, passed away at 3:00 a.m. Thursday, May 24, 2018, at Scenic Hills Care Center in Ferdinand. Ruth was born in Jasper on October 15,…
Billie Lynn Meyer, 69, of Lincoln, Nebraska (formerly Huntingburg)
Billie Lynn Meyer, 69, of Lincoln, Nebraska, formerly of Huntingburg and Mount Vernon, passed away on Tuesday, May 22, 2018, in Lincoln, Nebraska. She was born May 15, 1949, in…
Janice C. Oser, 87, Huntingburg
Janice C. Oser, 87, of Huntingburg, passed away at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 22, 2018, at her home. She was born September 5, 1930, in Huntingburg, Indiana to Marion…
Timothy Blessinger, 65, Dale
Timothy Blessinger, 65, of Dale, died at his home on May 17, 2018. He was a teacher at Heritage Hills. There will be no services, burial will take place at…
Margaret Helen “Betty” Dearing Hollander, 96, of Huntingburg
Margaret Helen “Betty” Dearing Hollander, 96, of Huntingburg, died May 22, in Evansville. Betty was born in Huntingburg on March 22, 1922, to William and Flora Mae Wilson Dearing. She had…
Kent Stafford, 55, Huntingburg
Kent Stafford, 55, of Huntingburg, formerly of Petersburg, passed away suddenly on Thursday, May 17, 2018, at Memorial Hospital in Jasper. He was born October 5, 1962, in Washington to…
Carl “Bud” Wyatt, 81, Jasper
Carl “Bud” Wyatt, 81, of Jasper, went to meet the Lord at 2:57 a.m. on Sunday, May 20, 2018, at home surrounded by his children and his wife. Bud was…
Peggy Brooks 65, Gentryville
Peggy Brooks 65, of Gentryville, died at her home on May 18, 2018. She was born April 11, 1953 in South Bend to Cloice and Nina Brooks. She was the…
Kaylee M. Lane, 15, of Hopkinsville (formerly Jasper)
Kaylee M. Lane, 15, of Hopkinsville, Ky., formerly of Jasper, passed away at 6:35 p.m. on Thursday, May 17, 2018, at Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Kaylee was born…
Jim Troesch, 52, Ferdinand
Jim Troesch, 52, of Ferdinand, passed away Thursday, May 17, 2018, at his home. He was born March 8, 1966, in Jasper to Walter & Virlee (Waninger) Troesch. He married…
Charles F. “Chill” Habig, 83, Jasper
Charles F. “Chill” Habig, 83, of Jasper, passed away at 4:55 p.m. on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. Charles was born in Jasper,…
Sister Christine Kempf, 85, Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand
Sister Christine Kempf, 85, of Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand, Indiana, died at 8:09 a.m. on Thursday, May 17, 2018, at Memorial Hospital in Jasper. Sister Christine was born on…
Betty A. Mehringer, 74, Ireland
Betty A. Mehringer, 74, of Ireland, Ind., passed away at 10:50 p.m. on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. Betty was born in Huntingburg…
Mary Jo Tretter, 74, Fort Wayne
Mary Jo Tretter, 74, of Fort Wayne, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 14, 2018, at her home. Mary Jo was born October 22, 1943, in Ferdinand to Joseph F…
Douglas L. Lukemeyer, 75, Jasper
Douglas L. Lukemeyer, 75, of Jasper, passed away at 3:26 a.m. CDT on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. Doug was born in Evansville…
Frank E. Schmitt, 85, Ireland
Frank E. Schmitt, 85, of Ireland, passed away at 6:17 a.m. on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Frank was born in Ireland,…
Martin J. Olinger, 62, formerly of Ferdinand
Martin J. Olinger, 62, formerly of Ferdinand, passed away on February 17 in Barstow, CA. There will be a visitation for Marty Olinger on Saturday, May 19 from 9 to…
David Gilbert Caldemeyer, 86, Stendal
David Gilbert Caldemeyer, 86, of Stendal, passed away at 4:04 a.m. Monday, May 14, 2018, at Amber Manor Care Center in Petersburg. He was born August 27, 1931, to Henry…
Rose Mary Kaiser, 76, Vincennes
Rose Mary Kaiser, 76, Vincennes, passed away Saturday, May 12, 2018, at Good Samaritan Hospital. Rose Mary was born January 21, 1942, in Vincennes, the daughter of Clarence and Eloise…
Mary Ann “Annie” Hoppenjans, 78, Ferdinand
Mary Ann “Annie” Hoppenjans, 78, of Ferdinand, passed away Friday, May 11, 2018, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born June 1, 1939, in Ferdinand to Alois…
Gerald “Jerry” Bartley, 79, Jasper
Gerald “Jerry” Bartley, 79, of Jasper, passed away at 11:25 a.m. on Sunday, May 13, 2018, at The Timbers of Jasper. Jerry was born in Ireland, Indiana on April 14,…
Claudia Fisher, 81, French Lick
Claudia Fisher, 81, of French Lick, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, May 9, 2018, at her home. She was born in Gary on March 7, 1937 to Claude Drake…
Francisca Morales de Leon, 86, Huntingburg
Francisca Morales de Leon, 86, of Huntingburg, passed away at 6:38 a.m. Wednesday, May 9, 2018, at her home. She was born March 28, 1932, in La Presita de Regil,…
Jeffery Alan Maudlin, 58, Jasper
Jeffery Alan Maudlin, 58, of Jasper, was welcomed into the loving arms of God on Friday, May 4, 2018. A military veteran, Jeff was a jack of all trades, working…
Cletus Albert Terwiske, 92, Hudson, Mass.
Cletus Albert Terwiske, 92, of Hudson, Massachusetts, passed away on April 26, 2018. Cletus (“Lee”) was born in Celestine and grew up in Ireland. He was a U.S. Army veteran…
Michael J. Schwoeppe, 64, St. Henry
Michael J. Schwoeppe, 64, of St. Henry, passed away Monday, May 7, 2018, at Willowdale Village in Dale. Michael was born December 25, 1953, in Huntingburg to Floyd J. and…
Larry Ray Bruce, 72, Huntingburg
Larry Ray Bruce, 72, of Huntingburg, passed away on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at his residence. He was born July 30, 1945, in Jasper to Robert and Cordelia “Connie” (Nordhoff)…
Fr. Angelo Quadrini, F.D.P., 83, of Boston, Mass. (upcoming Memorial Mass)
Fr. Angelo Quadrini, F.D.P., 83, of Boston, Mass., formerly of Jasper passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2018, in Naples, Fla., while visiting his brother, and sister-in-law. Fr. Angelo was born…
Raymond L. “Ray” Schepers, 82, Jasper
Raymond L. “Ray” Schepers, 82, of Jasper, passed away at 3:36 p.m. on Monday, May 7, 2018, at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Evansville. Ray was born in Jasper on September…
Marjorie L. “Marge” Bohnert, 96, Jasper
Marjorie L. “Marge” Bohnert, 96, of Jasper, passed away at 5:05 a.m. on Monday, May 7, 2018, at Randolph County Care Center in Sparta, Ill. Marge was born in Huntingburg…
Ralph Marion Parker, 82, Santa Claus
Ralph Marion Parker, 82, of Santa Claus, passed away at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper on Monday, May 7, 2018. Ralph was born December 12, 193,5 in Perry…
Michael A. Salb, 26, Martinsville (formerly Jasper)
Michael A. Salb, 26, of Martinsville, formerly of Jasper, passed away at 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 5, 2018, as the result of an ATV accident. Michael was born in…
Douglas “Moe” G. Moeller, 57, Jasper
Douglas “Moe” G. Moeller, 57, of Jasper, passed away at 8:26 a.m. on Sunday, May 6, 2018, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. Doug was born in Jasper…
Gary Lee Nelson, 56, Petersburg
Gary Lee Nelson, 56, of Petersburg, passed away on Saturday morning, May 5, 2018, at Select Specialty Hospital in Evansville. He was born May 28, 1961, in Huntingburg to Kathy…
Irene A. Kaiser, 83, Huntingburg
Irene A. Kaiser, 83, of Huntingburg, Indiana passed away at 4:15 p.m. Thursday, May 3, 2018, at her home. She was born February 9, 1935, in Evansville, Indiana to Joseph…
Dolores E. Uebelhor, 73, Jasper
Dolores E. Uebelhor, 73, of Jasper, passed away at 11:00 p.m. on Monday, April 30, 2018, at home. Dolores was born in Schnellville on November 8, 1944, to Martin and…
Naomi P. Kenworthy, 88, Jasper
Naomi P. Kenworthy, 88, of Jasper, passed away at 3:50 a.m. on Monday, April 30, 2018, at Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper. Naomi was born in Orange County, Indiana, on…
