
Obituaries can be submitted by email to editor@duboiscountyfreepress.com.
David L. Buechlein, 78, Jasper
David L. Buechlein, 78, of Jasper, passed away at 4:37 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville. David was born in Jasper on October 16, 1939,…
John Henry Warthan, 55, Huntingburg
John Henry Warthan, 55, of Huntingburg, formerly of Crawford County, passed away at 3:27 p.m., on Monday, April 9, 2018, at Garden Villa in Bedford, Indiana. He was born August 4,…
Rosalee Stemle, 91, Jasper
Rosalee Stemle, 91, of Jasper, passed away at 4:55 p.m. on Monday, April 9, 2018, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. Rosalee was born on August 20, 1926, in…
Robert L. Meyer, 91, Jasper
Robert L. Meyer, 91, of Jasper, passed away at 3:33 p.m. on Monday, April 9, 2018, at Cathedral Health Care Center in Jasper. Bob was born in Haysville on February 15, 1927,…
Collette Porter Kennedy, 70, Ferdinand
Collette Porter Kennedy, 70, of Ferdinand, passed away Sunday, April 8, 2018, in Ferdinand. Collette was born March 27, 1948, to Bernard P. and Priscilla (Birchler) Porter in Fulda. Collette…
James B. Knies, 78, St. Anthony
James B. Knies, 78, of St. Anthony, passed away at 10:50 a.m. on Monday, April 9, 2018. Jim was born in Celestine in 1939 to Bernard and Albertha (Heldman) Knies. He married…
Charles L. Dilger, 76, St. Anthony
Charles L. Dilger, 76, of St. Anthony, passed away at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 7, 2018, at home. He was born in St. Meinrad, Indiana on May 16, 1941, to Fred…
Orville Gene Lemond, 60, Huntingburg
Orville Gene Lemond, 60, of Huntingburg, passed away on Friday, April 6, 2018, at his residence. He was born August 2, 1957, in Huntingburg to Peter and Cordelia (Uppencamp) Lemond…
Linus R. Wigand, 87, Jasper
Linus R. Wigand, 87, of Jasper, passed away at 11:05 a.m. on Friday, April 6, 2018, at Brookside Village in Jasper, IN. Linus was born in Jasper, Indiana on September 18, 1930, to John…
Steven Michael Andrews, 49, Huntingburg
Steven Michael Andrews, 49, of Huntingburg, passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2018, at his residence. He was born October 15, 1968, in Huntingburg to Charles and Patricia (Bieker) Andrews. Steve…
Betty A. Schwenk, 89, Jasper
Betty A. Schwenk, 89, of Jasper, passed away at 11:40 p.m. on Monday, April 2, 2018, at home. Betty was born in Jasper on August 9, 1928, to Louis and Clara (Scherle)…
Hilda R. Pfister, 97, Jasper
Hilda R. Pfister, 97, of Jasper, died peacefully at 4:35 a.m. on Monday, April 2, 2018, at Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper where she was well cared for the last three years…
Sharon Lawson, 58, Jasper
Sharon Lawson, 58, of Jasper, passed away at her residence on Monday, April 2, 2018, at 3:30 a.m. She was born on October 13, 1959, to Alyous and Johnnie (Clark)…
John E. Sermersheim, 78, Ferdinand
John E. Sermersheim, 78, of Ferdinand, passed away, Saturday, March 31, 2018, at his home in Ferdinand. John was born May 2, 1939, in Ireland to Ben and Victoria (Hopf)…
Ryan Fleck, 45, Ferdinand
Ryan Fleck, 45, of Ferdinand, passed away, Monday, April 2, 2018, at his home. Ryan was born September 29, 1972, in Jasper to Gilbert and Sylvia (Hopf) Fleck. Ryan was…
Arnold Lee Mehringer, 82, Jasper
Arnold Lee Mehringer, 82, of Jasper, passed away at 6:50 a.m. on Monday, April 2, 2018, at Cathedral Health in Jasper. Arnold was born on March 13, 1936, in Jasper, Indiana to…
Teresa Sue Hensley, 50, Petersburg
Teresa Sue Hensley, 50, of Petersburg, passed away at 2:00 a.m. Saturday, March 31, 2018 at I.U. Health University Hospital in Indianapolis. Teresa was born in Washington, Ind., on August 3, 1967,…
Lucille F. Gehlhausen, 93, Ferdinand
Lucille F. Gehlhausen, 93, of Ferdinand, passed away at 10:43 p.m., on Saturday, March 31, 2018, at her home. She was born October 4, 1924, in Ferdinand to Frank and Louise…
John Wayne Blemker, 70, Huntingburg
John Wayne Blemker, 70, of Huntingburg, passed away at 6:13 a.m., on Wednesday, March 28, 2018, at his home. He was born May 18, 1947, in Huntingburg to Edgar and…
George Engelbrecht 79, Boonville
George Engelbrecht, 79, of Boonville, formerly of Dale, died on March 25, at his home. He retired from Alcoa, and was the current Chaplain of the Boonville American Legion Post…
Gene Peterson, 86, Birdseye
Gene Peterson, 86, of Birdseye, died on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, at St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville. Gene was born in Crawford County, Indiana, on September 30, 1931, to Fred…
John Richard Clements, 84, Loogootee
John Richard Clements, 84, of Loogootee, passed away at 6:15 p.m. Thursday, March 28, 2018, at Scenic Hills Care Center in Ferdinand. He was born June 5, 1933, in Loogootee,…
William Dauby, 68, Ferdinand
William Dauby, 68, of Ferdinand, passed away at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville on Thursday, March 22, 2018. William was born June 18, 1949, in Bristow to Fredrick and Mabel (Gengelbach)…
Martin J. “Marty” Olinger, 62, formerly of Ferdinand
Martin J. “Marty” Olinger, 62, formerly of Ferdinand, passed away on Saturday, February 17, 2018, in Barstow, California. Marty was the son of the late Nestor and Lenora Olinger of…
Don F. Blesch, 81, Holland
Don F. Blesch, 81, a life-long resident of Holland, passed away at 1:15 p.m., on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. He was born January 22, 1937,…
Donna Marie Carter, 64, Jasper
Donna Marie Carter, 64, of Jasper, passed away at 11:30 p.m., on Sunday, March 25, 2018, at Springs Valley Meadows in French Lick. She was born February 9, 1954 in Huntingburg,…
Eric Doan 46, Dale
Eric Doan 46, of Dale, died on March 23, 2018, at his home. He was born Sept. 20, 1971, in Cincinnati, Oh., to Claude ‘Cid’ and Deborah (Kolb) Doan. He…
Karla L. Wood, 34, Jasper
Karla L. Wood, 34, of Jasper, passed away at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, March 22, 2018, at Select Specialty Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. She was born in Huntingburg on January 24,…
Vernon H. Welp, 80, Jasper
Vernon H. Welp, 80, of Jasper, passed away at 12:23 p.m. on Friday, March 23, 2018, at home. Vernon was born on September 3, 1937, to August and Irma (Miller) Welp. He…
Teresa A. Moffatt, 56, French Lick
Teresa A. Moffatt, 56, of French Lick, entered into eternal rest on March 20, 2018, at Springs Valley Meadows, French Lick. She was born on August 28, 1961, in Van…
Dolores M. Eckerle, 88, Jasper
Dolores M. Eckerle, 88, of Jasper, passed away at 1:50 p.m. on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper. Dolores was born in Jasper, on September 17, 1929, to Othmar…
Kenneth Michael “Mike” Overbey, 69, Holland
Kenneth Michael “Mike” Overbey, 69, of Holland, passed away at 7:20 p.m., on Tuesday, March 20, 2018, at his residence. He was born February 6, 1949, in Hayti, Missouri to Kenneth…
Tina M. Welp, 45, Jasper
Tina M. Welp, 45, of Jasper, formerly of Loogootee, passed away at 4:44 p.m. on Tuesday, March 20, 2018, at I.U. Health Bloomington Hospital. Tina was born in Jasper on March 8,…
Doris June Wibbeler, 87, Huntingburg
Doris June Wibbeler, 87, of Huntingburg, formerly of Holland, passed away at 12:40 p.m., on Monday, March 19, 2018, at The Waters of Huntingburg. She was born July 25, 1930, in Oakland…
Mary Alice Parks, 73, Huntingburg
Mary Alice Parks passed away at the Northwood Good Samaritan Retirement Center on Monday, March 19, 2018. She was 73 years old. Mary Alice was the daughter of Lt. Col…
Irma K. Sermersheim, 99, Jasper
Irma K. Sermersheim, 99, of Jasper, passed away at 7:00 a.m. on Monday, March 19, 2018, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. Irma was born in Huntingburg on December 9, 1918, to…
Anna M. Bohnert, 88, Jasper
Anna M. Bohnert, 88, of Jasper, passed away at 4:32 a.m. on Sunday, March 18, 2018, at Cathedral Health Care Center in Jasper. Anna was born in Schnellville on August 10, 1929,…
Nancy Marie Kendall Schaeffer, 98
Nancy Marie Kendall Schaeffer, known to friends and family as Marie, passed away Sunday morning, March 18, 2018, at The Waters of Huntingburg in Huntingburg. She was born on April 19, 1920,…
Ruth H. Durlauf, 85, of Ferdinand
Ruth H. Durlauf, 85, of Ferdinand, passed away, Monday, March 12, 2018, at her home in Ferdinand. Ruth was born May 4, 1932, in St. Meinrad to Othmar and Susan…
Anna M. Bohnert, 88, Jasper (pending)
Anna M. Bohnert, 88, of Jasper, passed away at 4:32 a.m. on Sunday, March 18, 2018, at Cathedral Health Care Center in Jasper. Services are pending at Becher-Kluesner Funeral Home in Jasper.
Mary Jane Wagner, 78, St. Anthony
Mary Jane Wagner, 78, of St. Anthony, passed away at 7:47 a.m. on Friday, March 16, 2018, at Select Specialty Hospital in Evansville. She was born in Jasper on March 29, 1939,…
Carl Ray Newton, 80, Huntingburg
Carl Ray Newton, 80, of Huntingburg, went to be with the Lord early Wednesday morning, on March 14, 2018, in the emergency room of Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center…
Virginia ‘Ginny”’ Schroeder, 81, Huntingburg
Virginia “Ginny” Schroeder, 81, of Huntingburg, passed away at 8:58 a.m., on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at the Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper. She was born August 18, 1936, in…
Lenora M. Heilers, 91, Ferdinand
Lenora M. Heilers, 91, of Ferdinand, passed away Sunday, March 11, 2018, at Scenic Hills Care Center in Ferdinand. Lenora was born July 9, 1926, to John and Theresia (Gogel)…
Barbara Zink, 82, Mansfield
Barbara Zink, 82, of Mansfield, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 11, 2018, at her home. She was born on June 17, 1935, in Richland City,…
Cecilia M. “C. Mae” Ploetner, 93, Jasper
Cecilia M. “C. Mae” Ploetner, 93 of Jasper, passed away at 8:03 p.m. on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. C. Mae was born in…
Michael A. Carota, 72, Huntingburg
Michael A. Carota, 72, of Huntingburg, passed away on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at Memorial Hospital emergency room, Jasper. He was born on August 8, 1945, in Monterey, California to…
Doretha Stockinger, 86, Boonville
Doretha Stockinger, 86, of Boonville, passed away Sunday, March 4, 2018, at St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville, surrounded by her sons, from complications of a stroke. She was born May…
Edna M. Mehringer, 88, Greenwood
Edna M. Mehringer, 88, Greenwood, died on Friday, March 2, 2018. Edna was born on May 22, 1929, in Schnellville, to the late Oscar and Cecilia Mary (Lueken) Persohn. She…
Kenneth L. Jochem, 79, Jasper
Kenneth L. Jochem, 79, of Jasper, passed away at 6:33 p.m. on Saturday, March 3, 2018, at Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper. Kenneth was born in St. Henry, Indiana, on March 22,…















































