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Reverend Doctor Jacob Hoffman, 80, Layfette
The Reverend Doctor Jacob Hoffman, 80, went to be with our Savior on November 18, 2017. A Lutheran pastor in Lafayette for over 45 years, he was born in Jasper…
Mia Rose Collier, infant
Mia Rose Collier, infant daughter of Dustin and Allison Collier, passed away at 8:03 p.m. Friday, November 17, 2017, in Memorial Hospital & Health Care Center in Jasper. Surviving besides…
Irma J. Bromm, 90, of St. Anthony
Irma J. Bromm, 90, of St. Anthony, passed away at 9:06 p.m. on Saturday, November 19, 2017, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Irma was born in St. Anthony, Indiana on…
James (Jim) A. Seger, 84, Dubois
James (Jim) A. Seger, 84, of Dubois, passed away at his home in Dubois on Friday afternoon, November 17, 2017, as the result of an accident. He was born in the…
Margie Gehlhausen, 85, of Jasper (updated)
Margie Gehlhausen, 85, of Jasper, passed away peacefully at the Meadowood Apartments on Friday, August 25, 2017, in Jasper. Margie was born in Tell City on December 18, 1931, to William and…
Thomas J. Stillwell, 80, Birdseye
Thomas J. Stillwell, 80, of Birdseye, died on November 16, 2017, at Memorial Hospital. He was born Aug. 7, 1937 , n Huntingburg to Willis and Marie (Vandiver) Stillwell. He…
Henry Lee Holtzman, 89, Fulda
Henry Lee Holtzman, 89, of Fulda, passed away, Wednesday, November 15, 2017, at Scenic Hills Care Center in Ferdinand. Henry was born December 5, 1927, in Louisville to Henry J…
Jeffrey L. Wilson, 52, Jasper
Jeffrey L. Wilson, 52, of Jasper, passed away at 6:43 p.m. on Wednesday, November 15, 2017, at IU Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Jeff was born in Huntingburg on October 15, 1965,…
Margaret J. Rush-Very, 94
Margaret J. Rush-Very, 94, passed away Wednesday at her daughter’s home. She was the former Margaret Merkley, a native of Jasper. She was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual…
Bernida M. Bredhold, 83, Ferdinand
Bernida M. Bredhold, 83, of Ferdinand, passed away Wednesday, November 15, 2017, in Scenic Hills Care Center in Ferdinand. She was born May 17, 1934, in Spencer County to Edward…
Maurice E. “Pete” Werremeyer, 90, Huntingburg
Maurice E. “Pete” Werremeyer, 90, of Huntingburg, passed away at 11:20 p.m., on Sunday, November 12, 2017, at his home. He was born February 17, 1927, in Pike County to Oliver…
Albert Norbert Elmer, 79, Siberia
Albert Norbert Elmer, 79, of Siberia, died Monday, November 13, 2017, in Scenic Hills Care Center in Ferdinand. Albert was born January 8, 1938, in Siberia to Edwin and Alma…
Bruce E. Breeding, 65, Dubois
Bruce E. Breeding, 65, of Dubois, passed away at 10:27 p.m. on Friday, November 10, 2017, at Indiana University Hospital in Indianapolis. Bruce was born in Dubois on December 28, 1951, to…
Kendall James Murphy, 27, of Montgomery
Kendall James Murphy, 27, of Montgomery, passed away while serving in his role as a volunteer firefighter Friday, November 10, 2017. He was born May 10, 1990, in Vincennes to…
Betty Jane (Sternberg) Jochim, 90, Huntingburg
Betty Jane (Sternberg) Jochim, 90, of Huntingburg, passed away on Friday, November 10, 2017, at her home in Huntingburg. She was born on December 6, 1926, in Huntingburg to Edwin…
Louis Schipp, 73, Fulda
Louis Schipp, 73, of Fulda, passed away Wednesday, November 8, 2017, at his home. Louis was born October 11, 1944, in Ferdinand to Clarence and Rose (Tretter) Schipp. He married…
Carmen Hendrixson, 94, Holland
Carmen Hendrixson, 94, of Holland, passed away on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, at The Waters of Huntingburg. She was born on May 16, 1923, in West Baden, Indiana to Owen…
Freida I. Hurst, 82, Jasper
Freida I. Hurst, 82, of Jasper, passed away at 11:05 a.m. Saturday, November 4, 2017, in Memorial Hospital & Health Care Center in Jasper. She was born in Jasper, Indiana…
Lisa Faye Veatch, 55, Vine Grove, Ky.
Lisa Faye Veatch, 55, of Vine Grove, Ky., passed away Thursday, October 26, 2017, at Halifax Hospice in Orange City, Florida. She was born on March 19, 1962, in Huntingburg…
Velma Rainey, 82, Gentryville
Velma Rainey, 82, of Gentryville, died at Deaconess Gateway Hospital on Nov. 1, 2017. She is survived by her five sons David, Paul, Daniel, James and Tim Rainey. Friends may…
John E. “Sonny” Logsdon, 86, Jasper
John E. “Sonny” Logsdon, 86, of Jasper, passed away at 2:27 p.m. on Wednesday, November 1, 2017, at Memor, al Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. John was born in Huntingburg on…
Wanda Hayes, 68, Derby
Wanda Hayes, 68, of Derby, passed away Friday, October 27, 2017, at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Tell City. Wanda was born December 22, 1948, in Gainesville, Ga., to Joe…
Larry Lasher, 75, Fulda
Larry Lasher, 75, of Fulda, passed away Monday, October 30, 2017, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. Larry was born October 23, 1942, in Evansville to Joseph and…
Terry Ray Sandage, 58, Jasper
Terry Ray Sandage, 58, of Jasper, passed away at his home at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, October 27, 2017. He was born in Tell City on January 31, 1959, to…
Sonja Lynn Christian, 70, Jasper
Sonja Lynn Christian, 70, of Jasper, passed away Saturday October 28, 2017, in Jasper. She was born on January 24, 1947, to James Jennings and Mildred Juanita (Brown) Ham. Sonja…
Cathy Ann Baumeyer, 61, Louisville
Cathy Ann Baumeyer, 61, of Louisville, Ky., passed away on Saturday, October 28, 2017, at her residence. She was born on March 15, 1956, in Evansville, Indiana to Haskell “Hack”…
Rita C. Schroering, 68, Jasper
Rita C. Schroering, 68, of Jasper, passed away at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 28, 2017, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. Rita was born in Huntingburg, Indiana on October 20,…
Lucas O. Stenftenagel, 97, Jasper
Lucas O. Stenftenagel, 97, of Jasper, passed away at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, October 27, 2017, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. Lucas was born in Jasper on April 28, 1920 to Henry…
Martina A. Streicher, 93, Jasper
Martina A. Streicher, 93, of Jasper, passed away peacefully at 9:44 a.m. on Thursday, October 26, 2017, at home. Martina was born in Dubois, Indiana on February 5, 1924 to John and…
James E. Harbison, 60, Huntingburg
James E. Harbison, 60, of Huntingburg, passed away at 10:14 a.m. Thursday, October 26, 2017, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. He was born January 14, 1957, in…
Betty Ann Brunsman, 87, Huntingburg
Betty Ann Brunsman, 87, of Huntingburg, passed away at 8:45 p.m. Tuesday, October 24, 2017, at The Waters of Huntingburg. She was born September 16, 1930, in Huntingburg to Ervin O…
John S. VanWinkle, 79, Ferdinand
John S. VanWinkle, 79, of Ferdinand, died Monday, October 23rd in Adyeville. John was born June 28, 1938, in Adyeville to Preston and Schlostica “Lostie” Dotterweich. He married Phyllis Daunhauer…
Gary L. Petry, 69, Jasper
Gary L. Petry, 69, of Jasper, passed away at 5:05 p.m. Sunday, October 22, 2017 in Memorial Hospital & Health Care Center in Jasper. He was born in Huntingburg, Indiana…
Nancy C. Meyer, 81, Huntingburg
Nancy C. Meyer, 81, of Huntingburg, passed away at 7:14 p.m., on Monday, October 23, 2017, at her home. She was born June 21, 1936, in Huntingburg, Indiana to Marion and…
Roberta “Bert” Habig, 89, Jasper
Roberta “Bert” Habig, 89, of Jasper, passed away at 7:35 a.m. on Monday, October 23, 2017, at Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper. Roberta was born in Greentown, Ind., on March 14, 1928 to…
Mary Ella Ermert, 85, Huntingburg
Mary Ella Ermert, 85, of Huntingburg, passed away at 12:32 a.m. on Thursday, October 19, 2017, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. She was born April 27, 1932, in Perry…
William “Bill” Miller, 76, Jasper
William “Bill” Miller, 76, of Jasper, passed away at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. He was born in Jasper on May 30, 1941, to Leo and Marie (Schnell)…
Kathleen M. Freson, 91, Huntingburg
Kathleen M. Freson, 91, of Huntingburg, passed away at 7:55 p.m. on Thursday, October 19, 2017, at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born December 1, 1925, in Birdseye to…
Vera Marie Peach, 83, Huntingburg
Vera Marie Peach, 83, of Huntingburg, passed away at 4:50 p.m. on Thursday, October 19, 2017, at The Waters of Huntingburg nursing center in Huntingburg. She was born November 27, 1933,…
Marie C. Peters, 93, Jasper
Marie C. Peters, 93, of Jasper, passed away at 1:26 a.m. on Friday, October 20, 2017, at Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper. Marie was born in Jasper on November 6, 1923, to…
Debra (Welsh) DeSchamp, 68, Oakland City
Debra (Welsh) DeSchamp, 68, of Oakland City, passed away Tuesday, October 17, 2017, at her home in Oakland City. She was born March 17, 1949 in Vincennes, to George and…
Kenneth R. Fleck, 76, Jasper
Kenneth R. Fleck, 76, of Jasper, passed away at 4:51 p.m. on Monday, October 16, 2017, at St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville. Kenneth was born on September 6, 1941, in Jasper, to…
Phyllis “Diane” Birchler, 78, Huntingburg
Phyllis “Diane” Birchler, 78, of Huntingburg, passed away Monday, October 16, 2017, at Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper. She was born June 17, 1939, in Huntingburg to Gilbert and Mary…
Joseph G. Mehringer, 78 of Jasper
Joseph G. Mehringer, 78 of Jasper, passed away at 1:19 a.m. on Sunday, October 15, 2017 at North, ood Retirement Community in Jasper. Joe was born in Jasper, Indiana, on July 11,…
Harold L. Bair, 78, Dubois
Harold L. Bair, 78, of Dubois, passed away at 8:29 p.m. Saturday, October 14, 2017, at his home. He was born at Dubois on August 20, 1939, to Wilfred and Arnetta (Wolf)…
James P. Bohnert, 79, Jasper
James P. Bohnert, 79 of Jasper, passed away at 8:40 a.m. on Wednesday, October 11, 2017, at St. Vincent Hospital in Carmel, Indiana. Jim was born in Jasper, Indiana on January 15,…
Geneva Z Himsel, 101, Jasper
Geneva Z Himsel, 101, of Jasper, passed away at 10 p.m. on Tuesday, October 3, 2017, at St Charles Health Campus in Jasper. Geneva was born in Saunemin, Ill., on October…
Brenda L. Kress, 67, Jasper
Brenda L. Kress, 67, of Jasper, passed away at 4:10 p.m. on Thursday, October 12, 2017, at home. Brenda was born in Vincennes, Indiana, on October 22, 1949, to Robert and Betty…
James P. Bohnert, 79, Jasper
James P. Bohnert, age 79, Jasper, passed away at 8:40amon Wednesday, October 11, 2017, at St. Vincent Hospital in Carmel, Indiana. Funeral arrangements are pending at Becher Kluesner Funeral Home in…
Doris Jean Linnenburger, 89, Ireland
Doris Jean Linnenburger, 89, of Ireland, passed away at 6:51 a.m. Saturday, October 7, 2017, at her daughter’s home in Ireland. Doris was born in Kankakee, Ill. on April 2, 1928, to George…
