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Jack Hayes, 81, Santa Claus
Jack Hayes, 81, of Santa Claus, passed away Friday, December 15, 2017, at his home surrounded by family. He was born January 31, 1936, in Petersburg to Clarence and Myrneth…
Leona M. Hief, 78, Jasper
Leona M. Hief, 78, of Jasper, passed away at 4:44 p.m. CST on Thursday, December 14, 2017, at St. Vincent Medical Center in Evansville. Leona was born in Schnellville, Indiana on March…
Wanda F. Hendrix, 72, Ferdinand
Wanda F. Hendrix, 72, of Ferdinand, passed away on Tuesday, December 12, 2017, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. She was born October 31, 1945 in Evansville to…
Janice F. Kreitzer, 92, Dubois
Janice F. Kreitzer, 92, of Dubois, passed away at 1:20 a.m. on Thursday, December 14, 2017, at Brookside Village in Jasper. Janice was born in Dubois on March 15, 1925, to Elmer and…
Anna Virlee Boerste, 86, Ferdinand
Anna Virlee Boerste, 86, of Ferdinand, passed away Monday, December 11, 2017, at Scenic Hills Care Center in Ferdinand. Anna was born January 13, 1931, in Dale to Merlyn and…
Charles R. Ruxer, 93, Saint Meinrad
Charles R. Ruxer, 93, of Saint Meinrad, passed away Monday, December 11, 2017, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. He was born April 23, 1924, in Saint…
Peggy Rosenberg, 83, Fort Smith, Ark.
Peggy Rosenberg, 83, of Fort Smith, Ark., died Dec. 6, 2017, at Memorial Hospital. Surviving are her children, Alan, Jack, Richard Rosenberg and Terri Gogel; 19 grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services…
Jenny Walker, 67, Ferdinand
Jenny Walker, 67, of Ferdinand, died December 5, 2017, at Scenic Hills in Ferdinand. She is survived by her daughter, Shannon Englert of Lamar; grandchildren, Shilo, Xavier, Brian and Victoria…
Larry Markos, 78, Santa Claus
Larry Markos, 78, of Santa Claus, died Wednesday, December 6, 2017, at his home after a long battle with cancer. Larry is survived by his wife of 49 years, Trudy…
Patricia Joan “Patty Jo” Tewksbury, 88, Huntingburg
Patricia Joan “Patty Jo” Tewksbury, 88, of Huntingburg, formerly of Crooksville, Ohio, died Wednesday, December 6, 2017, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 13,…
Peter Francis Murphy III, 67, Terre Haute
Peter Francis Murphy III, 67, of Terre Haute, formerly of Huntingburg and Jasper, passed away at 6:15 CST Thursday, December 7, 2017, at University of Chicago Hospital in Chicago, Ill. Peter…
Virginia G. Heim, 89, Ireland
Virginia G. Heim, 89, of Ireland, passed away at 11:02 a.m. on Sunday, December 10, 2017, at home. Virginia was born in Litchfield, Ohio, on June 5, 1928, to Victor and Lorena…
Mary Jane Striegel, 88, Jasper
Mary Jane Striegel, 88, of Jasper, passed away at 8:20 a.m. on Thursday, December 7, 2017, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Mary Jane was born in Celestine on…
Leo R. Reller, 92, Huntingburg
Leo R. Reller, 92, of Huntingburg, passed away at 5:42 a.m. on Wednesday, December 6, 2017, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. He was born March 10, 1925, in Stendal,…
Kenneth H. “Ken” Hulsman, 70, Jasper
Kenneth H. “Ken” Hulsman, 70, of Jasper, passed away at 12:02 a.m. CST on Wednesday, December 6, 2017, at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. Ken was born in Huntingburg on August…
John C. Woolsey, 55, Jasper
John C. Woolsey, 55, of Jasper, passed away at 8:32 a.m. on Monday, December 4, 2017, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. John was born on October 20, 1962…
Edward L. Bookout, 69, Jasper
Edward L. Bookout, 69, of Jasper, passed away at 8:49 a.m. on Tuesday, December 5, 2017, at home. Edward was born in Anderson, on February 22, 1948, to Herman and Edna (Sauls)…
John David Deel, 54, French Lick
John David Deel, 54, of French Lick, entered into eternal rest on December 4, 2017, at Eskenazi Health in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was born in Salem, Indiana on January 7th,…
Richard J. Siddons, 61, Jasper
Richard J. Siddons, 61, of Jasper, passed away at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, December 3, 2017, at the Cathedral Health Care Campus in Jasper. Richard was born in Bisbee, Ariz. on April…
Paul Joseph Buschkoetter, 67, Petersburg
Paul Joseph Buschkoetter, 67, of Petersburg, passed away at 5:25 p.m. on Saturday, December 2, 2017, at Cathedral Health Care Center in Jasper. He was born January 19, 1950, in Huntingburg…
Charles Freeman Perrot, 65, Huntingburg
Charles Freeman Perrot, 65, of Huntingburg, passed away on Thursday, November 30, 2017, at home. He was born December 6, 1951, in St. Croix, Indiana to Floyd E. and Margaret…
Elsie R. Selby, 86, Jasper
Elsie R. Selby, 86, of Jasper, passed away at 6:10 a.m. on Thursday, November 30, 2017, at Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper after months of deteriorating health. Elsie was born in Jasper…
Marjorie Ruth Robertson Hauser, 69, Holland
Marjorie Ruth Robertson Hauser, 69, of Holland, passed away on Tuesday, November 28, 2017, at her home surrounded by her family. Marjorie was born on November 11, 1948, to Clifford…
Nancy Marie Schwartz, 59, St. Henry
Nancy Marie Schwartz, 59, of St. Henry, passed away Wednesday, November 29, 2017, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born February 7, 1958, in Huntingburg to Sylvester…
Maurice R. Hopf, 77, Jasper
Maurice R. Hopf, 77, of Jasper, passed away at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, November 29, 2017, at the University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville. He was born in Jasper, Indiana on October…
Maurice R. Hopf, 77, Jasper
Maurice R. Hopf, 77, of Jasper, passed away at 12:15 p.m. on Wednesday, November 29, 2017, t the University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville. Arrangements are pending at Becher-Kluesner Funeral Home in…
Elsie Selby, 86, Jasper (pending)
Elsie Selby, 86, of Jasper, passed away at 6:10 a.m. on Thursday, November 30, 2017 at Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper. Funeral arrangements are pending at Becher Kluesner Funeral Home in Jasper.
Larry R. “Cat Hair” Lindy, 74, Birdseye
Larry R. “Cat Hair” Lindy, 74, of Birdseye, passed away at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, November 28, 2017, in the emergency room of Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. He…
Donnie Jean (Raines) Miller, 87, Ferdinand
Donnie Jean (Raines) Miller, 87, of Ferdinand, passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2017, at Scenic Hills Care Center in Ferdinand. Donnie Jean was born June 27, 1930, at City Hospital…
Barbara Ann (Bartelt) Bilderback, 78, Holland
Barbara Ann (Bartelt) Bilderback, 78, of Holland, passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2017, at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born September 19, 1939, near Holland, Indiana to Melvin…
Jerry W. Kays, 65, Jasper
Jerry W. Kays, 65, of Jasper, passed away at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 26, 2017, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Jerry was born in Huntingburg on October…
Myron Evert Knies, 72, Jasper
Myron Evert Knies, 72, of Jasper, entered into eternal rest on November 21st, 2017 at his residence. He was born in Paoli, Indiana on April 21st, 1945 to Paul R…
Anita (Laake) Russ, 92, Evansville
Anita (Laake) Russ, 92, of Evansville, died Friday, November 24, 2017, at River Pointe Health Campus in Evansville. She had previously been living at Atria Senior Living in Newburgh for…
Donna Sue (Waters) (Helmerich) Mason, 77
Donna Sue (Waters) (Helmerich) Mason, 77, beloved mother, wife and friend, passed from this world on November 21, 2017, in Wesley Chapel, Florida. She was born on June 12, 1940,…
Charlotte Ann Pratte, 76, Jasper
Charlotte Ann Pratte, 76, of Jasper, passed away at 10:10 p.m., on Wednesday, November 22, 2017, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. She was born September 11, 1941, in Huntingburg…
Michael G. Friedman, 56, Jasper
Michael G. Friedman, 56, of Jasper, passed away at noon on Tuesday, November 21, 2017, at home. Michael was born in Jasper on March 19, 1961, to Clifford and Geraldine (Herbig) Friedman…
Larry R. Leinenbach, 65, Jasper
Larry R. Leinenbach, 65, of Jasper, passed away at 6:24 p.m. Tuesday, November 21, 2017, in Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. He was born on June 16, 1952 in Perry County…
Helen M. Spinner, 87, Huntingburg
Helen M. Spinner, 87, of Huntingburg, passed away at 1:25 a.m., on Thursday, November 23, 2017, at the Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper. She was born August 12, 1930, in Huntingburg,…
Norman DeVere Cook, 79
Norman DeVere Cook, 79, of Indianapolis, formerly of English, Petersburg and Jasper, passed away at 4:25 p.m., on Saturday, November 18, 2017, at Community North Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born…
Sharon Kay Mehringer, 69, Otwell
Sharon Kay Mehringer, 69, of Otwell, passed away at 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday, November 21, 2017, at Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper. Sharon was born on February 8, 1948, to Ralph and…
Ray Vaal, 77, St. Meinrad
Ray Vaal, 77, of St. Meinrad, passed away Tuesday, November 21, 2017, at Memorial Hospital in Jasper. He was born May 19, 1940, in St. Meinrad to Robert and Mildred (Gogel)…
John G. Wendholt, 66, Huntingburg
John G. Wendholt, 66, of Huntingburg, passed away at 11:05 a.m. on Monday, November 20, 2017, at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Evansville. He was born May 30, 1951, in Huntingburg…
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,…
