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Karen A. Bieker, 53, Lawrenceville, Ill., formerly St. Anthony
Karen A. Bieker, 53, of Lawrenceville, Ill., formerly of St. Anthony, passed away on Sunday, September 3, 2017, at home. Karen was born in Jasper, Indiana, on November 12, 1963,…
Donald L. “Donnie” Gilbert, 55, Jasper
Donald L. “Donnie” Gilbert, 55, of Jasper, passed away at 9:38 p.m. on Saturday, September 9, 2017, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. Donnie was born in Evansville on September 16, 1961…
Wilfred (Wif) R. Buschkoetter, 87, Jasper
Wilfred (Wif) R. Buschkoetter, 87, of Jasper, passed away at 4:23 a.m. Saturday, September 2, 2017, at Memorial Hospital & Health Care Center in Jasper. He was born in Ireland, Indiana on…
Gregory J. Tretter, 46, Dale
Gregory J. Tretter, 46, of Dale, passed away Thursday, August 31, 2017, at Clark Memorial Hospital in Jeffersonville. He was born January 19, He was born January 19, 1971, in…
Rita Ann Gasser, 85, Huntingburg
Rita Ann Gasser, 85, of Huntingburg, passed away at 8:40 p.m. Thursday, August 31, 2017, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. She was born September 28, 1931, in…
Jerome H. Klein, 99, Jasper
Jerome H. Klein, 99, of Jasper, passed away at 4:25 p.m. Monday, August 28, 2017, in Cathedral Health Care in Jasper. He was born in Jasper on August 19, 1918, to John…
Charles O. Hobbs, Sr., 83, Dale, formerly of Birdseye
Charles O. Hobbs, Sr., 83, formerly of Birdseye, passed away Tuesday, August 29, 2017, at Willowdale Village in Dale. He was born September 20, 1933, in Crawford County, Indiana to…
Raymond “Frog” M. Hopf, 54, Ferdinand
Raymond “Frog” M. Hopf, 54, of Ferdinand, passed away at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 27, 2017, at home. Raymond was born in Huntingburg on February 13, 1963, to Rufus and Hildegard…
Sharon Kaye Neukam, 64, Haysville
Sharon Kaye Neukam, 64, of Haysville, passed away at 7:33 a.m. Sunday, August 27, 2017, at her home in Haysville. She was born in Jasper, Indiana on September 8, 1952, to Lewis…
J. Michael Bennett, 70, Jasper
J. Michael Bennett, 70, of Jasper, passed away at 5:08 p.m. on Friday, August 25, 2017, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Mike was born on February 11, 1947,…
Neva M. (Madden) Peterson, 88, Birdseye
Neva M. (Madden) Peterson, 88, of Birdseye, passed away on Friday, August 25, 2017, at St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville. Neva was born in Amburgey, Kentucky on August 18, 1929,…
Margie Gehlhausen, 85, Jasper
Margie Gehlhausen, 85, of Jasper, passed away peacefully at the Meadowood Apartments on Friday morning, August 25, 2017, in Jasper. Margie was born in Tell City on December 18, 1931,…
Leonard B. Gehlhausen Sr., 83, Ferdinand
Leonard B. Gehlhausen Sr., 83, of Ferdinand, died Wednesday, August 23, 2017, at his home. Leonard was born May 22, 1934 in Dubois to Lawrence & Henrietta (Nonte) Gehlhausen. He…
Edward S. Gunselman, 76, Ferdinand
Edward S. Gunselman, 76, of Ferdinand, died on August 23, 2017, at Memorial Hospital and HealthCare Center in Jasper. Edward was born March 5, 1941, in Ferdinand to Edward P…
Darrell H. Powell, 74, Holland
Darrell H. Powell, 74, of Holland, passed away at 12:46 p.m. on Wednesday, August 23, 2017, in the emergency room of Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. He was…
Keith A. Recker, 54, St. Anthony
Keith A. Recker, 54, of St. Anthony, passed away at 1:11 a.m. on Thursday, August 24, 2017, at home. Keith was born in Huntingburg on December 31, 1962, to David Sr. and…
Edward Joseph Schmidt, 74, Gresham, Ore.
Edward Joseph Schmidt, 74, died on July 21, 2017, in Gresham, Oregon. Ed was born August 11, 1942, in Jasper. He graduated from Jasper High School in 1960. Ed enlisted…
Santos Mejia De Dubon, 75, Guarjila, Chalatenango, El Salvador
Santos Mejia De Dubon, 75, of Guarjila, Chalatenango, El Salvador, passed away Sunday, August 20, 2017, at Memorial Hospital in Jasper while on a trip visiting family. She was born…
Jerry D. Hoagland, P.A., 77, Tell City
Jerry D. Hoagland, P.A., 77, of Tell City, passed away August 21, 2017, at Jewish Hospital in Louisville, Ky. He was born December 17, 1939, in Greencastle, son of the…
Michael R. Schaefer, 46, Ferdinand
Michael R. Schaefer, 46, of Ferdinand, passed away Sunday, August 20, 2017. Michael was born January 28, 1971, to Harold B. and Pauline M. (Bockhold) Schaefer. He was united in…
Phyllis “Jane” Fancher Hunter, 89, English
Phyllis “Jane” Fancher Hunter, 89, of English, passed away on August 20, 2017, at Westminster Village in Clarksville, Ind. Jane was born to Fred Atkins and Nellie Fay (Sturm) Atkins…
Robert Herr, 92, Dale
Robert Herr, 92, of Dale, died on Sunday, Aug 20, 2017, at Memorial Hospital. Bob was born on July 25, 1925, at home in Dale to Raymond and Elizabeth (Schum)…
Sister Mary Alice Schnur, 94, Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand
Sister Mary Alice Schnur, 94, of the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand, died at 7:05 p.m. on Saturday, August 19, 2017, in the monastery’s Hildegard Health Center. Sister Mary…
Helen McFedries Severson, 104, Santa Claus
Helen McFedries Severson, 104, of Santa Claus, formerly of Oak Park, Illinois, passed away Friday, August 18, 2017, at Scenic Hills Care Center in Ferdinand. Helen was born September 25,…
Kevin D. Hybarger, 48, Huntingburg
Kevin D. Hybarger, 48, of Huntingburg, died Friday, August 18, 2017, at home. Kevin was born July 26, 1969, in Columbus, Ind., to DeWayne and Bobby Sue (Faith) Hybarger. He…
Harvey H. Dilger, 79, Jasper
Harvey H. Dilger, 79, of Jasper, passed away peacefully at 1:02 a.m. on Saturday, August 19, 2017, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. Harvey was born in Mariah Hill on August…
Mary L. Kluemper, 74, Jasper
Mary L. Kluemper, 74, of Jasper, passed away at 8:12 a.m., Thursday, August 17, 2017, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Mary was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, December…
Kevin Kellems, 59, of Buffaloville
Kevin Kellems, 59, of Buffaloville, passed away August 16, 2017, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital. Kevin worked at Spencer Industries in Dale prior to being diagnosed with kidney disease. He endured…
Hilda C. Klein, 96, of Jasper
Hilda C. Klein, 96, of Jasper, passed away at 11:15 p.m. Thursday, August 17, 2017, in Cathedral Health Care in Jasper, Indiana. She was born in Jasper on August 31, 1920, to…
Dan Wortham, 39, Huntingburg
Dan Wortham, 39, of Huntingburg, Indiana, died on Wednesday morning, August 16, 2017, at his home after a long illness. He was born in Louisville, Ky., on September 2, 1977, to Robert and…
Larry Arnold, 69, Dale
Larry Arnold, 69, of Dale, passed away at 6:20 p.m. on Monday, August 14, 2017, at home. He was born July 18, 1948, in Huntingburg to Cletus and Blanche (Sergesketter)…
Michael Alan “Mick” Birge, 57, Jasper
Michael Alan “Mick” Birge, 57, of Jasper, Indiana, died on Tuesday morning, August 15, 2017, at his home. He was born in Jasper, Indiana, on November 6, 1959, to Jerry and Margaret…
Glen Brock Brittain, 98, Jasper
Glen Brock Brittain, 98, of Jasper, passed away at 6:50 a.m. Saturday, August 12, 2017, at the Timbers of Jasper. Glen was born in Saunemin, Illinois on May 4, 1919 to Earl…
Judith Ann Jones, 71, French Lick
Judith Ann Jones, 71, of French Lick, entered into eternal rest on August 14, 2017, at Brookside Village in Jasper. She was born in Orange County on February 2, 1946,…
Ronald R. Neukam, 68, Ireland
Ronald R. Neukam, 68, of Ireland, passed away at 3:00 p.m. Monday, August 14, 2017, at home. Ron was born in Jasper, Indiana, on February 20, 1949, to Milfred and Selma (Breitweiser)…
Meta I. Neukam, 96, Jasper
Meta I. Neukam, 96, of Jasper, passed away at 9:27 p.m. on August 12, 2017, at Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper. Meta was born in Haysville on October 8, 1920, to…
Louis E. Pancake, 80, Velpen
Louis E. Pancake, 80, of Velpen, passed away at 6:00 p.m., on Saturday, August 12, 2017, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. He was born February 20, 1937, in Huntingburg,…
Mildred C. Vonderheide, 95, Huntingburg
Mildred C. Vonderheide, 95, of Huntingburg, passed away at 6:40 p.m., Friday, August 11, 2017, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. She was born July 7, 1922, in Dubois County…
Catherine M. Schaefer, 86, St. Meinrad
Catherine M. Schaefer, 86, of St. Meinrad, passed away at her home on Friday, August 11, 2017. Catherine was born October 9, 1930, in Covington, Ky., to Richard and Laura…
Kathryn M. Osborn, 93, Greenfield
Kathryn M. Osborn, 93, of Greenfield, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, August 6, 2017, at the Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper. She was born September 30, 1923, in Kewanee, Illinois…
Nina F. Kelly, 93, Huntingburg
Nina F. Kelly, 93, of Huntingburg, formerly of Bedford, died at 9:20 a.m. on Tuesday, August 8, 2017, at her residence. Born October 5, 1923, in Lawrence County, she was…
Ashley R. Stephens, 25, Jasper
Ashley R. Stephens, 25, of Jasper, passes away at 10:59 p.m. on Saturday, August 5, 2017, from injuries received in an automobile accident. Ashley was born in Huntingburg, Indiana, on July 23,…
Finess G. Gentry, 57, Jasper
Finess G. Gentry, 57, of Jasper, passed away at 3:58 p.m. on Tuesday, August 8, 2017, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper, Indiana. Finess was born in Folsomville on…
James Walter Posey, 26, Jasper
James Walter Posey, 26, of Jasper, passed away at 9:35 p.m. Saturday, August 5, 2017, as the result of an automobile accident. James was born in Evansville on July 29, 1991,…
Robert J. “Bobby” Heitz, 84, Huntingburg
Robert J. “Bobby” Heitz, 84, of Huntingburg, passed away Sunday, August 6, 2017, at Memorial Hospital in Jasper with family by his side. He was born July 24, 1933, in…
Maurice E. Rickelman, 81, St. Henry
Maurice E. Rickelman, 81, of St. Henry, formerly of Ferdinand, passed away Tuesday, August 1, 2017, at Scenic Hills Care Center in Ferdinand. He was born June 3, 1936, in…
Viola B. Sander, 91, Celestine
Viola B. Sander, 91, of Celestine, passed away on Monday morning, August 7, 2017, at home. Viola was born in Jasper on July 9, 1926, to John and Bertha (Hopf) Vogler. She married Victor…
Karen S. Jones, 75, Stendal
Karen S. Jones, 75, of Stendal, passed away at 1:15 p.m., on Saturday, August 5, 2017, at her residence. She was born January 4, 1942, in Huntingburg, Indiana to Elmer and…
Ralph Eldo Hemmer, 85, of the Zoar Community
Ralph Eldo Hemmer, 85, of the Zoar Community, passed away at his home on Thursday, August 3, 2017, at 8:30 p.m. He was born at Zoar on Christmas Eve 1931, to…
Pauline Staats, 91, Dale
Pauline Staats 91, of Dale, died on Wednesday, Aug 2, 2017, at Scenic Hills Care Center in Ferdinand. She is survived by daughters, Dorothy (Dotty) Fettes, Lucille Kolar and a…
