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Elsie R. Selby, 86, Jasper

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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…