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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…
Fr. Barnabas Gillespie, 70, St. Meinrad
Fr. Barnabas Gillespie, 70, a monk and priest of Saint Meinrad Archabbey, died at 12:30 a.m. on July 28, 2017, at the monastery. He was a jubilarian both of profession…
Tony A. Byers, 65, Holland
Tony A. Byers, 65, of Holland, passed away at 5:30 p.m., Monday, July 31, 2017, at his residence. He was born August 16, 1951, in Huntingburg and was united in marriage…
Joan I. Reckelhoff, 67, St. Anthony
Joan I. Reckelhoff, 67, of St. Anthony, passed away at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, July 31, 2017, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper, Indiana. Joan was born in Huntingburg,…
Tamara J. “Tami” Eckert, 55, Huntingburg
Tamara J. “Tami” Eckert, 55, of Huntingburg, passed away Sunday morning, July 30, 2017, at her residence. She was born September 18, 1961, in Huntingburg to Eugene “Red” and Darlene…
William Henry “Bill” Meyer, 88, of Holland
William Henry “Bill” Meyer, 88, of Holland, passed away at 3:22 a.m., on Sunday, July 30, 2017, at the Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper. He was born December 20, 1928, in…
Martha A. (Myrt) Stallwood, 95, of Hastings, Minn.
Martha A. (Myrt) Stallwood, 95, of Hastings, Minn., passed away peacefully surrounded by family on July 27, 2017, in Hastings, Minn. She was born to Robert and Frances (Ruxer) Becher,…
Juliana (Striegel) Haller, 86, Indianapolis, formerly of Huntingburg
Juliana (Striegel) Haller, 86, Indianapolis, formerly of Huntingburg, passed away Saturday, July 29, 2017, in Indianapolis. She was born in Huntingburg on June 28, 1931, the daughter of Egid M…
Frank M. Waninger, 74, Ferdinand
Frank M. Waninger, 74, Ferdinand, passed away Friday, July 28th at St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville. Frank was born December 6, 1942, in Spencer County to Max and Frances (Kleiser)…
Ora Louise Albertson, 91, Huntingburg
Ora Louise Albertson, 91, of Huntingburg, passed away at 7:31 p.m., on Friday, July 28, 2017, at her residence. She was born July 25, 1926, in Boswell, Indiana to George Clark…
Margaret “Peggy” Ann Oeding, 75, Jasper
Margaret “Peggy” Ann Oeding, 75, of Jasper, passed away on July 28, 2017, at the IU Hospice House in Bloomington. Peggy was born on March 26, 1942, to Roman and…
Ralph “Neal” Williams, 67, Ferdinand
Ralph “Neal” Williams, 67, of Ferdinand, passed away at 3 p.m. Tuesday, July 25, 2017, at his home. He was born December 16, 1949, in Daviess County to the late…
Michael D. Gehlhausen, 54, of Dubois
Michael D. Gehlhausen, 54, of Dubois, passed away at 2:50 p.m. on Tuesday, July 25, 2017, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. Michael was born in Jasper on August 5, 1962…
