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Roberta “Bert” Habig, 89, Jasper

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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…

Amy R. Gramelspacher, 41, Jasper

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Amy R. Gramelspacher, 41, of Jasper, passed away at 12:55 a.m. Sunday, October 8, 2017, in Memorial Hospital & Health Care Center in Jasper. She was born in Jasper on April 11,…

Richard E. Feldmeyer, 89, Huntingburg

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Richard E. Feldmeyer, 89, of Huntingburg, formerly of Fishers, Ind., passed away at 12:55 a.m. on Friday, October 6, 2017, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. He was born March 16,…

Emerson R. Sander, 92, Birdseye

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Emerson R. Sander, 92, of Birdseye, passed away on Tuesday, October 3, 2017, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. He was born June 13, 1925, in Cleveland,…

Cecilia Brozzo, 99, Jasper

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Cecilia Brozzo, 99, passed away Tuesday, October 3, 2017, at Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper. She was born November 26, 1927, in Ironwood Michigan, the youngest child of Peter and…

Nancy J. Griffin, 68, Huntingburg

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Nancy J. Griffin, 68, of Huntingburg, passed away at 8:50 a.m. on Wednesday, October 4, 2017, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. Nancy was born in Huntingburg, Indiana on December…

Rosena Marie “Cookie Lady” Lankford, 89, Holland

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Rosena Marie “Cookie Lady” Lankford, 89, of Holland, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 2, 2017, at the Northwood Good Samaritan Retirement Community in Jasper. She was born to Gustave…

Gerald  W. Schwartz, 63, Jasper

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Gerald  W. Schwartz, 63, of Jasper, passed away at 3:05 p.m. Sunday, October 1, 2017, at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. Gerald was born in Huntingburg on November 2, 1953, to Alfred J…

Rita A. Eckert, 78, Huntingburg

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Rita A. Eckert, 78, of Huntingburg, passed away at 2:00 a.m., Sunday, October 1, 2017, at The Timbers of Jasper. She was born September 6, 1939, in Dubois County to Claude…

Kenneth A.  Ferguson, 55, Huntingburg

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Kenneth A.  Ferguson, 55, of Huntingburg, passed away at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 28, 2017, in the emergency room of Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. He was born…

Roy Garland Carver, Jr., 74, Jasper

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Roy Garland Carver, Jr., 74, of Jasper, passed away at 5:35 a.m. on Wednesday, September 27, 2017, at University of Louisville Hospital, Louisville, Ky. He was born October 24, 1942,…

Murele B. Ahrens, 78, Jasper

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Murele B. Ahrens, 78, of Jasper, passed away peacefully at 8:51 p.m. on Wednesday, September 27, 2017, at her daughter’s home in Cannelton, Indiana. Murele was born in Portersville, Ind.,…

Gerald “Jerry” Hemmerlein, 79, Newburgh

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Gerald “Jerry” Hemmerlein, 79, of Newburgh and Naples, Fla., passed away Sunday, September 24, 2017, at home surrounded by his family. He was born May 11, 1938, in Huntingburg. He…

Alana (Heeke) Jennings, 64, of McAlester, Oklahoma

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Alana (Heeke) Jennings, 64, of McAlester, Okla., entered eternity Saturday, September 23, 2017, peacefully at her home with her family at her side. Alana was born on November 18, 1952,…

Grace Anne Russell, 51, Ferdinand

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Grace Anne Russell, 51, of Ferdinand, passed away Thursday, September 7, 2017, in IU Health University Hospital in Indianapolis. Grace was born February 12, 1966, to Richard and Joan (Guire)…

Whitney Sharon Rose Patterson, 32, of Evansville

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Whitney Sharon Rose Patterson, 32, of Evansville, passed away at 4:00 p.m. C.D.T., Thursday, September 21, 2017, at her home in Evansville. She was born September 13, 1985, in Jasper to…

Cyrilla Mae Knies, 75, Huntingburg

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Cyrilla Mae Knies, 75, of Huntingburg, passed away at 6:00 a.m. Sunday, September 24, 2017, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. She was born October 6, 1941, in…

Gail A. Vaal, 66, Jasper

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Gail A. Vaal, 66, of Jasper, passed away at 5:10 a.m. on Saturday, September 23, 2017 at home. Gail was born in Huntingburg on February 11, 1951, to William and Rita (Beck)…

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Michael Ray Smith, 69, of Birdseye, passed away on September 17, 2017, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale, Ill. Mike was born on June 6, 1948, to Everett E. Smith and…

Mary Louise Fenneman, 83, Holland

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Mary Louise Fenneman, 83, of Holland, passed away at 4:10 a.m., on Wednesday, September 20, 2017, at The Waters of Huntingburg. She was born November 3, 1933, in Perry County to…

Mary Marie Brooking, 72, Paoli

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Mary Marie Brooking, 72, of Paoli, formerly of Bedford, passed away on Friday, September 22, 2017, at the Paoli Health and Living Center, Paoli. Born January 19, 1945, in Orange…

Lillian K. Breitwieser, 87, Dubois

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Lillian K. Breitwieser, 87, of Dubois, passed away at 8:45 p.m. Thursday, September 21, 2017, in Brookside Village Health Care in Jasper, Indiana. She was born in Boone Township, Indiana on July…

Russel Hubert Wahl, 78, of Dale

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Russel Hubert Wahl, 78, of Dale, died Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at Memorial Hospital in Jasper.He was born November 4, 1938. He was the youngest of nine children born to…

Brian J. Boyer, 60, Jasper

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Brian J. Boyer, 60, of Jasper, passed away at 2:59 a.m. on Wednesday, September 20, 2017, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. Brian was born on March 16, 1957, in…

Mark Alan Frick, 52, of Huntingburg

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Mark Alan Frick, 52, of Huntingburg, passed away at 6:20 a.m. CDT on Monday, September 18, 2017, at Select Specialty Hospital in Evansville. He was born April 22, 1965, in…

Dorothy “Sis” Bleemel, 87, Jasper

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Dorothy “Sis” Bleemel, 87, of Jasper, passed away at 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 19, 2017, at home. Dorothy was born in Jasper, Indiana, on February 15, 1930, to Matthew and Lillian…

Mary C. Bush, 90, Stendal

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, 90, of Stendal, passed away at 2:28 a.m. Monday, September 18, 2017, in Cloverdale, Ind., at her son Larry’s home. She was born August 21, 1927, in Bowling Green, Ky., to…

Brodie R. Cox, 81, Spurgeon

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Brodie R. Cox, 81, of Spurgeon, formerly of Orestes, Ind., passed away at 11:35 a.m. on Friday, September 15, 2017, at his home in Spurgeon. He was born November 6, 1935,…

Lucille M. Wehr, 90, Ireland

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Lucille M. Wehr, 90, of Ireland, Indiana, passed away at 6:10 p.m. on Wednesday, September 13, 2017, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. Lucille was born in Ireland, Indiana on…

Earl W. Hulsman, 62, Ireland

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Earl W. Hulsman, 62, of Ireland, passed away at 12:40 p.m. on Monday, September 11, 2017, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Earl was born in Jasper, Indiana, on…

Brenda K. Myers, 63, of Celestine

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, passed away at 7:45 a.m. Monday, September 11, 2017, at the home of her sister in Terre Haute, Indiana. Brenda was born in Washington, Ind., on September 1, 1954, to Conan…

Tillie C. Beckman, 98, of Dubois

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Tillie C. Beckman, 98, of Dubois, passed away at 8:17 p.m. Monday, September 11, 2017, in The Timbers of Jasper Health Care. She was born in Celestine, Indiana on February 2, 1919,…

Dolores L. Rauscher, 83, Huntingburg

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Dolores L. Rauscher, 83, of Huntingburg, passed away at 11:23 p.m., on Saturday, September 9, 2017, at the Daviess Community Hospital in Washington. She was born July 11, 1934, in Jasper…

Peggy A. Mundy-McGlothlin, 72, Jasper

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Peggy A. Mundy-McGlothlin, 72, of Jasper, passed away Tuesday, September 5, 2017, at her home in Jasper. Peggy was born October 2, 1944, in Terra Haute to Donald and Mildred…

Linda L. Rickenbaugh, 73, Saint Anthony

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Linda L. Rickenbaugh, 73, of Saint Anthony, passed away at 1:10 p.m.Saturday, September 9, 2017, at her home. She was born on June 27, 1944, at Shoals, Indiana to Chester S…