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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…
Michael E. Sanders, 62, Evansville
Michael E. Sanders, 62, of Evansville, passed away at 11:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at home. Michael was born in El Paso, Texas, on July 1, 1955, to Robert and…
Karen Sue (Green) Moran, 74, Dale
Karen Sue (Green) Moran, 74, of Dale, passed away Saturday, July 22, 2017, at Willowdale Nursing Home in Dale, after a nearly 10-year struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. Born on January…
Robert J. Groce, 82, Dale
Robert J. Groce, 82 of Dale, died Wednesday, July 19, 2017, at his home in Dale. He is survived by his wife of 44 years Jane Groce, a daughter Rena…
Deborah K. Braun, 58, Chrisney
Deborah K. Braun, 58, of Chrisney, passed away on Thursday, July 20, 2017, at home. She was born December 30, 1958, in Jasper to Howard and Frances (Davis) Braun. Deborah…
Darin Atkins, 49, Birdseye
Darin Atkins, 49, of Birdseye, passed away on Wednesday, July 19, 2017, at his residence. He was born September 21, 1967, in Jasper, Indiana to Jack and Mary Lee (Lawrence)…
Leonard R. Brinkman, 75, Ferdinand
Leonard R. Brinkman, 75, Ferdinand, passed away Thursday, July 20, 2017, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. Leonard was born June 28, 1942 in Ferdinand to Joseph and…
Mary D. Snyder, 89, Huntingburg
Mary D. Snyder, 89, of Huntingburg, passed away at 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 18, 2017, at home. She was born November 6, 1927, in Sturgis, Michigan to Vernon and Esther (Bloomingdale)…
Robert Eugene Hunt, 77, Huntingburg
Robert Eugene Hunt, 77, of Huntingburg, passed away at 10:23 p.m., on Saturday, July 15, 2017, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. He was born January 17, 1940,…
Donna K. Braun, 69, Haysville
Donna K. Braun, 69, of Haysville, passed away at 1:37 a.m. Sunday, July 16, 2017, in Memorial Hospital & Health Care Center in Jasper. She was born in Jasper, Indiana on March…
Norma Eileen Atkins, 80, Jasper
Norma Eileen Atkins, 80, of Jasper, passed away at 10:10 p.m., on Saturday, July 15, 2017, at The Timbers of Jasper. She was born March 20, 1937, in Huntingburg, Indiana to…
Altha L. “Pat” Padgett, 96, Indianapolis, formerly of Pike County
Altha L. “Pat” Padgett, 96, of Indianapolis, formerly of Pike County, passed away July 14, 2017. She was born April 14, 1921, in Cameron, Tex. to Ola and Ada (Stutts) Pratt. Altha enjoyed being a…
Kathleen O’Connor, 70, Jasper
Kathleen O’Connor, 70, of Jasper, passed away on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at home. Kathleen was born in Port Jervis, NY on April 2, 1947, to George and Elizabeth (Bedell)…
Rita J. Pagett, 84, Jasper
Rita J. Pagett, 84, of Jasper, passed away at 8:47 p.m. Thursday, July 13, 2017, in Memorial Hospital & Health Care Care Center in Jasper. She was born in Evansville, Indiana on…
Dodi L. Strange, 76, Jasper
Dodi L. Strange, 76, of Jasper, passed away at 4:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 9, 2017 at home. Dodi was born in Martin County, Indiana on March 25, 1941, to Walter H…
Richard L. Steinhart, 88, Jasper
Richard L. Steinhart, 88, of Jasper, passed away at 1:20 p.m. Thursday, July 13, 2017, at Northwood Retirement Center in Jasper. He was born June 7, 1929, in Ireland, Indiana to…
Betty Mae Caldemeyer, 86, of Stendal
Betty Mae Caldemeyer, 86, of Stendal, passed away at 12:40 p.m. on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. She was born September 11, 1930, in Flat…
Theodore “Junie” Meyer, 84, of Huntingburg
Theodore “Junie” Meyer, 84, of Huntingburg, passed away at 7:10 p.m., on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at his home. He was born October 26, 1932, in Huntingburg, Indiana to Theodore and…
Linda Lee Katter Pavelka, 79, Huntington
Linda Lee Katter Pavelka, 79, Huntington, formerly of Jasper, passed away July 12, 2017, t her home at Tipton Place. She was born in Holland, Ind., July 2, 1938, to the…
David J. Hawkins, 88, Huntingburg
David J. Hawkins, 88, of Huntingburg, passed away at 3:15 a.m. on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at The Waters of Huntingburg. He was born May 22, 1929, in Duff, Indiana to…
Ruth B. Knies, 86, Celestine
Ruth B. Knies, 86, of Celestine, passed away at 8:35 p.m. Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at home surrounded by family and friends. Ruth was born in Ireland, Indiana on August 26,…
Brooks Brubeck, 84, Birdseye
Brooks Brubeck, 84, of Birdseye, passed away July 5, 2017, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. Brooks was born on August 18, 1932, to Cecil and Alma (Deich) Brubeck…
Kay Ann Hartke, 63, Stendal
Kay Ann Hartke, 63, of Stendal, passed away at 12:25 p.m. CDT Monday, July 10, 2017, at the Deaconess V.N.A. Charlier Hospice Center in Evansville. She was born May 7, 1954,…
Robert L. Beard Jr., 76, Jasper
Robert L. Beard Jr., 76, of Jasper, passed away at 9:42 a.m. Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. Bob was born in Jasper on April 9,…
Shirley Ann Pfaff, 80, Huntingburg
Shirley Ann Pfaff, 80, of Huntingburg, passed away at12:27 p.m., on Monday, July 10, 2017, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. She was born September 9, 1936,…
James H. “Jim” Willis, 76, Ferdinand
James H. “Jim” Willis, 76, of Ferdinand, passed away after a short illness Sunday, July 9, 2017, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Edgewood, Ky. James was born September 11, 1940,…
Joseph A. Huber, 85, Jasper
Joseph A. Huber, 85, formerly of Piedmont, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, June 21, 2017, in Jasper. He was born in Campbell, Missouri, on May 22, 1932, the son of Adam…
Mark J. Berg, 62, Jasper
Mark J. Berg, 62, of Jasper, passed away at 11:00 a.m.on Monday, July 10, 2017, at his home in Jasper after a short illness. Mark was born in Jasper, Indiana on…
Charles Edward “Ed” Kerns, 76, Washington
Charles Edward “Ed” Kerns, 76, of Washington, passed away at 5:42 a.m. on Friday, July 7, 2017, at Eastgate Manor Nursing Home. He was born in Paoli on June 11,…
Rebecca “Becky” A. Dunlap, 64, Huntingburg
Rebecca “Becky” A. Dunlap, 64, of Huntingburg, passed away at 5:45 p.m., Thursday, July 6, 2017, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. She was born September 8, 1952,…
Bradley Kent Huebner, 53, Loogootee
Bradley Kent Huebner, 53, of Loogootee, joined with his Heavenly angels on July 6, 2017 at his home after a lengthy illness with Down Syndrome complicated by Eisenmenger’s Syndrome. He…
Ronnie Wesley Brown, 70, Velpen
Ronnie Wesley Brown, 70, of Velpen, passed away at 1:43 p.m., Tuesday, July 4, 2017, in the emergency room of Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. He was born…
Dean E. Schuler, 60, Moody, Ala.
Dean E. Schuler, 60, of Moody, Ala., formerly of Jasper, passed away surrounded by family and friends Sunday, July 2, 2017, in Memorial Hospital & Health Care Center in Jasper…
Linda L. Tedrow, 75, Loogootee
Linda L. Tedrow, 75, of Loogootee, passed away at 2:50 p.m. July 3, 2017, at Loogootee Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. She was born August 29, 1941, in Concord, Ohio, to…
