
Obituaries can be submitted by email to editor@duboiscountyfreepress.com.
Margie Ann Clark, 81, Loogootee
Margie Ann Clark, 81, of Loogootee, passed away at 9:48 p.m. at Jasper Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, February 8, 2017. She was born February 1, 1936, in Loogootee to Alfred…
Francine M. Verkamp, 50, Schnellville
Francine M. Verkamp, 50, Schnellville, passed away at 2:58 a.m. on Friday, February 10, 2017, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Francine was born in Jasper, Indiana…
Francis R. Ebenkamp, 91, of Jasper
Francis R. Ebenkamp, 91, of Jasper, passed away at 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 7, 2017, at Memorial Hospital in Jasper. Frank was born in Jasper on July 14, 1925…
Fay G. Bullock, 74, Huntingburg
Fay G. Bullock, 74, of Huntingburg, passed away at 2:19 p.m., Monday, February 6, 2017, at her home surrounded by family and friends. She was born November 26, 1942, in…
Florence M. Hagedorn, 97, Ferdinand
Florence M. Hagedorn, 97, formerly of Saint Meinrad, died Monday, February 6, 2017, in Scenic Hills Care Center in Ferdinand. She was born June 28, 1919, in Ferdinand to William…
Laverne V. Holst, 82, Huntingburg
Laverne V. Holst, 82, of Huntingburg, passed away at 1:00 a.m., Monday, February 6, 2017, at The Waters of Huntingburg. She was born February 17, 1934, in Jasper to Edwin…
Randy J. Morton, 62, Jasper
Randy J. Morton, 62, of Jasper, passed away at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 5, 2017, at home. Randy was born in Jasper on July 12, 1954, to Charles and…
Thomas Smith Sr., 72, Jasper
Thomas Smith Sr., 72, Jasper, passed away Saturday at 7:40 EST February 4, 2017, at Good Samaritan Nursing & Rehab in Oakland City, Indiana. He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana…
Kathy Neighbors, 74, Santa Claus
Kathy Neighbors, 74, of Santa Claus, died February 1 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh. She was born Aug. 12, 1942 in Easton, Maine to Frank and Bessie (Crawford) Frasier…
Douglas “Dumpy” Harmon, 60, Birdseye
Douglas “Dumpy” Harmon, 60, of Birdseye, passed away at 9:45 a.m. Friday, February 3, 2017. He was born April 2, 1956, in Terra Haute, Indiana to Hubert Vern and Norma…
Robert G. Conrad, 79, Crystal
Robert G. Conrad, 79, of Crystal, passed away at 12:38 a.m. Saturday, February 4, 2017, in Memorial Hospital & Health Care Center in Jasper. He was born at Crystal, Indiana…
Carmon “Pete” Haase, 79, Jasper
Carmon “Pete” Haase, 79, of Jasper, passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2017, at his daughter’s residence. He was born in Jasper on November 5, 1937, to the late Albert…
Jane Ann (Musselwhite) Warren, 78, Dale
Jane Ann (Musselwhite) Warren, 78, of Dale, passed away Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, at Willowdale Village. Jane was born November 24, 1938, in Paoli to Henry and Charlotte (Medcalf) Musselwhite. She…
Cynthia E. Traylor, 64, Otwell
Cynthia E. Traylor, 64, of Otwell, passed away at 3:25 p.m. Thursday, February 2, 2017, at I.U. Medical Center in Indianapolis. Cindy was born in Jasper December 23, 1952, to…
Ronald “Chico” L. Denu, 70, Bristow
Ronald “Chico” L. Denu, 70, of Bristow, passed away, Thursday, February 2, 2017, at his home. Ronald was born May 22, 1946, in Bristow to Hilbert and Gladys (Quinlin) Denu…
John Daniel “Dan” Bush, 74, Otwell
John Daniel “Dan” Bush, 74, of Otwell, passed away at 5:00 a.m. CST on Wednesday, February 1, 2017, at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. He was born December 26, 1942, in…
Emily M. Rasche, 72, of Jasper
Emily M. Rasche, 72, of Jasper, passed away at 7:10 p.m. Wednesday, February 1, 2017, at her home. She was born in Jasper, Indiana on January 1, 1945 to Carl…
Joyce H. Neukam, 74, Jasper
Joyce H. Neukam, 74, of Jasper, passed away at 11:09 p.m. Wednesday, February 1, 2017, in the Timbers of Jasper. She was born in Jasper, Indiana on February 23, 1942,…
Betty L. Pieper, 81, Dubois
Betty L. Pieper, 81, Dubois, passed away at 8:35 p.m. on Tuesday, January 31, 2017, at home. Betty was born in Huntingburg, Indiana on April 6, 1935, to Arthur and…
Cynthia Wagner, 46, St. Anthony
Cynthia Wagner, 46, of St. Anthony, passed away at 1:35 a.m. Wednesday, February 1, 2017, in the Deaconess VNA Charlier Hospice Center, Evansville. She was born in Huntingburg, Indiana on…
Sandra Sue Lents, 73, Huntingburg
Sandra Sue Lents, 73, Huntingburg, passed away at 8:56 a.m., Monday, January 30, 2017, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. She was born August 16, 1943, in…
Othmar H. Troesch, 81, Ferdinand
Othmar H. Troesch, 81, Ferdinand, died Friday, January 27, 2017, at Memorial Hospital & Health Care Center, Jasper. He was born in Saint Meinrad on September 20, 1935, to Norbert…
Edward J. Stenftenagel, 84, Jasper
Edward J. Stenftenagel, 84, Jasper, passed away at 3:50 p.m. on Sunday, January 29th, 2017 at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. Ed was born in Jasper, Indiana on…
Noe Abraham Calderon, 4 months, Jasper
Noe Abraham Calderon, 4 months, Jasper, passed away at 8:17 a.m. on Sunday, January 29, 2017, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Noe was born in Jasper,…
Claretta L. Wagner, 85, Jasper
Claretta L. Wagner, 85, Jasper, passed away at 9:55 a.m. on Sunday, January 29, 2017, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. Claretta was born in Jasper, Indiana on March…
Henrietta M. Schnell, 90, Celestine
Henrietta M. Schnell, 90, Celestine, passed away at 10:50 p.m. Sunday, January 29, 2017, in Northwood Retirement Center in Jasper. She was born at St. Henry, Indiana on July 15,…
Clara M. Margarida, 92, Jasper
Clara M. Margarida, 92, Jasper, passed away at 1:05 a.m. Sunday, January 29, 2017, at Cathedral Health Care Center in Jasper, Indiana. Clara was born in St. Anthony, Indiana on…
Clarence “Ponce” Kunkler, 85, Saint Anthony
Clarence “Ponce” Kunkler, 85, Saint Anthony, passed away at 4:05 a.m. Sunday, January 29, 2017, in Memorial Hospital & Health Care Center in Jasper. He was born in Saint Anthony,…
Anthony “Tony” F. Ebert, 94, Ferdinand
Anthony “Tony” F. Ebert, 94, of Ferdinand, passed away, Wednesday, January 25, 2017, at Brookside Village in Jasper. He was born September 24, 1922, in Spencer County to Joseph and…
Joshua James Stout, 35, Ferdinand
Joshua James Stout, 35, of Ferdinand, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2017, at home. He was born December 26, 1981, in Augusta, Georgia to James and Janessa (Houchin) Stout and…
Dorothy M. Schnarr, 101, Jasper
Dorothy M. Schnarr, 101, of Jasper, passed away at 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 24, 2017, at Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper, Indiana. Dorothy was born in Portersville, Indiana on…
Paul Cave Jr., 87, Dubois
Paul Thomas Cave Jr., 87 years young, of Dubois, entered into eternal rest on Jan. 23, 2017, at his residence. He was born in Crystal on Sept. 12, 1929, to…
Erin J. Dawson, 44, Santa Claus
Erin J. Dawson, 44, of Santa Claus, passed away at 9:01 p.m. on Sunday, January 22, 2017, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Erin was born in…
Henry Thomas Huff, 71, Birdseye
Henry Thomas Huff, 71, Birdseye, passed away at 8:00 p.m., on Sunday, January 22, 2017, at his residence. He was born June 11, 1945, in Kyana, Indiana to Thomas Franklin…
Wayne “Jack” Schneider, 85, Jasper
Wayne “Jack” Schneider, 85, Jasper, passed away at 4:20 a.m. on Sunday, January 22, 2017, in Carmel, Indiana. Jack was born in Jasper on December 24, 1931 to Arnold and…
J.P. Salb, M.D, 88, Jasper
J.P. Salb, M.D, 88, Jasper, passed on Friday, January 20, 2017, at Brookside Village in Jasper, Indiana, where he was a highly regarded and beloved family practitioner. J.P was born…
Mary Ann Sadenwater, 77, Fort Wayne
Mary Ann Sadenwater, 77, Fort Wayne, died Saturday, January 14, 2017, at her home. She was born August 21, 1939, to Philip Sr. and Minerva (Piper) Hubbuch. Mary Ann was…
Virgil R. Lechner, 82, Jasper
Virgil R. Lechner, 82, Jasper, passed away at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday, January 19th, 2017, at Cathedral Health Care Center in Jasper, IN. Virgil was born in Jasper, IN on…
William A. “Bill” Hancock, 65, Ferdinand
William A. “Bill” Hancock, 65, Ferdinand, died Sunday, January 15, 2017, at Scenic Hills Care Center, Ferdinand. He was born February 19, 1951, in Huntingburg to Roger & Thelma (Hollinden)…
Sister Wilma Davis, 95, Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand
Sister Wilma Davis, 95, of Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand, died at 6:50 p.m. on Monday, January 16, 2017, at the monastery’s Hildegard Health Center. Sister Wilma was born February…
Lloyd A. Wright, Jr., 70, Birdseye
Lloyd A. Wright, Jr., 70, Birdseye, passed away at 6:33 a.m. Monday, January 16, 2017, at his home in Birdseye. He was born May 5, 1946, in Perry County, Indiana…
Urban O. Blessinger, 81, Huntingburg
Urban O. Blessinger, 81, Huntingburg, passed away at 12:50 a.m. Sunday, January 15, 2017, at Select Specialty Hospital in Evansville. He was born December 6, 1935, in Jasper to Edward…
Jess F. Bailey, 95, Oakland City
Jess F. Bailey, 95, Oakland City, passed away Friday, January 13, 2017, at the Northwood Good Samaritan Home in Jasper. He was born in Pike County on February 17, 1921,…
Fr. Rupert Ostdick, 95, St. Meinrad
Fr. Rupert Ostdick, 95, a monk and priest of Saint Meinrad Archabbey, died on January 14, 2017, at the monastery. He was a jubilarian of profession and priesthood, and a…
Alvin John Niehaus, 98, Saint Meinrad
Alvin John Niehaus, 98, Saint Meinrad, passed away, Saturday, January 14, 2017, at Scenic Hills Care Center in Ferdinand. Alvin was born July 6, 1918, to Frank and Mary Elizabeth…
Elmer F. Jochim, 91, Dale
Elmer F. Jochim, 91, Dale, passed away Friday, January 13, 2017, peacefully at home with his children present. He was born June 25, 1925, in Mariah Hill to Paul and…
Thomas J. Wegeng, Jr., 64, Jasper
Thomas J. Wegeng, Jr., 64, Jasper, formerly of Plainfield, passed away on Jan. 9, 2017. He was born on Aug. 25, 1952. in Kansas City, Mo., to the late Thomas…
David “Davey” E. Wilz, 67, Jasper
David “Davey” E. Wilz, 67, Jasper, passed away Wednesday morning, January 11, 2017, at his home. He was born February 12, 1949, in Huntingburg, Indiana to Hilbert P. and Alberta…
Joan C. Oeding, 76, Jasper
Joan C. Oeding, 76, passed away at 8:15 a.m. Thursday, January 12, 2017, at her home. She was born in Jasper on November 26, 1940, to Anton F. and Theresa…
Ruby Fern Gramelspacher, 94, Jasper
Ruby Fern Gramelspacher, 94, Jasper, peacefully passed away in her home at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, January 9, 2017. Ruby was born in Daviess County, Indiana on March 5, 1922,…
