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Leo A. Giesler Jr., 82, Ferdinand
Leo A. “Junie” Giesler Jr., 82, Ferdinand, died Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at his home. He was born at Jasper on Sept. 24, 1933, to Leo A. Sr. and Catherine…
Bernice G. Rottet, 84, Jasper
Bernice G. Rottet, 84, Jasper, passed away at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at her daughter’s home in Linton, Indiana. She was born in Jasper, Indiana on November…
Jean Scherle, 80, of Jasper
Jean Scherle, 80, of Jasper, passed away at 5:00 a.m. today, Thursday, April 7, 2016, at her home. She was born at Huntingburg to Willis and Marie (Vandver) Stillwell. She…
Sister Barbara Jean Luebbehusen, 66
Sister Barbara Jean Luebbehusen, 66, of Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand, died at 4:41 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at the monastery. Sister Barbara Jean was born November 2,…
Dennis N. Witte, 72, Huntingburg
Dennis N. Witte, 72, of Huntingburg, passed away at 10:10 a.m. CDT on Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Evansville. He was born April 18, 1943,…
William E. “Bill” Barnhart, 89
William E. “Bill” Barnhart, 89, formerly of Jasper, passed away on April 5, 2016, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. He was born in Martinsville, Indiana, on January 1, 1927. His…
Mary Jane Honea, 91, of Jasper
Mary Jane Honea, 91, of Jasper, passed away at 8:07 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper. Mary Jane was born in Kerens, Texas, on…
Joseph C. Steffen, 63, Ireland
Joseph C. Steffen, 63, of Ireland, passed away at 3:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at Cathedral Health Care Center in Jasper. Joe was born in Jasper, Indiana on…
M. Jane Olinger, 71, Indianapolis
M. Jane Olinger, 71, Indianapolis, formerly of Ferdinand, passed away Monday, March 28, 2016, in the care of her sisters, Rita and Mary Ellen, at Rita’s home in Fishers after…
Lula B. Buchta, 90, Jasper
Lula B. Buchta, 90, of Jasper, passed away at 12:45 p.m. on Sunday, April 3, 2016, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. Lula was born in French Lick, on…
Patricia J. Collins, 83, Jasper
Patricia J. Collins, 83, of Jasper, passed away early Sunday morning, April 3, at the Northwood Good Samaritan Center in Jasper. She was born November 23, 1932, in Muncie and…
Carla Michelle “Missy” Eckert, 50, Huntingburg
Carla Michelle “Missy” Eckert, 50, of Huntingburg, passed away at 4:43 a.m., on Thursday, March 31, 2016, at The Waters of Huntingburg nursing center in Huntingburg. She was born March…
Norman F. Brosmer, 93, Birdseye
Norman F. Brosmer, 93, of Birdseye, formerly of Dubois, passed away at 3:40 p.m. Wednesday, March 30, 2016, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. Norman was born on April…
Robert E. Crist, 68, Huntingburg
Robert E. Crist, 68, of Huntingburg, passed away at 1:41 p.m. on Thursday, March 24, 2016, at Cypress Grove Rehab Center in Newburgh. He was born October 15, 1947, in…
Shirley A. Scott, 68, Huntingburg
Shirley A. Scott, 68, of Huntingburg, passed away at 10:45 a.m. on Sunday, March 20, 2016, at The Waters of Huntingburg. She was born February 25, 1948, in Sylacauga, Al.,…
Charles R. Knebel, 65, Jasper
Charles R. Knebel, 65, of Jasper, passed away at 12:03 p.m. on Monday, March 28, 2016, at the home of his sister. Charles was born in Huntingburg on May 25,…
Don Barkley, 77, Huntingburg
Don Barkley, 77, of Huntingburg, passed away at 7:28 a.m. Monday, March 28, 2016, at his home. He was born October 20, 1938, in Bloomington to James Alfred and Maude…
Tamela L. Fleck, 52, of Jasper
Tamela L. Fleck, 52, of Jasper, passed away at 12:00 a.m. on Saturday (March 26, 2016) at home. Tamela was born in Fredericktown, Missouri, on November 27, 1963, to Keith…
Geraldine (Gerri) Schnaus, 59, Loogootee
Geraldine (Gerri) Schnaus, 59, of Loogootee, died of cancer Sunday, March 20, 2016. She was at home with family by her side, after never giving up during a two-year battle. She…
Clarence “Pete” Schneider, 92, St. Anthony
Clarence “Pete” Schneider, 92, of St. Anthony, passed away Wednesday at 12:05, March 23, 2016 in the Veterans Administration Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. He was born on September 27, 1923…
Charles Gogel, 77, Jasper
Charles Gogel, 77, Jasper, formerly of Dale, passed away, Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at Memorial Hospital in Jasper. Charles was born October 16, 1938 in Dale to Edward and Ida…
Carolyn L. Wellemeyer, 99, of Huntingburg
Carolyn L. Wellemeyer, 99, of Huntingburg, passed away at 9:32 p.m. on Sunday, March 20, 2016, at The Waters of Huntingburg. She was born March 12, 1917, in Huntingburg, Indiana…
Elizabeth Joan Blesch, 89, Zionsville
Elizabeth Joan Blesch, 89, of Zionsville, formerly of Holland, passed away at 1:42 p.m. on Sunday, March 20, 2016, at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born September 10,…
John E. Popp, 79, Haysville
John E. Popp, 79, of Haysville, passed away at Noon on Saturday, March 19, 2016, at his home. John was born on February 19, 1937, in Jasper to Ludwig and…
Carol G. Tribbie, 82, Gentryville
Carol G. Tribbie, 82, of Gentryville, passed away at 7:14 p.m. Thursday, March 17, 2016, at the Scenic Hills Care Center in Ferdinand where she has resided for the past…
Brenda Jean Aust, 63, Stendal
Brenda Jean Aust, age 63, of Stendal, passed away at 7:23 p.m., on Thursday, March 17, 2016, at her residence. She was born May 28, 1952, in Bedford, Indiana to…
Steven Alan Klem, 61, Huntingburg
Steven Alan Klem, 61, of Huntingburg, passed away at 6:00 p.m., on Thursday, March 17, 2016, at his residence. He was born on March 18, 1954, in Huntingburg, Indiana to…
Thomas R. Wilkinson, Sr., 83, Dale
Thomas R. Wilkinson, Sr., 83, of Dale, passed away at 7:20 a.m. Friday, March 18, 2016, at the Southwood Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation Center in Terre Haute. He was…
Denise M. (Neukam) Hancock, 52, Evansville
Denise M. (Neukam) Hancock, 52, of Evansville, passed away on Thursday morning, March 17, 2016, at her home. Denise was born in Jasper, Indiana on October 29, 1963, to Richard…
Vincent Lee Dearing, 57, Huntingburg
Vincent Lee Dearing, 57, of Huntingburg, passed away at 2:25 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, 2016, at University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. He was born December 10, 1958, in…
Rosamary H. Street, 75, Loogootee
Rosamary H. Street, 75, of Loogootee, passed away at 2:44 p.m. March 14, 2016, at Memorial Hospital and Rehabilitation Center. She was born June 17, 1940 in St. Angelo, Texas,…
Lloyd E. Prusz, 91, Holland
Lloyd E. Prusz, 91, of Holland, passed away at 4:18 a.m. Sunday, March 13, 2016, at Brookside Village in Jasper. He was born April 24, 1924, in Holland, Indiana to…
Anna Mae Williams, 80, Huntingburg
Anna Mae Williams, 80, of Huntingburg, passed away at 3:40 p.m. Saturday, March 12, 2016, at Signature HealthCare in Newburgh. She was born June 25, 1935, in Holland to Aaron…
Bernadette K. Schneider, 91, Schnellville
Bernadette K. Schneider, 91, of Schnellville, passed away at 7:04 p.m. on Sunday, March 13, 2016, at the Timbers of Jasper. Bernadette was born on August 5, 1924, in Schnellville…
Ruthanna B. Welp, 75, Huntingburg
Ruthanna B. Welp, 75, of Huntingburg, passed away at 4:53 p.m., on Saturday, March 12, 2016, at the Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper. She was born January 16, 1941, in Bristow,…
Helen R. Jacob, 78, Jasper
Helen R. Jacob, 78, of Jasper, passed away at 9:05 a.m. on Friday, March 11, 2016, at her home. She was born in Jasper, Indiana on June 12, 1937, to…
Orva Rath, 56, Dallas, formerly of Dale
Orva Rath, 56, of Dallas, Texas, formerly of Dale, died March 8, in Dallas at Parkland Hospital. He is survived by his parents Rev. Donald and Mary Rath, his siblings…
Clara L. Rhoades, 69, Jasper
Clara L. Rhoades, 69, of Jasper, passed away at 3:57 p.m. Saturday, March 5, 2016, at the Sentara Nursing & Hospice Center in Virginia Beach, Va. She was born on…
Edith M. Soellner, 73, Jasper
Edith M. Soellner, 73, of Jasper, passed away at 4:57 p.m. Monday, March 7, 2016, in the Water Health Care Center in Huntingburg. She was born in Stewart County Tennessee…
Spencer Hoffman, 28, Haysville
Spencer Hoffman, 28, of Haysville, passed away on Sunday evening, March 6, 2016, at home. Spencer was born in Jasper, Indiana on October 26, 1987, to Brook and Jane (Perkins)…
Paul W. Seidl, 64, Jasper
Paul W. Seidl, 64, of Jasper, passed away Friday morning, March 4, 2016, at his home in Jasper. Paul was born in Huntingburg on January 16, 1952, to Jerome and…
Randall J. Strange, 45, Jasper
Randall J. Strange, 45, of Jasper, formerly of Montgomery, passed away at 2:40 p.m. March 4, 2016, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center. He was born March 8, 1970, to…
Frances A. Wineinger, 74 of Cuzco,
Frances A. Wineinger, 74 of Cuzco, passed away at4:00 p.m. Friday, March 4, 2016, at her home. She was born at Haysville, Indiana March 6, 1941, to Arthur and Rosa…
James M. “Mac” Watts, 68, Jasper
James M. “Mac” Watts, 68, of Jasper, formerly of Huntingburg, passed away Friday, March 4, 2016, at his home in Jasper. He was born May 2, 1947, in Huntingburg to…
Bob Edward Hill, 70, Lake Helmerich Village
Bob Edward Hill, 70, of Lake Helmerich Village near Holland, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, March 1, 2016. Bob was born on May 11, 1945, in Chicago,…
Virginia Lavon Propes, 76, Jasper
Virginia Lavon Propes, 76, of Jasper, passed away at 3:10 a.m. CST on Thursday, March 3, 2016, at her daughter’s home in Saint Meinrad. She was born May 6, 1939,…
Ronald Lee Cleveland, 78, Jasper
Ronald Lee Cleveland, 78, of Jasper, formerly of Huntingburg, passed away at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at The Timbers of Jasper. He was born March 28, 1937, in…
Dennis L. Schaeffer, 76, Jasper
Dennis L. Schaeffer, 76, of Jasper, passed away at 4:55 p.m. on Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. Dennis was born in Ferdinand, Indiana…
Elizabeth C. Schmitt, 96, Ireland
Elizabeth C. Schmitt, 96, of Ireland, passed away at 7:15 p.m. on Monday, February 29, 2016, at home. Elizabeth was born in St. Anthony, Indiana on August 15, 1919, to…
Roger Lee Corn, 61, Huntingburg
Roger Lee Corn, 61, passed away at 4:00 a.m., Sunday, February 28, 2016, at The Waters of Huntingburg nursing center in Huntingburg from complications of a long struggle with chronic…
