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Nathan M. Acuff, 36
Nathan M. Acuff, 36, Phoenix, Ariz., died Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, in Phoenix. He was born in Jasper on Aug. 11, 1979. Mr. Acuff had attended schools in Jasper and…
Virginia T. Schepers, 72
Virginia T. Schepers, 72, of Celestine, Indiana, passed away at 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 18, 2015, at the University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville, Ky. Virginia was born on…
Philip M. Harris, 66
Philip M. Harris, 66, passed away Tuesday evening, November 17, 2015, at his residence in Huntingburg. He was born April 12, 1949 in Huntingburg, Indiana, to Omer and Goldie (VanWinkle)…
Roger William Ingle, 88
Roger William Ingle, 88, Springfield, Ill., died at 10:30 a.m. CST Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015, at Bickford Senior Living in Springfield. He was born in Huntingburg on Nov. 24, 1926,…
James L. Recker, 80
James L. Recker, 80, of Ferdinand, passed away, Saturday, November 14, 2015, at Scenic Hills Care Center in Ferdinand. James was born January 8, 1935 to Raymond and Victoria (Kluemper)…
Karen Elaine Bowling, 66
Karen Elaine Bowling, 66, passed away at 11:00 a.m. Sunday, November 15, 2015, at her residence in Huntingburg. She was born February 22, 1949 in Vincennes, Indiana, to Chester and…
Leona B. Stromblad, 74
Leona B. Stromblad, 74, of Jasper, passed away at 3:55 p.m. on Friday, November 13, 2015, at The Timbers of Jasper. Leona was born in Chicago, Illinois on March 18,…
Sister Adele Weyer, 97
Sister Adele Weyer, 97, of Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand, died at 4 a.m. on Friday, November 13, 2015, at the monastery’s Hildegard Health Center. Sister Adele was born August…
Alva Freadman Allen, 93
Alva Freadman Allen, 93, of Jasper, passed away at 6:56 p.m. Monday, November 9, 2015, in the Timbers of Jasper Health Care Center in Jasper. He was born on January…
Martha K. Evans, 40
Martha K. Evans, 40, of Dubois, passed away at 6:34 p.m. on Thursday, November 12, 2015, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Martha was born in Huntingburg,…
Levanis “Lenny” T. Ernst, 76
Levanis “Lenny” T. Ernst, 76, of Jasper, passed away at 2:05 p.m. on Wednesday, November 11, 2015, at home. Lenny was born on September 6, 1939 in Jasper, Indiana to…
Helen Mae Arensman, 94
Helen Mae Arensman, 94, died on November 2, 2015. A nurse, teacher, and veteran of World War II, she was also a loving wife and mother. Mae was born on…
Clara Mae Stenftenagel, 76
Clara Mae Stenftenagel, 76, of Jasper, passed away at 5:38 p.m. on Tuesday, November 10,2015, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. Clara was born in Jasper on July 17, 1939…
Earl Elwood Johnson, 84
Earl Elwood Johnson, 84, of Huntingburg, passed away at 2:18 p.m., Tuesday, November 10, 2015, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. He was born July 31, 1931…
Ernest George Buechlein, 78
Ernest George Buechlein, 78, husband of the late Joyce Bromm Buechlein, passed away November 8, 2015. He was born in Jasper to the late August and Lorena Merkle Buechlein. Mr…
Mary Jane Ellis, 88
Mary Jane Ellis, 88, formerly of Gentryville, passed away Sunday, November 7th, 2015, at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Oakland City. Mary Jane (Neville) Ellis was born April 28th,…
“JR” Douglas W. Stephens Jr., 30; Connie Marie Stephens, 30; and Alexander Lambert-Stephens, 10
“JR” Douglas W. Stephens Jr., 30; Connie Marie Stephens, 30; and Alexander Lambert-Stephens, 10 all of Oakland City, passed away as a result of a fire at their home. Mr…
Eugene A. Verkamp, 69
Eugene A. Verkamp, 69, Ferdinand, died Tuesday, Nov. 3. 2015, at his home. He was born in Ferdinand on July 28, 1946, to Albert and Augusta (Krampe) Verkamp. He married…
Herbert J. Freson, 97
Herbert J. Freson, 97, of Huntingburg, passed away at 12:00 noon, Wednesday, November 4, 2015, at his residence. He was born March 18, 1918 in Huntingburg, Indiana, to John and…
Stanley R. Schroeder, 58
Stanley R. Schroeder, 58, of Jasper, passed away at 12:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 3, 2015, at home. Stan was born in Newfoundland, Canada December 27, 1956, to William and…
Kemberling ‘Kem’ Taylor, 56
Kemberling ‘Kem’ Taylor 56, of St. Croix, died Oct. 27, 2015. Kem worked for several years at the Carpenter Co. as well as the Sisters of St. Benedict. Kem was…
Lilly Mae Bauer, 81
Lilly Mae Bauer, 81, of Jasper, passed away at 3:05 p.m. Monday, November 2, 2015, at the Northwood Retirement Center in Jasper. She was born in Jasper, Indiana on August…
Elmer “Spark” Swartzentruber, 92
Elmer “Spark” Swartzentruber, 92, of Montgomery, went to his heavenly home at 8:33 a.m. on Monday, November 2, 2015, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center. He was born December 25,…
Geneva C. Gelarden, 88
Geneva C. Gelarden, 88, of Dale, died at 3:50 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, at Scenic Hills Care Center in Ferdinand. She was born in Perry County on Nov. 24,…
Richard S. Vonderheide, 79
Richard S. Vonderheide, 79, of Jasper, passed away at 4:20 a.m. Monday, November 2, 2015, in Evansville Select Hospital. He was born at Celestine, Indiana on April 15, 1936 to…
Bridget (Bonnie) Heim, 84
Bridget (Bonnie) Heim, 84, of Dale, passed away Saturday, October 31, 2015, at Memorial Hospital in Jasper. Bridgett was born March 12, 1931 at St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. She married…
Adrienne M. Luegers, 30
Adrienne M. Luegers, 30, of Nashville, Tenn., formerly of Jasper, passed away at 1:20 a.m. on Saturday, October 31, 2015, at Skyline Medical Center in Nashville. Adrienne was born in…
Kenneth “Pete” W. Petry, 56
Kenneth “Pete” W. Petry, 56, of Jasper, passed away at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, October 30, 2015, at home. Kenny was born in Upland, CA on September 3, 1959 to…
Carrie Marie Rue, 90
Carrie Marie Rue, 90, died the morning of Oct. 29, 2015, at her home. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arleigh in 1982; and a brother Don Waters…
Opal Mary Andry, 91
Opal Mary Andry, 91, of DeLand, Fla., formerly of Indianapolis, Indiana, passed away on Friday, October 23, 2015, in Orange City, Florida. She was born September 15, 1924 in Celina,…
Timothy E. Friedman, 55
Timothy E. Friedman, 55, of Dubois, passed away at 12:53 a.m. on Thursday, October 29, 2015, at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. Tim was born in Jasper, Indiana, on December…
Marsha Jane (Wagner) Steckler, 54
Marsha Jane (Wagner) Steckler, 54, of St. Henry, passed away, Wednesday, October 28, 2015. Marsha was born December 16, 1960 to Robert J. and Georgene (Jeannie) Hochgesang Wagner in Jasper…
Robert L. Stetter, 74
Robert L. Stetter, 74, of Huntingburg, passed away at 8:10 p.m., on Wednesday, October 28, 2015, at the Indiana University Health Medical Center in Indianapolis. He was born May 8,…
Marlene M. Merder, 70
Marlene M. Merder, 70, of Jasper, passed away at 10:28 a.m. on Thursday, October 29. 2015, at home. Marlene was born in Ferdinand, Indiana on September 15, 1945 to August…
Frances ‘Fran’ Sue Holland, 71
Frances ‘Fran’ Sue Holland, 71, of Odon, entered into rest surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born on…
Hilliard “Max” Englert, 89
Hilliard “Max” Englert, 89, of Ferdinand, died Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015, at Scenic Hills Care Center in Ferdinand. He was born in Ferdinand on March 26, 1926, to Adolph and…
William Emmons, 88
William Emmons, 88, of Lamar passed away October 27th at Scenic Hills Care Center. Bill, as he was known all is life was born on May 25th 1927 to and…
Rita J. Dorsam, 54
Rita J. Dorsam, 54, of Haysville, Indiana, passed away at 1:38 p.m. on Monday, October 26, 2015, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Rita was born in…
Alice “Kathy” Wise, 61
Alice “Kathy” Wise, 61, of Celestine, passed away at 9:15 a.m. on Sunday, October 25, 2015, at Indiana University Hospital in Indianapolis. Kathy was born in Mansfield, Ohio on September…
Harold A. Brames, 76
Harold A. Brames, 76, of St. Henry, passed away, Saturday, October 24, 2015, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. Harold was born, February 10, 1939, in St. Anthony…
Malvin “Ed” Dicus Jr., 67
Malvin “Ed” Dicus Jr., 67, of Haysville, passed away at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, October 23, 2015, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. Ed was born in Indianapolis,…
Helen Linette, 83
Helen Linette, 83, of Birdseye, passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2015, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Evansville. Helen was born, December 24, 1931, to Edwin and Sophia (Bretz) Miller in…
Robert G. Mills, 75
Robert G. Mills, 75, of Winslow, died Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015, in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. He is survived by his wife, Janice Griffith Bruce Mills;…
Randall “Randy” William Mullen, 59
Randall “Randy” William Mullen, 59, of Huntingburg, passed away at 7:59 p.m., Monday, October 19, 2015, in the emergency room of Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. He…
Hugh Carlisle, Jr., 80
Hugh Carlisle, Jr., 80, of Winslow, passed away at 9:18 p.m., Sunday, October 18, 2015, in the emergency room of Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. He was…
Michael R. Seifrig, 68
Michael R. Seifrig, 68, of Jasper, passed away at 9:35 p.m. on Saturday, October 17, 2015, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Michael was born in Huntingburg,…
Marilyn E. Brahm, 66
Marilyn E. Brahm, 66, Ferdinand, died Friday, Oct. 16, 2015, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. She was born in Ferdinand on Dec. 5, 1948, to August…
Shirley A. Barth, 74
Shirley A. Barth, 74, of Jasper, formerly of Ferdinand passed away, October 15, 2015, at Brookside Village Retirement Community in Jasper. She was born in Celestine, In. on December 30,…
Thomas E. Foisy, 81
Thomas E. Foisy, 81, of Jasper, Indiana, passed away at 6:30 p.m. on Monday (October 12, 2015) at home. Tom was born on July 30, 1934 in Lorain, Ohio to…
Terri Lee Bockting, 53
Terri Lee Bockting, 53, of Jasper, passed away at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, October 11, 2015, at home. Terri was born in Huntingburg on November 5, 1961 to Robert Lee…
