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Alberta A. “Bert” Klem, 92

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Alberta A. “Bert” Klem, 92, of Jasper, Indiana, passed away at 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 10, 2015, at Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper, Indiana. Bert was born on June…

Patrick T. Montgomery, 56

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Patrick T. Montgomery, 56, of Owensboro passed away Saturday, February 7, 2015, in a vehicle accident. He was born August 29, 1958 to the Eugene V. and Mary Margaret (Ryan)…

Sister Dolorosa Hasenour, 99,

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Sister Dolorosa Hasenour, 99, of Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand, died at 8:14 p.m. on Monday, February 9, 2015, at the monastery’s Hildegard Health Center. Sister Dolorosa was born July…

Marilyn Ann Fleck, 72

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Marilyn Ann Fleck, 72, a resident of Huntingburg, passed away on Monday, February 9, 2015, at St. Vincent Heart Center in Carmel, Indiana. She was born in Huntingburg, Indiana, on…

Rose Marie Groemminger, 78

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Rose Marie Groemminger, 78, of St. Anthony, Indiana, passed away at 1:18 p.m. on Monday, February 9, 2015, at IU Health University Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. Rose was born on…

Edith Marie Polen, 93

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Edith Marie Polen, 93, of Huntingburg, passed away Saturday, February 7, 2015 at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. She was born to the late Perry and Susan…

Eva May Wayman Mitchell, 70

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Eva May Wayman Mitchell, 70, of Birdseye, passed away at the Jewish Hospital in Louisville on February 6, 2015. Eva was born to the late Melvin and Hazel (Wiseman) Wayman…

Dennis J. Keller, 89

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Dennis J. Keller, 89, of Louisville, died February 5th, 2015 in Owensboro. Mr. Keller was born in Ferdinand but the family moved to Jasper when he was two months old…

Bernadine A. “Bernie” Heath, 90

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Bernadine A. “Bernie” Heath, 90, of Jasper, Indiana, passed away at 8:50 a.m. on Thursday, February 5, 2015, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. Bernie was born on April…

Marlene A. Braunecker, 62

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Marlene A. Braunecker, 62, Huntingburg, died Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015, at her home. She was born in Spencer County on April 18, 1952, to Othmar J. and Hilda T. (Schaefer)…

Karen Smith, 68

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Karen Smith, 68, of Montgomery passed away Monday, February 2, 2015 at her home. She was born October 25, 1946 to the late Ernest and Alice (Cochran) Fry. Karen’s passion…

Lucas Jeffery Wayne Clements, 27

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Lucas Jeffery Wayne Clements, 27, of Velpen, Indiana, passed away at 5:54 a.m., on Monday, February 2, 2015 in Velpen. He was born October 25, 1987 in Jasper, Indiana, to…

Marjorie Louise Hecker, 93

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Marjorie Louise Hecker, 93, of Huntingburg passed away at 5:43 a.m. on Monday, February 2, 2015, at the Good Samaritan Retirement Community in Jasper. She was born in Huntingburg, Indiana,…

Patricia A. Vaal, 72

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Patricia A. Vaal, 72, passed away Friday, January 30, 2015 at St. Mary’s Medical Center, surrounded by her family. Pat was born August 22, 1942 to the late Charlene (Gerber)…

Marianne Dunn, 90

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Marianne Dunn, 90, of Jasper, Indiana passed away at 1:10 a.m. on Sunday, February 1, 2015, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper, Indiana. Marianne was born in Omaha, Nebraska…

Michael J. Bauer, 56

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Michael J. Bauer, 56, of Dubois, Indiana at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 17, 2015, at his residence. Mike was born in Jasper, Indiana on October 5, 1958 to Otto…

Michael John Klem, 47

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Michael John Klem, 47, Evansville, formerly of Jasper, died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015, at his home. H was a member of The Gathering Church in Evansville and Point Man. He enjoyed…

Dorothy Nigg, 93

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Dorothy Nigg, 93, passed away January 29, 2015 at Good Samaritan Northwood’s Resident in Jasper. She was born on July 21, 1921 to the late Ott and Maggie (Fry) White…

Charles E. Boehm, 61

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Charles E. Boehm, 61, of Ireland, Indiana, passed away at 8:00 a.m. Saturday, (January 31, 2015), in The Timbers of Jasper. He was born in Jasper, Indiana on May 7,…

Mary F. Hurm, 88

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Mary F. Hurm, 88, of Jasper, Indiana, passed away at 2:45 a.m. on Saturday, January 31, 2015, at Scenic Hills Care Center in Ferdinand, Indiana. Mary was born on May…

Edmund B. “Eddie” Kempf, 91

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Edmund B. “Eddie” Kempf, 91, of Jasper, Indiana, passed away at 7:35 p.m. on Wednesday, January 28, 2015, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. Eddie was born on…

Bradley “Brad” Allen Rademacher, 40

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Bradley “Brad” Allen Rademacher, 40, peacefully went to meet his maker on January 27, 2015 in Nashville, Tenn. Bradley Allen Rademacher was born December 30, 1974 in Columbus, Indiana. He…

Victor W. “Vic” Humbert, 90

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Victor W. “Vic” Humbert, 90, passed away at 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 28, 2015, at home. Vic was born in Celestine, Indiana on August 21, 1924 to Henry and…

June Hart, 78

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June Hart, 78, of Cannelburg, Indiana, passed away on Monday, January 27, 2015 at her home. She was born on June 17, 1936 to the late Warner and Sadie (Spaulding)…

Inez M. Green, 73

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Inez was born in Jasper, Indiana on October 2, 1941 to Walter J. and Olive L. (Raab) Hagen. She married Robert “Auggie” Green on December 19, 1962. He preceded her…

Douglas Ray Curles, 63

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Douglas Ray Curles, 63, of Keystone Heights, Florida and formerly of Jasper passed away on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at his home. He was born at Honolulu, Hawaii on April…

Louise Wilma Hostetter, 88

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Louise Wilma Hostetter, 88, of Jasper, Indiana, passed away at 6:42 p.m. Tuesday, January 20, 2015, at The Timbers of Jasper. She was born on August 7, 1926 in Dubois…

William C. Gross, 74

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William C. Gross, 74, Evansville, died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015, in Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. Bill served his country in the U.S. Army. He married Brenda Frick in 1964 and…

Charles Allen “Chuck” Tabor, 67

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Mr. Charles Allen “Chuck” Tabor, 67, of Clemmons, passed away peacefully Wednesday, January 21, 2015 with his family at his side. Chuck was born in Dubois County on February 16,…

Lawrence V. “Larry” Willegal, 90

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Lawrence V. “Larry” Willegal, 90, of Ferdinand, passed away, Sunday, January 25th at Memorial Hospital in Jasper. Lawrence was born April 6, 1924 in Whitewater, Wis. to Andrew and Amanda…

Donald W. Oskins, 87

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Donald W. Oskins, 87, of Clarksville, Indiana, formerly of Huntingburg, passed away Sunday, January 25, 2015 at the Kentuckiana Medical Center in Clarksville. He was born September 17, 1927 in…

Cheryl A. (Hillhouse) Walters, 67

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Cheryl A. (Hillhouse) Walters, 67, of Holland, Indiana, was allowed to go to her heavenly home on Sunday, January 25, 2015. She was born March 17, 1947 in Springfield, Missouri,…

Melba L. Gerlach, 86

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Melba L. Gerlach, 86, of Huntingburg, Indiana, passed away at 9:25 a.m., Saturday, January 24, 2015 at CORE Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Dale. She was born January 8, 1929…

Martina (Tina) Berger, 81

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Martina (Tina) Berger, 81, of Jasper, passed away at 2:55 a.m. Saturday, January 24, 2015, in Memorial Hospital & Health Care Center in Jasper. She was born on November 7,…

George W. “Buddy” Emmons, 87

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George W. “Buddy” Emmons, 87, of Cuzco, Indiana, passed away at 11:10 a.m. on Friday, January 23, 2015, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper, Indiana. Buddy was born…

Dennis A. Sermersheim, 89

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Dennis A. Sermersheim, 89, of Jasper, Indiana, passed away at 9:45 p.m. on Thursday, January 22, 2015, at Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper. Dennis was born on November 17, 1925…

Helen Virginia Abell, 91

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Helen Virginia Abell, 91, of Birdseye, Indiana, passed away at 10:25 a.m. Thursday, January 22, 2015, at her residence in Birdseye. She was born December 5, 1923 in Mentor, Indiana,…

Kirk Michael Ridener, 34

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Kirk Michael Ridener, 34, passed away January 21, 2015. He was born in Corydon, July 29, 1980, son of Larry and Rita (Stonecipher) Ridener, who survive him. Kirk enjoyed the…

LeRoy J. Schnarr, 86

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LeRoy J. Schnarr, 86, of Jasper, Indiana passed away at 8:48 a.m. on Wednesday, January 21, 2015, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper, Indiana. LeRoy was born…

Marilyn Habig Schultheis, 73

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Marilyn Habig Schultheis, 73, of Evansville, passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2015. She was born June 8, 1941, to the late Mary Ann Jahn and Arnold Habig. Marilyn graduated from…

Joan Smith, 86

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Joan Smith, 86, of Jasper, died January 20, 2015 at 5:10 p.m. at Brookside Village in Jasper. She is survived by two sons, Alan (Angela) Smith of Portland, Ore. and…

Howard J. Meyer, 93

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Howard J. Meyer, 93, of Evansville, passed away at 7:15 a.m. on Monday, January 19, 2015, at Deaconess Hospice. He was born August 5, 1921 in Shoals to the late John…

Hazel Hollen, 80

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Hazel Hollen, 80, of Jasper, passed away on January 7, 2015 at Memorial Hospital. She was born to Glenn and Florence (McCosky) Garriott on January 30, 1934 in Salem, Ind…

Russell Howard, 58

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Russell Howard, 58, of Dale, Indiana died on Sunday, January 18, 2015, at his home in Dale. He is survived by his siblings Prentice Howard Jr. of Lynnville, Anthony Howard of…

Othmar “Ots” Mehling, 90

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Othmar “Ots” Mehling, 90, of Huntingburg, Indiana, passed away at 10:10 p.m., on Monday, January 19, 2015, at The Waters of Huntingburg nursing center in Huntingburg. He was born August 6,…

Mark Alan Schwinghamer, 63

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Mark Alan Schwinghamer, 63, of Holland, passed away at 7:25 a.m. Thursday, January 8, 2015 at the home of his sister, Brenda Dietrich, in Jasper. He was born in Huntingburg…

Jacob “Jake” Meyer, 21

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Jacob “Jake” Meyer, 21, of Saint Anthony, passed away Friday, January 16, 2015, in Bloomington IU Health Hospital in Bloomington. Jacob was born November 29,1993, in Huntingburg to Matthew L…

Robert L. “Bob” Case, 92

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Robert L. “Bob” Case, 92, of Huntingburg, Indiana, passed away at 4:49 a.m., on Monday, January 19, 2015, at The Timbers of Jasper nursing center in Jasper. He was born…

Paul M. Wigand, 85

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Paul M. Wigand, 85, of Jasper, Indiana, passed away at 1:20 p.m. on Sunday (January 18, 2015) at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. Paul was born on January…

William Arthur Staff, 89

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William Arthur Staff, 89, of Huntingburg died on Thursday, January 15, 2015, at Brookside Village Assisted Living Facility in Jasper. He was born in Jacksonville, Illinois on August 10, 1925…