
Obituaries can be submitted by email to editor@duboiscountyfreepress.com.
David H. Hassfurther, 69
David H. Hassfurther, 69, of Ferdinand passed away, Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center. David was born October 19, 1944 in Ferdinand to Lawrence and Amelia…
Irene M. Dippel, 100
Irene M. Dippel, 100, of Jasper, Indiana, passed away at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 6, 2014, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper, Indiana. Irene was born on…
Joseph G. Persohn, 83
Joseph G. Persohn, 83, of St. Meinrad passed away Friday, August 1, at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Tell City. He was born December 31, 1930 in Saint Anthony to…
Robert John Schwinghamer, Jr., 86
Robert John Schwinghamer, Jr., 86, of Huntsville, Alabama, passed away Monday, July 28, 2014 in Huntsville, Alabama. He was born in Jasper, Indiana on March 12, 1928 to Robert J…
Earl L. Englert, 83
Earl L. Englert, 83, of Jasper, passed away at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, August 2, 2014, at Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper. He was born in Japer, Indiana on January 19,…
Wilfred “Wif” H. Reckelhoff, 84
Wilfred “Wif” H. Reckelhoff, 84, of Jasper, passed away at 5:40 p.m. on Friday, August 1, 2014, at the Providence Home Health Care Center in Jasper. Wif was born on…
Brad Stilwell, 53
Brad Stilwell, 53, of Huntingburg, died Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at his home. He was born September 24, 1960 in Huntingburg, Indiana, to Roy E. and Patricia (Dedman) Stilwell. Brad…
Geneva Marie Murrell, 88
Geneva Marie Murrell, 88, of Oakland City passed away Tuesday, July 29, 2014, at her residence. She was born February 21, 1926 in Parksville, Ky. to Jesse and Viola (Lister)…
Carolyn S. Vaughn, 70
Carolyn S. Vaughn, 70, of Jasper, Indiana passed away at 8:40 a.m. Monday, July 28, 2014, in Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. She was born at Lula, Tennessee on April…
Charlotte M. “Shirley” Cockerham, 82
Charlotte M. “Shirley” Cockerham, 82, of Jasper, Indiana, passed away at 2:04 a.m. on Friday, July 25, 2014, at Memorial Hospital in Jasper, Indiana. Shirley was born on February 2,…
Herbert A. Balbach, 89
Herbert A. Balbach, 89, of Ferdinand died Saturday, July 26, 2014 at Brookside Village in Jasper. Herbert was born October 16, 1924 in Mariah Hill to Anton and Bertha (Jochim)…
James “Bimbo” J. Gunselman, 81
James “Bimbo” J. Gunselman, 81, of Huntingburg, Indiana, passed away at 4:00 a.m., Sunday, July 27, 2014, at The Waters of Huntingburg nursing center in Huntingburg. He was born October…
Robert R. Bittner, 71
Robert R. Bittner, 71, of Tell City, Indiana, passed away at 12:20 p.m., Monday, July 21, 2014 at the Golden Living Center in Tell City. He was born October 15,…
Elmer J. Meyer, 82
Elmer J. Meyer, 82, of Celestine, passed away at 5:00 a.m. on Monday, July 21, 2014, at home. Elmer was born on August 17, 1931 in Ferdinand, IN to Frank…
Michael L. Birk, 61
Michael L. Birk, 61, of Jasper, passed away at 8:58 p.m. Friday, July 18, 2014, in Memorial Hospital & Health Care Center in Jasper. He was born in Jasper, Indiana…
Elizabeth “Betty” Louise Sollman, 79
Elizabeth “Betty” Louise Sollman, 79, of Huntingburg, Indiana, passed away at 3:15 a.m., Friday, July 18, 2014 at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. She was born October 15, 1934…
Robert L. Schaeffer, 82
Robert L. Schaeffer, 82, of Santa Claus, passed away, Friday, July 18, 2014, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. He was born August 15, 1931 to Paul and…
Adam Beckman, 40
Adam Beckman, 40, of Richmond Va., passed away on Sunday, July 13, 2014, in Richmond. Adam was born on June 21, 1974 in Indianapolis, Indiana to Michael and Anne (Newcum)…
Roy Zehr, 59
Roy Zehr, 59, of Dubois IN, passed away at 9:05 a.m. Thursday, July 17 2014 at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper, Ind. Roy was born on June 20,…
Louise J. Brewster, 86
Louise J. Brewster, 86, of Jasper, passed away at 7:50 a.m. Wednesday, July 16, 2014, in the Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper. She was born in Jasper, Indiana on May…
Ronald J. Seger, 63
Ronald J. Seger, 63, of Jasper, Indiana, passed away at 11:53 a.m. on Tuesday, July 15, 2014, at Jewish Hospital in Louisville, KY. Ronald was born on December 10, 1950…
Theodore Othmar Seifrig, 62
Theodore Othmar Seifrig, 62, of Saint Meinrad, passed away, July 8, 2014 at his home in Saint Meinrad. Theodore was born November 11, 1951 in Saint Meinrad to William and…
Sister Maria Tasto, 76
Sister Maria Tasto, 76, of the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand, died at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 13, 2014, in the monastery’s Hildegard Health Center. A native of…
Ronald E. Schroeder, 73
Ronald E. Schroeder, 73, of Ireland, Indiana passed away at 11:00 a.m. Friday, July 11, 2014, at his home. He was born in Jasper, Indiana on January 9, 1941 to…
Edwin Charles Schilling, 66
Edwin Charles Schilling, 66, of Ferdinand passed away Thursday, July 10, in Scenic Hills Care Center, Ferdinand. He was born September 20, 1947 in Ferdinand to Albert E. & Elenora…
Angela Kaye Sutton, 44
Angela Kaye Sutton, 44, of Jasper, Indiana passed away at 3:55 p.m. on Wednesday, July 9, 2014, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. Angela was born in Jasper, Indiana…
Michael Wayne Morgan, 52
Michael Wayne Morgan, 52, of Birdseye, Indiana, passed away at 10:08 a.m., Thursday, July 10, 2014, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. He was born October 10,…
Keith L. Matheis, 50
Keith L. Matheis, 50, of Bedford, Indiana and formerly Jasper, Indiana passed away at 5:20 p.m. Wednesday, July 9, 2014, in IU Methodists Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was born in…
Sister Mary Esther Steckler, 93
Sister Mary Esther Steckler, 93, of the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand, died at 1:55 p.m. on Wednesday, July 9, 2014, in the monastery’s Hildegard Health Center. A native…
Marie Helena Jerger Garrett, 70
Marie Helena Jerger Garrett, 70, passed away on July 6, 2014 in Hobe Sound, Florida. Marie was born on September 18, 1943 in Jasper, Indiana to Harold and Bertha Jerger…
Charles Robert “”Chuck”” Cochren Jr., 48
Charles Robert “”Chuck”” Cochren Jr., 48, of Bloomington, Ind., passed away peacefully surrounded by many of his family and friends Saturday, July 5, 2014 in Bloomington. Born, February 4, 1966…
Violet Kissling, 94
Violet Kissling, 94, of Holland, Indiana, passed away at 8:03 a.m., Monday, July 7, 2014, at The Waters of Huntingburg nursing center in Huntingburg. She was born January 24, 1920…
Robert L. Haas, 85
Robert L. Haas, 85, of Velpen, Indiana, passed away at 5:10 p.m., Sunday, July 6, 2014 at The Waters of Huntingburg nursing center in Huntingburg. He was born March 31,…
Rosemary LaGrange, 97
Rosemary LaGrange, 97, formerly of St. Croix, passed away at 1:45 p.m. on July 3, 2014, at Brookside Village in Jasper. She was born near Branchville, Indiana, on March 5,…
Helen L. Humbert, 78
Helen L. Humbert, 78, of Ireland, passed away at 1:25 p.m. Friday, July 4, 2014, in St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. She was born at Ireland, Indiana on October 27,1935,…
Florentine (Marge) Block, 81
Florentine (Marge) Block, 81, of Jasper, Indiana, passed away at 11:22 a.m. on Saturday, July 5, 2014, at Brookside Village in Jasper. She was born in Jasper, Indiana on November…
Ruth A. Hunefeld, 89
Ruth A. Hunefeld, 89, of Holland, Indiana, passed away at 2:57 p.m., Monday, June 30, 2014 at The Waters of Huntingburg nursing center in Huntingburg. She was born March 6,…
Larry F. Knust, 78
Larry F. Knust, 78, passed away Tuesday, July 1, 2014, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Evansville. He was born October 27, 1935, in Schnellville, son of the late Oscar…
Michael Anthony Boeglin, 30
Michael Anthony Boeglin, 30, of Ferdinand, died June 26, 2014 in Detroit, Mich. Michael was born September 24, 1983 in Huntingburg to John Wiederkehr and Darlene A. Boeglin. Micheal married…
James V. Schreiber, 74
James V. Schreiber, 74, of Dubois, Indiana, passed away at 10:15 a.m. on Saturday, June 28, 2014, at Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper, Indiana. James was born in Gary, Indiana…
Kimberly A. Cooper, 50
Kimberly A. Cooper, 50, of Birdseye, Indiana, passed away at 9:10 p.m., Friday, June 27, 2014, at her home in Birdseye. She was born November 28, 1963 in Huntingburg, Indiana,…
Sarah Jane “Bets” Bonner, 86
Sarah Jane “Bets” Bonner, age 86, of Dubois, Indiana passed away at 1:05 a.m. on Friday, June 27, 2014, at the Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper, Indiana. Sarah was born…
Walter Eugene Kasprzycki, 91
Walter Eugene Kasprzycki, 91, of Fairfield, Ohio, passed away Thursday, June 19, 2014, at Westover Facility in Hamilton, Ohio. He was born October 16, 1922 in Bayonne, N.J. to Frank…
Viola Ruth Dowdell, 72
Viola Ruth Dowdell, 72, of Huntingburg, Indiana, passed away at 12:40 p.m., Thursday, June 26, 2014 at The Waters of Huntingburg nursing center in Huntingburg. She was born March 28,…
Tonya Nicole (Taylor) Welsh, 27
Tonya Nicole (Taylor) Welsh, 27, of Grandview, Missouri (originally of Huntingburg, Indiana) passed away at 2:40 p.m., Saturday, June 21, 2014 at her home. She was born December 21, 1986…
Anthony “Tony” Duane Catt, 43
Anthony “Tony” Duane Catt, 43, of Otwell, Indiana, passed away Saturday, June 21, 2014 in a boating accident which occurred on Patoka Lake Reservoir in Orange County. Tony was celebrating…
Jack R. McCune, 69
Jack R. McCune, 69, passed away peacefully at 9:45 p.m. on Sunday, June 22, 2014, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper, Indiana. Jack was born in Cuzco, Indiana on…
Urban H. “Butch” Schwenk, 77
Urban H. “Butch” Schwenk, age 77, of Ireland, Indiana passed away at 5:45 p.m. on Friday, June 20, 2014, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper, Indiana. Urban…
Mark Allen Edrington, 61
Mark Allen Edrington, 61, of Ferdinand, formerly of Oakland City, Indiana, passed away at 3:00 a.m., Sunday, June 22, 2014, at his residence. He was born February 8, 1953 in…
Sandra Kay Powell, 72
Sandra Kay Powell, 72, of Jasper, passed away at 2:37 a.m. Friday, June 20, 2014, at her home. She was born at Richmond, Indiana on August 26, 1941 to Ora…
