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Maxine E. Weisman, 87

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Maxine E. Weisman, age 87 of Jasper, passed away at 11:48 p.m. Wednesday January 23, 2013, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. She was born November 14,…

Matilda Loechte, 95

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Matilda Loechte, age 95, passed away at 9:45 p.m. Tuesday (January 22, 2013) in St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. She was born at St. Anthony, Indiana January 28, 1917…

Cleda A. Wening, 82

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Cleda A. Wening, age 82 of Jasper, passed away at 2:45 a.m. Wednesday (January 23, 2013) in the Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper. She was born July 1, 1930 in…

Esther (Gable) Altmeyer, 76

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Esther (Gable) Altmeyer, age 76, of Huntingburg, Indiana, passed away Sunday, January 20, 2013 at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper following a long battle with lymphoma. She…

Ronald Lechner, 52

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Ronald Lechner, age 52 of Jasper, passed away at 6:15 a.m. Monday (January 21, 2013) at his home. He was born in Jasper, Indiana March 21, 1960 to Vincent and…

Edward “Eddie” Childress, 47

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Edward “Eddie” Childress, age 47, of Huntingburg, Indiana, passed away Friday morning, January 18, 2013 at his residence. He was born December 28, 1965 in Venice, Italy to Carl and…

Rosa Lee Steffe, 84

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Rosa Lee Steffe, age 84, passed away Saturday (January 19, 2013) in Brookside Village in Jasper. She was born in Jasper, Indiana January 28, 1928 to Carl and Loretta (Dupps)…

Florence Elizabeth Walls, 101

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Florence Elizabeth Walls, age 101, passed away at 11:50 a.m. Friday at the Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper. She was born October 4, 1911 in Boone Township to Vernon and…

Larry E. Bartley, 73

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Larry E. Bartley, age 73 of Jasper, passed away at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday (January 15, 2013) at home. Larry was born on August 1, 1939 in St. Meinrad, IN to…

James “Jack” Moeller, 74

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James “Jack” Moeller, age 74 of Jasper, passed away at 6:50 a.m. on Monday (January 14, 2013) at home. Jack was born on September 23, 1938 in Jasper, IN to…

Irvin C. Verkamp, 96

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Irvin C. Verkamp, 96 of Ferdinand died Saturday January 12, 2013 at his home in Ferdinand. He was born March 7, 1916 in Ferdinand to Frank & Elizabeth (Hoevels) Verkamp…

Barbara J. Hoffman, 77

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Barbara J. Hoffman, age 77, passed away at 10:57 a.m. Sunday (January 13, 2013) in Memorial Hospital & Health Care Center in Jasper. She was born May 6, 1935 in…

Marian Louise Bolin, 81

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Marian Louise Bolin, age 81, of Huntingburg, Indiana, passed away at 5:34 p.m., Saturday, January 12, 2013 at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. She was born June…

Daniel R. Blessinger, 62

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Daniel R. Blessinger, age 62, passed away at 4:19 p.m. Friday (January 11, 2013) in I.U. Wishard Hospital at Indianapolis, Indiana. He was born in Jasper, Indiana May 12, 1950…

Gordon W. Houchin, 75

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Gordon W. Houchin, age 75, passed away at 10:25 p.m. Wednesday, (January 9, 2013) at his home. He was born September 19, 1937 at Stendal, Indiana to Howard and Dessa…

Rosemary L. Binkley, 97

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Rosemary L. Binkley, age 97 of Jasper, passed away at 8:45 p.m., Sunday (January 6, 2013) at Brookside Village in Jasper, IN. Rosemary was born on March 30, 1915 in…

Ruth Ann Peters, 48

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Ruth Ann Peters, 48 of Fulda died Tuesday January 1 at her home in Fulda. She was born October 10, 1964 in Perry County to Raymond J. & Anna Mae…

Cecelia (Meyer) Kiefer, 83

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Cecelia (Meyer) Kiefer, 83 of Ferdinand died Sunday January 6th at her home in Ferdinand. She was born October 4, 1929 in St. Meinrad, IN to Louie and Katherine (Bertke)…

Alvin August Schatz, 97

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Alvin August Schatz, 97 of Adeyville died Monday January 7, 2013 at Scenic Hills Care Center in Ferdinand. He was born March 20, 1915 in Adeyville, In. to Adam and…

John Otto Steinkamp, 80

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John Otto Steinkamp, age 80, of Farmington Hills, Michigan, passed away Saturday, January 5, 2013 at the Angela Hospice in Livonia, Michigan. He was born May 17, 1932 in Huntingburg,…

Renilda M. Dilger, 72

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Renilda M. Dilger, age 72, of Huntingburg, Indiana, passed away at 9:40 a.m., Monday, January 7, 2013 at Scenic Hills Care Center in Ferdinand. She was born September 29, 1940…

Mary M. Hochgesang, 93

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Mary M. Hochgesang, age 93, passed away at 7:45 p.m. Thursday (January 3, 2013) in the St. Charles Health Campus. She was born October 18, 1919 at Narcoossee, Florida to…

Melvin A. Hagemeyer, 90

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Melvin A. Hagemeyer, age 90, of Stendal, Indiana, passed away at 4:45 p.m., Saturday, January 5, 2013 at Brookside Village Assisted Living Center in Jasper. He was born February 27,…

Robert J. Rickelman, 78

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Robert J. Rickelman, age 78, passed away at 1:26 p.m. Saturday (January 5, 2013) in Memorial Hospital & Health Care Center in Jasper. He was born at Ferdinand, Indiana March…

Thomas S. Walters, 79

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Thomas S. Walters, age 79, of Ormond Beach, Florida, passed away Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at his residence in Florida. He was born June 12, 1933 in Perry County, Indiana…

Wanda Tawczynski, 88

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Wanda Tawczynski (pronounced Toffzinski), age 88, passed away at 10:41 p.m. Saturday (January 5, 2013) in Memorial Hospital & Health Care Center in Jasper. She was born in Legniea, Poland…

Ruth M. Bailey, 81

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Ruth M. Bailey, age 81, of Stendal, Indiana, passed away at 10:28 a.m., Friday, January 4, 2013 at Select Specialty Hospital in Evansville. She was born July 20, 1931 in…

Oscar F. Eisenhut, 95

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Oscar F. Eisenhut, age 95, passed away at 11:25 a..m. Saturday (January 5, 2013) in Memorial Hospital & Health Care Center in Jasper. He was born at Haysville, Indiana (February…

Jill A. Ingle, 49

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Jill A. Ingle, age 49, of Bretzville, Indiana, passed away at 4:12 p.m., Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Evansville. She was born September 19, 1963…

Cheryl L. Young, 51

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Cheryl L. Young, age 51, of Birdseye, passed away at 5:56 p.m. Monday, December 31, 2012 at the Memorial Hospital in Jasper, Indiana. She is survived by her husband, Kenneth…

Donald R. Bair, 62

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Donald R. Bair, age 62, passed away Tuesday (January 1, 2013) in Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. He was born at Huntingburg, Indiana February 21, 1950 to Wilfred and Arnetta…

Patricia Scheeter, 46

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Patricia Scheeter, age 46 of Jasper, passed away at 11:50 p.m., Monday (December 31, 2012) at home. Patricia was born on September 24, 1966 in Gomez Palace, Durango, Mexico. She…

Lloyd M. Ranger, 85

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Lloyd M. Ranger, age 85, of Spokane Valley, Washington, formerly of Dale, Indiana, passed away at 11:20 p.m., Monday, December 24, 2012 at The Gardens Skilled Nursing Facility in Spokane,…

Ella Gray, 66

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Ella Gray, age 66, of Spurgeon, Indiana, passed away Monday morning, December 31, 2012 at the V.N.A. Charlier Hospice Center in Evansville, Indiana. She was born May 10, 1946 in…

Robert J. Lueken, 81

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Robert J. Lueken, 81 of Ferdinand died Thursday at 11:00 PM at his home in Ferdinand. Robert was born July 19,1931 in Ferdinand to Hubert and Clara (Temple) Lueken. He…

Thomas Sutton, 78

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Thomas Sutton, age 78, passed away at 12:00 a.m. Friday (December 28, 2012) at his home. He was born at Vincennes, Indiana February 24, 1934 to Byron and Margaret (Somes)…

Catherine C. “Kate” Verkamp, 77

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Catherine C. “Kate” Verkamp, age 77, of Jasper, passed away at 9:09 a.m., Friday (December 28, 2012) at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Kate was born in…

Gary Jahn, 70

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Gary Jahn, age 70 of Jasper, passed away at 1:00a.m. on Wednesday (December 26, 2012) at home. Gary was born on August 10, 1942 in Jasper, IN to Harold and…

Urban L. Wilmes, 95

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Urban L. Wilmes, age 95 of Jasper, passed away at 5:00 a.m., Tuesday (December 25, 2012) at Brookside Village in Jasper. Urban was born on October 23, 1917 in Ferdinand,…

Helen M. Lehmkuhler, 93

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Helen M. Lehmkuhler, age 93, of Huntingburg, Indiana, passed away at 10:10 p.m., on Sunday, December 23, 2012 at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. She was born…

Scott L. Breeding, 50

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Scott L. Breeding, age 50, Dubois, Indiana passed away at 10:30 p.m. Sunday (December 23, 2012) in St. Mary’s Medical Center in Evansville due to injuries from an automobile accident…

Robert H. Bohnert, 89

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Robert H. Bohnert, age 89, passed away at 3:50 p.m. Saturday (December 22, 2012) in the Providence Home Health Care in Jasper. He was born in Jasper, Indiana December 18,…

Clarence R. “Brownie” Brown, 84

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Clarence R. “Brownie” Brown, age 84 of Jasper, passed away at 6:45 a.m., Thursday (December 20,2012) at home. Brownie was born on June 25, 1928 in Huntingburg, IN to Frank…

Claude E. Rees, 86

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Claude E. Rees, age 86 of Jasper, passed away at 1:15 a.m. Friday (December 21, 2012) at home. Claude was born on November 27, 1926 to Bernard and Francis (Burke)…

Hobert C. Reed, 67

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Hobert C. Reed, age 67, of Huntingburg, Indiana passed away at 8:45 p.m., Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at Memorial Hospital & Health Care Center in Jasper. He was born September…

Fred Hemmer, 85

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Fred Hemmer, age 85, of Stendal, Indiana, went to be with his Lord Thursday, December 20, 2012 at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. He was born June…

David G. Wuchner, 78

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David G. Wuchner, age 78, passed away at 9:00 p.m. Thursday (December 20, 2012) in Memorial Hospital & Health Care Center in Jasper. He was born in Jasper, Indiana September…

Elsie M. Burress, 84

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Elsie M. Burress, age 84, of Ferdinand, formerly of Huntingburg, Indiana, passed away at 4:45 a.m., Friday, December 21, 2012 at Scenic Hills Care Center in Ferdinand. She was born…

Dorothy M. Menner, 84

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Dorothy M. Menner, age 84 passed away at 10:30 a.m. Saturday (December 15, 2012) at her home. She was born in Jasper November 15, 1928 to Herbert and Josephine (Heichelbech)…

Jennifer Elizabeth Merkley, 33

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Jennifer Elizabeth Merkley, age 33, of Lafayette, passed away at 8:47 p.m. Sunday (December 16, 2012) at the Indiana Veterans Home in West Lafayette, IN. Jennifer was born in Princeton,…