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Donna Jean Harris, 73, Huntingburg

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Donna Jean Harris, 73, of Huntingburg, passed away at 9:23 a.m. on Monday, November 18, 2024, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. She was born August 9,…

Marjorie M. Bachman, 80, of Jasper

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Marjorie M. Bachman, 80, of Jasper, passed away at 4:25 a.m. on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at home surrounded by family.  Margie was born in Jasper on June 18, 1944,…

William Halicy Mouser, Jr., 72, Jasper

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William Halicy Mouser, Jr. – “Politics is a dirty game,” “Voted for the Orange-Haired One in the National,” “I can die in Peace,” “I don’t Effing Care, get over it!!”…

Randell Joseph Vaal, 67, Santa Claus

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Randell Joseph Vaal, 67, of Santa Claus, passed away Sunday, November 17, 2024, at home. Randell was born in Jasper, Ind., on May 16, 1957, to Edgar and Marion (Wendholt)…

Ralph L. Konerding, 82, Mariah Hill

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Ralph L. Konerding, 82, of Mariah Hill, passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2024, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. Ralph was born February 18, 1942, in Fulda…

George “Alvin” “Smiley” Ingle, 48, English

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George “Alvin” “Smiley” Ingle, 48, of English, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, November 17, 2024, at Paoli Health and Living. He was born on August 2, 1976, in English, Indiana, to…

Stephen L. Seals, 29, of Loogootee

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Stephen L. Seals, 29, of Loogootee, Indiana, passed away following a vehicle accident on November 16, 2024. Stephen was born on January 5, 1995, in Jasper, Indiana, to Bethel Renae…

Eugene “Jiggs” C. Pieper, 91, Dubois

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Eugene “Jiggs” C. Pieper, 91, of Dubois, passed away at 12:24 p.m. on Saturday, November 16, 2024, surrounded by family at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Jiggs…

Edwin L. Prechtel, 92, Jasper

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Edwin L. Prechtel, 92, of Jasper, passed away surrounded by family at 8:47 a.m. on Saturday, November 16, 2024, at Brookside Village in Jasper. Edwin was born in Jasper on…

Glen R. Schepers, 75, Jasper

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Glen R. Schepers, 75, of Jasper, passed away at 12:28 p.m. on Saturday, November 9, 2024, at the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Jacksonville, Fla. Glen was born in Huntingburg on…

Rebecca S. “Becky” Tanner, 75, Huntingburg

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Rebecca S. “Becky” Tanner, 75, of Huntingburg, passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2024, at University of Louisville Jewish Hospital with her family by her side. She was born on…

Joan H. Bauer, 85, Jasper

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Joan H. Bauer, 85, of Jasper, passed away at 9:36 a.m. on Thursday, November 14, 2024, at home. Joan was born in Boone Township, Indiana, on November 15, 1938, to…

Norma “Jean” (Ranger) Huddleston, 79, Columbus

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Norma “Jean” (Ranger) Huddleston, 79, of Columbus, Ind., passed away at 11:56 p.m. on November 11, 2024, at Belmont Health and Rehabilitation in Columbus. Born September 23, 1945, in Huntingburg,…

Leroy C. Freyberger, 74, Jasper

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Leroy C. Freyberger, 74, of Jasper, passed away at 12:47 a.m. on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at home surrounded by family. Leroy was born in Huntingburg on September 25, 1950,…

John W. Beyke, 74, Celestine

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John W. Beyke, 74, of Celestine, passed away surrounded by family at 1:10 a.m. on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, at St. Vincent Heart Hospital in Indianapolis. John was born in…

John P. Kimmerle, 92, Jasper

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John P. Kimmerle, 92, of Jasper, Ind., died at 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 9, 2024, at home. John was born in Terre Haute, Ind., on May 8, 1932, to…

Rowena Weyer, 86, Santa Claus

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Rowena Weyer, 86, of Santa Claus, passed away peacefully on November 11, 2024, at Brookside Village to join her heavenly family.   She was born to Raymond and Myra Corn…

Belva “Berniece” Hardin Luker, Pikeville

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Belva “Berniece” (Hardin) Luker, 91, of Pikeville, passed away at 2:20 p.m. on Saturday, November 9, 2024, at her home surrounded by family. She was born October 26, 1933, in…

Erin C. Jones, 40, Jasper

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Erin C. Jones, 40, of Jasper, Indiana, passed away at 6:56 p.m. on Monday, November 4, 2024, at home. Erin was born in Troy, New York, on November 29, 1983,…

Thomas A. Berg, 76, St. Anthony

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Thomas A. Berg, 76, of St. Anthony, passed away on Monday, November 3, 2024, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. Thomas was born on April 6, 1948, in…

Gary Caldemeyer, 66, Stendal

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Gary Caldemeyer, 66, of Stendal, passed away Friday, November 1, 2024, at his residence. He was born December 23, 1957, in Huntingburg, to Norman and Betty (Blount) Caldemeyer.; He married…

Linda Lou Dalziel, 85, Huntingburg

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Linda Lou Dalziel, 85, of Huntingburg, passed away in an auto accident on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, in Jasper. She was born December 10, 1938, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Eural…

Vernon J. Bridgewater, 72, Jasper

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Vernon J. Bridgewater, 72, of Jasper, passed away surrounded by family at the Mount Vernon Nursing and Rehab Center in Mt. Vernon, Indiana. Vernon was born in Washington, Ind., on…

Brenda Vian, 68, Petersburg

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Brenda (Russell, Thompson, Howard)) Vian, 68, of Petersburg, passed away on Friday, October 25, 2024, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. Born on September 04, 1956, in Huntingburg, Indiana…

Bonnie June Whitaker Hamm, 78, Jeffersonville

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Bonnie June Whitaker Hamm, 78, of Jeffersonville, passed away on October 26, 2024, surrounded by her loved ones in the comfort of her home. Bonnie was born in 1946 in Jasper…

Rev. Johnnie “Billie” Luttrell, 88, Grantsburg

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Rev. Johnnie “Billie” Luttrell, 88, of Grantsburg, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, October 27, 2024, at the Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand, Indiana. His wife, daughters, and granddaughter…

Margaret E. Brown, 91, Huntingburg

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Margaret E. Brown, 91, of Huntingburg, passed away on October 27, 2024, at her home surrounded by her family at Stork Place in Huntingburg. She was born on July 4,…

Rebecca S. Eckert, 68, Evansville

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Rebecca S. Eckert, 68, of Evansville, passed away at 8:03 a.m. on Saturday, October 19, 2024, at Terrace at Solarbron in Evansville.   She was born on March 19, 1956, to…

Linda Mae Taves, 70, Jasper

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Linda Mae Taves passed away peacefully on October 25, 2024, at The Timbers of Jasper, surrounded by her family. She was born March 14, 1954, in Chicago, Illinois, to Ed…

David Allen Hanselman, 61, Indianapolis

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David Allen Hanselman was born May 29, 1963, in Huntingburg, the son of Allen David Hanselman and Evelyn “Darlene” Silvers Beech. Affectionately known as “Cowboy” by his family and friends, David worked…

David Lee Meyer, 73, Ferdinand

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David Lee Meyer, 73, of Ferdinand, passed away Thursday, October 24, 2024, at his home. David was born December 18, 1950, in Huntingburg to Eugene J. and Frances E. (Kunkler)…

Philip J. “Phil” Gramelspacher, 69, Jasper

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Philip J. “Phil” Gramelspacher, 69, of Jasper, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by family at 12:49 p.m. on Thursday, October 24, 2024, after his six-month battle with pancreatic…

Sarah Jane Weisheit, 95, Jasper

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Sarah Jane Weisheit, 95, of Jasper, passed away at 12:17 a.m. on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, in Eureka, Illinois, at the Apostolic Christian Home. She was born in Dubois, Ind.,…

Frances A. Knies, 86, Celestine

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Frances A. Knies, 86, of Celestine, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and entered the Gates of Heaven on Thursday, October 24, 2024, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in…

William R. “Bill” Hoffman, 87, Jasper

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William R. “Bill” Hoffman, 87, of Jasper, passed away surrounded by family at 8:20 p.m. on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper.  …

Mary A. Kuper, 86, Jasper

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Mary A. Kuper, 86, of Jasper, passed away at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. Mary was born in Shoals on February…

Robert T. “Chesty” Luegers, 82, Jasper

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Robert T. “Chesty” Luegers, 82, of Jasper, passed away surrounded by family at 12:05 p.m. on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. Chesty was born…

Janice Lorene Wahl, 81, Dale

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Janice Lorene Wahl, 81, of Dale, passed away on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery. Janice was born February 12, 1943, in Connersville, Ind., to Owen…

Ray D. Malone, 96, Odon

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Ray D. Malone, 96, of Odon, formerly of Newberry, Ind., passed from this life on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, at the Rose House at Ketcham Memorial Center in Odon. He…

Billy “Joe” Boyd, Jr., 70, Huntingburg

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Billy “Joe” Boyd, Jr., 70, of Huntingburg, passed away on Sunday, October 20, 2024, at The Timbers of Jasper. He was born August 24, 1954, in East St. Louis, Illinois,…

Anna Marie Altmeyer, 93, Huntingburg

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Anna Marie Altmeyer, 93, of Huntingburg, passed away on October 19, 2024, at her home. She was born on August 22, 1931, to John and Freida (Wendholt) Begle in Jasper,…

John L. Schnieders, 75, St. Anthony

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John L. Schnieders, 75, of St. Anthony, passed away after a 10-year battle with multiple myeloma cancer, surrounded by family at 10:42 a.m. on Monday, October 21, 2024, at Memorial…

Richard Earl Scheller, 74, Huntingburg

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Richard Earl Scheller, 74, of Huntingburg, passed away at Scenic Hills at the Monastery on Sunday, October 20, 2024. Richard was born October 14, 1950, in Evansville to Alvin and…

Paul Louis (Lou) Harpenau, 89, Louisville

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Paul Louis (Lou) Harpenau, 89, was called to his heavenly home on October 19, 2024. He passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family. Lou was born August 28,…

William A. “Bill” Ward, 79, Jasper

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William A. “Bill” Ward, 79, of Jasper, passed away at 2:12 a.m. on Saturday, October 19, 2024 at home surrounded by family. Bill was born in Philpot, Ky., on June…

Donna J. Mehling, 92, Huntingburg

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Donna J. Mehling, 92, of Huntingburg, who lived a long and blessed life with lots of loving family and friends, passed from this earthly life on October 18, 2024, to…

Theresa V. (Ketzner) Weyer, 89, Ferdinand

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Theresa V. (Ketzner) Weyer, 89, of Ferdinand, passed away on Thursday, October 17, 2024, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand. Theresa was born on April 6, 1935, in…

Patricia V. Haas, 84, Jasper

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Patricia V. Haas, 84, of Jasper, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family at 2:55 p.m. on Wednesday, October 16, 2024. Pat was born in St. Anthony on March…

Jeff Gilliland, 65, Otwell

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Jeff Gilliland, 65, of Otwell, passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2024, at St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. He was born on February 13, 1959, to Carolyn (Patton) and…

Phyllis M. Ackerman, 87, Jasper

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Phyllis M. Ackerman, 87, of Jasper, passed away surrounded by family at 11:15 a.m. on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. Phyllis was born in…