
Obituaries can be submitted by email to editor@duboiscountyfreepress.com.
Karen Sue Tierney, 79, Dale
Mrs. Karen Sue Tierney of Dale passed peacefully from this life on Sunday, December 7, 2025, in Campbellsville, KY. Born in Jasper on April 16, 1946, to the late Benjamin…
Lela B. Gentry, 83, Bristow
Lela B. Gentry, 83, passed away on Monday, December 8, 2025, at Deaconess Memorial Medical Center in Jasper, IN. She was born March 31, 1942, at her home in Sassafras,…
Sarah Helmbock Blackwell, 82, Indianapolis
Sarah Helmbock Blackwell, 82, of Indianapolis, passed away on December 6, 2025. Born August 21, 1943, Sarah was the eldest of six children. Sarah Lee was born to George William,…
Robert M. Blanckaert, 67, Santa Claus
Robert M. Blanckaert, 67, of Santa Claus, passed away at 9:25 a.m., Thursday, December 4, 2025, at Willowdale Village in Dale. He was born in Flint, Michigan, on February 26, 1958,…
Rose Marie (Gehlhausen) Vitiello, 100, Louisville
Rose Marie (Gehlhausen) Vitiello, 100, of Louisville, Ky., passed away on Saturday, December 6, 2025, at Nazareth Home Highlands. Rose was born September 27, 1925, to Harry and Charlotte (Reutman)…
Richard Edward Ernst, 90, Siberia
Richard Edward Ernst, 90, of Siberia, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, December 8, 2025, at Serenity Spring at Northwood in Jasper. Richard was born on April 19,…
Winfield S. Thomas, 90, Chrisney
Winfield S. Thomas, 90, passed away at his home on December 7, 2025, surrounded by his family. He was born in Gatchel (in Perry County) on July 1, 1935, to…
Steven Patrick Hauser, 73, Schnellville
Steven Patrick Hauser, 73, of Schnellville, passed away at his home on Saturday, December 6, 2025. Steve was born on April 13, 1952, to Jack and Cornelia (Troxler) Hauser. He…
Linus H. Tretter, 85, Celestine
Linus H. Tretter, 85, of Celestine, passed away at 3:45 a.m. on Sunday, December 7, 2025, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand. Linus was born in Spencer County,…
Ina Ruth Denton, 93, Huntingburg
Ina Ruth Denton, 93, of Huntingburg, formerly from Newton, Ill., passed away on Saturday, December 6, 2025, at The Timbers Nursing Home in Jasper. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on…
Larry Edward Aders, 69, Herrin, Ill.
Larry Edward Aders, 69, of Herrin, Ill., passed away Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at his home in Herrin. He was born on Thursday, August 23, 1956, in Huntingburg, Indiana, a…
Rita M. Dall, 93, Jasper
Rita M. Dall, 93, of Jasper, passed away at 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 4, 2025, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. Rita was born in Huntingburg, Indiana, on…
Carolyn Ann Tieken, 89, Ferdinand
Carolyn Ann Tieken, 89, of Ferdinand, passed away at her home on Wednesday, December 3, 2025. Carolyn was born on April 21, 1936, in Ferdinand to Werner and Irene (Lindauer)…
George Dave Elliott, 88, Jasper
George Dave Elliott, 88, of Jasper, passed away at 3:40 p.m. on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at St Charles Health Campus in Jasper, Indiana. George was born in Jasper on…
Donald L. Foerster, 76, Ferdinand
Donald L. Foerster, 76, of Ferdinand, passed away Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at Deaconess Memorial Medical Center in Jasper. Donald was born on December 11, 1948, in Evansville to Norman…
Sister Betty Gunselman, 91, Evansville
Sister Betty Gunselman died at Seton Residence on November 30, 2025. Sister Betty was born October 29, 1934, in Jasper, Indiana and was one of 12 children of Godfrey and…
Steven R. Deel, 75, Greenwood, Ind.
Steven R. Deel, 75, of Greenwood, Ind., passed away on Nov. 24, 2025. He was born on March 10, 1950, in Huntingburg, to Goldie (Drake) and Desco Deel. Steve was…
Homer Helderman, 94, Petersburg
Homer Helderman, 94, of Petersburg, passed away on November 29, 2025, in Evansville. He was born on December 30, 1930, to Oliver and Lydia (Maxwell) Helderman in Monroe City. He…
Betty Lou Barnett, 89, Petersburg
Betty Lou Barnett, 89, of Petersburg, passed away peacefully on November 29, 2025, after a courageous six-year battle with colon, pancreatic, and lung cancer. Born in 1936 to Everett and…
Bonnie J. Hemphill, 79, Holland
Bonnie J. Hemphill, 79, of Holland, passed away at 10:11 a.m., Sunday, November 30, 2025, at Deaconess Memorial Medical Center in Jasper. She was born August 17, 1946, in Buffaloville, Indiana,…
Linda L. Davis, 77, Lawrenceville, Ill.
Linda L. Davis, 77, of Lawrenceville, Ill., passed away at 3:13 p.m. on Thursday, November 27, 2025, at Deaconess Memorial Medical Center in Jasper. Linda was born in Vincennes on…
Marilyn (Kerstiens) Mullis, 82, Siberia
Marilyn (Kerstiens) Mullis, 82, of Siberia, passed away on Sunday, November 30, 2025, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand, surrounded by her family. Marilyn was born on October…
John “Junior” Seavers, Jr., 57, Jasper
John “Junior” Seavers, Jr., 57, of Jasper, passed away on Sunday, November 30, 2025, at his home. He was born September 28, 1968, in Huntingburg to John, Sr. and Judy…
Ronnie Lee “RC” Chumbley, 82, Birdseye
Ronnie Lee “RC” Chumbley, 82, of Birdseye, passed away on Saturday, November 29, 2025, at Deaconess Memorial Medical Center in Jasper. He was born May 25, 1943, in Dubois County,…
Oscar Schepers, 91, Ferdinand
Oscar Schepers, 91, of Ferdinand, passed away on Saturday, November 29, 2025, at The Timbers of Jasper. Oscar was born in St. Anthony on July 28, 1934, to Theodore and…
Dee Sickbert, 66, Dale
Dee Sickbert, 66, of Dale, passed away on Saturday, November 29, 2025, at Ascension St. Vincent Carmel Hospital, Carmel, Indiana. She was born on November 16, 1959, in Huntingburg to…
Timothy D. Ash, 23, Jasper
Timothy D. Ash, 23, of Jasper, passed away at 1:53 p.m., Friday, November 28, 2025, at Deaconess Memorial Medical Center in Jasper. He was born on March 16, 2002, in…
Claribel “Claire” Prueher, 53, Bristow
Claribel “Claire” Prueher, 53, of Bristow, passed away on Wednesday, November 26, 2025. Claire was born May 25, 1972, in the Philippines to Cezar and Violetta (Justiniani) Abiera. She married…
Luis Alberto Benavides, 40, Jasper
Luis Alberto Benavides, 40, of Jasper, passed away at 1:30 a.m., November 27, 2025, at Deaconess Memorial Medical Center in Jasper. He was born April 4, 1985, in El Salvador to Jose…
Edna E. Smith, 82, Plymouth (formerly Dale)
Edna E. Smith, 82, of Plymouth, formerly of Dale, went to be with her Lord, surrounded by her loving family. Edna was born on January 5, 1935, in Siberia, Indiana, the daughter…
Beverly J. Shoup, 82, Washington
Beverly J. Shoup, a cherished mother and friend, passed away at the age of 82 on November 20, 2025, in Evansville, Indiana. Beverly was born on June 22, 1943, in…
Raymond H. Howard, 86, Jasper
Raymond H. Howard, 86, of Jasper, passed away surrounded by family at 6:01 a.m. on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, at Deaconess Memorial Medical Center in Jasper, Indiana. Ray was born…
Mary Catherine Fessel Schueler, 95, Owensboro
Mary Catherine Fessel Schueler, 95, of Owensboro, passed away on Monday, November 24, 2025, at the Heartford House while under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Kentucky…
Jean Eileen Blake, 82, Dale
Jean Eileen Blake, 82, of Dale, passed away Friday, November 21st, at Willowdale Village in Dale. Jean was born on September 9, 1943, in Chicago, Ill., to James and Ann…
Helen Rona Dupont, 53, Huntingburg
Helen Rona Dupont, 53, of Huntingburg, passed away Friday, November 21, 2025, at her home. She was born August 18, 1972, in Huntingburg, Indiana, to Roman Herbert and Helen Katherine…
Michael J. Gramelspacher Jr, 78, Fulda
Michael J. Gramelspacher Jr, 78, of Fulda, passed away on November 21, 2025, at Deaconess Memorial Hospital in Jasper, Indiana. He was born on November 23, 1946, in Evansville, Indiana,…
Duane A. Temple, 70, Ireland
Duane A. Temple, 70, of Ireland, Ind., passed away at 7:45 a.m. on Saturday, November 22, 2025, at home. Duane was born in Jasper, Indiana, on December 27, 1954, to…
Terry L. Kendall, 56, Petersburg
Terry L. Kendall, 56, of Petersburg, passed away on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at his home. He was born June 5, 1969, in Evansville, Indiana, to Eldon and Sharon (nee, Smith) Kendall. …
Eugene L. Burke, 84, St. Anthony
Eugene L. Burke, 84, of St. Anthony, passed away at 10:50 a.m. on Friday, November 21, 2025, at Brookside Village in Jasper. Eugene was born in Huntingburg, Indiana, on March…
Georgann Singer, 73, Huntingburg
Georgann Singer, 73, of Huntingburg, passed away on Thursday, November 20, 2025, at Deaconess Memorial Medical Center in Jasper. She was born in Huntingburg to George T. and Virginia R…
Thomas Dale Hotsinpiller, 86, Jasper (formerly Birdseye)
Thomas Dale Hotsinpiller, 86, of Jasper, formerly of Birdseye, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 12, 2025, in Serenity Springs Living in Jasper, Indiana. He was born on October 17,…
Donald Edward “Don” Mattingly, 85, Loogootee,
Donald Edward “Don” Mattingly, 85, of Loogootee, Indiana, passed away peacefully with his family at his side on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at Serenity Spring Senior Living at Northwood, Jasper,…
William R. Beck, 80, Jasper
William R. Beck, 80, of Jasper, Indiana, passed away surrounded by family at 2:08 p.m. on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at Deaconess Memorial Medical Center in Jasper. Bill was born…
Mary L. McGlothlin White Poth, 95, Bloomington
Mary L. McGlothlin White Poth, 95, of Bloomington, formerly of Dale, passed away at 2:45 a.m., Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at Bell Trace Health & Living Center in Bloomington. She was born on…
Rev. Milton Leon Sullivan, Sr., 78, Dale
Rev. Milton Leon Sullivan, Sr., 78, of Dale, journeyed to his heavenly home at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 13, 2025, in Dale, Indiana. Milton was born in Jonesboro, Arkansas,…
Shirley Satkamp, 83, Jasper
Shirley Satkamp, 83, of Jasper, passed away on Sunday, November 16, 2025, at Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville. She was born February 18, 1942, in Huntingburg to Glenn…
Ruth Ann Schuetter, 93, Jasper
Ruth Ann Schuetter, 93, of Jasper, passed away at 3:45 a.m. on Sunday, November 16, 2025, at Legacy Living in Jasper. Ruth was born in Jasper, Indiana, on June 13,…
Colleen (Goeppner) Lewis, 80, Fairfax, Va.
Colleen (Goeppner) Lewis was called to the Lord on October 12, 2025. She was born on October 28, 1944, in Jasper, Indiana, to Walter Joseph and Frances Alberta (Kelley) Goeppner. …
Elvis Zehr, 89, St. Meinrad
Elvis Zehr, 89, of St. Meinrad, passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2025, at Brookside Village in Jasper. Elvis was born May 22, 1936, in Birdseye to Theodore and Anna…
Susan M. Abbett, 73, Jasper
Susan M. Abbett, 73, of Jasper, passed away with family by her side at 4:42 a.m. on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at Franciscan Health Care Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. Susie…

















































