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Lillian Mae Chinn Songer, 78, Huntingburg
Lillian Mae Chinn Songer died suddenly on June 15, 2024. She was born in Prentiss, Kentucky, on January 19, 1946. Her parents were Frewin and Lena Mae Chinn. Mae was…
Gerald E. Otto, 73, Jasper
Gerald E. Otto, 73, of Jasper, passed away surrounded by his wife at 8:21 a.m. on Monday, June 17, 2024, at home. Jerry was born in Jasper on December 27,…
Norma Goodpaster, 83, Stendal
Norma Goodpaster, 83, of Stendal, passed away Monday, June 17, 2024, at Ascension St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville. She was born October 3, 1940, in Knox County, Indiana, to Rev…
David Gordon Dillon, 65, Texas
David Gordon Dillon, 65, of Belton, Texas, formally from Dubois, passed away on June 4, 2024, in Scott and White Hospital in Temple, Texas, surrounded by family, after suffering from…
Florence M. Hostetter, 85, Jasper
Florence M. Hostetter, 85, of Jasper, passed away surrounded by family at 8:20 a.m. on Saturday, June 15, 2024, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper, Indiana. Florence…
Barbara S. Stainbrook, 86
Barbara S. Stainbrook, born June 7, 1938, to Bill and Lydia Miller in Huntingburg, Indiana, passed away peacefully at home on June 14, 2024, at the age of 86, surrounded…
Timothy Karl Kaetzel, 70, Holland
Timothy Karl Kaetzel, 70, of Holland, passed away on June 12, 2024, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. Tim was born August 4, 1953, in Huntingburg to Carl…
Ray (Richard) Stilwell, 92, Petersburg
Ray (Richard) Stilwell, 92, of Petersburg, passed away at 11:40 a.m. on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville. He was born October 23, 1931, in Velpen…
James Cooper, 77, Ferdinand
James Cooper, 77, of Ferdinand, passed away on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, at the Linda White Hospice House in Evansville. James was born February 10, 1947, in Rockport to George…
Edna E. Knebel, 92, Jasper
Edna E. Knebel, 92, of Jasper, passed away at home on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Edna was born in St. Anthony, Indiana, on September 18, 1931, to Albert and Catherine…
Wilma C. Barnhart, 95, Tell City
Wilma C. Barnhart, 95, passed away on June 9, 2024, at Oakwood Health Campus. She was born in Huntingburg, Indiana, on May 18, 1929, to Walter and Adelia (Frick) Heim…
Rex McKinney, 62, Ferdinand
Rex McKinney, 62, of Ferdinand, passed away at his home on Sunday, June 9, 2024. Rex was born January 21, 1962, in Indianapolis to Helen (Moore) Maday. He married Dana…
Kent R. Thrun, 49, Evansville
Kent R. Thrun, 49, of Evansville, passed away at home at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, June 9, 2024. Kent was born in Waubay, South Dakota, on November 19, 1974, to…
Robert Lee “Bob” Giesler, 87, Birdseye
Robert Lee “Bob” Giesler, 87, of Birdseye, passed away on Monday, June 10, 2024, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. He was born March 23, 1937, in…
Christine A. Lechner, 69, Evansville
Christine Ann Lechner, 69, passed away surrounded by her loving family on June 6, 2024. She was born on March 5, 1955, to Robert and Jacqueline (Shackelford) Hartman in Evansville,…
Mark David Zoll, 63, Stendal
Mark David Zoll, 63, passed away at 2:00 a.m., Saturday, June 8, 2024, at his home. He was born April 4, 1961, in Tell City, to Wilfred “Pete” and Jane…
James A. Kline, 91, Ferdinand
James A. Kline, 91, of Ferdinand, passed away Friday, June 7, 2024, at his home. James was born on December 18, 1932, to Fremon and Anna Lulu (Quinlin) Kline. He…
Robert “Bob” Daunhauer, 64, Huntingburg
Robert “Bob” Daunhauer, 64, of Huntingburg, passed away at 10:49 p.m., Friday, June 7, 2024, at his home. He was born November 11, 1959, in Huntingburg, to Paul Theodore and…
Joan E. Schroering, 88, Jasper
Joan E. Schroering, 88, of Jasper, passed away surrounded by family at 3:52 p.m. on Thursday, June 6, 2024, at Brookside Village in Jasper. Joan was born at home in…
Jeanette C. Jahn, 77, St. Anthony
Jeanette C. Jahn, 77, of St. Anthony, passed away surrounded by family at 12:54 p.m. on Thursday, June 6, 2024, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Jeanette…
Allen Lee Bilderback, 84, Holland
Allen Lee Bilderback, 84, of Holland, died on Thursday, June 6, 2024, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. Born to Frank and E. Lorraine (Littell) Bilderback of Pike County,…
Donna K. Atkins, 74, Huntingburg
Donna K. Atkins, 74, of Huntingburg, passed away at 11:32 p.m., Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at her residence. She was born January 28, 1950, in Huntingburg, to John S. and…
Larry L. Frank, 77, Jasper
Larry L. Frank, 77, of Jasper, passed away at 4:04 p.m. on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at Serenity Spring Senior Living at Northwood in Jasper. Larry was born in Huntingburg…
Charlene Hotsinpiller, 81, Birdseye
Charlene Hotsinpiller, 81, of Jasper, formerly of Birdseye, passed away at the Serenity Spring Senior Living Center in Jasper on April 19, 2024. She was born on January 23, 1943,…
Rudolph A. Mundy, 83, Oregon
Rudolph Ambrose Mundy was born December 28, 1940, to Ray and Martina Mundy in Jasper, Indiana and passed away peacefully on June 3, 2023, at home. He was raised with…
Philip R. Fischer, 68, Huntingburg
Philip R. Fischer, 68, of Huntingburg, passed away on the evening of Tuesday, June 4, 2024, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center, surrounded by family after a courageous battle…
Ronald L. Bowling, 79, Jasper
Ronald L. Bowling, 79, of Jasper, passed away at 11:35 p.m., Saturday, June 1, 2024, at Serenity Springs Northwood in Jasper. He was born May 18, 1945, in Hamilton, Ohio,…
Mary Frances Healy, 58, Evansville
Mary Frances Healy, 58, of Evansville, passed away at 4:34 p.m. Sunday, June 2, 2024, in Washington, Ind., surrounded by family. She was born March 27, 1966, in Jasper, Indiana,…
Henry L. Schroering, 89, Jasper
Henry L. Schroering, 89, of Jasper, passed away at 11:10 a.m. on Sunday, June 2, 2024, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper, Indiana. Henry was born in…
James Othmar “Jim” Merkley, 68, Jasper
James Othmar “Jim” Merkley, 68, of Jasper, passed away surrounded by family at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 1, 2024, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. Jim was born…
Gerald Lee “Buck” Hudson, 89, Jasper
Gerald Lee “Buck” Hudson, 89, of Jasper, passed away at 11:15 a.m. on Sunday, June 2, 2024, at home surrounded by family. Buck was born in Jasper on February 7,…
Ruth A. Witte, 89, Jasper
Ruth A. Witte, 89, of Jasper, passed away on her journey home surrounded by love at 7:50 a.m. on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper,…
Lana Sue Tobin, 52, Ferdinand
Lana Sue Tobin, 52, of Ferdinand, passed away Thursday, May 30, 2024, at her home. Lana was born on January 14, 1972, in Jasper, Indiana, to Alfred “Fritz” and Mary…
Father Aurelius Boberek, OSB, 94, St. Meinrad
Father Aurelius Boberek, OSB, monk and priest of Saint Meinrad Archabbey, died on Monday, May 27, 2024, at Saint Meinrad Archabbey. He was 94 years old, in his 71 year…
Mary C. Burger, 92, Jasper
Mary C. Burger, 92, of Jasper, passed away surrounded by family at 2:52 p.m. on Monday, May 27, 2024, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Mary was…
Ray Dean Sattler, 67, Holland
Ray Dean Sattler, 67, of Holland, passed away on Saturday, May 25, 2024, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. He was born March 21, 1957, in Huntingburg,…
Phyllis McMurtrie Menke, 98, Huntingburg
Phyllis McMurtrie Menke, beloved mother of 4 children, 14 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren, passed away May 24th, 2024 at the age of 98. She was preceded in death by her…
Rick Cannon, 67, Petersburg
Rick Cannon, 67, of Petersburg, passed away on May 27, 2024, at Amber Manor Care Center in Petersburg. He was born November 3, 1956, to Randall and Ada (Taylor) Cannon…
Glenn J. Collon, 85, Dubois
Glenn J. Collon, 85, of Dubois, entered into eternal rest on May 23, 2024, at his home in Jasper. He was born in Birdseye on October 19, 1938, to Esther…
Richard L. Berg, 79, Birdseye
Richard L. Berg, 79, of Birdseye, passed away at 1:14 a.m. on Friday, May 24, 2024, at his residence. He was born April 26, 1945, in Huntingburg, Indiana, to Allen…
Ray Springston, 76, Holland
Ray Springston, 76, of Holland, passed away Monday, May 20, 2024, at Jasper Memorial Hospital surrounded by family. He was born in Dale to Glenn and Doris Springston on June…
Donald Ray Obermeier, 78, North Carolina
On May 22, 2024, Donald Ray Obermeier passed away at Forsyth Memorial Hospital. Don was born in Washington, Indiana on December 9, 1946. He grew up in Jasper, Indiana, graduating…
Philip F. Fleming, 60, Holland
Philip F. Fleming, 60, of Holland, passed away unexpectedly at home on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Phil was born in Marianna, Fla., on September 5, 1963, to Hal Frederick and…
Linda Kay (Hovis) Cannon, 75, Petersburg
Linda Kay (Hovis) Cannon, 75, of Petersburg, passed away May 22, 2024, at home surrounded by her loved ones. Linda was born on June 29, 1948, to Fred and Blanche…
James “Larry” Kramer, 83, Evansville
James “Larry” Kramer, 83, of Evansville, formerly of Oakland City and Petersburg, passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at Brickyard Healthcare – Woodlands Care Center in Newburgh. He was…
Rosa Lee “Rosie” Bender, 78, Jasper
Rosa Lee “Rosie” Bender, 78, of Jasper, passed away at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Rosie was born in…
Clyde David Sullivan, 74, North Vernon
Clyde David Sullivan, 74, of North Vernon, passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at Schneck Medical Center in Seymour, Indiana. He was born January 8, 1950, in Ferdinand to…
Tobin S. Fitch, 54, Alfordsville
Tobin S. Fitch, 54, of Alfordsville, Ind., passed away at 6:55 p.m. on Monday, May 20, 2024, at Norton Hospital in Louisville, Ky. Toby was born in Washington, Ind., on…
Kurt Von Gabhart, 41, Jasper
Kurt Von Gabhart, 41, of Jasper, passed away at home on Saturday, May 18, 2024. Kurt was born in Bedford, Indiana, on October 3, 1982, to Charles and Becky Gabhart. …
Norman E. “Sandy” Sendelweck, 82, Jasper
Norman E. “Sandy” Sendelweck, 82, of Jasper, passed away at home surrounded by family at 1:47 p.m. on Monday, May 20, 2024. Sandy was born in Huntingburg on April 9,…















































