
Obituaries can be submitted by email to editor@duboiscountyfreepress.com.
Donald (Donnie) L. Oxley, 81, Huntingburg
Donald (Donnie) L. Oxley, 81, of Huntingburg, passed away at 7:18 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, 2024, at his residence surrounded by family after fighting a strong and brave battle…
Mark Royce Barnett, 66, Huntingburg
Mark Royce Barnett, 66, of Huntingburg, passed away at 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at his residence in Huntingburg. He was born October 18, 1957, in Huntingburg to Roy…
Frank Colvin, 80, Jasper
Frank Colvin, 80, of Jasper, formerly of Hammond, Ind., passed away surrounded by family at 9:45 a.m. on Saturday, May 18, 2024, at Deaconess Gateway in Evansville, Indiana. Frank was…
Anna Grace Deweese, 73, Petersburg
Anna Grace Deweese, 73, of Petersburg, passed away on Saturday, May 18, 2024, at Brickyard Healthcare Center in Petersburg. She was born September 5, 1950, in Evansville to Alvin and…
Donna Kay Staten, 66, Washington
Donna Kay Staten, 66, of Washington, Ind., passed away surrounded by family at 6:05 a.m. on Sunday, May 19, 2024, at Brookside Village in Jasper. Donna was born in Bedford,…
Keith Douglas Horton, 59, Huntingburg
Keith Douglas Horton, 59, of Huntingburg, passed away at 6:22 p.m., Friday, May 17, 2024, at the University of Louisville Health – Jewish Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, where he was…
Larry Herbert Holtz Jr., 65, Ireland
Larry Herbert Holtz Jr., 65, of Ireland, Ind., passed away at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 18, 2024, at home surrounded by family. Larry was born in Evansville, Indiana, on…
LaVerne Marie (Fischer) Cornett, 70, Petersburg
LaVerne Marie (Fischer) Cornett, 70, of Petersburg, passed away on May 14, 2024. Our Mom was born on December 8, 1953. She was raised in Ferdinand, Indiana by her parents,…
Dennis E. Lewis, 72, Noblesville
Dennis E. Lewis, 72, of Noblesville, formerly of Jasper, passed away surrounded by family at 8:08 p.m. on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Sidney & Lois Eskanazi Hospital in Indianapolis,…
David E. Hochgesang, 83, Jasper
David E. Hochgesang, 83, of Jasper, passed away at 10:00 p.m. on Friday, May 17, 2024, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. Dave was born in Jasper, Indiana, on…
Thomas “Tom” Fuhrman, 72, Otwell
Thomas “Tom” Fuhrman, 72, of Otwell, passed away at 4:04 p.m. on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, Indiana, with his wife by his side. …
George Rowlet Lewallen, 91, Huntingburg
George Rowlet Lewallen, 91, of Huntingburg, passed away on Thursday, May 16, 2024, at Memorial Hospital in Jasper. He was born December 23, 1932, in Rockville, Ind., to Alva and…
Helen B. Theising, 95, Schnellville
Helen B. Theising, 95, of Schnellville, passed away at 10:07 p.m. on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. Helen was born in Schnellville,…
Nathan Edward Rust, 34
Nathan Edward Rust, 34, passed away after a strong and brave battle with cancer on May 13, 2024. He was born on August 2, 1989, to Ron E. Rust and…
Ruth Ann Beck, 96, Jasper
Ruth Ann Beck, 96, of Jasper, passed away at 12:05 a.m. on Thursday, May 16, 2024, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. Ruth was born in Jasper on March…
Raymond V. Lueken, 87, Celestine
Raymond V. Lueken, 87, of Celestine, passed away at 7:51 p.m. on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at home surrounded by family. He was born in Schnellville on October 8, 1936,…
James L. “Jim” Verkamp, 72, Schnellville
James L. “Jim” Verkamp, 72, of Schnellville, passed away at 12:54 p.m. on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Jim was born on February 4, 1952, in Huntingburg, Ind., to Hubert and…
Marilyn B. Gray, 84, Jasper
Marilyn B. Gray, 84, of Jasper, peacefully went to be with the Lord at 3:20 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at her home. She was surrounded by her children…
Wendy Weber Schnarr, 50, Texas
Wendy Weber Schnarr, 50, passed away on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Euless, Texas. Wendy was born in Jasper on August 17, 1973 to John and Diana (Myers) Weber. She…
Rosetta M. Risley, 88, Jasper
Rosetta M. Risley, 88, of Jasper, passed away on May 11, 2024, at Cathedral Health Care Center in Jasper. She was born June 9, 1935, in Velpen to Leroy and…
Virginia Ellen Barnett, 75, Petersburg
Virginia Ellen Barnett, 75, of Petersburg, passed away on May 12, 2024, at Brickyard Healthcare Center in Petersburg. She was born July 16, 1948, in Dubois County to Jesse Wallace…
Jannette Ann Loma, 67, of Huntingburg
She was born January 25, 1957, in Paoli, Indiana, to Malvin Dicus, Sr. and Louanna Mae (Holding) Dicus. Jannette was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and Jasper…
James (Jim) William Cook, 87, Boonville
James (Jim) William Cook, 87, of Boonville, Ind., passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville, surrounded by his loving wife and family. Jim was…
Betty L. Dilger, 85, Jasper
Betty L. Dilger, 85, of Jasper, passed away surrounded by family at 4:10 a.m. on Friday, May 10, 2024. Betty was born in Ferdinand on December 17, 1938, to William…
Urban Otto Tretter, 78, Huntingburg
Urban Otto Tretter, 78, of Huntingburg, passed away at 5:07 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at his residence, surrounded by his wife and children. He was born July 4,…
Betty June Hitt, 91, Macclenny, Fla.
Betty June Hitt, 91, of Macclenny, Fla., passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Saturday, May 4, 2024, under the care of Community Hospice. Betty was born to…
Gerald “Jerry” W. Burger, 76, Jasper
Gerald “Jerry” W. Burger, 76, of Jasper, passed away surrounded by family at 5:23 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Jerry was born in Huntingburg on November 6, 1947, to…
Doris Jean Klem, 70, Ireland
Doris Jean Klem, 70, of Ireland, Ind., passed away at 11:40 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6, 2024, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. Doris was born in Jasper, Indiana,…
Ralph F. Batteiger, 88, Evansville
Ralph F. Batteiger, 88, of Evansville, went to be with the Lord on May 3, 2024. Ralph was born on March 15, 1936, to Frederick and Susanna (Wolf) Batteiger. Ralph…
Stanley C. Scherle, 69, Jasper
Stanley C. Scherle, 69, of Jasper, passed away at home on Sunday, May 5, 2024. Stan was born in Jasper, Indiana, on January 7, 1955, to Bernard and Rosalee (Hoffman)…
Ruth Evelyn Houchin, 76, Huntingburg
Ruth Evelyn Houchin, 76, of Huntingburg, passed away at 6:51 p.m. on Saturday, May 4, 2024, in the emergency room of Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. She…
Doris Marie Osterman, 86, Mt. Pleasant
Doris Marie Osterman passed quietly into eternal rest on May 1, 2024, in Mt. Pleasant, Wisc. She was born on April 25, 1938, in Waddy, Ky., as the youngest of…
H. Susan “Susie” Buck, 74, Terre Haute
H. Susan “Susie” Buck, 74, of Terre Haute, passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Union Hospital. She was born Oct. 16, 1949, in Terre Haute to Kenneth L. Buck…
Robert Edward Force, 87, Shoals
Robert Edward Force, 87, of Shoals, passed away on Friday, May 3, 2024, at Poplar Care Strategies, Loogootee. Born May 9, 1936, in Washington, Ind., he was the son of…
Doris M. Schmitt, 92, Jasper
Doris M. Schmitt, 92, of Jasper, passed away at 10:50 p.m. surrounded by family on Thursday, May 2, 2024, at Legacy Living in Jasper. Doris was born in Ferdinand on…
Samuel “Sam” E. Huff, 89, Jeffersonville
Samuel “Sam” E. Huff passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2024. He was 89 years old. He was one of 11 children born in Birdseye, Indiana to the late Claude and…
Donna K. Russell, 63, Petersburg
Donna K. Russell, 63, of Petersburg, passed away surrounded by family at 2:52 p.m. on Monday, April 29, 2024, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. Donna was born in…
Thomas A. Weyer, 71, Ferdinand
Thomas A. Weyer, 71, of Ferdinand, passed away Monday, April 29, 2024, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville. Thomas was born on December 24, 1952, in Ferdinand to Ernest B…
Margaret Ann “Margie” Helming, 90, Newburgh
Margaret Ann “Margie” Helming, 90, of Newburgh, formerly of Jasper, passed away on April 29, 2024. Margie was born in Fulda on July 30, 1933, to Pius and Helen (Hurm)…
Cheryl Ann Kleeman, 64, Gentryville
Cheryl Ann Kleeman, 64, of Gentryville, passed away Monday, April 29, 2024, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital, Evansville. Cheryl was born in Huntingburg to Paul and Wanda (Bryant) Kuhn. She married…
Loretta Seckinger, 84, St. Meinrad
Loretta Seckinger, 84, of St. Meinrad, passed away on Monday, April 29, 2024, at her home. Loretta was born in Perry County on April 14, 1940, to Victor and Anna…
Danny R Schwoeppe, 56, St. Meinrad
Danny R Schwoeppe passed Friday, April 26, 2024, at the age of 56. Danny, born August 2nd, 1967, in Huntingburg to James and Adeline (Lindauer) Schwoeppe, married his wife of…
Gwynavere Morton, 83, Washington
Gwynavere Morton of Washington passed away peacefully on April 27, 2024, at the age of 83, at Daviess Community Hospital. She was born in Washington, Ind., on March 25, 1941,…
William “Bill” Richlen, 54, Santa Claus
William “Bill” Richlen, 54, Santa Claus, passed away at home on Friday, April 26, 2024. He was born on February 10, 1970, to Edward and Maryann Richlen of Crivitz, Wisconsin…
Daniel Gene “Corky” Rainey, 68, Dale
Daniel Gene “Corky” Rainey, 68, of Dale, passed away Thursday morning, April 25, 2024, at his residence. He was born January 6, 1956, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Eugene Lee and…
Madge M. Eskew, 94, Petersburg
Madge M. Eskew, 94, of Petersburg, passed away on April 25, 2024, at Lakewood Home in Petersburg. She was born April 9, 1930, to Charles and Sarah (Morehead) Roundtree in…
Abigail Jean Raisor, 8, Dubois
Abigail Jean Raisor, 8, of Dubois, passed on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at Norton’s Children’s Hospital in Louisville, Ky., due to a condition known as AVM (Arteriovenous malformation). Abigail was…
Karen Sue Parnell, 62, Jasper
Karen Sue Parnell, 62, of Jasper, died on April 24, 2024, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center. She was born June 18, 1961, to Ray and Shirley (Lawrence) Schaefer…
William Allie Sloan, III, 73, Newburgh
William Allie Sloan, III, 73, of Newburgh, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital with his family by his side. Visitation for family and friends will be…
Ralph George Bettag, 86, Mariah Hill
Ralph George Bettag, 86, of Mariah Hill, passed away on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery, surrounded by family. Ralph was born in Mariah Hill on…
















































