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Geraldine “Joan” Hasenour, 86, Ireland

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Geraldine “Joan” Hasenour, 86, of Ireland, passed away at 2:37 a.m. on Friday, July 26, 2024, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Joan was born in Montgomery,…

Miles L Reynolds, 89, Brevard, N.C.

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Miles L Reynolds, 89, of Brevard, N.C., formerly of Huntingburg, passed away July 24, 2024, at Elizabeth House Hospice in Hendersonville, N.C., after a short illness. He was born on…

Garry “Grandaddy” Burdin, 64, Gentryville

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Garry “Grandaddy” Burdin, 64, of Gentryville, passed away on July 23, 2024 at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Garry’s loyalty and dedication to his friends were only matched by…

Joy Lee, 67, Velpen

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Joy Lee, 67, of Velpen, passed away peacefully in her sleep at home on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, after a long fight against multiple system atrophy. She was born January…

Michael T. Breeding, 78, Jasper

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Michael T. Breeding, 78, of Jasper, passed away at home on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. Michael was born in Paoli, Indiana, on January 22, 1946, to Delma and Phyllis (Tuttle)…

Josseline Arasseli Lisset Brown, 12, Huntingburg

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Josseline Arasseli Lisset Brown, 12, of Huntingburg, went to be with the Lord on July 23, 2024. She was born June 27, 2012 in Jasper, to Nakea Brown of Jasper…

Kelly Reller, 58, Holland

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Kelly Reller, 58, of Holland, passed away on July 23, 2024, at his home. He was born November 21, 1965, to Bonita Mangel. He was later adopted and raised by…

Sandra S. Jones, 86, Shoals

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Sandra S. Jones, 86, of Shoals, passed away on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at Jasper Memorial Hospital. She was born May 22, 1938, in Indian Springs, the daughter of James…

Beverly Craig, 80, Holland

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Beverly Craig, born December 24, 1943, in Jasper to Robert Matheis and Luella (Singer) Matheis, passed away peacefully at home on July 19, 2024, at the age of 80. Beverly…

Ronald A. Schwartz, 66, Dubois

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Ronald A. Schwartz, 66, of Dubois, passed away at 6:59 a.m. on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at home. Ron was born in Huntingburg on May 16, 1958, to Hilbert and…

Oscar Mullis, 82, Siberia

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Oscar Mullis, 82, of Siberia, passed away on Monday, July 22, 2024, at his home surrounded by family. Oscar was born March 29, 1942, to Emil and Cecelia (Jacob) Mullis…

Shirley Hackman, 89, Huntingburg

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Shirley A. Hackman, 89, of Huntingburg, passed away on Sunday, July 21, 2024, at Rivercrest Senior Living in New Albany.  Shirley was born June 27, 1935, to Elmer “Billy” and…

Paul David Kyle, 59

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Paul David Kyle, 59, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Saturday, July 20, 2024. He was born to Paul and Sharon Kyle on March 11, 1965.  He was…

Bernice B. Begle, 92, Ferdinand

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Bernice B. Begle, 92, of Ferdinand, passed away on Monday, July 22, 2024, at her daughter’s house in St. Henry. Bernice was born April 3, 1932, in Ferdinand to Joseph…

Dora Jane (Fawcett) Bardwell, 88, Huntingburg

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Dora Jane (Fawcett) Bardwell, 88, passed away peacefully at her Huntingburg home on Saturday, July 20, 2024, at 7:44 PM. Her sons, Brett and Cam, were at her side. Dora…

Patricia “Pat” June Fritch, 93, Jasper

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Patricia “Pat” June Fritch, 93, of Jasper, passed away at 7:13 p.m. on Saturday, July 20, 2024, surrounded by family at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Pat…

Dawn Marie (James) Mullen, 52, St. Anthony

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Dawn Marie (James) Mullen, 52, of St. Anthony, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Friday, July 19, 2024, at her home. Dawn was born on July 4, 1972, in…

Douglas K. “Corky” Lorey, 73, Celestine

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Douglas K. “Corky” Lorey, 73, of Celestine, passed away surrounded by family at 4:25 p.m. on Friday, July 19, 2024, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper, Indiana. Doug…

Wesley Leibering, 93, Huntingburg

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Wesley Leibering, of Huntingburg, passed away on Monday, July 15, 2024, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper.  He was born October 7, 1930, in Huntingburg to Walter and…

Rita Dawn Cole, 60, Ferdinand

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Rita Dawn Cole, 60, of Ferdinand, formerly of Taswell, passed away on Monday, July 15, 2024, at Scenic Hills Assisted Living Facility in Ferdinand, surrounded by her family. She was born…

Wesley Leibering, 93 (pending)

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Wesley Leibering, 93, passed on July 15, 2024.  Funeral arrangements are pending at Nass and Son, Inc. Funeral Home, Huntingburg.

Gerald “Gene” Humbert, 60, Jasper

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Gerald “Gene” Humbert, 60, of Jasper, passed away at 10:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 14, 2024, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville. Gene was born in Jasper on March 26,…

Steven C. “Smutt” Schmitz, 74, Jasper

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Steven C. “Smutt” Schmitz, 74, of Jasper, passed away at 1:37 a.m. on Monday, July 15, 2024, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Steve was born in…

John W. “Bill” Toby, 69, Jasper

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John W. “Bill” Toby, 69, of Jasper, passed away at 7:25 p.m. on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Bill was born in…

Phyllis Jean (Tormohlen) Luker, 84, Holland

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Phyllis Jean (Tormohlen) Luker, 84, of Holland, peacefully passed away at 11:35 p.m. EST on July 10, 2024, at Willowdale Nursing Home in Dale. Her loving daughter was by her…

Virginia Ida Schnellenberger, 93, Huntingburg

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Virginia Ida Schnellenberger, 93, of Huntingburg, passed away on July 13, 2024, at Brookside Village, Jasper.  She was born to Fidelis and Augusta (Reutman) Berg in Jasper on October 15,…

Charles N. “Charlie” Schroeder, 75, Greencastle

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Charles N. “Charlie” Schroeder, 75, of Greencastle, formerly of Jasper, passed away at noon on Friday, July 12, 2024, at his residence in St. Anthony, Indiana. Charlie was born in…

Millard John Meyerholtz, Jr., 73, Huntingburg

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Millard John Meyerholtz, Jr., a beloved husband, father and grandfather, peacefully passed away on July 11, 2024. He was 73 years old. Born and raised in Huntingburg, Junior devoted his…

Mallon Anne Habig, 67, Jasper

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Mallon Anne Habig, 67, of Jasper, passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2024, at Legacy Living in Jasper.    Mallon was born in Jasper, Ind., on October 11, 1956, to…

Rocky Joe Street, 63, Loogootee

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Rocky Joe Street, 63, of Loogootee, passed away peacefully on July 8, 2024, at the Waters of Huntingburg after a short battle with cancer. Born in Washington, Ind., on October…

Dr. Donald Edward Kerr, 71, Shoals

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Dr. Donald Edward Kerr, 71, of Shoals, passed away on Sunday, July 7, 2024, at his residence. Born January 23, 1953, in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Dr…

Mona Lisa Ruckriegel, 64, Jasper

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Mona Lisa Ruckriegel, 64, of Jasper, passed away on Monday, July 8, 2024, at Ascension St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville.   Mona was born in Anniston, Alabama, on March 7,…

James Paul Northrup, 62, Dale

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James Paul Northrup, 62, of Dale, passed away at 1:37 p.m. Saturday, July 6, 2024, at his residence. He was born June 10, 1962, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Robert…

Dorothy A. Strobel, 85, Dale

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Dorothy A. Strobel, 85, of Dale, passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2024, in Dale. She was born January 21, 1939, in New Boston to Hubert and Elsie (Friedel) Brinksneader…

Stephen A. Beckman, 67, Jasper

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Stephen A. Beckman, 67, of Jasper, passed away early Sunday morning on July 7, 2024, at home surrounded by family. Steve was born in Jasper on June 10, 1957, to…

Norbert Jeffrey Warner, 73, Naples

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Norbert Jeffrey Warner, 73, of Naples, formerly of Shoals, passed away on Sunday, July 7, 2024. Born January 12, 1951, he was the son of Norbert and June (Blackwell) Warner…

Janet Ann (Schmett) Chanley, 79, Huntingburg

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Janet Ann (Schmett) Chanley, 79, of Huntingburg, died at 2:49 p.m., Friday, July 5, 2024, at Heritage Pointe in Huntington, Indiana. She was born November 11, 1944, in Huntingburg to…

Luetta “Lu” Ardus (Fuhrman) Mercier, 89, Bloomington

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Luetta “Lu” Ardus (Fuhrman) Mercier died peacefully on July 3, 2024, at IU Health Hospice House in Bloomington.  She was born in Dubois County near Jasper on June 30, 1935. …

Joseph E Clinard, 94, Petersburg

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Joseph E Clinard passed away on July 3, 2024, at Amber Manor Care Center with his wife by his side. Joseph was born May 3, 1930, to Edward and Maude…

Ray Bawel, 93, Jasper

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Ray Bawel, 93, of Jasper, passed away at home surrounded by family at 10:36 p.m. on Thursday, July 4, 2024. Ray was born on November 21, 1930, in Boonville, Indiana,…

Rita H. Heitz Buechlein, 83, Huntingburg

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Rita H. Heitz Buechlein, 83, of Huntingburg, passed away at 7:48 p.m. on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. She was born November…

Elizabeth Burch Schwartz, 94, Naples, Fla.

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Elizabeth Burch Schwartz passed away Saturday, June 29, 2024, at 94 years old.  She was born July 27, 1929, in Petersburg, Indiana, to Lloyd and Amy Burch. Zee, as she was known…

Dorothy Mae (Balsmeyer) Land, 94, Holland

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Dorothy Mae (Balsmeyer) Land, 94, of Holland, passed away peacefully at 9:20 pm on Saturday, June 29, 2024 at the residence of her daughter. She was surrounded by family. Dorothy was…

Michael W. Robinson, 79, Santa Claus

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Michael W. Robinson, 79, of Santa Claus, passed away Sunday, June 30, 2024, at his home in Christmas Lake Village. Michael was born on September 14, 1944, in Terre Haute…

Bobbie Joan Rothrock, 91, Cuzco

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Bobbie Joan Rothrock, 91, of Cuzco, passed away at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper, surrounded by her family. She was born January 29, 1933, to Gerald and Marcella (Kammerer)…

Sharon Irene (Potts) Gladish, 86, Petersburg

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Sharon Irene (Potts) Gladish passed away at Amber Manor Care Center in Petersburg, surrounded by her daughters, on June 27, 2024.  Born on February 17, 1938, in Petersburg to O.F…

Anna Belle Williams, 78, Jasper,

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Anna Belle Williams, 78, of Jasper, passed away surrounded by family at 6:52 a.m. on Sunday, June 30, 2024, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana. Anna was born in…

Jeffrey L. Scott, 62, Jasper

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Jeffrey L. Scott, 62, of Jasper, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 27, 2024, at Serenity Springs Senior Living at Northwood in Jasper, Indiana. Jeff was born in Watseka, Illinois,…

Cody Lane Booker, 27, Winslow

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Cody Lane Booker, 27, unexpectedly passed away on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, at Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family and close friends. Cody came into this world on June 19,…

David W. Williamson, 63, Holland

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David W. Williamson, 63, of Holland, died on June 21, 2024. David was born in Huntingburg on January 16, 1961, to Nelson E. and Ruth E. (Bredemeier) Williamson. He graduated…