
Obituaries can be submitted by email to editor@duboiscountyfreepress.com.
Dorothy A. Strobel, 85, Dale
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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,
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
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
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
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…
Mathilda “Tillie” Kern, 87, Ferdinand
Mathilda “Tillie” Kern passed through the pearly gates and into heaven on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. If you know Tillie, she was “ready” and longed for this day. One of…
Steven Douglas Ranger, 75, Jasper
Steven Douglas Ranger, 75, of Jasper, passed away on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand. He was born February 6, 1949, in Huntingburg to…
Janet Kathleen Jackson, 57, Huntingburg
Janet Kathleen Jackson, 57, of Huntingburg, passed away at 7:26 p.m. on Friday, June 21, 2024, at Serenity Spring Senior Living at Northwood in Jasper. She was born September 16,…
Dorothy Jean Miles, 86, Mansfield, Texas
Dorothy Jean Miles of Mansfield, Texas, passed away on June 16, 2024, at the age of 86. Dorothy was born October 29, 1937, to Stella and Horace Kemp of Holland…
Garry L. Pratte, 81, Sandy, Oregon
Garry L. Pratte, 81, of Sandy, Oregon, passed away at 9:21 p.m. PST. He was born Dec. 7, 1942, in Los Angeles Co., Calif., to Garland and June (Orrill) Pratte…
Esther M. Klee, 97, St. Meinrad
Esther M. Klee, 97, of St. Meinrad, passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2024, at Willowdale Village in Dale. Esther was born on February 22, 1927, to Emil and Cecilia…
Mary Ann Cunningham, 87, Moline, Ill.
Mary Ann Cunningham of Moline, Ill., passed away in her daughter’s home on Friday, June 21, 2024, surrounded by loved ones. Born Feb. 23, 1937, in Jasper, Ind. into the…
Darlene Lydia (Tormohlen) Smith, 80, Dale
Darlene Lydia (Tormohlen) Smith, 80, of Dale, passed away peacefully at 3:15 am on Monday, June 24, 2024, at Willowdale Nursing Home in Dale, Indiana. She was surrounded by family. …
Craig A. Knebel, 54, LaGrange, Ky.
Craig A. Knebel, 54, of LaGrange, Ky., passed away unexpectedly at his home on June 22, 2024. Craig was born September 26, 1969, to Edward and Anna (Breitweiser) Knebel of…
Bobby Joe Bauer, 75, Schnellville/Birdseye
Bobby Joe Bauer of the Schnellville-Birdseye communities passed away June 17, 2024, at Memorial Hospital surrounded by family. He was born August 23, 1948, to Kenneth and Elfrieda Harder Bauer…
Joe E. Mullins, 67, Winslow
Joe E. Mullins, 67, of Winslow, passed away on Friday, June 21, 2024, at St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville. Joe was born in Petersburg on February 14, 1957, to Norman…
April Dawn Thacker, 45, Jasper
April Dawn Thacker, 45, of Jasper, passed away on Thursday, June 13, 2024, after a car accident in Huntingburg, Indiana. Her loss has deeply saddened her family and friends. April…
Rose Mary C. Kline, 73, Huntingburg
Rose Mary C. Kline, 73, of Huntingburg, passed away on Thursday, June 20, 2024, surrounded by family at Brookside Village in Jasper. Rose was born in Huntingburg on January 28,…
Edward L. Eckert, 86, Jasper
Edward L. Eckert, 86, of Jasper, passed away peacefully at home at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 20, 2024. Ed was born in Jasper on December 11, 1937, to Cletus…
Forrest W. Talkington, 90, Ferdinand
Forrest W. Talkington, 90, of Ferdinand, passed away at 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand. Forrest was born in Norristown, Indiana,…
Rosemarye J. Blessinger, 90, Streamwood, Ill.
Rosemarye J. Blessinger, 90, of Streamwood, Ill., passed comfortably at home on Sunday, June 9, 2024. Rosemarye was born in Ireland, Indiana, on November 24, 1933, to Martin and…
Mary Rose Haas, 93, Huntingburg
Mary Rose Haas, 93, of Huntingburg, died at Beehive Homes of Huntingburg on June 20, 2024. Mary Rose was born in St. Meinrad on June 4, 1931, to William and…
Debbra Kathleen Taylor, 66, Otwell
Debbra Kathleen Taylor, 66, of Otwell, died on June 17, 2024, at her home. She was born December 24, 1957, to Raymond Loyd and Ruth (Shuh) French. Debbie was a…
Beverly “Bev” S. Alles, 76, Jasper
Beverly “Bev” S. Alles, 76, of Jasper, passed away at 5:18 a.m. on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Bev was born…
Eugene O. Kalb, 87, Dubois
Eugene O. Kalb, 87, of Dubois, passed away at home surrounded by family at 3:03 a.m. on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. Gene was born in Jasper, Indiana, on December 28,…
Mary Helen Beckman, 88, Shelbyville, Ill.
Mary Helen Beckman, 88, of Shelbyville, Ill., formerly of Momence, Ill. and Siberia, Ind., passed away at 10:45 a.m. Monday, June 17, 2024, in Shelbyville Manor. Mary Helen was born…
Kenneth “Ken” Lee Hildenbrand, 71, Rexburg, Idaho
Kenneth “Ken” Lee Hildenbrand, 71, of Rexburg, Idaho, passed away on Monday, June 10, 2024. Ken was born on March 30, 1953, in Fulda, Ind., to Raymond and Virginia (Fuchs)…
Charlotte Ellen Ragan, 96, Stendal
Charlotte Ellen Ragan, 96, of Stendal, died at her residence on June 16, 2024. She was born December 17, 1927, to Raymond and Angeline (Marker) Ohlsen. She married Arthur David…
Bobby Joe Bauer, 75, Birdseye/Schnellville (services pending)
Bobby Joe Bauer, 75, of the Birdseye-Schnellville communities passed away surrounded by family at 3:59 p.m. on Monday, June 17, 2024, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper,…
Gerald L. “Jerry” Kuebler, 87, Jasper
Gerald L. “Jerry” Kuebler, 87, of Jasper, passed away surrounded by family at 11:19 a.m. on Monday, June 17, 2024, at Serenity Spring Senior Living in Jasper, Indiana. Jerry was…
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…














































