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Gregory Dean Craig, 62, Otwell
Gregory Dean Craig, 62, of Otwell, passed away December 19, 2025, in Huntingburg. He was born June 11, 1963, to Jerry and Patty (Hayes) Craig in Washington, Ind. Greg had…
Marsha Kay Stutsman, 73, Huntingburg
Marsha Kay Stutsman, 73 of Huntingburg, passed away on Sunday, December 21, 2025, at Deaconess Memorial Medical Center in Jasper. She was born August 16, 1952, in Huntingburg to Theodore…
Ivan Ray Smith, 89, French Lick
Ivan Ray Smith, 89, of French Lick, passed away on Friday, December 19, 2025. The son of Irene (Leaser) Smith and Clayton Smith, Ivan was born on March 9, 1936,…
Tyler Kent Kirkman, 42, Santa Claus
Tyler Kent Kirkman, 42, of Santa Claus, passed away at 8:28 p.m., Thursday, December 18, 2025, surrounded by his family at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born on December 21, 1982, in Mt…
Glen M. Haase, 59, Huntingburg
Glen M. Haase, 59, of Huntingburg, passed away at 6:23 p.m., Thursday, December 18, 2025, at Baptist Health Floyd Hospital in New Albany. He was born on January 2, 1966, in…
Elnore “Ellie” L. Eckstein, 86, Jasper
Elnore “Ellie” L. Eckstein, 86, of Jasper, passed away at 11:15 p.m. on Thursday, December 18, 2025, at home surrounded by family. She was born in Rice Lake, Wisc., on…
Mary Bertke, 66, Dale
Mary Bertke, 66, of Dale, passed away at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital on Wednesday, December 17, 2025. Mary was born July 29, 1959, in Rochester, Ind. to Ronald and Eleanor (Leininger) Malott…
Dora Ann Clowdus, 68, Dale
Dora Ann Clowdus, 68, of Dale, passed away at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at her home. She was born June 3, 1957, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to John William Bolen and Marjorie (Johnson) Baughn. She…
Wilma D. Dorsam, 94, Huntingburg
Wilma D. Dorsam, 94, of Huntingburg, passed away at 1:14 a.m. on Thursday, December 18, 2025, at the University of Louisville Hospital. Wilma was born in Cuzco, Ind., on July…
Angela Quiroz, 54, Huntingburg
Angela Quiroz, 54, of Huntingburg, passed away on December 16, 2025, at 9:15 p.m. at Deaconess Memorial Hospital in Jasper, Ind., surrounded by love. Angela was born in Washington, Ind.,…
Margaret Ann Weyer, 70, Ferdinand
Margaret Ann Weyer, 70, of Ferdinand, passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at Deaconess Memorial Hospital in Jasper. Ann was born March 29, 1955, in Jasper to Roman and…
Edward L. Durcholz, 86, Jasper
Edward L. Durcholz, 86, of Jasper, passed away surrounded by family at 12:05 p.m. on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at Heart-to-Heart Hospice in Evansville, Indiana. Ed was born in Huntingburg…
Peggy Lou Lovell, 95, Dale
Peggy Lou Lovell, 95, of Dale, passed away at 3:30 p.m. EDT on Monday, December 15, 2025, at The Beehive Assisted Living Home in Huntingburg. She was born August 4, 1930, in…
Peggy Sue Evans, 82, Santa Claus
Peggy Sue Evans, 82, of Santa Claus, passed away at 3:41 a.m., Saturday, December 13, 2025, at Deaconess Memorial Medical Center in Jasper. Services for Peggy Sue Evans will be…
Lois J. Oxley, 91, Jasper
Lois J. Oxley, 91, of Jasper, passed away peacefully at 1:25 a.m. on Sunday, December 14, 2025, at Legacy Living in Jasper. Lois was born in Jasper on March 29,…
Donald A. Eck, 89, Boone Township
Donald A. Eck, 89, of Boone Township, Indiana, passed away surrounded by family at 7:42 p.m. on Friday, December 12, 2025, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. Don was…
Pamela Lee Turner, 65, Huntingburg
Pamela Lee Turner, 65, of Huntingburg, passed away at 2:34 a.m. on Thursday, December 11, 2025, at Deaconess Memorial Medical Center in Jasper. She was born April 12, 1960, in…
Ann Kathleen Hopf, 61, of Jasper
Ann Kathleen Hopf, 61, of Jasper, passed away at 11:19 a.m. on Friday, December 12, 2025, surrounded by family, at Deaconess Memorial Hospital in Jasper. Ann was born on November…
Robin Hayes Bauer, 78, Jasper
Robin Hayes Bauer, 78, of Jasper, passed away surrounded by family at 7:57 a.m. on Thursday, December 11, 2025, at the Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville, Indiana. Robin…
Julie Ann Powell, 57, Huntingburg
Julie Ann Powell, 57, of Huntingburg, passed away on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at Deaconess Memorial Medical Center in Jasper. She was born December 22, 1967, in Huntingburg to Edward…
Charles Lawrence Stone, 62, Huntingburg
Charles Lawrence Stone, 62, passed into his heavenly home on the evening of Sunday, December 7, 2025, at the Waters of Huntingburg. Charles was born on October 12, 1963, in…
Brenda Mae Donofrio, 77, Newburgh
With grateful hearts and joyful memories, we celebrate the life of Brenda Mae Donofrio, 77, of Newburgh, Indiana, who passed away on December 7, 2025. Born in Jasper, Indiana, to…
Jimmie “Jim” Lee White, 83, Petersburg
A great man, Jimmie “Jim” Lee White, was born on April 24, 1942, in Petersburg, Indiana, and was sent to his eternal home on December 9, 2025. Jim, as he…
Karen S. Kolb, 61, Jasper
Karen S. Kolb, 61, of Jasper, passed away at 6:20 p.m. on December 10, 2025, at Hospice Care Center in Evansville. Karen was born in Evansville on September 19, 1964,…
Sandra Frances Therese (Leinenbach) Begle, 86, Ferdinand
Sandra Frances Therese (Leinenbach) Begle, (she always loved to recite her full name), known to all as “Sandy,” passed away at age 86, Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at Scenic Hills…
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…
















































