
Obituaries can be submitted by email to editor@duboiscountyfreepress.com.
Richard Henry Lee, 79, Lamar
Richard Henry Lee, 79, of Lamar, formerly of Solsberry, Ind., died at his home on November 30, 2023. Richard grew up in Tell City until he left to attend college…
Marilyn A. Begle, 84, Jasper
Marilyn A. Begle, 84, of Jasper, passed away peacefully at home on Friday morning, December 1, 2023. Marilyn was born in Jasper, Indiana, on October 3, 1939, to Ivan and…
Gerald Spurlock, 83, Dale
Gerald Spurlock, 83, of Dale, passed away on November 26, while visiting his daughter in Wadsworth, Ill. Gerald was born in Gentryville to Clell and Mary (Wangler) Spurlock and married…
Mildred (Henke) Rocca, 94, Stoneham, Mass.
Mildred I. (Henke) Rocca of Stoneham passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, surrounded by her family. Born on Friday, March 8, 1929, in Jasper, Indiana, Mildred is the…
Alfred Lee Braunecker, Sr., 70, Huntingburg
Alfred Lee Braunecker, Sr., 70, of Huntingburg, passed away at 7:10 p.m. on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, at The Waters of Huntingburg. He was born August 5, 1953, in Huntingburg,…
Alison Renee Barber, 57, Huntingburg
Alison Renee Barber entered eternal rest on Thursday, November 30, 2023, at Brookside in Jasper. She was born on October 12, 1966, to James and Dorothy Van Hoosier. She graduated…
Sue Ellen (Tisdale) Boyles, 58, Evansville
Sue Ellen (Tisdale) Boyles, 58, of Evansville, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, at St. Vincent Medical Center. Sue was born in Huntingburg, Indiana, on January 31, 1965…
Helen Mae (Frick) Altmeyer, 81, Jasper
Helen Mae (Frick) Altmeyer, born in Vincennes on April 8, 1942, passed away earlier this week on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, at the age of 81. She was a beautiful…
Phyllis M. Fischer, 82, Dubois
Phyllis M. Fischer, 82, of Dubois, passed away at 8:45 p.m. on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, at home surrounded by family. Phyllis was born in Jasper on September 13, 1941,…
Kevin Gerlach, 73, Crystal Lake, Ill.
Kevin Gerlach, 73, of Crystal Lake, Ill., passed away on Sunday, November 26, 2023. Born and raised in Huntingburg, Indiana, he moved to Illinois post-college. Kevin married Margaret Kunz in…
Wilfred G. “Butch” Bohnert, 80, Huntingburg
Wilfred G. “Butch” Bohnert, 80, of Huntingburg, passed away at 11:44 p.m., on Saturday, November 25, 2023, at Heart-to-Heart Inpatient Care Center in Evansville. He was born October 13, 1943,…
Edgar L. Oeding, 87, Jasper
Edgar L. Oeding, 87, of Jasper, passed away surrounded by family at 3:25 p.m. on Monday, November 27, 2023. Edgar was born in St. Henry, Indiana, on January 19, 1936,…
Kris E. Blessinger, 54, Celestine
Kris E. Blessinger, 54, of Celestine, passed away at 5:20 p.m. on Sunday, November 26, 2023, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Kris was born in Jasper…
Gilbert “Gib” Verkamp, 84, Jasper
Gilbert “Gib” Verkamp, 84, of Jasper, passed away at 2:35 am on November 26, 2023, at his Santa Claus home surrounded by family. Gib was born in Huntingburg on May…
Ruth A. Harkness, 80, Odon
Ruth A. Harkness, 80, of Odon, passed from this life and entered eternity on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, at the Memorial Health & Health Care Center in Jasper. She was…
Sister Elnora Shidler, 94, Ferdinand
Sister Elnora Shidler of Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand, Indiana, died at 1:14 p.m. on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand. Sister Elnora was…
Delphine J. Knies, 96, Jasper
Delphine J. Knies, 96, of Jasper, passed away at 4:22 p.m. on Friday, November 24, 2023, at St Charles Health Campus in Jasper. Delphine was born in Celestine, Ind.,…
Martha Annabel Richardson, 91, Petersburg
Martha Annabel Richardson, 91, of Petersburg, passed peacefully into the presence of her Lord on November 22, 2023. She was preceded in death by her parents, Garfield and Maude (Hunley)…
Thomas E. Fischer, 84, Jasper
Thomas E. Fischer, 84, of Jasper, passed away at 2:45 a.m. on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, in St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. Tom was born in St. Meinrad, Indiana,…
Mark A. Bieker, 72, Celestine
Mark A. Bieker, 72, of Celestine, passed away surrounded by family at home at 7:25 p.m. on Tuesday, November 21, 2023. Mark was born on July 20, 1951, to Oscar…
Linda Sue Hall, 66, Selvin
Linda Sue Hall, 66, of Selvin, passed away at 10:55 a.m. on Monday, November 20, 2023, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh. She was born October 19, 1957, in Huntingburg,…
Betty J. Heichelbech, 95, Jasper
Betty J. Heichelbech, 95, of Jasper, passed away at 12:25 a.m. on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, in St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper, Indiana. Betty was born in Jasper, Indiana,…
Guillermo Escobedo Casio, 77, Jasper
Guillermo Escobedo Casio, 77, of Jasper, passed away at 4:42 p.m. on Monday, November 20, 2023, surrounded by family in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper, Indiana. A…
Jason James Schepers, 44, Birdseye
Jason James Schepers, 44, of Birdseye, passed away on Friday, November 17, 2023, in Birdseye. He was born on June 3, 1979, in Jasper to Thomas Lee Schepers and Rose…
Wilma Jean Mauder, 77, Jasper
Wilma Jean Mauder, 77, of Jasper, passed away surrounded by family at 6:12 p.m. on Sunday, November 19, 2023, in St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. Wilma was born in…
Melody A. Rinsch, 61, Jasper
Melody A. Rinsch, 61, of Jasper, passed away at 3:45 p.m. on Saturday, November 18, 2023, at home surrounded by family. Melody was born in Spottsville, Kentucky, on July 18,…
Raymond B. “Ray Jay” Lechner, 88, Jasper
Raymond B. “Ray Jay” Lechner, 88, of Jasper, passed away at 6:00 pm on Friday, November 17, 2023, at home surrounded by family. Ray was born in Jasper, Indiana, on…
David Earl McKinney, 84, Winslow
David Earl McKinney of Winslow died at home on Thursday, November 16, 2023. He was born November 2, 1939, and was a lifelong resident of Pike County. David retired from…
Mary Ann Kippenbrock, 91, Ferdinand
Mary Ann Kippenbrock, 91, of Ferdinand, passed away on Friday, November 17, 2023, at Northwood Retirement Assisted Living Center in Jasper. Mary Ann was born October 7, 1932, in Ferdinand…
Lucille S. Fuhrman, 104, Loogootee
Lucille S. Fuhrman, 104, of Loogootee, passed away at 3:58 p.m. Thursday, November 16, 2023, at Poplar Care Strategies, with her family by her side. She was born November 6,…
Robert Lee Stephens, 97, Dale
Robert Lee Stephens, 97, of Dale, passed away at his home on Wednesday, November 15, 2023. He was born December 11, 1925, in Heilman, Indiana, to Hilbert and Odean (Woods)…
Shirley Jean Fessel, 66, Corydon
Shirley Jean Fessel, 66, of Corydon, died Monday, November 13, 2023, at the Norton Hosparus Inpatient Care Center in Louisville. She was born August 8, 1957, in New Albany, Indiana,…
Anita “Sue” Ledford, 79, Beaver Dam
Anita “Sue” Ledford, 79, of Beaver Dam, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023, at Ohio County Healthcare. She was born on Feb. 11, 1944, in Huntingburg to the late…
Mickey Harlan Heiple, 75, Petersburg
Mickey Harland Heiple, 75, formerly of Petersburg, passed away on November 13, 2023, in Evansville. He was born July 24, 1948, to Isaac and Madge (Disney) Heiple in Washington, Ind…
Alene T. Berg, 78, St. Anthony
Alene T. Berg, 78, of St. Anthony, passed away at 12:15 a.m. on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, in Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand. Alene was born in Jasper…
Wilma Jean Koch, 97, French Lick
Wilma Jean Koch, 97, of French Lick, passed away on Monday, November 13, 2023, at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Tell City, Indiana. She was born on March 10, 1926,…
Leon F. Rauscher, 85, Huntingburg
Leon F. Rauscher, 85, of Huntingburg, passed away Sunday, November 12, 2023, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. He was born July 11, 1938, in Huntingburg, to Edgar “Pop”…
Gary G. Heiple, 73, Petersburg
Gary G. Heiple, 73, of Petersburg, passed away on November 10, 2023, in Evansville. He was born June 7, 1950, to Isaac and Madge (Disney) Heiple in Washington, Ind. He…
Katherine Beth Smith, 65
The world is a lot dimmer today with the loss of our beloved wife, mom, sister and Nanny, Katherine Beth Smith. Katherine Beth Smith was born on September 5, 1958,…
Robert L. “Bob” Kidwell, 82, Jasper,
Robert L. “Bob” Kidwell, 82, of Jasper, Indiana, passed away surrounded by family at 11:05 a.m. on Friday, November 10, 2023, in St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. Bob was…
Verna B. Goller, 95, Jasper
Verna B. Goller, 95, of Jasper, passed away surrounded by family at 9:15 a.m. on Thursday, November 9, 2023, in the Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper, Indiana. Verna was born…
Jada May Dunlap, 68, Allendale, Ill.
Jada May Dunlap, 68, of Allendale, Ill., passed away peacefully at home on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. She was born Aug. 20, 1955, in Jasper, Ind, the daughter of Jesse…
Ruth Ann Blackgrove, 76, Holland,
Ruth Ann Blackgrove, 76, of Holland, passed away at 2:07 a.m. on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh. She was born March 16, 1947, in Huntingburg,…
Eugene Francis Busch, 96, Jasper
Eugene Francis Busch, 96, passed away peacefully at home on November 7, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. Gene was born August 19, 1927, in Kimberly, Wisconsin, to Henry and…
Carl S. Morgan, 56, Birdseye
Carl S. Morgan, 56, of Birdseye, passed away at 1:05 a.m. on Monday, November 6, 2023, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. He was born on March 4,…
John A. Drexler funeral service
John A. Drexler, 63, of Jasper, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, at home. Family and friends are welcome to attend the funeral service for John A…
Henrietta O. Stephens, 91, Holland
Henrietta O. Stephens, 91, of Holland, passed away on Friday, November 3, 2023, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand. She was born on June 21, 1932 in Warrick…
Michael L Kimmel, 36, Paoli
Michael L Kimmel, 36, of Paoli, passed away Friday, November 3, 2023, in Louisville, Ky. He was born in Dubois County on October 4, 1987, to David Kimmel and Rose…
Herbert L. Welp, 92, Jasper
Herbert L. Welp, 92, of Jasper, passed away at 6:20 p.m. on Friday, November 3, 2023, in Jasper. Herb was born in Dubois, Indiana, on September 23, 1931, to…
Gary Mac Ferrier, 86, Jasper,
Gary Mac Ferrier, 86, of Jasper, passed away at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center on Monday, October 30, 2023. He was born November 9, 1936, in Lawrenceville, Ill. to Anna…


















































