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Christopher Adam Evans, 34, Winslow

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Christopher Adam Evans, 34, of Winslow, had his final ride on September 30, 2023, in Pike County. Adam was born on March 16, 1989, in Jacksonville, Fla., to Christopher Evans…

Mike Schum, 72, Dale

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Mike Schum, 72, of Dale, passed away on Monday, October 2, 2023, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh. Mike was born July 17, 1951, in Dale to Louis and Lucille…

Brother Jerome Croteau, OSB, 94, St. Meinrad

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Brother Jerome Croteau, OSB, monk of Saint Meinrad Archabbey, died peacefully in the Lord in his infirmary cell on September 30, 2023. He was 94 and in his 74th year…

James Albert Baze Jr., 69, West Baden Springs

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James Albert Baze Jr., 69, of West Baden Springs, formerly of Petersburg, passed away on September 27, 2023. He was born October 7, 1953, to James and Margaret (Hightower) Baze…

Margaret F. Opitz, 62, Jasper

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Margaret F. Opitz, 62, of Jasper, Indiana, formerly of Rochester, New York, passed away at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 30, 2023, in St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper, Indiana. …

Joneasha Shoemaker, 41, Cannelton

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Joneasha Shoemaker, 41, passed away on September 30, 2023, at her home in Cannelton. She was born in Owensboro, Ky., on December 7, 1981, the daughter of Mark and Tina…

Alice Louise Duncan, 86, Huntingburg

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Alice Louise Duncan, 86, of Huntingburg, passed away at 2:34 p.m. on Thursday, September 28, 2023, at Memorial Hospital in Jasper. She was born October 6, 1936, in Huntingburg to…

William Floyde Martin, 94, formerly of Marion, Ill.

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William Floyde Martin, 94, formerly of Marion, Ill.,  passed away Thursday, September 28, 2023, at Good Samaritan Northwood Society Retirement Community in Jasper. William was born March 27, 1929, in…

Edgar L. “Boots” Gehlhausen, 87, Dubois

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Edgar L. “Boots” Gehlhausen, 87, of Dubois, passed away at 4:10 p.m. on Thursday, September 28, 2023, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper, Indiana. Edgar was born…

Francis J. “Swampy” Hopf, 79, Jasper

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Francis J. “Swampy” Hopf, 79, of Jasper, passed away at 1:13 p.m. on Thursday, September 28, 2023, at home. Francis was born in Huntingburg on April 25, 1944, to Frank…

Bettye L. Greulich, 89, St. Meinrad

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Bettye L. Greulich, 89, of St. Meinrad, passed away on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at her home surrounded by family. Bettye was born on September 12, 1934, in St. Meinrad…

Daniel Ray Fuchs, 70, Dale

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Daniel Ray Fuchs, 70, of Dale, passed away Saturday, September 23, 2023, at The Waters Of Huntingburg. Daniel was born on June 28, 1953, in Huntingburg to Robert and Leona…

Ruth A. Kamman, 87, Haubstadt

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Ruth A. Kamman, 87, of Haubstadt, passed away at Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville on Friday, September 22, 2023. She was born to the late Daniel and Margaret…

Loretta R. Chanley, 80, Bowman

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Loretta R. Chanley, 80, of Bowman, Ind., passed away on Sunday, September 24, 2023, at Jasper Memorial Hospital. She was born October 1, 1942, to Bernard and Katherine (Beard) Mosby. …

Adam Douglas Howard, 43, Jasper

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Adam Douglas Howard, 43, of Jasper, passed away Sunday, September 24, 2023, at home after a long battle with cancer.  On December 28, 1979, Adam was born to Joseph Howard…

Edwin L. Breitwieser, 87, Jasper

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Edwin L. Breitwieser, 87, of Jasper, passed away surrounded by family at 3:15 a.m. on Saturday, September 23, 2023, in Brookside Village in Jasper. Edwin was born in Jasper on…

Sandra Kay Ring, 77, Holland

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Sandra Kay Ring, 77, of Holland, passed away at 4:30 a.m. on Friday, September 22, 2023, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand. She was born February 6, 1946,…

Mary Jean (Goodman) Freyberger, 96, Florida

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Mary Jean (Goodman) Freyberger entered eternal life on Wednesday, September 6, 2023, at the home of her daughter in St. Augustine, Fla. Jean was born in Dubois to Oscar and…

Dorothy M. Weidenbenner, 91, Jasper

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Dorothy M. Weidenbenner, 91, Jasper, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 15, 2023, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper, Indiana. Dorothy was born on July 3, 1932, to William…

Joshua W. Fuhs, 41, Jasper

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After battling medical issues, Joshua W. Fuhs, 41, passed away on September 20, 2023. In his last days, he lived his life to its fullest, spending time with his loved…

Scott M. McCrary, 43, Otwell

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Scott M. McCrary, 43, of Otwell, passed away at 8:39 a.m. on Monday, September 18, 2023, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. He was born June 5, 1980,…

Denise Rae Burch, 68, Oakland City

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Denise Rae Burch, 68, of Oakland City, passed away on Monday, September 18, 2023, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Evansville. Denise graduated from Portage High School in 1973 and attended Oakland…

Marvin O. Wright, 80, Vincennes

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Marvin O. Wright, 80, of Vincennes, formerly of Huntingburg, passed on September 16, 2023. He was born in Huntingburg on February 4, 1943, to the late Dallas Wright and Elizabeth (Eckert) Wright-Englert…

Milton P. “Fisherman” Hodges, 88, of Dale

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Milton P. “Fisherman” Hodges, 88, of Dale, passed away at his home on Monday, September 11, 2023. Milton was born on April 6, 1935, in Louisville, Ky., to Roland and…

Cheyenne Rae Ubelhor, 45, Ferdinand

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Cheyenne Rae Ubelhor, 45, of Ferdinand, passed away at her home on Monday, September 18, 2023. She was born December 18, 1977, to Roy and Donna Forston. Cheyenne married Greg…

Rita E. Schroering, 84, Jasper

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Rita E. Schroering, 84, of Jasper, passed away at 6:50 a.m. on Saturday, September 16, 2023, in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper, Indiana.  Rita was born in…

Susan Jane Partenheimer, 68, Huntingburg

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Susan Jane Partenheimer, 68, of Huntingburg and Evansville, passed away Saturday, September 16, 2023, at her residence in Huntingburg. She was born on February 16, 1955, to Pete P. and…

Allen M. Gutgsell, 82, Haysville

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Allen M. Gutgsell, 82, of Haysville, passed away surrounded by family at 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, September 17, 2023, in the Heart-to-Heart Inpatient Care Center in Evansville, Indiana.  Allen was…

Charles E. Parks, 51, Jasper

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Charles E. Parks, 51, of Jasper, passed away surrounded by family at 2:02 a.m. on Sunday, September 17, 2023, in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper.  Charlie was…

Charles L. Fuhs, 80, Jasper

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Charles L. Fuhs, 80, of Jasper, passed away at 11:13 a.m. on Friday, September 15, 2023, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper, Indiana. Charles was born on…

Woodrow W. Head Jr., 66, Huntingburg

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Woodrow W. Head Jr., 66, of Huntingburg, passed away on Friday, September 15, 2023, at Cathedral Health Care Center in Jasper, surrounded by family. He was born on April 1,…

Gary L. Egler, 81, Jasper

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Gary L. Egler, 81, of Jasper, passed away on Thursday, September 14, 2023, at home. Gary was born in Jasper, Indiana, on July 22, 1942, to Leroy and Clara (Blattel)…

Catherine Nass Luker, 93, Ann Arbor, Mich.

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Catherine Nass Luker, 93, of Ann Arbor, Mich., formerly a long-time resident of Martinsville, Indiana, passed away Saturday, September 9, 2023, in Ann Arbor. She was born March 19, 1930,…

Scott T. Walters, 67, Ormond Beach, Fla.

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Scott T. Walters, 67, of Ormond Beach, Fla., passed away on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at home surrounded by family.   Scott was preceded in death by his father, Thomas Walters;…

Lonnie G. Gould, 76, Jasper

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Lonnie G. Gould, 76, of Jasper, passed away at 9:53 p.m. on Thursday, September 14, 2023, in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Lonnie was born in Jasper…

Charles E. “Mutt” Smith Jr., 66, Jasper

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Charles E. “Mutt” Smith Jr., 66, of Jasper, passed away at 11:36 a.m. on Thursday, September 14, 2023, at home surrounded by family.  Charles was born in Norwalk, Ohio, on…

Harold Robert Byrd, 86, Lebanon, Ind.

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Harold Robert Byrd, 86, of Lebanon, Ind., passed away Monday, Sept. 4, 2023, at Witham Memorial Hospital. Born in New Albany, Ind., on Sept. 16, 1936, he was the son…

LaVon K. Michel, 73, Huntingburg

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LaVon K. Michel, 73, of Huntingburg, passed away on Sept. 13, 2023, at The Waters Memory Care Unit in Huntingburg. She was born on April 8, 1950, in Princeton, Ind.,…

Stanley Toney, 71, Winslow

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Stanley Toney, 71, of Winslow, passed away on Monday, September 11, 2023, at home. Stanley was born in Huntingburg on August 18, 1952, to Roy and Sarah (Wiscaver) Toney.  He married Carla…

Gary L. “Soup” Bouillon, 72, Otwell

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Gary L. “Soup” Bouillon, 72, of Otwell, passed away at 12:19 a.m. on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Gary was born in…

Michael Mark Buechlein, 66, Fort Myers

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Michael Mark Buechlein, 66, of Fort Myers, Florida, passed away on September 10, 2023, in Jasper, Indiana. Mike was born on May 25, 1957, in Camp Lejeune, N.C., to Charles…

James A. Treat, 87, Ferdinand

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James A. Treat, 87, of Ferdinand, passed away Friday, September 1, 2023, at Memorial Hospital in Jasper. James was born on November 20, 1935, in Dearborn, Mich., to Stanley and…

Sharon Ann (Klee) Siebe, 87, Evansville

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Sharon Ann (Klee) Siebe, 87, of Evansville, passed away at 12:44 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, at home surrounded by her family. Sharon was born May 4, 1936, in…

Robert (Bob) Meeks, 80, Lincoln City

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Robert (Bob) Meeks, 80, of Lincoln City, passed away Tuesday, September 5, 2023, at his home. Bob was born in Rockport on June 14, 1943, to Nellie Meeks. He was…

Rebecca “Becky” (Mickel) Riggins, 69, Evansville

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Rebecca “Becky” (Mickel) Riggins, 69, of Evansville, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, September 6, 2023, at her home surrounded by her family. Becky was born in Huntingburg on August 26, 1954,…

Jacinta Maria (Warner) Wuerth, 64, Otwell

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Jacinta Maria (Warner) Wuerth, 64, of Otwell, passed away on Friday, August 25, 2023, at her home.  She was born on February 24, 1959, in Hialeah, Fla., to David Warner…

Joyce Ann Shriner, 87, formerly New Ulm, Minn.

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Joyce Ann Shriner, 87, formerly of New Ulm, Minnesota, passed away at 4:10 p.m. on Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at Legacy Living in Jasper, Indiana. Joyce was born in Hartley,…

William “Bill” Eugene Bassler, 95, Washington

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William “Bill” Eugene Bassler, 95, passed away on September 2, 2023.  He was born in Washington on May 2, 1928, to Joseph S. and Catherine M. (Schneider) Bassler.   A 1946…

Linus J. Knies, 93, Jasper

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Linus J. Knies, 93, of Jasper, passed away on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. Linus was born in Birdseye on March 25, 1930, to…

Carol L. Schmidt, 82, Jasper

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Carol L. Schmidt, 82, of Jasper, passed away surrounded by family at 11:33 p.m. on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper.  Carol was…