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Randy W. Hart, 65, Fairfield
Randy W. Hart, 65, of Fairfield, Ill., passed away at 9:09 AM on Sunday, September 3, 2023, at Fairfield Memorial Hospital in Fairfield, Ill. He worked at Airtex Products in…
Theodore Joseph “Ted” Bartley, 96, Ireland
Theodore Joseph “Ted” Bartley, 96, of Ireland, passed away at 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, September 3, 2023, in St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper, Indiana. Ted was born on Flag…
Richard L. “Rick” Heeke, 65, Ferdinand
Richard L. “Rick” Heeke, 65, of Ferdinand, passed away Friday, September 1, 2023, at his home. Rick was born on April 4, 1958, in Jasper to Albert and Martina (Schepers)…
James “Jim” Robert Jackle, 55, Ferdinand
James “Jim” Robert Jackle, 55, of Ferdinand, formerly of Huntingburg, passed away at 5:56 p.m. on Thursday, August 24, 2023, at home. Jim was born in Jasper on August 9,…
Beverly Ann Kempf, 64, Ireland
Beverly Ann Kempf, 64, of Ireland, Ind., passed away peacefully at 8:05 p.m. on Friday, September 1, 2023, at home surrounded by family. Beverly was born in Jasper, Indiana, on…
Barbara E. Corn, 78, Clarksville
Barbara E. Corn, 78, of Clarksville, passed away surrounded by family at 5:21 p.m. on Friday, September 1, 2023, in Baptist Health Hospital in New Albany, Indiana. Barb was born…
Claudette Kruger, 93, Jasper
Claudette Kruger, 93, of Jasper, passed away at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, September 1, 2023, in St Charles Health Campus in Jasper, Indiana. Claudette was born in Rushville, Indiana, on…
Pat Winchell, 90, Santa Claus
Pat Winchell, 90, of Santa Claus, died on August 30, 2023, at home surrounded by his loving family. Pat was born June 18, 1933, in Rockport to Charles and Murn…
Robert “Bob” A. Leggett, 98, Hudson, New York and Santa Claus
Robert “Bob” A. Leggett, 98, of Hudson, New York, and Santa Claus, Indiana, passed away on August 29, 2023, in Santa Claus, two months shy of his 99th birthday. Born…
Ann Elizabeth “Betty” Schmitt, 90, Ireland
Ann Elizabeth “Betty” Schmitt, 90, of Ireland, passed away at 9:29 p.m. on Wednesday, August 30, 2023, at home peacefully, surrounded by family. Betty was born in Schnellville, Indiana, on…
Thomas Edward “Ed” Gabrel, 74, French Lick
Thomas Edward “Ed” Gabrel, 74, of French Lick, died August 28, 2023, at IU Hospice House of Bloomington. He was born October 5, 1948, in Sweetwater, Tenn., to parents D.L…
John E. Gaither, 92, Shoals
John E. Gaither, 92, of Shoals, passed away on Wednesday, August 30, 2023, at StoneBridge Health in Bedford. Born October 3, 1930 in Shoals, Indiana, he was the son of…
Ruth Elaine Tow, 74, Loogootee
Ruth Elaine Tow, 74, of Loogootee, passed away on Tuesday, August 29, 2023, at her residence. Born November 23, 1948, in Shoals, she was the daughter of Vergil and Alma…
Reynold “Lenny” Leonard Knust, 96, Ferdinand
Reynold “Lenny” Leonard Knust, 96, of Ferdinand, passed away on Tuesday, August 29, 2023, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand. Lenny was born December 28, 1926, in Ferdinand…
Janice “Dolly” Sermersheim, 86, Ireland
Janice “Dolly” Sermersheim, 86, of Ireland, passed away surrounded by family at 11:37 p.m. on Monday, August 28, 2023, in The Timbers of Jasper Nursing Center in Jasper, Indiana. Dolly…
Dianna Marie Jones, 79, Shoals
Dianna Marie Jones, 79, of Shoals, passed away on Monday, August 28, 2023, at her residence. Born September 5, 1943, in Martin County, she was the daughter of Lewis and…
Perry Layne Burger, 55, Jasper
Perry Layne Burger, 55, of Jasper, passed away at 2:01 p.m. on Friday, August 25, 2023, at Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center in Carmel, Indiana. She was born on October…
Ollie Doublemont, 70, Petersburg
Ollie Doublemont, 70, of Petersburg, passed away on August 26, 2023, at his residence. He was born August 21, 1952, to Dan and Mildred (Doyle) Doublemont in Richmond, Ind. Ollie…
Sondra Allene Sickbert, 85, Holland
Sondra Allene Sickbert, 85, of Holland, passed away surrounded by her family at 3:41 a.m. on Friday, August 25, 2023, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. She was…
Doyle J. James, 73, Mount Pleasant
Doyle J. James, 73, passed away on August 24, 2023. He was born in Perry County on April 10, 1950, the son of Earl W. and Marie F. (Etienne)…
Kathern Louise Wilson, 86, Petersburg
Kathern Louise Wilson, 86, of Petersburg, passed away on August 23, 2023, in Jasper. She was born November 23, 1936, to Russell Oral and Naomi (Rock) Williams in Glezen, Ind…
Earl “The Pearl” Joseph Guimond, 84, Ferdinand
Angels escorted Earl Joseph Guimond into heaven on Friday, August 11, 2023, lovingly welcomed by his parents, Earl A. and Dorothy P. (Shedore) Guimond and his son, John. Earl “The…
Walton “Wally” Jones, 75, Shoals
Walton “Wally” Jones, 75, of Shoals, passed away on Tuesday, August 22, 2023, at Sycamore Care Strategies, Loogootee. Born March 10, 1948, in Washington, he was the son of Richard…
Beulah M. Fischer, 95, Jasper
Beulah M. Fischer, 95, of Jasper, passed away at 10:10 p.m. on Wednesday, August 16, 2023, in St Charles Health Campus in Jasper. Beulah was born in Lamar, Indiana, on…
Sylvester C. “Syl” Voges, 85, Ferdinand
Sylvester C. “Syl” Voges, 85, of Ferdinand, passed away Monday, August 21, 2023, at Memorial Hospital in Jasper. Syl was born November 8, 1937, in Bristow to Frank and Loretta…
Thadis Merle Mullen, 90, Jasper
Thadis Merle Mullen, 90, of Jasper, Ind., passed away on August 13, 2023. He was born on February 22, 1933, to Owen and Edith (Stroud) Mullen in Mifflin, Ind. Thad…
Donna R. Forston, 74, Huntingburg
Donna R. Forston, 74, of Huntingburg, passed away at 12:04 p.m., on Monday, August 21, 2023, at her residence. She was born May 22, 1949, in Huntingburg to Alfred and…
Donna Jo Borden, 81, Jasper
Donna Jo Borden, 81, of Jasper, Indiana, passed away at 5:27 a.m. on Monday, August 21, 2023, at home. Donna was born in Washington, Indiana, on July 12, 1942, to…
Thomas Louis Eckstein, 88, Jasper
Thomas Louis Eckstein, 88, of Jasper, passed away at 9:09 a.m. on Sunday, August 20, 2023, at his residence. He was born on April 10, 1935, to Bernard “Bluegill” and…
Pamela “Pam” Joyce Kemp, 76, Fairfield
76-year-old Fairfield resident, Pamela “Pam” Joyce Kemp passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 19, 2023, at Stonebridge Memory Care Center in Mt. Vernon, Illinois, after a long battle with dementia…
Tom (Tommy) Alan Nottingham, 56, Jasper
Tom (Tommy) Alan Nottingham of Jasper passed away on Sunday, August 13, 2023, at the age of 56. He was born on April 16, 1967, in Evansville. He grew up…
Rita Marie Kunkler, 88, St. Meinrad
Rita Marie Kunkler, 88, of St. Meinrad, passed away at her home on Friday, August 18, 2023. Rita was born in Ferdinand on July 9, 1935, to Leo and Josephine…
Michael A. Fleming, 68, Jasper
Michael A. Fleming, 68, of Jasper, passed away at 1:24 p.m. on Thursday, August 17, 2023, at home surrounded by family. Mike was born in Olney, Ill., on September 7,…
Victor Glenn Young Jr., 72, Jasper
Victor Glenn Young Jr. peacefully passed away on August 8, 2023, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, Ind. Glenn was born in San Antonio, Texas on Oct. 17, 1953. He…
Martha Leona (Kempf) Horton, 91, Greenfield
Martha Leona (Kempf) Horton passed away peacefully with her family by her side on August 10, 2023. She was born on Jan. 7, 1932, in Schnellville, Ind. She lived a…
David Lee Sitzman, 71, Huntingburg
David Lee Sitzman, 71, of Huntingburg, passed away at 9:05 a.m., Monday, August 14, 2023, at the Waters of Huntingburg. He was born October 29, 1951, in Huntingburg, Indiana, to…
Amanda Sue Lagenour Huff, 80, Jasper
Amanda Sue Lagenour Huff, 80, of Jasper, passed away on Monday, August 14, 2023, at the Timbers of Jasper. Amanda was born on August 8, 1943, in Martin County to…
Robert “Robin” William Todd, 59, Petersburg
Robert “Robin” William Todd, 59, of Petersburg, passed away on August 7, 2023, in Evansville. He was born May 15, 1964, to Roger William Todd and Patsy Diane (Howard) Chamberlain…
Sara Elaine Maier Songer, 69, Santa Claus
Sara Elaine Maier Songer, 69, of Santa Claus, passed away on Sunday, August 13, 2023, at her home. She was born November 18, 1953, in Tell City to Cletus and…
Eileen M. Gillespie, 84, Jasper
Eileen M. Gillespie, 84, of Jasper, passed away at 12:50 p.m. on Sunday, August 13, 2023, in the Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper, Indiana. Eileen was born in Jasper, Indiana,…
Donald D. Charron, 59, Jasper
Donald D. Charron, 59, of Jasper, passed away at 1:32 p.m. on Saturday, August 12, 2023, at Ascension St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. Don was born in Gettysburg, South…
Helen C. Lowe (née Stenftenagel), 82, Jasper
Helen C. Lowe (née Stenftenagel), 82, of Jasper, passed away in the early morning hours of Saturday, August 12, 2023, at home, surrounded by family. Helen was born in Jasper,…
Dennis Eugene Bauer, 64, Huntingburg
Dennis Eugene Bauer, 64, of Huntingburg, passed away at 3:24 p.m. on Thursday, August 10, 2023, in the emergency room of Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. He…
Ema Lou Line, 88, Hillham
Ema Lou Line, 88, of Hillham, Indiana, entered into eternal rest surrounded by her loved ones on August 11, 2023, at her residence. She was born in Shoals, Indiana, on…
David A. Balbach, 75, Dale
In Loving Memory of David (Dave) A. Balbach, 75, of Dale, who left this world on August 7, 2023. He lived a rich and fulfilling life, leaving behind a legacy of…
Helen Seemann, 88, Jasper
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, grandmother, and friend who touched the lives of everyone she encountered. Helen Seemann, of Jasper, Indiana,…
Patricia Ann Emerson-Stetter, 83, Huntingburg
Patricia Ann Emerson-Stetter, 83, of Huntingburg, passed away at 3:15 a.m., Sunday, August 6, 2023, at St. Charles Healthcare Center in Jasper. She was born November 11, 1939, born at…
Joseph T. “Joe” Pund, 93, Huntingburg
Joseph T. “Joe” Pund, age 93, of Huntingburg, passed peacefully at Scenic Hills at the Monastery with family by his side, reuniting with his wife, Marlene, in heaven, on August 4, 2023. He was…
Glenn Ebert, 58, of Indianapolis
Glenn Ebert, 58, of Indianapolis, passed away August 2, 2023, at his home. Glenn was born on January 20, 1965, in Evansville to Anthony “Tony” and Hilda (Denning) Ebert. He…
Amos Philmore Hemmerlein, 85, Jasper
Amos Philmore Hemmerlein, 85, of Jasper, passed away on Monday, July 31, 2023, at Good Samaritan Retirement Community in Jasper, Indiana. Amos was born in Jasper, Indiana, on May 5,…
