
Obituaries can be submitted by email to editor@duboiscountyfreepress.com.
Betty Jane Luker, 84, Huntingburg
Betty Jane Luker, 84, of Huntingburg, passed away at 8:22 a.m., on Saturday, October 28, 2023, at Brookside Village Family-First Senior Living in Jasper. Betty was born the fourth of…
Doris Lee Hohler, 90, Celestine
Doris Lee Hohler, 90, of Celestine, Indiana, passed away at 12:35 a.m. on Sunday, October 29, 2023, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper, Indiana. Doris was born…
Cheryl Wetzel, 75, Jasper
Cheryl Wetzel, 75, passed away on Oct. 17, 2023, at The Timbers of Jasper, Ind. She was born in Perry County, Ind., on March 25, 1948, the daughter of Frank…
Rita Werne, 91, formerly of Jasper
Rita Werne, 91, formerly of Jasper, passed away on Friday, Oct. 20 at the home of her daughter in Orlando, Fla. Rita was born in Ireland on Jan. 5, 1932,…
Mary A. Cooley, 78, Jasper
Mary A. Cooley, 78, of Jasper, passed away on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. Mary was born May 17, 1945, in Indianapolis to Karl and Ruby (Travers)…
Prentice Nelson White, 88, Greenwood
Prentice Nelson White, 88, of Greenwood, passed away on October 19, 2023, at his residence. He was born February 12, 1935, to Quill and Marie (Chewning) White in Petersburg. He…
Andrew John “A.J.” Long, Jr., 32, Huntingburg
Andrew John “A.J.” Long, Jr., 32, of Huntingburg, passed away at 4:30 a.m. on Sunday, October 22, 2023, in Tell City, Indiana. He was born December 29, 1990, in Huntingburg,…
Ruth E. Fulwider, Jasper
Ruth E. Fulwider passed away peacefully at Brookside Village care facility in Jasper on October 23, 2023. Ruth was a long-time Director of Parks and Recreation in Mt. Vernon, Ind…
Leroy T. Rikard, 75, Huntingburg
Leroy T. Rikard, 75, of Huntingburg, passed away at 9:23 p.m. on Saturday, October 21, 2023, at The Timbers of Jasper. He was born on August 1, 1948, in Huntingburg,…
Gerhard “Jr.” E. Hackman, 86, Huntingburg
Gerhard “Jr.” E. Hackman, 86, of Huntingburg, passed away on Friday, October 20, 2023, at his residence. He was born August 21, 1937, in Huntingburg to Gerhard B. and Helen…
Chris A. Blessinger, 57, Jasper
Chris A. Blessinger, 57, of Jasper, passed away at 5:18 p.m. on Friday, October 20, 2023, at home. Chris was born in Jasper on June 12, 1966, to Hilary and…
Randy Eugene Evans, 72, Bristow
Randy Eugene Evans, 72, passed away on October 22, 2023, at his home in Bristow. Born June 18, 1951, in Huntingburg, he was the son of the late Garland and…
Matthew Dillon “Matt” Marshall, 30, Evansville
Matthew Dillon “Matt” Marshall, 30, of Evansville passed away, on Friday, October 20, 2023. He was born in Indianapolis to Terry A. Marshall and Gina L (Gebhart) Swindle. In his…
Sandra “Sandy” Kaye Brittain, 80, Otwell
Sandra “Sandy” Kaye Brittain, 80, passed away Thursday, October 19, 2023, at her home in Otwell. Sandy was born on June 27, 1943 to Cecil and Helen (Abbott) Bement in…
David L. Blessinger, 67, of Jasper
David L. Blessinger, 67, of Jasper, passed away at 11:24 p.m. on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at home. David was born on July 23, 1956, in Huntingburg to Roman and…
Harold Lee Dant Sr., 81, Loogootee
Harold Lee Dant Sr., 81, of Loogootee, passed away at 3:58 a.m. Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center. He was born February 25, 1942 in Daviess…
Thomas F. Altman, 89, Ferdinand
Thomas F. Altman, 89, of Ferdinand, passed away peacefully surrounded by family Tuesday October 17, 2023, at his home. Thomas was born on October 16, 1934 in Ferdinand to Cornelius…
David Henry Hoppenjans, 71, Ferdinand
David Henry Hoppenjans, 71, of Ferdinand, passed away Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at his home surrounded by family. David was born December 23, 1951, in Evansville to Raymond and Caroline…
Lina L. Beckman, 83, Jasper
Lina L. Beckman, 83, of Jasper, passed away surrounded by family at 4:09 p.m. on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, in Baptist Health Floyd in New Albany, Indiana. Lina was born…
Clifford E. Dugan, 80, Jasper
Clifford E. Dugan, 80, of Jasper, passed away at 9:42 a.m. on Sunday, October 15, 2023, at home. Cliff was born in Vandalia, Illinois, on February 24, 1943, to Clifford…
David Caroll “Geo” Harrison, 72, of Louisville, Ill.
David Caroll “Geo” Harrison, 72, of Louisville, Ill., passed away Sunday morning, October 15, 2023, at Select Specialty Hospital in Evansville. He was born August 2, 1951, in Flora, the…
Alice May Prior, 96, Huntingburg
Alice May Prior, 96, of Huntingburg, passed away at 11:40 p.m., on Sunday, October 15, 2023, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery. She was born in Petersburg to Lonnie and…
Eileen C. Artmeier, 74, St. Anthony,
Eileen C. Artmeier, 74, of St. Anthony, passed away at 11:15 a.m. on Sunday, October 15, 2023, at home surrounded by family. Eileen was born in St. Meinrad on November…
Eugene M. Werner, 78, Jasper
Eugene M. Werner, 78, of Jasper, passed away at 6:56 a.m. on Saturday, October 14, 2023, in St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. Gene was born in Jasper on May…
Monolea (Crowder) Rose, 87, French Lick
Monolea (Crowder) Rose, 87, of French Lick, died on October 13, 2023 at the home of her son, Edward W. Rose. Monolea was born on January 16, 1936, in Dubois…
Vicki L. Schepers, 56, Brownsburg
Vicki L. Schepers, 56, of Brownsburg, passed away on October 14, 2023. She was a loving wife and mother. Vicki was a member of St. Malachy Catholic Church where she…
Linus L. Stenftenagel, 94, Ireland
Linus L. Stenftenagel, 94, of Ireland, Ind., passed away at 4:23 am on Saturday, October 14, 2023, at home. Linus was born in Jasper on March 2, 1929, to William…
Jeanette D. Boeglin, 90, Huntingburg
Jeanette D. Boeglin, 90, of Huntingburg, passed away at 6:20 a.m. on Friday, October 13, 2023, at Legacy Living Center in Jasper. She was born in Huntingburg to Raymond and…
Donna J. (Helmerich) Davis, 77, Huntingburg
Donna J. (Helmerich) Davis, 77, of Huntingburg, passed peacefully at 5:00 a.m., on Thursday, October 12, 2023, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. She was born August 20, 1946,…
Pamela Lee Thompson, 72, Huntingburg
Pamela Lee Thompson, 72, of Huntingburg, passed away at 1:05 a.m. on Thursday, October 12, 2023, at Northwood Retirement Center in Jasper. She was born August 13, 1951, in Huntingburg…
Louise E. Mullen, 61, St. Anthony
Louise E. Mullen, 61, of St. Anthony, passed away peacefully in her sleep at home surrounded by family at 4:20 a.m. on Wednesday, October 11, 2023. Louise was born in…
(Updated) Agnes E. (Schlotman) Pierick, 88, Jasper
A Celebration of Life for Agnes E. Pierick will be held at the Jasper River Center Community Room on Sunday, October 22, 2023, from noon until 2 p.m. Agnes E…
Rose M. Kilian, 92, Jasper
Rose M. Kilian, 92, of Jasper, passed away surrounded by family at 9:57 p.m. on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, in the Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper. Rose was born in…
Rita C. Douthitt, 72, Louisville
Rita C. Douthitt, 72, of Louisville, passed away on October 8, 2023. Douthitt was born on August 4, 1951, to the late Rosine Mattingly Douthitt and Bert Taylor Douthitt. Rita…
Amy Faye Harrison-Perez, 32
Amy Faye Harrison-Perez, 32, passed away on Oct. 3, 2023, in Louisville, Ky. She was born in Evansville on July 16, 1991, the daughter of Gary and Mary (Cronin) Harrison…
Judith Ellen Sheetz, 80, Jasper
Judith Ellen Sheetz, 80, of Jasper, formerly of Trinity Springs, Indiana, passed away peacefully on October 9, 2023, at Brookside Village in Jasper. She is now reunited with her devoted…
Roger L. Schuler, 76, Deatsville, Ala.
Roger L. Schuler, 76, of Deatsville, Alabama, originally from Ferdinand, passed away Wednesday, October 4, 2023, at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Roger passed away surrounded by his family after…
John A. Drexler, 63, Jasper
John A. Drexler, 63, of Jasper, passed away on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, at home. John was born in Huntingburg on December 12, 1959, to Donald G. and Betty Jean…
Christopher Adam Evans, 34, Winslow
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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…

















































