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Mary Rita Wadsworth, 96, Franklin, Tenn.

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Mary Rita Wadsworth, 96, of Franklin, Tenn., passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. Born in Jasper, Indiana, to the late Louis and Clarissa Geisler Vonderschmidt, she was an alumnus…

Gus “Tom” Blackgrave, 88, Jasper

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Gus “Tom” Blackgrave, 88, of Jasper, died at home on January 24, 2023. He was the son of Hilbert and Catherine (Dittmer) Blackgrave.   Gus proudly served in the U.S. Army…

James H. Graham, 59, Huntingburg

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James H. Graham, 59, of Huntingburg, passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2023, at his home. He was born May 17, 1963, in Mullins, West Virginia, to James Albert Graham…

Thomas Eugene (Gene) Opel, 83, Searcy, Ark.

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Thomas Eugene (Gene) Opel was born June 9, 1939, to Virgil Edward William Opel and Faye Opel in Haysville, Indiana. He is preceded in death by his parents, Virgil Edward…

Earl “Brother” Adkins, 90, Jasper

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Earl “Brother” Adkins passed away Tuesday in Jasper, Ind. He was the son of the late Earl and Edith Tisdale of Ashland, Ky. on September 13, 1933. Earl attended Putnam…

Michael E. Berg, 78, Birdseye

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Michael E. Berg, 78, of Birdseye, passed away on Monday, January 23, 2023, at his home. He was born February 4, 1944, in Dubois County to Murell “Butch” and Hazel…

Marie L. Bartley, 89, Jasper

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Marie L. Bartley, 89, of Jasper, passed away at 5:12 p.m. on Monday, January 23, 2023, at Legacy Living, in Jasper.  Marie was born in Jasper, Indiana, on May 6,…

Carmen D. Villalta, 52, Huntingburg

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Carmen D. Villalta, 52, of Huntingburg, passed away at 7:22 a.m. on January 22, 2023, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. She was born August 20, 1970,…

Sister Mary Victor Kercher, 92, Ferdinand

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Sister Mary Victor Kercher of Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand died at 9:35 p.m. on Friday, January 20, 2023, at the monastery. Sister Mary Victor was born Loretta Emma Kercher…

Duane McCune, 93, Cuzco

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Duane McCune, 93, of Cuzco, passed away on January 19, 2023 at Good Samaritan Northwood Retirement. He was born in Cuzco on August 11, 1929, to Victor and Ada (Owen)…

Cora Mae Beaty, 82, French Lick

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Cora Mae Beaty, 82, of French Lick, passed away on January 18, 2023, at Springs Valley Meadows. She was born in Hendricks County, Ind., on May 30, 1940, to Alva…

Thomas L. “Dog” Riehle, 69, Huntingburg

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Thomas L. “Dog” Riehle, 69, of Huntingburg, passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2023, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center. He was born July 14, 1953 in Huntingburg to Adolph…

John W. Gentry, 98, Huntingburg

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John W. Gentry, 98, of Huntingburg, passed away on Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at Saint Anthony Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Lafayette, Indiana. John was born on June 9, 1924,…

Lawrence “Tim” Benson, 61, Jasper

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Lawrence “Tim” Benson, 61, of Jasper, passed away at 11:35 a.m. on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, at home surrounded by family.  He was born in Chicago, Ill., on May 30,…

Michael Lee Eineman, 69, Clarksville, Ind.

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Michael Lee Eineman, 69, of Clarksville, Ind., passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2023, at Baptist Health Floyd in New Albany. He was born on February 24, 1953, in Greensburg,…

Phyllis R. Malan, 85, Boone Township

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Phyllis R. Malan, 85, of Boone Township, Ind., passed away at 9:49 a.m. on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, at home.  Phyllis was born in Jasper, Indiana, on March 29, 1937,…

Gina Marie Schlachter, 55, Santa Claus

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Gina Marie Schlachter, 55, of Santa Claus, passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2023, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital in Owensboro, Kentucky. Gina was born on October 31, 1967, in…

Martin Leo Schroering, 59, Jasper

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Martin Leo Schroering, 59, of Jasper, passed away at 5:43 p.m. on Monday, January 9, 2023, in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper, Indiana.  Martin was born in…

Louis J. Buechlein, 64, Jasper

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Louis J. Buechlein, 64, of Jasper, passed away at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 14, 2023, at home surrounded by family.  He was born in Jasper on December 7, 1958,…

Harold W. Allen, 87, Taswell

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Harold W. Allen, 87, of Taswell, passed away on January 13, 2023, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on July 27, 1935, to Earl…

Leroy J. Braunecker, 88, Ferdinand

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Leroy J. Braunecker, 88, of Ferdinand, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2023, at Memorial Hospital in Jasper. Leroy was born September 22, 1934, in Ferdinand to Joseph and Matilda (Schultheis)…

Albert H. Helming, 91, Jasper

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Albert H. Helming, 91, of Jasper, passed away at 4:59 p.m. on Thursday, January 12, 2023, in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper.  Al was born in Ferdinand,…

William “Bill” D. McKinney, 72, Otwell

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William “Bill” D. McKinney, 72, of Otwell, passed away on January 9, 2023, in Petersburg. He was born March 21, 1950, to William Russell and Lillie May (Miller) McKinney in…

Jeff A. Fritz, 63, St. Anthony

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Jeff A. Fritz, 63, of St. Anthony, passed away at 1:56 p.m. on Thursday, January 12, 2023, in Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Evansville, Indiana.  Jeff was born in Huntingburg, Indiana,…

Wendi Renae Lindauer, 46, Jasper

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Wendi Renae Lindauer, 46, of Jasper, peacefully passed away surrounded by family and friends on January 10, 2023, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. She was born…

Franklin D. Roosevelt Sipes, 90, Paoli

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Franklin D. Roosevelt Sipes, 90, of Paoli, entered into eternal rest on January 8th, 2023. He was born in Galion, Ohio, on August 14, 1932, to Arthur and Lucille (Fisher)…

Geraldine F. “Geri” Hardin, 81, Otwell

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Geraldine F. “Geri” Hardin, 81, of Otwell, passed away at 9:01 p.m. on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper.   Geri was born in…

Joseph D. Ellis, Jr., 72, Huntingburg

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Joseph D. Ellis, Jr., 72, of Huntingburg, passed away on January 8, 2023, in Warrick County, Indiana. He was born June 5, 1950, in Fairmont, West Virginia, to Joseph and…

Rich A. Neukam, 69, Dale

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Rich A. Neukam, 69, of Dale, passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at Norton Healthcare Pavilion in Louisville, Ky. He was born July 18, 1953, in Dubois County, to…

Patty L. Willoughby Woodward, 82, Paris, Tenn.

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Patty L. Willoughby Woodward, 82, of Paris, Tenn., died Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at Murray-Calloway County Hospital in Murray, Ky. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church and…

Steven Paul Roe, 63, Holland

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Steven Paul Roe, 63, of Holland, passed away on Monday, January 9, 2023, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh. He was born April 29, 1959, in Alton, Illinois, to Maurice…

Dorothy Mae Philomena Hollinden, 87, St. Henry

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Dorothy Mae Philomena Hollinden, 87, of St. Henry, passed away on Monday, January 9, 2023, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. She was born February 4, 1935, in…

Harold R. Bissey, 95, Dwight, Ill.

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Harold R. Bissey, 95, of Dwight, Ill., passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2023, at his residence.  A funeral service will be held on Monday, January 16, 2023, at United…

Barry A. Bowlin, 58, Ireland

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Barry A. Bowlin, 58, of Ireland, Ind., passed away surrounded by his family at 11:06 a.m. on Sunday, January 8, 2023, in Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Evansville, Indiana.  Barry was…

Roma J. Blair, 92, Linton

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Roma J. Blair, 92, of Linton, Ind., formerly of Cato, passed away Thursday, January 5, 2023, at Terre Haute Regional Hospital. Roma was born in Otwell on October 14, 1930, to…

Gordon E. Cook, 84, Otwell

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Gordon E. Cook, 84, of Otwell, Ind., passed away on January 5, 2023, at Brickyard Healthcare in Petersburg, Ind. Gordon was born in Petersburg to Theodore and Ada (Jenne) Cook…

Donnie Lee Truelove, 65, Morganton, N.C.

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Donnie Lee Truelove, 65, of Morganton, N.C., went to be with the Lord Saturday, December 31, 2022. Born in Jasper, Ind., on April 5, 1957. He was the son of…

Leo A. Wahl, 87, Ferdinand

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Leo A. Wahl, 87, of Ferdinand, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at Memorial Hospital in Jasper. Leo was born December 19, 1935, in Warrick County to Bernard and Ruth…

Cheryl Dee Fenton, 72, Seymour

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Cheryl Dee Fenton, 72, passed away on January 2, 2023. She was a long-time resident of Seymour. She was born December 23, 1950, in Huntingburg to John R. Ziegler and…

Bernard D. “Bernie” Messmer, 83, Jasper

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Bernard D. “Bernie” Messmer, 83, of Jasper, passed away surrounded by family at 9:58 p.m. on Monday, January 3, 2023, in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper, Indiana. …

Lena L. Seitz, 105, Jasper

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Lena L. Seitz, 105, passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2023, in the Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper, Indiana.  Lena was born in rural Dubois, Indiana, on November 9, 1917,…

Blaine D. Martin, 60, Jasper

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Blaine D. Martin, 60, of Jasper, passed away at 12:53 p.m. on Saturday, December 31, 2022, in Community Hospital North in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Blaine was born in Fort Myers, Florida,…

Ethel Marie Traylor, 94, Otwell

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Ethel Marie Traylor, 94, of Otwell, Ind., entered into rest on Sunday, January 1, 2023, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare in Jasper, surrounded by her loving family. She was born…

Betty Jane Mullen, 76, Huntingburg

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Betty Jane Mullen, 76, of Huntingburg, passed away on Friday, December 30, 2022, at Heart to Heart Hospice in Evansville. She was born January 17, 1946, in Jasper to Nick…

Oscar W. Hochgesang, 91, Jasper

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Oscar W. Hochgesang, 91, of Jasper, passed away at 10:50 p.m. on Saturday, December 31, 2022, in Deaconess Mid-town Hospital in Evansville.  Oscar was born in Jasper on January 25,…

Jerry Marie Lorber, 79, Newburgh

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Jerry Marie Lorber, 79, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2022, at The Village at Hamilton Pointe in Newburgh. She was born December 16, 1943, in Shelbyville, Ind., to William Russell…

Jon E. August, 57, Jasper

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Jon E. August, 57, of Jasper, passed away at 9:54 a.m. on Friday, December 30, 2022, in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper.  Jon was born in Jasper…

Arthur Raymond Oser, 85, Ferdinand

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Arthur Raymond Oser, 85, of Ferdinand, passed away on Friday, December 30, 2022, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. Arthur was born October 29, 1937, in Ferdinand to…

Rheta L. Fisher, 68, Shoals

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Rheta L. Fisher, 68, of Shoals, entered into eternal rest on December 25, 2022, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. She was born in French Lick on October…

Pearlena R. Spayd, 85, Jasper

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Pearlena R. Spayd, 85, of Jasper, passed away peacefully at 3:07 p.m. on Friday, December 23, 2022, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper.  Pearlena was born in Jasper…