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Marilyn Eskew Wassmer, 95, Jasper

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Marilyn Eskew Wassmer, 95, of Jasper, passed away at 4:10 a.m. on Sunday, June 18, 2023, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in the company of her daughter and…

Wilfred “Willie” Leon Lechner, 83, Princeton

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Wilfred “Willie” Leon Lechner, 83, of Princeton, passed away on Saturday, June 17, 2023, at Amber Manor Care Center in Petersburg. He was born June 26, 1939, in Pike County…

Eugene A. “Gene” Fleck, 78, Bretzville

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Eugene A. “Gene” Fleck, 78, of Bretzville, passed away at 9:51 pm on Saturday, June 17, 2023, at home surrounded by family. Gene was born in Huntingburg on January 6,…

Elaine J. Zehr, 75, Dubois

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Elaine J. Zehr, 75, of Dubois, passed away at 5:05 p.m. on Saturday, June 17, 2023, at home with her family.  Elaine was born in Detroit, Mich., on March 28,…

John “Jay” Gregory Lorey, 60, Fishers

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John “Jay” Gregory Lorey, of Fishers, Ind., passed away on June 15, 2023, at the age of 60. The youngest of four children, John was born on January 8, 1963,…

Thomas J. Bachman, 92, Jasper

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Thomas J. Bachman, 92, of Jasper, passed away at 5:29 a.m. on Thursday, June 15, 2023, at The Timbers in Jasper. Tom was born in Dubois on July 13, 1930,…

Theodore W. (Bill) Werne, 93, Sun City, Ariz.

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Theodore W. (Bill) Werne, 93, of Sun City, Ariz., passed away Tuesday afternoon, June 13, 2023, at Hospice of the Valley in Surprise, Ariz. He was born in Ferdinand on…

Michael Oeding, 65, Ferdinand

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Michael Oeding, 65, of Ferdinand, passed away Thursday, June 15, 2023, at Scenic Hill At The Monastery in Ferdinand. Michael was born on February 15, 1958, in Huntingburg to James…

Judith “Judy” Ann Peters, 83, Santa Claus

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Judith “Judy” Ann Peters, 83, of Santa Claus, Indiana, formerly of Fairfield, Illinois, passed away at 5:50 p.m., on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at Scenic Hills at The Monastery in…

Elfrieda M. Hedinger, 101, Ferdinand

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Elfrieda M. Hedinger, 101, of Ferdinand, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at Legacy Living in Jasper. Elfrieda was born in Spencer County on…

Sister Paulette Seng, 81, Ferdinand

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Sister Paulette Seng of Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand, Indiana, died at 10:12 p.m. on Monday, June 12, 2023, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand. Sister Paulette was…

Kathleen L. “Katie” Buhr, 69, Huntingburg

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Kathleen L. “Katie” Buhr, 69, of Huntingburg, passed away on Sunday, June 11, 2023, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center, Jasper. Katie was born on October 6, 1953, to Leonard…

Diane Sue Hilsmeyer Leon, 80, Huntingburg

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Diane Sue Hilsmeyer Leon, 80, of Huntingburg, passed away at 3:30 a.m., on Monday, June 12, 2023, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand. She was born March 9,…

Joan Elizabeth Heeke, 71, Ferdinand

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Joan Elizabeth Heeke, 71, of Ferdinand, passed away Monday, June 12, 2023, at Memorial Hospital in Jasper. Joan was born in Huntingburg on October 10, 1951, to August “Gust” and…

Frances E. Schlachter, 89, Siberia

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Frances E. Schlachter, 89, of Siberia, passed away Monday, June 12, 2023, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand. Frances was born in Siberia on February 5, 1934, to…

William I. “Bill” Schuetter, 87, Jasper

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William I. “Bill” Schuetter, 87, of Jasper, passed away at 6:23 p.m. on Friday, June 9, 2023, in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper, Indiana.  He was born…

Stanley R. Vonderheide, 64, Jasper

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Stanley R. Vonderheide, 64, of Jasper, Indiana, passed away at 4:06 p.m. on Monday, June 5, 2023, in Memorial Hospital in Jasper.  Stan was born in Jasper on September 13,…

Judith A. Schnell, 82, Jasper

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Judith A. Schnell, 82, of Jasper, passed away at 3:15 p.m. on Sunday, June 4, 2023, at the Timbers of Jasper. Judy was born in Jasper on February 6, 1941,…

Virginia Lee (Morgan) Richardson, 93, Oakland City

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Virginia Lee (Morgan) Richardson, 93, of Oakland City, Ind., passed away on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at Good Samaritan Home in Oakland City. Virginia was born on August 7, 1929,…

Dennis T. “Whitey” Kluesner, 70, Jasper

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Dennis T. “Whitey” Kluesner, 70, of Jasper, passed away at 3:50 a.m. on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at home. Whitey was born in Jasper on March 4, 1953, to Othmar…

Delbert L. Angerer, 90, Jasper

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Delbert L. Angerer, 90, of Jasper, passed away at 3:27 p.m. on Monday, June 5, 2023, in St Charles Health Campus in Jasper. Delbert was born in Dubois, Indiana, on…

Mitchell James Clark, 71, Chattanooga, Tenn.

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Mitchell James Clark, 71, of Chattanooga, Tenn., passed away peacefully on March 8, 2023, in the comfort of his family. Mitch was born on November 5, 1951, in Jeffersonville, Ind.,…

Bobby L. Carnahan, Sr., 71, Holland

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Bobby L. Carnahan, Sr., 71, of Holland, passed away at 2:58 p.m., Sunday, June 4, 2023, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. He was born January 29,…

Alejandro D. Godoy, 54, Jasper

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Alejandro D. Godoy, 54, of Jasper, passed away at 12:01 p.m. on Saturday, June 3, 2023, in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper, Indiana. Alejandro was born in…

Larry A. Werne, 73, Ferdinand

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Larry A. Werne, 73, of Ferdinand, passed away June 2, 2023, at Memorial Hospital in Jasper.  He was born in Washington, Ind., on November 6, 1949, to Gilbert and Irene…

Kathy Gail Kuebler, 70, Jasper

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Kathy Gail Kuebler, 70, of Jasper, passed away on Thursday, June 1, 2023, surrounded by her family, at the Waters of Huntingburg in Huntingburg. She was born on April 3,…

Bernard “Fuzzy” Siddons Jr., 93, Jasper

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Bernard “Fuzzy” Siddons Jr., 93, of Jasper, passed away Thursday, June 1, 2023, at Willowdale Village Nursing Home in Dale. Fuzzy was born in Jasper, Indiana, on March 1, 1930,…

Raymond J. “Ray” Schwenk, 71, Jasper

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Raymond J. “Ray” Schwenk, 71, of Jasper, passed away surrounded by family at 6:10 p.m. on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in the Heart-to-Heart Hospice Facility in Evansville, Indiana.  Ray was…

Riley S. Mullis, 18, Dubois

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Riley S. Mullis, 18, of Dubois, passed away on Monday, May 29, 2023, west of Taswell. Riley was born on January 29, 2005, in Jasper to Dean O. and Mary…

Ollie Conley, Jr., 89, Holland

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Ollie Conley, Jr., 89, of Holland, passed away on May 29, 2023. He was born on April 6, 1934, to the late Ollie, Sr. and Cinda (Combs) Conley. He worked…

Genevieve L. “Jenny” Montgomery, 89, Taswell

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Genevieve L. “Jenny” Montgomery, 89, of Taswell, passed away at 1:57 p.m., on Sunday, May 28, 2023, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. She was born on…

Robert Wayne Braun, 68, Huntingburg

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Robert Wayne Braun, 68, of Huntingburg, passed away at 2:53 p.m., on Thursday, May 25, 2023, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. He was born January 31,…

Sylvester J. Mundy, 84, Huntingburg

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Sylvester J. Mundy, 84, of Huntingburg, passed away at 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, in the Heart-to-Heart Hospice Center in Evansville. Sylvester was born in Ireland, Ind., on…

Gloria A. Ubelhor, 52, Tennyson

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Gloria A. Ubelhor, 52, of Tennyson, passed away on Sunday, May 28, 2023, at Owensboro Medical Health System. She was born August 16, 1970, in Jasper to Carrol Deno and…

Julee Hubbell, 67, Ferdinand

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Julee Hubbell, 67, of Ferdinand, passed away at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, May 28, 2023, at home surrounded by her family and friends.  Julee was born in Washington, Ind., to…

Carol J. (Hopf) Dall, 81, Ferdinand

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Carol J. (Hopf) Dall, 81, of Ferdinand, passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2023. Carol was born in Jasper on June 16, 1941, to Andrew and Carrie (Horney) Hopf.  She…

Sandra L. Lents, 79, Ireland

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Sandra L. Lents, 79, of Ireland, passed away at 8:58 p.m. on Saturday, May 27, 2023, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. Sandra was born in Ireland on December…

Marion C. Davis, 81, Dubois

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Marion C. Davis, 81, of Dubois, passed away at 8:24 a.m. on Saturday, May 27, 2023, at home surrounded by family.  Marion was born in Indianapolis on February 12, 1942,…

Roland Arthur “Art” Potts, 70, Huntingburg

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Roland Arthur “Art” Potts, 70, of Huntingburg, passed away on Thursday, May 25, 2023, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital. He was born on August 11, 1952, in Rochester, New York, to…

Diane L. Fuhrman, 66, Birdseye

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Diane L. Fuhrman, 66, of Birdseye, passed away unexpectantly on Thursday morning, May 25, 2023, at home. Diane was born in Dubois County on June 16, 1956, to William “Bill”…

Ernest E. Prechtel Sr., 84, Birdseye

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Ernest E. Prechtel Sr., 84, passed away in Birdseye surrounded by his loving family. He was born September 16, 1938, to Theodore and Mary (Hentrup) Prechtel in Schnellville. Ernest married…

Doris A. Vinson, 71, Jasper

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Doris A. Vinson, 71, of Jasper, passed away at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper. Doris was born in Huntingburg on August 1,…

Kevin J. Sermersheim, 58, Birdseye

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Kevin J. Sermersheim, 58, died in his sleep at his home in Birdseye early Tuesday morning, May 23, 2023.   He was born on January 10, 1965, to Lawrence E…

Donald Gene Borden, 84, Huntingburg

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Donald Gene Borden, 84, of Huntingburg, passed away on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center. He was born May 10, 1939, to Clayton and Opal (Huff)…

Ernest Lee Challender, 73

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On May 21, 2023, Ernest Lee Challender (Ernie, Erndog, Pops, Dad, Gramps) went home to celebrate eternal life with Jesus and Lenora, his beautiful, dearly loved wife of 45 years.  They…

Iris V. (Bolton) Ludwig, 94, Santa Claus

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Iris V. (Bolton) Ludwig, 94, of Santa Claus, went to her Heavenly home early on the morning of May 2, 2023, after suffering the effects of dementia for the last…

Ronald J. “Ron” Schwinghamer, 81, Ferdinand

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Ronald J. “Ron” Schwinghamer, 81, of Ferdinand, passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at Deaconess Mid-Town in Evansville. Ron was born August 8, 1941, in Jasper to Michael and Flora…

Jean A. Schwinghammer, 86, Huntingburg

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Jean A. Schwinghammer, 86, of Huntingburg, passed away at 8:11 p.m., on Sunday, May 21, 2023, at her residence. She was born July 24, 1936, in Huntingburg, Indiana, to Edward…

Dennis R. Wagner, 73, St. Anthony

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Dennis R. Wagner, 73, of St. Anthony, passed away on Sunday, May 21, 2023, at his home. He was born March 10, 1950, in Huntingburg, to Othmar and Roberta (Mundy)…

Jay Paul Schoonmaker memorial services planned

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Jay Paul Schoonmaker was born in Wilmington, Delaware to B. Bevier and Anne (Shane) Schoonmaker. He was the youngest son of ten children. Ann, Tracey, Robert and Richard (twins), James, Mary Jane,…