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James Lavon Erwin, 90, Louisville (most recently, Jasper)
James Lavon Erwin, 90, of Louisville, passed away in Jasper on Saturday, November 12, 2022. Mr. Erwin was born in Louisville on July 31, 1932, to the late James Addis…
Marlene Ann Breaden, 86, Jasper
Marlene Ann Breaden, 86, Jasper, passed away peacefully at home on November 9, 2022. She was an only child born on July 10, 1936, in Muskegon, Michigan, to DeVere and…
Janet L. Jones, 59, Jasper
Janet L. Jones, 59, of Jasper, passed away at 12:35 p.m. on Sunday, November 13, 2022, at home. Janet was born in Huntingburg, Indiana, on January 1, 1963, to William T…
Marvin L. Schnell, 57, Dubois
Marvin L. Schnell, 57, of Dubois, passed away at 2:52 p.m. on Monday, November 14, 2022, in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper, Indiana. Marvin was born in…
Charles V. Bass, Jasper
Charles V. Bass passed away on November 14, 2022. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sandi, and parents, Robert T. Bass and Annette Jordan. He is survived by…
Frances Imogene “Jean” Powell, 95, Huntingburg
Frances Imogene “Jean” Powell, 95, of Huntingburg, passed away Monday, November 7, 2022, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand. She was born December 29, 1926, in Duff, Indiana,…
Wilma R. Cary, 89, Birdseye
Wilma R. Cary, 89, of Birdseye, passed away at 2:10 p.m. on Thursday, November 10, 2022, at The Waters of Huntingburg. She was born April 14, 1933, in Boonville, Ind.,…
Doris L. Voelkel, 88, Dubois
Doris L. Voelkel, 88, of Dubois, passed away at 8:55 p.m. on Saturday, November 12, 2022, surrounded by family in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper, Ind. Doris…
Charles (Charlie) O. Emmons, 90, Dubois
We are heartbroken to announce the death of our husband, father, brother, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Charles (Charlie) O. Emmons, 90, of Dubois passed away in the loving arms of his family…
Shirley Rose (Schnell) Olinger, 85, Ferdinand
Shirley Rose (Schnell) Olinger, 85, of Ferdinand, was called home at 4:50 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022. She was born October 29, 1937, in Schnellville to Victor J. And Henrietta…
Ellen Diane Mathies, 72, Jasper
Ellen Diane Mathies, 72, of Jasper, passed away at 4:53 p.m. on Saturday, November 12, 2022, surrounded by family in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper, Indiana. Diane…
Norma Lee Messmer, 92, Huntingburg
Norma Lee Messmer, 92, of Huntingburg, passed away on Saturday, November 12, 2022, at the Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville. She was born May 10, 1930, in Petersburg,…
Sharon K. Lechner, 65, Jasper
Sharon K. Lechner, 65, of Jasper, passed away at 8:46 a.m. on Friday, November 11, 2022, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. Sharon was born in Huntingburg, Indiana on…
Randy Lynn Robling, 65, Otwell
Randy Lynn Robling, 65, of Otwell, passed away on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, at his home. He was born October 10, 1957, in Washington, Ind., to Randall Robling and Eunice…
John “Johnny” R. Luebbehusen, 80, Celestine
John “Johnny” R. Luebbehusen, 80, of Celestine, reunited with his wife at 1:26 p.m. on Thursday, November 10, 2022. John was born in Ferdinand on December 14, 1941, to Paulus…
Janice M. Rasche, 83, Boonville
Janice M. Rasche, 83, died peacefully in her sleep on November 10, 2022, in Cypress Grove Rehabilitation Center. She was born March 9, 1939, to Richard C. and Margaret J…
Marvin Louis Walters, 81, Huntingburg
Marvin Louis Walters, 81, of Huntingburg, passed away Friday, November 4, 2022, at Deaconess Henderson Hospital in Henderson, Kentucky. Marvin was born June 7, 1941, in Henderson, Kentucky, to Lester…
James E. Howerton, 83, Huntingburg
James E. Howerton, 83, of Huntingburg, passed away at 12:50 a.m., Saturday, November 5, 2022, at The Waters of Huntingburg. He was born June 12, 1939, in Crawford County, Indiana,…
Irene Seitz, 85, Jasper
Irene Seitz, 85, of Jasper, passed away on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, in St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper after a long struggle with Parkinson’s Disease. Irene was born in…
Louise S. Freyberger, 73, Loogootee
Louise S. Freyberger, 73, of Loogootee, Ind., passed away at 8:33 a.m. on Monday, November 7, 2022, in Brookside Village in Jasper, Indiana. Louise was born in Jasper on September…
Clara Mae Klem, 92, St. Anthony
Clara Mae Klem, 92, of St. Anthony, Ind., passed away at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, November 4, 2022, surrounded by family in Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand, Indiana. …
Adam Maurice Arvin, 42, Loogootee
Adam Maurice Arvin, 42, of Loogootee, passed away peacefully at 1:35 P.M on Saturday, November 5, 2022, at his residence, surrounded by his family. He was born on February 12,…
Barbara A. Mattingly, 68, Huntingburg
Barbara A. Mattingly, 68, of Huntingburg, passed away Friday, November 4, 2022, at I.U. Health University Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born January 10, 1954, in Huntingburg, Indiana, to Lowell…
Michael J. Callea, 91, Rockford, Ill.
Michael J. Callea, 91, supported by the prayers of his family, peacefully passed away Sunday, October 30, 2022, at his home in Rockford, Illinois. He was born in Rockford on…
Robert “Bob” Schum, 93, Mariah Hill
Robert “Bob” Schum, 93, of Mariah Hill, passed away on Sunday, November 6, 2022, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. Robert was born September 20, 1929, in Mariah…
Gladys V. Crouse, 81, Haysville
Gladys V. Crouse, 81, of Haysville, passed away at 4:55 a.m. on Saturday, November 5, 2022, at Northwood Good Samaritan Retirement Community in Jasper. Gladys was born on January 12,…
Troy G. Hamilton, 52, of Stendal
Troy G. Hamilton, 52, of Stendal, passed away on Thursday, November 3, 2022, at his home. He was born January 14, 1970, in Owensboro, Kentucky, to Frankie Hamilton and Theresa…
Janice “Janie” Rae Gogel, 80, Jasper
Janice “Janie” Rae Gogel, 80, of Jasper, passed away at Scenic Hills Care Center in Ferdinand on Thursday, November 3, 2022. Janice was born June 20, 1942, in Ferdinand to…
Jennifer Poehlein, 64, Jasper
Jennifer Poehlein, 64, passed away on October 31, 2022, in Jasper. She was born in Dayton, Ohio, on July 3, 1958, to Thomas and Mabel (Oldham) Holmes. A homemaker, Jennifer…
Edward Paul Roos, III., 67, Holland
Edward Paul Roos, III., passed away on October 31, 2022, at his home in Holland. Edward was born April 23, 1955, in Huntingburg to Edward II and Elizabeth (Bartley) Roos…
Ray Thomas “Tom” Hall, 74, Holland
Ray Thomas “Tom” Hall, 74, of Holland, Ind., passed away at 11:04 a.m. on October 30, 2022, at his home. Tom was born in Tell City to Don and Juanita…
Reece Alan Mann, 53, Montpelier, Ind.
Reece Alan Mann, 53, of Chester Township, Wells County, Montpelier, Indiana, reached his heavenly home on October 28, 2022, at 6:20 a.m. after a two-year battle with a rare bile…
Brad Haefling, 52, Evanston
Brad Haefling, 52, of Evanston, Ind., died on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh. Brad was born in Huntingburg to Edwin and Marilyn (Schaefer) Haefling. He…
Barbara Ann (Eluere) Ruppel, 88, Vincennes
Barbara Ann (Eluere) Ruppel passed away on October 28, 2022, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Ind. She was born on September 19, 1934, to Edward Anthony and Frances Ellen…
Sarah Elizabeth Partenheimer Klein, 102, Daytona Beach, Fla.
Sarah Elizabeth Partenheimer Klein, 102, passed away on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, in Daytona Beach, Florida. She was born in Huntingburg, Indiana, in 1920 and grew up on Main Street…
Wilfred A. Begle, 76, Huntingburg
Wilfred A. Begle, 76, of Huntingburg, passed away Saturday, October 29, 2022, at his residence. He was born August 15, 1946, in Huntingburg, Indiana, to Edward and Caroline (Mehringer) Begle…
Gordon R. Rainey, 76, Winslow
Gordon R. Rainey, 76, of Winslow, passed away peacefully at home with his family at his bedside on October 28, 2022. He was born in Arthur, Indiana, to Homer and…
Brandon Kunkler, 45, Bloomington
Brandon Kunkler, 45, of Bloomington, passed away on October 18, 2022, at his home. Brandon was born on September 11, 1977, in Huntingburg, Indiana to Michael G. and Lana J…
Shirley J. Voegerl, 82, Huntingburg
Shirley J. Voegerl, 82, of Huntingburg, passed away at 4:37 a.m. on Friday, October 28, 2022, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. She was born August 17,…
Connie L. Meyer, 61, Jasper
Connie L. Meyer, 61, of Jasper, passed away at 9:46 a.m. on Thursday, October 27, 2022, in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper, Indiana. Connie was born on…
Kenneth D. Colber, 80, Rockland, Idaho
Kenneth Duane Colber, 80, passed away in peace on October 18, 2022, in Rockland, Idaho, surrounded by his family at home. Kenny was born on June 1, 1942, in Huntingburg,…
Robert F. Perry, 75, Huntingburg
Robert F. Perry, 75, of Huntingburg, passed away at 1:33 p.m., on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at Heart to Heart Hospice of Evansville. He was born July 20, 1947, in…
John Howard Katterhenry, 69, Huntingburg
John Howard Katterhenry, 69, of Huntingburg, passed away on October 24, 2022. Howard was born in Huntingburg to John H. and Helen Katterhenry on March 29, 1953. Howard graduated as…
George Pacacha, 56, Ferdinand
George Pacacha, 56, of Ferdinand, passed away at 1:54 a.m. on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, in Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper, Indiana. George was born in Richmond, Virginia,…
Jane Miller Reinhart, 84, Atlanta, Ga.
Jane Miller Reinhart, 84, of Atlanta, entered into heavenly rest on October 24, 2022. She is survived by her devoted husband of 65 years, Bob, daughter Kelly (Brad), son Bobby…
Jack E. Patton, 96, Jasper
Jack E. Patton, 96, of Jasper, passed away at 3:35 p.m. on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, in Brookside Village in Jasper. Jack was born in Washington County, Ind., on November…
Ruth C. Buechler, 88, Jasper
Ruth C. Buechler, 88, of Jasper, passed away at 11:57 p.m. on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, surrounded by family in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Ruth was…
Mirna Dubon, 50, Huntingburg
Mirna Dubon, 50, of Huntingburg, passed away at 1:43 p.m. on Monday, October 24, 2022, at her residence. She was born February 18, 1972, in Chalatenango, El Salvador, to Saul…
Sister Jolinda Snyder, OSF, 94, Springfield, Ill.
Sister Jolinda Snyder, OSF, 94, of the Hospital Sisters of St. Francis, died on Saturday, October 22, 2022, at 1:43 a.m. at St. Francis Convent, Springfield, Ill. Sister Jolinda, the…
John F. “Butch” Schneider Jr., 51, Richmond
John F. “Butch” Schneider Jr., 51, of Richmond, Ind. (formerly of Jasper), passed away at 10:05 p.m. on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at home. Butch was born in Jasper, Indiana,…
