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Fernanda Cruz Valencia, 23, Holland
Fernanda Cruz Valencia, 23, of Holland, passed away at 6:16 p.m. on Saturday, February 18, 2023, in Chrisney, Ind. Fernanda was born on June 1, 1999, in Ilo, Peru, to…
Jim Durcholz, 76, Ferdinand
Jim Durcholz, 76, of Ferdinand, passed away on Friday, February 17, 2023, at the University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville. Jim was born April 29, 1946, in Jasper to Marinus…
Gary Ray Dearing, 76, Hanover
Mr. Gary Ray Dearing, 76, of Hanover, Indiana, entered this life on January 28, 1947 in Huntingburg. He was the son of the late Henry E. and Virginia M. Pfaff…
Robert Taylor, 91, Cannelburg
Robert Taylor, 91, of Cannelburg, Indiana, passed away at 5:35 a.m. Thursday, February 16, 2023, at Brookside Village in Jasper, Indiana. He was born September 14, 1931, in Daviess County,…
Pamela R. Ruckriegel, 59, Decker
Pamela R. Ruckriegel, 59, of Decker, Ind., passed away surrounded by family at 5:50 p.m. on Thursday, February 16, 2023, in Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Indiana. Pam was born…
Dr. Lawrence Rubel, 86, Huntingburg
Dr. Lawrence Rubel died peacefully in his sleep on February 5, 2023, after a long illness. He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Penny Rubel; his son, Richard…
Jerome R. Oeding, 88, Jasper
Jerome R. Oeding, 88, of Jasper, passed away at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, at home. Jerome was born in Ferdinand, Ind., on January 8, 1935, to Alois…
Angela Ebert, 88, Ferdinand
Angela Ebert, 88, of Ferdinand, passed away on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand. She was born November 4, 1934, in Perry County to…
Duane Wagler, 73, Lamar
Duane Wagler, 73, of Lamar, died on February 13, 2023, at Scenic Hills in Ferdinand. Duane was born on October 16, 1949, in Loogootee, Indiana to Joseph H. and Ada…
Sister Mary Emma Jochum, 82, Ferdinand
Sister Mary Emma Jochum of Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand died at 9:15 p.m. on Monday, February 13, 2023, at Memorial Hospital in Jasper. She was born Henrietta Jochum on…
Deborah S. Schwartz, 68, Loogootee
Deborah S. Schwartz, 68, of Loogootee, passed away at 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at Brookside Village in Jasper, Indiana. She was born May 16, 1954, in Washington, Indiana,…
Tracey J. Knies, 53, Jasper
Tracey J. Knies, 53, of Jasper, passed away surrounded by family at 7:06 p.m. on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Tracey was…
Billy Joe Kemp, 90, Huntingburg
Billy Joe Kemp, 90, of Huntingburg, passed away at 10:14 a.m., on Monday, February 13, 2023, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. He was born July 3,…
Barbara Ann Henke Hanselman, 86, Owensboro, Ky.
Barbara Ann Henke Hanselman, 86, of Owensboro, Ky., passed away Friday, Feb. 10, 2023, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born on Feb. 18, 1936, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to…
Viola T. Sermersheim, 88, Jasper,
Viola T. Sermersheim, 88, of Jasper, passed away at 2:45 p.m. on Monday, February 13, 2023, in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Viola was born in Jasper…
Joyce White, 68, Ferdinand
Joyce White, 68, of Ferdinand, went to the Lord on Saturday, February 11, 2023. Joyce was born January 25, 1955, in Washington, Ind., to the late Joseph and Frances (Peavler)…
Jerome Peter “Pete” Kunkler, 92, Tell City
Jerome Peter “Pete” Kunkler was born near Adyeville in Perry County on Jan. 27, 1930, the son of Joseph and Otillia (Otto) Kunkler. He was baptized as a member of…
Donna S. Kelso, 83, Alfordsville
Donna S. Kelso, 83, of Alfordsville, passed away with her family by her side on Friday, February 10, 2023, at Sycamore Care Strategies in Loogootee, Indiana. She was born on…
Victoria Jean (Hay) Bertke, 77, formerly of Huntingburg
Victoria Jean (Hay) Bertke, 77, formerly of Huntingburg, passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2023, in Fredericksburg, Virginia. She was born on April 6, 1945, in Evansville to Allen and Juanita…
Albert O. Merkley, 96, Schnellville
Albert O. Merkley, 96, of Schnellville, passed away at 11:31 a.m. on Thursday, February 9, 2023, in Primrose Retirement Community in Newburgh. Albert was born in Schnellville on May 17,…
Bernice Maria Meyer, 91, Holland
Bernice Maria Meyer, 91, of Holland, passed away at 2:47 p.m., on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. She was born August 24, 1931, in…
James W. “Jim” Shipman, 77, Dubois
James W. “Jim” Shipman, 77, of Dubois, passed away on February 5, 2023. He was born in West Baden on May 21, 1945, to James “Bud” Shipman and Emma Jane…
Randy Allen Schaefer, 61, Saint Meinrad
Randy Allen Schaefer, 61, of Saint Meinrad, passed away Monday, February 6, 2023, at his home. Randy was born on March 19, 1961, in Huntingburg to Alvin and Mary Ann…
Phillis Ann Frye, 63, Birdseye
Phillis Ann Frye, 63, of Birdseye, passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2023, at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. She was born June 25, 1959, in Somerset, Ky., to Thurman and…
Gary Davis, 71, Ferdinand
Gary Davis, 71, of Ferdinand, passed away on February 2, 2023, at Memorial Hospital in Jasper with his family by his side. Mr. Davis was born May 5, 1951, to…
Donald L. “Donnie” Eckert, 68, Jasper
Donald L. “Donnie” Eckert, 68, of Jasper, passed away at 5:08 a.m. on Monday, February 6, 2023, in St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. Donnie was born in Jasper on…
Harold H. Hilgeman, 95, Jasper
Harold H. Hilgeman, 95, of Jasper, passed away at 8:38 p.m. on Saturday, February 4, 2023, at home. Harold was born in Sidell, Ill., on December 24, 1927, to Hilbert…
Dennis E. “Boom” Kreilein, 91, Jasper
Dennis E. “Boom” Kreilein, 91, of Jasper, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, February 3, 2023. Denny was born in Jasper on January…
Ardella “Delli” R. Keusch, 81, of Ireland,
Ardella “Delli” R. Keusch, 81, of Ireland, passed away at 4:34 p.m. on Thursday, February 2, 2023, at home surrounded by family. Delli was born in Louisville, Kentucky, on June…
Cynthia F. “Cindy” Schnell, 64, Celestine
Cynthia F. “Cindy” Schnell, 64, of Celestine, passed away surrounded by family at 10:19 a.m. on Thursday, February 2, 2023, in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Cindy…
Silvera “Vera” L. Renner, 95, Jasper
Silvera “Vera” L. Renner, 95, of Jasper, passed away at 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, February 2, 2023, at Legacy Living in Jasper. Vera was born in Jasper on September 24,…
Clarence F. Nordhoff, 88, Celestine
Clarence F. Nordhoff, 88, of Celestine, passed away at 12:05 a.m. on Thursday, February 2, 2023, at home surrounded by family. Clarence was born in Celestine on February 18, 1934,…
Wilfred D. Meyer, 96, Otwell
Wilfred D. Meyer, 96, of Otwell, passed away at 10:30 p.m. on Monday, January 30, 2023, at Amber Manor Care Center in Petersburg, Indiana. Wif was born in Boone Township,…
Alberta T. Luebbehusen, 89, Ferdinand
Alberta T. Luebbehusen, 89, of Ferdinand, passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2023, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand. Alberta was born September 27, 1933, in Celestine to…
Father Alan R. McIntosh, 89, Newburgh
Father Alan R. McIntosh, 89, of Newburgh, passed into the loving arms of His Heavenly Father Thursday, January 26, 2023, at Hamilton Pointe in Newburgh. He was born in Evansville…
Herbert J. “Herb” Sitzman, 74, Huntingburg
Herbert J. “Herb” Sitzman, 74, of Huntingburg, passed away on January 28, 2023, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center, Jasper. He was born October 7, 1948, in Huntingburg, to James…
Joseph S. Brauner, 66, Jasper
Joseph S. Brauner, 66, of Jasper, formerly of Louisville, Ky., passed away at 9:20 a.m. on Monday, January 16, 2023, at Cathedral Healthcare Center in Jasper. Joseph was born in…
Sally R. Mounts, 82, Jasper
Sally R. Mounts, 82, of Jasper, formerly of Huntingburg, passed away at 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, January 29, 2023, in the Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper. Sally was born in…
Virlee J. Gunselman, 90, Ferdinand
Virlee J. Gunselman, 90, of Ferdinand, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2023, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand. Virlee was born in Jasper to Harold and Margaret (Hackman)…
Mary Rita Wadsworth, 96, Franklin, Tenn.
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…














































