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Joyce Gilpatrick, 82, Dale
Joyce Gilpatrick, 82, of Dale, died on February 28, 2023, at her home in Dale, surrounded by her family. Joyce was born in Evansville on March 14, 1940, to William…
Anna Louise Marshall, 90, Selvin
Anna Louise Marshall, 90, of Selvin, passed away on Monday, February 27, 2023, at her home near Dale. She was born May 17, 1932, in Evansville, Ind., to William B…
Leonard J. “Lenny” Eckert, 71, Jasper
Leonard J. “Lenny” Eckert, 71, of Jasper, passed away at 6:29 p.m. on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, surrounded by family in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Lenny…
Betty J. Englert, 91, Jasper
Betty J. Englert, 91, of Jasper, passed away at 10:28 a.m. on Monday, February 27, 2023, in Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand, Indiana. Betty was born in Jasper…
Scott (Lum) R. Schneider, 62, Loveland, Ohio
Scott Raymond Schneider (AKA Lum) of Loveland, Ohio, passed away on February 21, 2023, at the age of 62. Born in Jasper on November 7, 1960, to the late Kenneth…
Sister Mary Carmen Spayd, 97, Ferdinand
Sister Mary Carmen Spayd of Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand, Indiana, died at 9:45 p.m. on Sunday, February 26, 2023, at the monastery. Sister Mary Carmen was born Cyrilla Luella…
Matthew G. Dillon, 58, Evanville
Matthew G. Dillon passed away Friday, February 3, 2023, at the Linda White Hospice Center in Evansville. Matt was born in Vincennes on June 30, 1964. He was a Winslow Eskimo,…
Nancy Ann Elkins, 86, Ellettsville
Nancy Ann Elkins, 86, passed away with her family by her side at Bell Trace Health and Living on Thursday, February 23, 2023. She was born in Ashmore, Ill., on…
Donald E. Fuhrman, 79, Dubois
Donald E. Fuhrman, 79, of Dubois, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, February 23, 2023. Don was born in Dubois County on June 13, 1943, to Norman and Luetta…
James H. “Jim” Uebelhor, 85, Schnellville
James H. “Jim” Uebelhor, 85, of Schnellville, passed away at 11:20 p.m. on Tuesday, February 21, 2023, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. Jim was born on March 15,…
Lyndall R. Hoffman, 79, Ferdinand
Lyndall R. Hoffman, 79, of Ferdinand, passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2023, at The Waters Of Huntingburg. Lyndall was born March 6, 1943, in Perry County to Andy and Agnes…
Larry David “Froggy” Jeffries, Sr., 74, Huntingburg
Larry David “Froggy” Jeffries, Sr., 74, of Huntingburg, passed away Monday, February 20, 2023, at The Waters of Rockport. He was born December 3, 1948, in Palmyra, to Emmett and…
Michael T. Seger, 27, Holland
Michael T. Seger, 27, of Holland, Ind., passed away at 6:16 p.m. on Saturday, February 18, 2023, in Chrisney. Michael was born in Jasper on August 25, 1995, to Terra…
Woodrow W. “Woody” Hanshaw Jr., 83, Otwell
Woodrow W. “Woody” Hanshaw Jr., 83, of Otwell, passed away at 12:37 p.m. on Monday, February 20, 2023, at home. Woody was born in Charleston, W.V., on September 10, 1939,…
Frederick J. Clark, 76, Jasper
Frederick J. Clark, 76, of Jasper, passed away at 10:24 a.m. on Friday, February 17, 2023, at home. Fred was a social studies teacher at Jasper Middle School for 27…
Karen Sue Pfaff, 80, Holland
Karen Sue Pfaff, 80, of Holland, Ind., passed away at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, February 17, 2023, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh. She was born February 24, 1942, in…
Donna R. Cassidy, 60, Holland
Donna R. Cassidy, 60, of Holland, passed away at 6:16 p.m. on Saturday, February 18, 2023, in Chrisney, Indiana. Donna was born in Huntingburg on September 5, 1962, to Richard…
Bernard W. Goeppner, 65, Holland
Bernard W. Goeppner, 65, of Holland, Ind., passed away at 6:16 p.m. on Saturday, February 18, 2023, in Chrisney, Indiana. Bernie was born in Ireland, Ind., on April 15, 1957,…
David “Dave” A. Dorsey, 72
David “Dave” A Dorsey was born to the late Gene Dorsey and Vonda Brenton on May 18,1950. He peacefully passed away at his home on February 19, 2023, at 72…
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,…
