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Norma Jean Traylor, 99, Petersburg
Norma Jean Traylor, 99, of Petersburg, passed peacefully surrounded by family on November 23, 2022, in Evansville. She was born September 4, 1923, to Leroy and Alma (Wininger) Harner in…
Janet Marie Morris, 72, Birdseye
Janet Marie Morris, 72, of Birdseye, passed away at her home on November 24, 2022. Janet was born May 26, 1950, in Evansville to Clarence and Mildred (Heierman) Lasher. She…
Jeannette Marie Rowden, 82, Ferdinand
Jeannette Marie Rowden was born on Easter Sunday in 1940 and passed away on Thanksgiving in 2022. She was one of five children born to Frank and Lena Marie (Courtney)…
Linda S. Musselwhite, 75, Jasper
Linda S. Musselwhite, 75, of Jasper, rejoined her heavenly family and gained her wings on Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2022. Linda was born in Crothersville, Ind., on August 30, 1947,…
Milton D. Pledger, 73, Santa Claus
Milton D. Pledger, 73, passed away on November 22, 2022. He was born December 29, 1948, in Dallas, Texas, the son of the late Douglas and Hazle (Yocham) Pledger. Milton…
Lovella Mary Sendelweck Ruckriegel, 87, Jasper
Lovella Mary Sendelweck Ruckriegel, 87, passed away on November 22, 2022, at 7:18 a.m. Her husband of 64 years, Robert Lee Clinton (Bob) Ruckriegel, preceded her in death. She is…
Larry R. Hopf, 79, Jasper
Larry R. Hopf, 79, of Jasper, Indiana, passed away at 3:37 a.m. on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper, Indiana. Larry was born…
Joe Resler, Jasper
Joe was born in Washington, Ind., to Olive and Albert Resler. His mom was saddened that he was two days shy of a Halloween baby. Joe always said this is why…
Grace Nelson, 92, French Lick
Grace Nelson, 92, of French Lick, entered into eternal rest on November 17, 2022, at Autumn Trace Attica Assisted Living in Attica, Indiana. She was born in Orange County, Indiana,…
Daniece M. Oldfield, 82, Jasper
Daniece M. Oldfield, 82, of Jasper, passed away at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 20, 2022, at home. Daniece was born in Minot, N.D., on February 28, 1940, to Daniel…
Mary Sue Tuley, 74, Dale
Mary Sue Tuley, 74, of Dale, passed away at 6:00 a.m., Thursday, November 17, 2022, at her home. She was born September 20, 1948, in Derby, Indiana, to Robert D…
Herman Edward Wehr, 91, Evansville (formerly Ireland, Indiana)
Herman Edward Wehr, 91, of Evansville (formerly Ireland, Indiana), passed away on Friday, November 18, 2022, at home. Herman was born in Ireland, Indiana, on March 20, 1931, to Edward…
Naomi “Ruth” Buechler, 81, Jasper
Naomi “Ruth” Buechler, 81, of Jasper, passed away at 5:45 pm on Friday, November 18, 2022, at St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville with her family by her side. Ruth was…
Leo A. Klueh, Jr., 76, Huntingburg
Leo A. Klueh Jr., 76, of Huntingburg, passed away at 12:30 a.m., Wednesday, November 16, 2022, at Brookside Village in Jasper. He was born June 8, 1946, in Huntingburg, to…
James E. Winkler, 80, Ferdinand
James E. Winkler, 80, of Ferdinand, passed away at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand on Wednesday, November 16, 2022. James was born December 7, 1941 in Jasper to…
Evelyn A. Schwoeppe, 87, Ferdinand
Evelyn A. Schwoeppe, 87, of Ferdinand, passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. Evelyn was born July 10, 1935, in Ferdinand to…
Joseph H. Fehribach, 84, Jasper
Joseph H. Fehribach, 84, of Jasper, passed away at 11:36 p.m. on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, at home surrounded by family. Joe was born in Jasper on August 21, 1938,…
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…
