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David D. Spencer, 62, Huntingburg
David D. Spencer, 62, of Huntingburg, passed away on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, in a truck accident near State Road 161 and County Road 1025 in Holland. He was born…
Dane Patrick Patterson, 54, Heath, Ohio
Dane Patrick Patterson, 54, of Heath, Ohio, passed away Friday, October 24, 2025. He was born in Jasper on March 3, 1971, to Imogene (Merkley) and the late Robert Patterson…
Joseph Paul Fischer, 94, Schnellville
Joseph Paul Fischer, 94, of Schnellville, passed away at 2:26 p.m. on Wednesday, October 29th, 2025, surrounded by his loved ones at Memorial Hospital in Jasper, Indiana. He had been…
Patricia J. Weisheit, 87, Jasper
Patricia J. Weisheit, 87, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at 3:50 a.m. on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at Legacy Living in Jasper, Indiana. She was born on August 2,…
Frances Jane “Janie” Merkel, 71, Celestine
Frances Jane “Janie” Merkel, 71, of Celestine, passed away at 4:40 p.m. on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at home surrounded by family. Janie was born in French Lick on December…
David Scott Featherston, 61, Winslow
David Scott Featherston, 61, of Winslow, peacefully passed away at his home on October 27, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. David was born on June 9, 1964, in Beech…
Stephen D. Mikels, 78, Petersburg
Stephen D. Mikels, 78, passed away on October 27, 2025, in Newburgh. He was born January 12, 1947, to Ralph and Nellie (Torgdon) Mikels in Bedford. Steve graduated from Bedford…
Paul E. Burkhart Jr., 84, Jasper
Paul E. Burkhart Jr., 84, of Jasper, passed away at 10:18 p.m. on Monday, October 26, 2025, at home surrounded by family. Paul was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, on…
Gary Duane Cooper, 68, Birdseye
Gary Duane Cooper, 68, of Birdseye, passed away October 25, 2025, at Deaconess Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. He was born on April 15, 1957, in Huntingburg…
Karen Sue Rue, 75, Dale
Karen Sue Rue, 75, of Dale, passed away at 11:56 a.m. on Saturday, October 25, 2025, at Deaconess Memorial Medical Center in Jasper. She was born on June 20, 1950, to Herman…
Jasmyn E. Lorey, 16, Jasper
Jasmyn E. Lorey, 16, of Jasper, passed away at 9:01 a.m. on Friday, October 24, 2025, at Deaconess Memorial Medical Center in Jasper. Jasmyn was born in Clarksville, Indiana, on…
Courtney Lynn (Hagedorn) Drew, 37, Huntingburg
Courtney Lynn (Hagedorn) Drew, 37, of Huntingburg, passed away peacefully at 3:20 a.m. on Friday, October 24, 2025, at Norton Audubon Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, after a long and hard-fought battle with…
Gregory Allen Kupper, 65, Jasper
Gregory Allen Kupper, 65, of Jasper, passed away on October 11, 2025, at his residence. He was born on September 16, 1960, in Huntingburg to Joe and Mary (Miller) Kupper. …
LaVerne M. McCord, 91, Jasper
LaVerne M. McCord, 91, of Jasper, passed away peacefully at 3:55 p.m. on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at home with her daughter at her side. LaVerne was born in Jasper,…
Michael Lee Spurlock, 63, Santa Claus
Michael Lee Spurlock, 63, of Santa Claus, went home to be with Jesus at 10:19 a.m. on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, in Evansville, Indiana, surrounded by his wife and daughters…
Robert “Rocky” Owen, 81, Huntingburg
Robert “Rocky” Owen, 81, of Huntingburg, passed away on October 15, 2025. He was born on October 14, 1944, in Washington, to parents William P. and Frieda M. (Cannon) Owen…
Mildred Marie Frick Reckelhoff, 97, Jasper
Mildred Marie Frick Reckelhoff, 97, died in Sellersburg, Indiana, on October 20, 2025. She was born on the family farm in Huntingburg, Indiana, on May 2, 1928, to Earl and…
Marvin James Hopf, 93, Battles Wharf, Ala.
Marvin James Hopf, 93, a native of Jasper and a longtime resident of Battles Wharf, Ala., passed away on Oct. 14, 2025. He was born on Feb. 6, 1932, to…
Shannon Rae Eckert, 61, Jasper
Shannon Rae Eckert, 61, of Jasper, Ind., passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at 1:33 a.m. on October 17, 2025, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital. She was born in Jasper…
Melvin Eugene Held, 79, Santa Claus
Melvin Eugene Held, 79, of Santa Claus, passed away on October 20, 2025, surrounded by his family at Select Specialty Hospital in Evansville. He was born on October 1, 1946, in Huntingburg to Armin and Louise (Collignon)…
Sarah “Lillian” Ruckriegle, 95, Otwell
Sarah “Lillian” Ruckriegle, 95, of Otwell, passed away surrounded by family at 1:17 p.m. on Monday, October 20, 2025, at Legacy Living in Jasper, Indiana. Lillian was born in Velpen,…
Memorial Mass planned for Kathleen Ann (Keusch) Bieker
A Memorial Mass for Kathleen Ann Bieker (née Keusch) will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at St. Anthony Catholic Church in St. Anthony, Indiana. A…
Mary Beth Flick, 78, Jasper
Mary Beth Flick, 78 of Jasper, Indiana, passed away at 1:50 a.m. on Monday, October 20, 2025, at Legacy Living in Jasper, Indiana. Mary Beth was born in Huntingburg on…
Jerry LeRoy Bell, 75, Dale
Jerry LeRoy Bell, 75, of Dale, passed away on October 18, 2025, at Deaconess Memorial Medical Center in Jasper. He was born on August 13, 1950, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Estie and Ednabelle (Noble) Bell…
Terry L. Henson, 70, Winslow
Terry L. Henson, 70, of Winslow, peacefully passed at Heart-to-Heart Hospice House in Evansville, Indiana, on October 18, 2025. Terry was born on October 25, 1954, in Daviess County, Indiana,…
Jeffrey Bradfield, 62, Petersburg
Jeffrey Bradfield, 62, of Petersburg, peacefully passed away at Woodbridge Health Center on October 16, 2025, in Evansville. He was born May 18, 1963, in Washington, Ind. Jeffrey loved playing…
Patricia Ann Weber Oberhausen, 83, Tell City
Patricia Ann Weber Oberhausen, 83, of Tell City, passed away on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at Oakwood Health Campus in Tell City. She was born in Tell City, IN, on…
Estella M. Kreilein, 89, Jasper
Estella M. Kreilein, 89, of Jasper, passed away at 2:55 a.m. on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at home surrounded by family. Estella was born in St. Meinrad on July 16,…
Pauline Schaefer, 86, St. Meinrad
Pauline M. Schaefer, 86, of St. Meinrad, Indiana, passed away on October 19, 2025, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand. Pauline was born on June 26, 1939, to…
Marilyn M. Seger, 82, Ferdinand
Marilyn M. Seger, 82, Ferdinand, passed away at her home on October 17, 2025. Marilyn was born March 27, 1943, in Huntingburg to Alfred “Pete” and Lucille (Dorsam) Schwartz. She…
Patricia A. Mathies, 88, Jasper
Patricia A. Mathies, 88, of Jasper, went to her eternal resting place at 8:50 p.m. on Friday, October 17, 2025, at Brookside Village in Jasper, surrounded by family. Patricia was…
Michael “Mike” Stephen Wade, 76, Granger, Ind.
Michael “Mike” Stephen Wade, 76, of Granger, Ind., passed away peacefully on October 11, 2025, at 2:25 p.m., surrounded by loved ones at the St. Joseph Mishawaka Medical Center. Mike…
Allan H. Witte, 79, Velpen
Allan H. Witte, 79, of Velpen, passed away at 10:43 a.m. on Thursday, October 16, 2025, at Deaconess Memorial Medical Center in Jasper. He was born on October 26, 1945,…
Gerard “Doug” Scherle, 73, Jasper
Gerard “Doug” Scherle, 73, of Jasper, passed away surrounded by family at 2:00 a.m. EST on Thursday, October 16, 2025, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana. Doug was born…
Dorothy Johnson, 77, Nicholson Valley
Dorothy Johnson, 77 of Nicholson Valley, passed away at 6:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 16, 2025, at the Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville. Dorothy was born in Upland,…
Karen Graan (Phillips), 78, Chicago
Karen Graan (Phillips), age 78, of Chicago and Jasper, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. Karen was born on Oct. 26, 1946, in Chicago, Ill., to John Clement and…
Judith “Judy” Ann Craig, 83, Huntingburg
Judith “Judy” Ann Craig, 83, of Huntingburg, passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by family, on October 14, 2025. She was born May 13, 1942, in Evansville, Indiana, to…
Carolee (Carol) Davis, 57
Carolee (Carol) Davis, 57, passed away surrounded by family at Deaconess Midtown Hospital on October 14, 2025. She was born on February 19, 1968, to Patsy Sue Estell and Chester…
Sister Karlene Sensmeier, 81, Monastery Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand
Sister Karlene Sensmeier of Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand, Indiana, died at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 12, 2025, at Memorial Hospital in Jasper. Sister Karlene was born Caren Agnes…
Barbara E. Renshaw, 96, Palmyra
Barbara E. Renshaw, 96, of Palmyra, passed away on October 10, 2025, at Londonderry Village. She was born July 21, 1929, in Hershey, the daughter of the late Alvin R. and…
Winonah Elaine Abell, 80, Huntingburg
Winonah Elaine Abell, 80, of Huntingburg, passed away at 6:15 p.m. on Friday, October 10, 2025, at The Beehive Assisted Living in Huntingburg. Winonah was born on December 24, 1944,…
Leanna Faye (Thompson) Blemker, 75, formerly of Huntingburg
Leanna Faye (Thompson) Blemker, 75, formerly of Huntingburg, passed away at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids, MN, early on Thursday, October 9, 2025, with her son and her sisters at…
Orville F. Mathies, 87, Dubois
Orville F. Mathies, 87, of Dubois, passed away at 8:42 p.m. on Saturday, October 11, 2025, at Brookside Village in Jasper, Indiana, surrounded by family. Orville was born in Dubois,…
Gary Paul Schepers, 69, Celestine
Gary Paul Schepers, 69, of Celestine, passed away at 12:10 a.m. on Sunday, October 12, 2025, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. Gary was born in Jasper, Indiana, on…
Mark A. Durcholz, 42, Huntingburg
Mark A. Durcholz, 42, of Huntingburg, passed away on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at home. Mark was born on December 31, 1982, to Randy and Susan (Hochgesang) Durcholz. He married…
Betty Romine, 79, Dubois
Betty Romine, 79, of Dubois, passed away on October 7, 2025. She was born March 1, 1946, to Oris and Thelma (Reed) Cox in Algiers, Ind. Betty graduated from Otwell…
Judith K. Beckman, 80, Dubois
Judith K. Beckman, 80 of Dubois, passed away at 5:05 p.m. on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper, Indiana, surrounded by family. Judith was born…
Ivolene Adams, 91, St. Anthony
Ivolene Adams, 91, passed away peacefully while surrounded by family on Sunday, October 5, 2025, at St. Anthony, Indiana, where she lived with her daughter. She was born on March 31, 1934, in…
Ralph L. Bartley, 89, Jasper
Ralph L. Bartley, 89, of Jasper, passed away at 7:35 p.m. on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. He was born in Ireland, Ind., on…
Diane Marie Popp, 61, Birdseye
Diane Marie Popp, 61, of Birdseye, passed away at 1:14 a.m. on Monday, September 29, 2025, at her home in Birdseye. Diane was born on April 22, 1964, to John…
