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Paul Douglas “Doug” Cave, 68, Jasper

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Paul Douglas “Doug” Cave, 68, of Jasper, passed away at 8:24 a.m. on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Campus in Jasper.   Doug was born in…

Edwin J. Sternberg, 85, Huntingburg

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Edwin J. Sternberg, 85, of Huntingburg, passed away at 2:50 a.m. on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at the Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville. He was born November 10,…

Ronnie J. Merter, 76, Otwell

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Ronnie J. Merter, 76, of Otwell, entered into eternal rest at 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at home surrounded by family.   Ronnie was born in Newberry, Indiana, on…

Eugene “Gene” E. Erny, 84, Jasper

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Eugene “Gene” E. Erny, 84, of Jasper, passed away at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, June 27, 2022, in Ascension St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville.   Gene was born in Jasper on…

Lee Enlow, 72, Jasper

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Les Enlow, 72 of Jasper, passed away June 24, 2022, at his home. He was born July 11, 1949, in Mt. Vernon, Illinois to his parents, Walter “Bill” & Mary…

Robert A. “Bob” Dotterweich, 50, Petersburg

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Robert A. “Bob” Dotterweich, 50, of Petersburg, passed away on Thursday, June 23, 2022, at Heart to Heart Hospice in Evansville. He was born January 8, 1972, in Huntingburg to…

Lester L. (Jim) Freeman (retired) SMSgt, 93, Bloomington

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Lester L. (Jim) Freeman (retired) SMSgt, 93, of Bloomington, Indiana passed away on Thursday evening June 23, 2022 at Gentry Park Assisted Living in Bloomington, Indiana. Jim was born in…

Karen Faye Akers, 68, Huntingburg

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Karen Faye Akers, 68, of Huntingburg, passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at the Indiana University Medical Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. She was born July 15, 1953, in Huntingburg,…

NormaJean L. Blackgrave, 91, Jasper

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NormaJean L. Blackgrave, 91, of Jasper, passed away at 5:53 p.m. on Saturday, June 25, 2022, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper surrounded by family.   Norma was born in…

Mary Jean Kitten, 79, Ferdinand

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Mary Jean Kitten, 79, of Ferdinand, passed away Thursday, June 23, 2022, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand. Mary Jean was born July 31, 1942, in Saint Meinrad…

Sylvester “Vestie” Nord, 95, Ferdinand

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Sylvester “Vestie” Nord, 95, of Ferdinand, passed away peacefully at Scenic Hills at the Monastery surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, June 23, 2022. Vestie was born April 3,…

Ethel E. Fitzgerald, 79, Gary

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Ethel E. Fitzgerald, age 79, of Gary, Indiana, passed away on June 24, 2022. Ethel was a Jasper High School graduate and member of St Joseph Catholic Church. Ethel loved…

Roman J. Hentrup, 90, Jasper

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Roman J. Hentrup, 90, of Jasper, passed away at 6:05 pm on Friday, June 24, 2022, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand.   Roman was born in Celestine, Indiana…

Gary M. Hildenbrand, 75, Greenwood

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Gary M. Hildenbrand, 75, of Greenwood, formerly of Jasper, passed away at 11:17 a.m. on Friday, June 24, 2022, in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper, Indiana.  Gary…

Anna Mae Pund, 91, Ferdinand

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Anna Mae Pund, 91, of Ferdinand, passed away on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand. Anna Mae was born September 23, 1930, in Ferdinand…

Marvin C. Frick, 79, Jasper

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Marvin C. Frick, 79, of Jasper, passed away at 10:12 a.m., on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. He was born September 11,…

Ryan K. Bell, 44, Winslow

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Ryan K. Bell, 44, of Winslow, passed away at 4:48 a.m. on Thursday, June 23, 2022, in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper.  Ryan was born in Jasper…

Erich “Bud” Meyer, Jr., 79, Stendal

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Erich “Bud” Meyer, Jr., 79, of Stendal, passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper due to a farming accident.   Bud was beloved…

Nathan P.  Knies, 45, Evansville

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Nathan P.  Knies, 45, of Evansville, formerly of Jasper, Indiana, passed away at 2:00 a.m. on Monday, June 20, 2022, at his home in Evansville, Indiana.  Nathan was born in Jasper…

Donald J. Werne, 90, Plantation, Fla.

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Donald J. Werne, 90, passed away on Monday, June 20 at his home in Plantation, Fla., surrounded by his family. Don was born in Ferdinand, IN on May 13, 1932,…

Howard G. Abell, 84, Pendleton

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Howard G. Abell, 84, Pendleton, died June 19, 2022, at his home. He was born June 11, 1938, in Birdseye, and moved to the Pendleton area from Huntingburg. He retired…

Carlos Alfredo Dubon Monge, 27, Huntingburg

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Carlos Alfredo Dubon Monge, 27, of Huntingburg, passed away on June 1, 2022, while visiting family in El Salvador. He was born Decembe 4, 1994, in El Salvador to Atanacio…

Basilla Jean Rogers, 92, Bloomington

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Basilla Jean Rogers, 92, of Bloomington, Ind., passed away on June 16, 2022, at Bell Trace Senior Living Center.  Jean was born in Jasper, Indiana to Oscar and Mary (Beck)…

Lawrence J. Hanselman, 85, Jasper

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Lawrence J. Hanselman, age 85, of Jasper, Indiana, passed away at 3:58 p.m. on Saturday, June 18, 2022, in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper, Indiana, surrounded by…

Barbara J. Neukam, 81, Jasper

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Barbara J. Neukam, 81, of Jasper, passed away at 6:35 p.m. on Thursday, June 16, 2022, in Sycamore Care Strategies in Loogootee.   Barbara was born in Jasper, Indiana on October…

Lucille Hemmer, 92, Fort Myers (formerly Huntingburg)

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Lucille Hemmer, 92, formerly of Huntingburg, passed away June 8th at her home in Fort Myers, Florida with family by her side.  Lucille was born July 9, 1929, in Brazil,…

Donald L. Collins, 87, Jasper

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Donald L. Collins, 87, of Jasper, passed away on June 7, 2022, in Northwood Good Samaritan Retirement Community in Jasper.   Donald was born in Jasper on July 3, 1934, to…

Kent Allen Onyett, 47, Birdseye

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Kent Allen Onyett, 47, of Birdseye, passed away at 7:20 p.m., on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. He was born April 8,…

Isabel M. Gessner, 94, Mariah Hill

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Isabel M. Gessner, 94, of Mariah Hill, passed away Monday, June 13, 2022, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. Isabel was born on October 21, 1927, in Mariah Hill…

Alice E. Wiseman, 81, Dubois

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Alice E. Wiseman, 81, of Dubois, passed away peacefully at 7:40 p.m. on Saturday, June 11, 2022, at home surrounded by family.   Alice was born in Huntingburg on September 27,…

Pastor Roberta J. “Berta” Meyer, 73, Holland

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Pastor Roberta J. “Berta” Meyer, age 73, of Holland, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand. She was born February 13,…

Keith J. Block, 68, Jasper

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Keith J. Block, 68, of Jasper, passed away at 2:50 a.m. on Saturday, June 11, 2022, in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper surrounded by his two loving…

Mary Lou Garland Sermersheim Weir, 94, Terre Haute, Ind.

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Mary Lou Garland Sermersheim Weir, 94, passed away at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, May 27, 2022, in Springhill Village in Terre Haute, Indiana.     She was born on February 27, 1928,…

Kenneth A Eide, 77, Oakland City

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Kenneth A Eide passed away on May 26, 2022, at Good Samaritan Home and Rehabilitation Center in Oakland City. He was born in Wisconsin on February 3, 1945, to Kenneth…

Neoma M. Eckerle, 97, Jasper

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Neoma M. Eckerle, 97, of Jasper, passed away at 2:35 a.m. on Saturday, June 11, 2022, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper.  Neoma was born in Ferdinand, Indiana, on…

Rita Ann Troxel Arbuckle, 90, Jasper

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Rita Ann Troxel Arbuckle, formerly of Marshall, Ill. passed away peacefully at her residence in Jasper surrounded by family on June 11, 2022, at 11:45 a.m. EST following a two-year…

Martha Hemmer, 88, Santa Claus

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Martha Hemmer, 88, Santa Claus, passed away on June 9, 2022.  She was born on July 4, 1933, in Lamar, Indiana.  She is preceded in death by her parents, A…

Theresa A. Schenetzki, 81, Jasper

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Theresa A. Schenetzki, 81, of Jasper, passed away at 4:02 p.m. on June 8, 2022, surrounded by her family’s love.    Theresa was born in Jasper, Ind., on February 21, 1941,…

Steven J. Humbert, 61, Nashville

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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Steven J. Humbert on June 2, 2022. Steven J. Humbert was born on December 7 of 1960 in Jasper,…

Mary Esther Snelling, 96, Birdseye

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Mary Esther Snelling, 96, of Birdseye, passed away on Monday, June 6, 2022, at her residence. On May 25, 1926, the last child of John and Irene (Dillard) Dell was…

Donald L. Collins, 87, Jasper (pending)

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Donald L. Collins, 87, of Jasper, Indiana passed away on June 7, 2022, in Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper. Becher-Kluesner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 

Amy Louise Dippel, 56, Huntingburg

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Amy Louise Dippel, age 56, of Huntingburg, passed away, Monday, June 6, 2022, at her home in Huntingburg. She was born July 10, 1965, in Gary, Indiana, to Christ and…

William Joseph “Bill” Stratman, 73, Huntingburg

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William Joseph “Bill” Stratman, 73, of Huntingburg, passed away at 3:12 p.m., Saturday, June 4, 2022, at his residence. He was born December 30, 1948, in Huntingburg, to Arnold and…

Lisa R. Bolin, 57, Huntingburg

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Lisa R. Bolin, 57, passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2022, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care in Jasper. She was born on January 30, 1965, and enjoyed being a…

James O. Dilger, 78, Ferdinand

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James O. Dilger of Ferdinand passed away at 1:30 a.m. on June 5, 2022, at his home.   James was born August 26, 1943, to Hubert and Phyllis (Danhauer) Dilger.  He…

Margaret A. Casper, 94, Jasper

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Margaret A. Casper, 94, of Jasper, passed away at 6:05 p.m. on Saturday, June 4, 2022, in Brookside Village in Jasper, Indiana.  Margaret was born in Owensboro, Kentucky, on August…

James “Jim” Andrew Steward, 61, Jasper

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James “Jim” Andrew Steward, 61, of Jasper, unexpectedly passed away at his home on June 3, 2022, at the age of 61.  He was born on June 7, 1960, in…

Robert J. Egler, 50, Jasper

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Robert J. Egler, 50, of Jasper, passed away at 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at home.  Rob was born in Jasper on May 22, 1972, to Daniel and…

Joann M. Rothgerber, 59, Boonville

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Joann M. Rothgerber, 59, of Boonville, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at Saint Vincent Hospital in Evansville. Joann was born March 31, 1963, to Claude and Maryetta (Berger) Boehm…

Judy Luckey, 61, of Santa Claus

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Judy Luckey, 61, of Santa Claus, formerly of Texarkana, Texas, died on May 31, 2022, at Willowdale Village in Dale. Judy was born in Adrian, Mich., to Allen and Janet…