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Roger Young, 79

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Roger Young, 79, passed away on Wednesday January 12, 2022 at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born on December 16, 1942 in Huntingburg, to the late Charles…

Lawrence G. Welp, 63, Ferdinand

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Lawrence G. Welp, 63, of Ferdinand, passed away at 1:50 p.m. on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper.  Larry was born on October…

David L. Heichelbech, 71, Jasper

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David L. Heichelbech, 71, of Jasper, passed away at 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper.  David was born in Jasper on September…

Omer Eugene “Gene” Mitchell, 86, Huntingburg

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Omer Eugene “Gene” Mitchell, 86, of Huntingburg (Duff area), passed away at 8:55 p.m., on Wednesday, January 5, 2022, at The Waters of Huntingburg. He was born December 17, 1935,…

Jeanette A. Emmons, 55, West Baden Springs

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Jeanette A. Emmons, 55, of West Baden Springs, died on January 5, 2022. She was born in Jasper on March 26, 1966, to Donald Ermert and Clara (Mendel) Toby. She…

William Albert “Bill” Jarrett, 74, St. Louis, Mo.

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William Albert “Bill” Jarrett, 74, of St. Louis, Mo., passed away Wednesday, January 5, 2022, at Mt. Carmel Senior Living Center, St. Charles, Missouri. Bill was born August 29, 1947,…

Elizabeth Ann “Betty” Bartley Roos, 85, Ferdinand

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Elizabeth Ann “Betty” Bartley Roos, 85, of Ferdinand, passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2022, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand. Betty was born March 1, 1936 in…

Maxine D. Fleming, 81, Jasper

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Maxine D. Fleming, 81, of Jasper, Indiana, passed away at 7:35 pm on Thursday, January 6, 2022.  Maxine was born on May 25, 1940 in Springfield, Ky., to James and…

Cyril O. Egler, 83, Huntingburg

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Cyril O. Egler, 83, of Huntingburg, passed away at 4:00 a.m., Thursday, January 6, 2022, at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born January 24, 1938, in Perry…

Bobby B. Franzell, 84, Huntingburg

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Bobby B. Franzell, 84, of Huntingburg, passed away on January 1, 2022.  He was born on July 8, 1937, to the late Beckham and Nellie Franzell of Morgantown, Kentucky. He…

Sylvester R. Hoffman, 55, Jasper

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Sylvester R. Hoffman, 55, of Jasper, passed away at 5:35 p.m. on Thursday, January 6, 2022, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper, Indiana.   Sylvester was born in…

Michael S. Schepers, 57, Jasper

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Michael S. Schepers, 57, of Jasper, passed away at 2:10 a.m. on Monday, January 3, 2022, in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper.  Michael was born in Germany…

Joseph A. Jerger Jr., 85, Ireland

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Joseph A. Jerger Jr., 85, of Ireland, passed away at 2:16 p.m. on Wednesday, January 5, 2022, in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper.  Joe was born in…

Robert G. Jackle, 87, Portersville

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Robert G. Jackle, 87, of Portersville, Indiana, passed away at 3:20 a.m. on Wednesday, January 5, 2022, in Brookside Village in Jasper.  Robert was born in on October 5, 1934,…

Delores Ruth Kinkade Hemmer, 84, Zoar

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Delores Ruth Kinkade Hemmer took her last breath on earth and her first in heaven on Monday, January 3, 2022. Born in Bone Gap, Illinois, to Harold and Vivian Kinkade…

Barbara Helen Mathis, 89, Corydon

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Barbara Helen Mathis, 89, of Corydon, died Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, at The Waters of Huntingburg in Huntingburg. She was born Aug. 16, 1932, near Cape Sandy, Indiana, to late…

Rita Brockman, 90, St. Meinrad

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Rita Brockman, 90, of St. Meinrad, passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at Northwood Good Samaritan Retirement Center in Jasper. Rita was born April 1, 1931 in Tell City…

Mary J. Hentrup, 87, Jasper

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Mary J. Hentrup, 87, of Jasper, passed away at 4:03 a.m. on Monday, January 3, 2022, in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper.  Mary was born in Indianapolis,…

Terrence L. Krodel, 69, Jasper

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Terrence L. Krodel, 69, of Jasper, passed away at 10:20 A.M. on Christmas morning at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper where he had lived for the past three years…

Linda Lou Nicholson Roach, 76, French Lick

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Linda Lou Nicholson Roach, 76, of French Lick, died January 3, 2022, at Springs Valley Meadows in French Lick. She was born in Dubois County on April 30, 1945, to…

Ruth M. Goeppner, 85, Ireland

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Ruth M. Goeppner, 85, of Ireland, Ind. passed away at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 1, 2022, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper surrounded by family.  Ruth was born…

Sandra L Turner, 77, Schnellville

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Sandra L Turner, 77, of Schnellville, passed away at 12:20 p.m. on Saturday, January 1, 2022, in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper, Indiana, surrounded by family.  …

Wayne S. Hopster, 44, Jasper

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Wayne S. Hopster, 44, Jasper, passed away at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, December 31, 2021, at home.  Wayne was born in Huntingburg on July 1, 1977, to David and Virlee…

Wilda F. (Stephens) Snyder, 92, Dale

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Wilda F. (Stephens) Snyder, 92, of Dale, died on New Year’s Eve, days away from her 93rd birthday at Northwood Retirement Community Good Samaritan, Jasper. She was born on January…

Sarah J. Braunecker, 66, Ireland

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Sarah J. Braunecker, 66, of Ireland, passed away at 7:15 p.m. on Friday, December 31, 2021, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper, Indiana surrounded by family.  Sarah was…

Linda N. Foisy, 87, Jasper

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Linda N. Foisy, 87, of Jasper, passed away at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 30, 2021, in St. Vincent’s Hospital in Evansville.  Linda was born in Lorain, Ohio, on February…

Nellie Pearl Resenbeck, 88, Huntingburg

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Nellie Pearl Resenbeck, 88, of Huntingburg, passed away at 5:00 p.m., on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at The Waters of Huntingburg nursing center in Huntingburg. She was born September 30,…

Ezekiel Daniel Eugene Ronk, five months, Huntingburg

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Ezekiel Daniel Eugene Ronk, five-month-old infant, of Huntingburg, passed away on Wednesday, December 29, 2021.  He was born July 31, 2021, in Evansville, Indiana, to William Ronk and Elizabeth Blair…

Mark A. Klueh, 66, Jasper

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Mark A. Klueh, 66, of Jasper, passed away at 12:15 a.m. on Thursday, December 30, 2021, at Brookside Village in Jasper.   Mark was born on August 30, 1955 to Ervin…

Douglas William Biehl, 51, Huntingburg

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Douglas William Biehl, 51, of Huntingburg, passed away at 2:03 p.m., Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville. He was born August 25, 1970, in Chicago Heights,…

Glenda Ann Hunt, 75, Huntingburg

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Glenda Ann Hunt, 75, of Huntingburg, passed away at 4:35 p.m., on Monday, December 27, 2021, at her sister’s home in Arnold, Missouri. She was born August 1, 1946, in…

Kimberli A. “Kim” Kerr, 56, Huntingburg

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Kimberli A. “Kim” Kerr, 56, of Huntingburg, formerly of Minnesota and North Dakota, passed away at 10:56 a.m., on Monday, December 27, 2021, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center…

Janice Rose Sanders Land, 82, French Lick

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Janice Rose Sanders Land, 82, of French Lick, died December 23, 2021, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh. She was born in French Lick on July 20, 1939, to Frankie…

Russell Jesse Starkey, 78, Jasper

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Russell Jesse Starkey, 78, of Jasper, passed away Monday, December 27, 2021, at the Linda E. White Hospice House. He was born July 1, 1943 in Evansville, to Jesse Alva…

Susan Phyllis Kemp, 86, Huntingburg

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Susan Phyllis Kemp, 86, formerly of Huntingburg, passed away at 5:35 a.m., on Thursday, December 23, 2021, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. She was born July…

Dorothy LaNell Brown, 83, Duff

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Dorothy LaNell Brown, 83, of Duff, passed away at 6:50 a.m. on Sunday, December 26, 2021, at The Timbers of Jasper nursing home in Jasper. She was born July 6,…

Betty J. Kaetzel, 92, Santa Claus

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Betty J. Kaetzel, 92, of Santa Claus, died on December 26, 2021, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery.  Betty was born June 23, 1929 in Grandview to Jerome and Mamie…

David V. “Curly” Helming Sr, 71, Celestine

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David V. “Curly” Helming Sr, 71, of Celestine, passed away at 10:50 a.m. on Monday, December 27, 2021, at Cathedral Health Care Center in Jasper, Indiana surrounded by family.  Curly…

Melba Patberg, 90, Evansville

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Melba Patberg, 90, died at St Vincent Hospital on December 21, 2021. Melba was born on a farm near Huntingburg to Herbert and Olive (Rauscher) Meyer. Melba was a graduate…

Anna L. Craney, 70, Montgomery

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Anna L. Craney, 70, of Montgomery, Ind., passed away at 5:42 a.m. on Saturday, December 25, 2021, at the Legends Village. She was born on July 22, 1951, in Washington,…

Sandra Kay “Sandy” Stuteville, 71, Grandview

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Sandra Kay “Sandy” Stuteville, 71, passed away Dec. 22, 2021 at Jasper Memorial Hospital, surrounded by her family. She was born in Tell City Aug. 16, 1950, daughter of Ivan…

Paul Clark, 68, Safety Harbour, Fla.

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Paul (Shorty) Clark, 68, passed away at home in Safety Harbour, Florida, December 20, 2021. He was born July 18, 1953, to James and Marlou (Hopkins) Clark, and married Cheri…

Donald R. “Don” Summers, 86, Huntingburg

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Donald R. “Don” Summers, 86, of Huntingburg, passed away at 4:20 a.m., on Wednesday, December 22, 2021, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. He was born December…

Linda L. Frehim, 76, Birdseye

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Linda L. Frehim, 76, of Birdseye, passed away at 4:14 p.m., on December 20, 2021, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. She was born March 13, 1945,…

Shelly G. Bair, 83, Jasper

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Shelly G. Bair, 83, of Jasper, passed away at 10:44 p.m. on Tuesday, December 21, 2021, in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper.  Shelly was born in Columbia…

Roger A. Wehr, 72, Velpen

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Roger A. Wehr, 72, of Velpen, formerly of Jasper, passed away at 11:17 p.m. on Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at home.  Roger was born in Washington, Ind., on June 15,…

William R. “Bill” Firestone, Jr., 72, Holland

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William R. “Bill” Firestone, Jr., 72, of Holland, passed away at 5:30 a.m., on December 19, 2021, in Evansville. He was born August 31, 1949, in Evansville, to William R…

Judith Ann Buse, 77, Holland

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Judith Ann Buse, 77, of Holland, passed away at 10:20 a.m., Monday, December 20, 2021, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery.  She was born August 24, 1944, in Evansville, to…

Charles Arlen Ball, 68, Dale

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It is with great sadness that the family of Charles Arlen Ball is announcing his death on December 18, 2021, at the age of 68. He was born on August 17,…

Zachary S. Eckert, 30, Indianapolis

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Zachary S. Eckert, 30, of Indianapolis, formerly of Jasper, passed away at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 18, 2021, at home.  Zach was born in Jasper, Indiana, on August 9,…