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Jimmy Ray Bye, 69, Medina, Ohio

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Jimmy Ray Bye, 69, of Medina, Ohio,, formerly of Evansville, Indiana, passed away after a battle with bile duct cancer on Monday, October 4, 2021, at Medina Hospital in Medina…

Father Justin DuVall, OSB, 70, St. Meinrad Archabbey

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Father Justin DuVall, OSB, monk, priest, and former archabbot of Saint Meinrad Archabbey died in the monastery infirmary on Tuesday, October 5, 2021. He was 70. Fr. Justin was born…

Darlene E. Dicus, 64, Jasper

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Darlene E. Dicus, 64, of Jasper, passed away at 2:00 a.m. on Monday, October 4, 2021, in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper.  Darlene was born in Jasper…

Robert Vernon O’Dell, 73, Huntingburg

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Robert Vernon O’Dell, 73, of Huntingburg, passed away at 9:53 p.m. on Tuesday, September 28, 2021, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. He was born March 21,…

Nellie Olive Medcalf Wetzel, 101, Buffaloville

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Nellie Olive Medcalf Wetzel, 101, of Buffaloville, Ind., died on Sunday, October 3, 2021, at her home surrounded by her family. Nellie was born June 29, 1920, in Spencer County to…

Carolyn Anderson Etienne, 77, of Evansville

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Carolyn Anderson Etienne, 77, of Evansville, born December 23, 1943, passed away on Saturday, October 2, 2021. Her family will celebrate Carolyn’s life. She was the wife of Ronald, mother…

Laura L. Cochran, 96, Jasper

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Laura L. Cochran, 96, of Jasper, formerly of St. Louis, Mo., passed away at 8:45 p.m. on Saturday, October 2, 2021, in the Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper.  Laura was…

Richard D. Singer, 72, Jasper

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Richard D. Singer, 72, of Jasper, passed away at 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 21, 2021, at Northwood Good Samaritan Society in Jasper. Richard was born on September 2, 1949,…

Nina L. Keplinger, 90, Indianapolis

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Nina L. Keplinger, 90, of Indianapolis, formerly of Velpen, passed away at 12:40 p.m. on Friday, October 1, 2021, at Rosegate Village Long Term Care Center in Indianapolis.    Nina was…

Dr. Phillip George Gilbert, 73, Huntingburg

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Dr. Phillip George Gilbert, 73, of Huntingburg, passed away at 6:07 p.m. on Wednesday, September 29, 2021, in the emergency room of Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper…

John Douglas Mehne, 72, formerly of Jasper

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John Douglas Mehne, 72, formerly of Jasper, passed away Thursday, September 16, 2021, at his home in Corpus Christi, Texas. He was a graduate of the Jasper High School class…

Andrew Meyer Jr., 89, Holland

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Andrew Meyer Jr., 89, of Holland, passed away on Thursday, September 23, 2021, at the Northwood Nursing Home in Jasper. Junior was born on January 6, 1932, to Andrew Meyer…

Billy Dean Howell, 82, Jasper

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Billy Dean Howell, 82, of Jasper, passed September 28, 2021, at Cathedral Health Care Center in Jasper.  He was born July 3, 1939, in Bloomfield, Indiana to Estel and Beulah…

Karl E. Hoffman, 73, Loogootee

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Karl E. Hoffman, 73, of Loogootee, passed away at 12:46 p.m. on Tuesday, September 28, 2021, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center. He was born October 11, 1947, in Washington,…

Cletus H. Knies, 95, Jasper

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Cletus H. Knies, 95, of Jasper, passed away at 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 28, 2021, in St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper.  Cletus was born in Celestine to Anton…

Darrel Allen Dalton, 78, Huntingburg

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Darrel Allen Dalton, 78, of Huntingburg, passed away Monday, September 27, 2021, at his home in Huntingburg surrounded by his family. Darrel was born June 13, 1943, in Gas City,…

Anthony Joseph “Tony” Hurst, 52, Jasper

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Anthony Joseph “Tony” Hurst, 52, of Jasper, passed away at 1:52 p.m. on Monday, September 27, 2021, in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper.   Tony was born in…

Phyllis Jane Winkel, 73, Jasper

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Phyllis Jane Winkel, 73, of Jasper, passed away on Friday, September 24, 2021, at Memorial Hospital in Jasper.  She was born in Jasper on December 17, 1947, to Tony and…

Nora Judith McCarty, 75, Jasper

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Nora Judith McCarty, 75, of Jasper, passed away at 9:35 p.m. on Thursday, September 23, 2021, at home.  Nora was born in French Lick on January 14, 1946, to Elvin…

Carolyn H. Dugan, 76, Jasper

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Carolyn H. Dugan, 76, of Jasper, passed away at 11:08 a.m. on Sunday, September 26, 2021, at home after a lengthy battle with cancer, and is now reunited with her…

Joan A. Meyer, 87, Jasper

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Joan A. Meyer, 87, of Jasper, passed away at 9:21 p.m. on Sunday, September 26, 2021, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Joan was born in Ferdinand…

Michael K. Woolsey, 67, Jasper

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Michael K. Woolsey, 67, of Jasper, passed away at 8:15 p.m. on Thursday, September 23, 2021, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville. He was born in Jasper on May 1,…

Joseph Feldpausch Jr., 82, Ferdinand

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Joseph Feldpausch Jr., 82 of Ferdinand, passed away on Saturday, September 25, 2021, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand. Joseph was born May 20, 1939, in Troy to…

Brenda D. Wyatt, 78, Jasper

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Brenda D. Wyatt, 78, of Jasper, went to meet the Lord at 4:04 a.m. on Saturday, September 25, 2021, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper surrounded by…

Deborah L. McNabb, 68, Jasper

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Deborah L. McNabb, 68, of Jasper, passed away at 4:45 a.m. Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. She was born February 5, 1953, in Corydon,…

Bonnie Fleck, 84, Jasper

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Bonnie Fleck, 84, of Jasper, passed away peacefully at 2:49 a.m. on Friday, September 24, 2021, in Legacy Living in Jasper, Indiana surrounded by her family.  Bonnie was born in…

Martha Ann Pittman, 97, Bridgewater, N.J.

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Martha Ann Pittman, 97, passed away peacefully at home on September 1, 2021, surrounded by her family in Bridgewater, N.J. She was born May 14, 1924, to Maurice Boeckman and…

Henry J. Herzog, 90, Jasper

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Henry J. Herzog, 90, of Jasper, passed away at 7:40 a.m. on Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at home.   Henry was born in Jasper on June 20, 1931, to Joseph A…

Hailee Marie Houston, 17, St. Meinrad

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Hailee Marie Houston, 17, of St. Meinrad, passed away on Monday, September 20, 2021, at the University of Louisville Hospital. She was born in Evansville on September 22, 2003, to…

Linda K. Goelz, 71, Huntingburg

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Linda K. Goelz, 71, of Huntingburg, passed away, Tuesday, September 21, 2021, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. Linda was born August 28, 1950, in Spencer County to…

Marian E. Zehr, 67, Dubois

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Marian E. Zehr, 67, of Dubois, passed away at 10:04 p.m. on Tuesday, September 21, 2021, at her home.  She was born on April 2, 1954, in Jasper, Indiana, to…

Billy Ray Wallace, 86, Clay, Ky.

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Billy Ray Wallace, 86, of Clay, passed away Sunday, September 19, 2021, at his home. Billy Ray was born in Wheatcroft on June 26, 1935, to Bro. Bob and Beulah…

John Henry August Sickman, 92, Stendal

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John Henry August Sickman, 92, of Stendal, passed away at 8:49 a.m., on Sunday, September 19, 2021, at his residence. He was born December 8, 1928, in Stendal, Indiana, to…

William J. ”Bill” Gress, 86, Bloomington

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William J. ”Bill” Gress, 86, of Bloomington, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 15, 2021, at the IU Health Bloomington Hospital. His wife, Robin, was at his side. He was…

Theodore C. “Ted” McAninch, 71, Jasper

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Theodore C. “Ted” McAninch, 71, of Jasper, passed away at 2:46 a.m. on Monday, September 20, 2021, in St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper.  Ted was born in Indianapolis on…

Thomas Alan Blume, 78, Huntingburg

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Thomas Alan Blume, 78, of Huntingburg, passed away at 8:11 p.m. Saturday, September 18, 2021, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. He was born October 8, 1942,…

Betty A. Schultz, 87, Birdseye

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Betty A. Schultz, 87, of Birdseye, passed away Saturday, September 18, 2021, at her home. She was born October 7, 1933, in Wickliffe, to Guy and Ruth (Grant) Kendall. She…

Victor J. “Vic” Teder, 90, Jasper

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Victor J. “Vic” Teder, 90, of Jasper, passed away at 8:48 am on Friday, September 17, 2021, at Brookside Village in Jasper.   Vic was born on the family farm in…

Dennis A. Werne, 81, Ferdinand

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Dennis A. Werne, 81, of Ferdinand, passed away Friday, September 17, 2021, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh. Dennis was born on February 24, 1940 in Saint Meinrad to Hubert…

Edward Ray Stroud, 87, Birdseye

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Edward Ray Stroud, 87, of Birdseye, died on September 14, 2021, at Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper.  Edward was born on January 11, 1934, in English to the late Leo…

Helen Kathryn Neukam, 84, Birdseye

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Helen Kathryn Neukam, 84, of Birdseye, passed away at 5:35 p.m., on Thursday, September 16, 2021, at Cathedral Health Care Center in Jasper. She was born January 5, 1937, in…

Richard E. “Dick” Clark, 71, Jasper

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Richard E. “Dick” Clark, 71, of Jasper, passed away at 7:35 a.m. on Thursday, September 16, 2021, in the Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper.    Dick was born in Indianapolis, Ind.,…

Brenda Jackson Arvin, 74, Jasper

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Brenda Jackson Arvin, 74, of Jasper, passed away September 16, 2021, at Memorial Hospital & Health Care Center in Jasper. She was born June 16, 1947, to the late Wendell…

Luke R. Howard, 31, Celestine

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Luke R. Howard passed away peacefully on September 17, 2021, surrounded by his family. He was born July 13, 1990, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Huntingburg to Jon and Christina…

USAF MSgt Arthur L. Keller (retired), 74, Eagle River

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Retired USAF MSgt Arthur L. Keller — “Art” — went on his final deployment on August 27, 2021, with his family by his side. He was born to Luther and…

Charles Wallace Peoples Jr., 87, Shoals

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Charles Wallace Peoples Jr., 87, of Shoals, passed away on Wednesday, September 15, 2021, at Loogootee Nursing Center. Born June 27, 1934, in Shoals, he was the son of Charles…

Thomas Gregory Ferguson, Sr., 55, Jasper

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Thomas Gregory Ferguson, Sr., 55, of Jasper, passed away at 5:30 a.m., on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, in the emergency room of Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper…

Mary Ellen Yeager, 59, Richland

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Mary Ellen Yeager, 59, of Richland, passed away on Thursday, September 9, 2021, at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born in Huntingburg on June 23, 1962, to…

Albertina M. “Tina” Meyer, 94, St. Anthony

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Albertina M. “Tina” Meyer, 94, of St. Anthony, passed away at 4:40 a.m. on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, in The Waters of Huntingburg in Huntingburg. Tina was born in Jasper…