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Greg Drone, 64, Dale
Greg Drone, 64, of Dale, died on June 25, 2021, at Memorial Hospital. Greg was born July 6, 1956 in Evansville to Joseph and Anna Drone. He is survived by…
Susan E. DeMotte, 64, Jasper
Susan E. DeMotte, 64, of Jasper, passed away at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday, June 24, 2021, at St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville. Susan was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on October…
Steven Michael Houghland, 71, Fulda
Steven Michael Houghland, 71, of Fulda, passed away on Thursday, June 24, 2021 at Crown Point Neuro Hospital. Steven was born October 13, 1949, in Tell City to Charles and…
Micky Lee Sturgeon, 59, Dale
Micky Lee Sturgeon, 59, of Dale, passed away on June 15, 2021. Mickey was born in Dubois County to Robert and Nancy Sturgeon. He is survived by his father and…
Stephanie S. Schnellenberger Tropp, 72, Indianapolis
Stephanie S. Schnellenberger Tropp, 72, passed away on Monday, June 7, 2021, at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. Stephanie was born in Huntingburg on February 24, 1949, to Charles…
Marjorie A. “Marge” Kalb, 87, Dubois
Marjorie A. “Marge” Kalb, 87, of Dubois, passed away at 10:15 pm on Wednesday, June 23, 2021, at Scenic Hills Care Center in Ferdinand. Marge was born in Dubois on…
Vicky L. Perkins, 63, Jasper
Vicky L. Perkins, 63, of Jasper, passed away at 7:02 pm on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. Vicky was born in Evansville on July 30,…
Patricia “Patty” A. Henke, 73, Jasper
Patricia “Patty” A. Henke, 73, of Jasper, passed away at 7:35 a.m. on Wednesday, June 23, 2021, at home. Patty was born in Jasper on September 28, 1947, to Clemence…
Joyce A. Rasche, 68, Jasper
Joyce A. Rasche, 68, of Jasper, passed away at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Joyce was born in Washington,…
Larry D. McEntire, 75, Holland
Larry D. McEntire, 75, of Holland, passed away at 4:53 p.m., on Monday, June 21, 2021, in the emergency room of Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. He…
Dr. Brian R. Trill, 72, Jasper
Dr. Brian R. Trill, 72, of Jasper, passed away at 4:27 a.m. on Monday, June 21, 2021, at Cathedral Health Care Center in Jasper. Brian was born on November 20,…
Elnora E. Tevault, 94, Otwell
Elnora E. Tevault, 94, of Otwell, passed away at 7:50 p.m. on Monday, June 21, 2021, in Lakewood Assisted Living in Petersburg, Indiana. Elnora was born in Dubois County, Indiana…
Gerald “Jerry” Wagner, 47, Jasper
Gerald “Jerry” Wagner, 47, of Jasper, passed away at 7 a.m. on Sunday, June 20, 2021, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. He was born in Jasper…
Thurman H. “J.R.” Lancaster, Jr., 75, Ferdinand
Thurman H. “J.R.” Lancaster, Jr., 75, of Ferdinand, formerly of French Lick, entered into eternal rest on June 18, 2021, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. He…
Steven Allen Fuhs, 68, Birdseye,
Steven Allen Fuhs, 68, of Birdseye, passed away at 7:00 p.m. CST, Friday, June 18, 2021, in the Palliative Care Unit, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn. Steve was born…
Richard “Dick” Schneider, 72, Jasper
Richard “Dick” Schneider, 72, of Jasper, passed away at 12:15 a.m. on Monday, June 21, 2021, at home. Dick was born in Jasper on June 27, 1948, to Raymond and…
Beatrice L. Recker, 78, St. Anthony
Beatrice L. Recker, 78, of St. Anthony, passed away at 1:37 a.m. on Thursday, June 17, 2021, at home surrounded by family. Beatrice was born in St. Anthony on August…
Dale Tedrow, 83, French Lick
Dale Tedrow, 83, of French Lick, entered into eternal rest on June 15, 2021, at Springs Valley Meadows in French Lick. He was born in Martin County, Indiana on July…
William R. “Bill” Lindeman, 78, Ferdinand
William R. “Bill” Lindeman, 78, of Ferdinand, passed away Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at the Linda White Hospice House in Evansville. Bill was born in Huntingburg to Orval and Marcella…
Helena Medcalf, 91, Dale
Helena Medcalf, 91, of Dale, died on June 16, 2021, at Scenic Hills in Ferdinand. Helena was born July 20, 1929, in Santa Claus to Otto and Addie (Brinkman) Poellein…
William J. “Bill” Pfister, 67, Jasper
William J. “Bill” Pfister, 67, of Jasper, passed away at 10:15 p.m. on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at home surrounded by his family and friends. Bill was born in Jasper,…
Verena C. Schnaus, 91, Ireland
Verena C. Schnaus, 91, of Ireland, passed away at 4:10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 16, 2021, at home surrounded by her family. Verena was born in Jasper on January 6,…
Betty Lou Wilson, 89, Huntingburg
Betty Lou Wilson, 89, of Huntingburg, passed away at 8:40 a.m., Monday, June 14, 2021, at her home. She was born January 25, 1932, in Ebensburg, Pennsylvania to Henry S…
James L. Toby, 87, Huntingburg
James L. Toby, 87, of Huntingburg, passed away at 1:45 a.m., Sunday, June 13, 2021, at The Waters of Huntingburg nursing home. He was born December 29, 1933, in DeRidder,…
William D. Beltz, 58, Loogootee
William D. Beltz, 58, of Loogootee, passed away on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, at his residence with his family by his side. He was born in Decatur, Indiana, on May…
Sister Mary Karen Hill, 88, Monastery Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand
Sister Mary Karen Hill, 88, of Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand died at 11:50 p.m. on Sunday, June 13, 2021, at the monastery. Sister Mary Karen was born Mary Ann…
Melba Sarah Prusz, 98, Holland
Melba Sarah Prusz, 98, of Holland, entered into eternal rest on Friday, June 11, 2021, at Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper. She was born April 18, 1923, in Holland, Indiana,…
Leroy H. Schepers, 71, Birdseye
Leroy H. Schepers, 71, of Birdseye, passed away at 6:15 p.m. on Saturday, June 12, 2021, in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Leroy was born in Huntingburg…
Robert Lee Clinton Ruckriegel, 85, Jasper
Robert Lee Clinton Ruckriegel, 85, passed away on June 11th, 2021. He is survived by his wife Lovella of 65 years sons Al Ruckriegel (husband, David Adams) of Terre Haute and…
Betty Sue Gabberd, 76, Holland
Betty Sue Gabberd, 76, of Holland, died at her home on Wednesday June 9, 2021. Betty was born March 29, 1945, in Lynnville, IN. to Edwin and Edna (Roy) Harper…
L. Hobart Weber, 93, St. Louis
L. Hobart Weber, 93, St. Louis, passed away on June 9, 2021, in St. Louis, Mo. He was born December 3, 1927, to Charles H. And Emma (Harder) Weber in…
Stephen J. Fischer, 69, Huntingburg
Stephen J. Fischer, 69, of Huntingburg, passed away at 4:48 p.m. on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand. He was born February 18, 1952,…
Lloyd ”Keith” Abell, 70, Huntingburg
Lloyd ”Keith” Abell, 70, of Huntingburg, passed away at 9:40 p.m., Sunday, June 6, 2021, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center. He was born June 27, 1950, in Huntingburg, to…
Rita Fuhs, 52, Dale
Rita Fuhs, 52, of Dale, died on June 5 at Memorial Hospital. Rita was born January 25, 1969, in Indianapolis to Roger and Margaret Rust. She was preceded in death…
Mary Ann Meyer, 86, Huntingburg
Mary Ann Meyer, 86, of Huntingburg, passed away at 3:14 p.m., Sunday, June 6, 2021, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center. She was born March 8, 1935, in Spencer…
Eugene E. “Gene” Schmidt, 85, Jasper
Eugene E. “Gene” Schmidt, 85, of Jasper, passed away at 9:09 p.m., Saturday, June 5, 2021, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center. He was born April 28, 1936, in Celestine…
Maxine Parks, 91, French Lick
Maxine Parks, 91, of French Lick, Indiana entered into eternal rest on June 7, 2021, at Springs Valley Meadows, French Lick. She was born in West Baden Springs on February…
Marilyn (Haas) Gutgsell-Vinson, 77, Loveland, Colo.
Marilyn (Haas) Gutgsell-Vinson of Loveland, Colorado, formerly of Jasper, passed away peacefully Wednesday, May 12, 2021, surrounded by her family in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. She was 77 years old. Marilyn…
Kurt D. Ackerman, 58, of Southington, Conn.
Kurt D. Ackerman, 58, of Southington, passed away on June 3, 2021, at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Jennifer (Kuebler) Ackerman. Kurt was…
Angela Lynn Law, 64, Loogootee
Angela Lynn Law, 64, of Loogootee, formerly of Huntingburg, passed away at 1:01 p.m. on Friday, June 4, 2021, at her residence. She was born August 24, 1956, in Huntingburg,…
Leonard Thomas Cameron, 64, Niles, Mich.
Leonard Thomas Cameron, 64, OF Niles, Mich., husband, brother, uncle, printer, fisherman, and joker died peacefully at 11:46 p.m. on Thursday, June 3, 2021, at Memorial Hospital in South Bend,…
Jerry W. Johnson Sr., 77, Owensboro
Jerry W. Johnson Sr., 77, of Owensboro, died Saturday at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. Jerry was born in Dickenson County, Virginia, on December 31, 1943, to the late Carmel David…
Wayne G. Lytle, 92, Jasper
Wayne G. Lytle, 92, of Jasper, passed away at 12:40 p.m. on Saturday, June 5, 2021, in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper, Indiana. Wayne was born in…
John C. Schmidt (Callie), 93, New Salisbury
John C. Schmidt (Callie) passed away at home on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. He was born in Huntingburg on September 26, 1927. Callie graduated from Huntingburg High School in 1945…
Cliff E. Adams, 82, Jasper
Cliff E. Adams, 82, of Jasper, passed away at 7:15 a.m. on Friday, June 4, 2021, in St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. He was born in Sioux City, Iowa on…
Sylvia A. (Matheis) Pfeister, 76, Mount Carmel, Ill.
Sylvia A. (Matheis) Pfeister, 76, of Mount Carmel, Ill., passed away Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at Ascension Saint Vincent Hospital in Evansville surrounded by the love of her family. She…
Matthew Allen Truelove, 33, Loogootee
Matthew Allen Truelove, 33, of Loogootee, passed away on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, at his residence. He was born on February 12, 1988, in Jasper to Lori B. (Crowder) Plano…
Anne M. (Dreifke) Gootee, 95, Jasper
Anne M. (Dreifke) Gootee, 95, of Jasper, died at 5:10 a.m. on June 2, 2021, at Legacy Living in Jasper, Indiana. Anne was born in Saint Louis, Missouri, on March 23, 1926,…
Menerva Ellen Hopper, 85, French Lick
Menerva Ellen Hopper, 85, of French Lick, entered into eternal rest on May 30, 2021, at Springs Valley Meadows, French Lick, Indiana. She was born at Bicknell, Indiana on September…
James E. “Jim” Berg, 85, Jasper
James E. “Jim” Berg, 85, of Jasper, passed away at 11:50 p.m. on Monday, May 31, 2021, at Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper. Jim was born in Ferdinand, Indiana on…
