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Mary Ann Meyer, 86, Huntingburg

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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…

William Renneisen, 60, Springvale, Maine

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William Renneisen, 60, of Springvale, Maine, passed away on Sunday, May 23, 2021, due to a medical condition. He was born on May 4, 1961 in Cincinnati the son of…

Arvilla McGowen, 91, Santa Claus

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Arvilla McGowen, 91, of Santa Claus, died on Sunday May 30, 2021 at Memorial Hospital. Arvilla was born May 2, 1930, in Mishawaka, Indiana to Chalmer and Beulah Sommons. She…

Robert Joseph Bieker, 83, Jasper

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Robert Joseph Bieker, 83, of Jasper, passed away at 4:15 p.m. on Sunday, May  30, 2021, at Memorial Hospital and Health Campus in Jasper.   Bob was born in St. Anthony on…

James D. Foster “Jimmy Dean”, 86, Jasper

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James D. Foster “Jimmy Dean”, 86, of Jasper, passed away at 8:05 a.m. on Sunday, May 30, 2021, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. James was born in Daviess…

James Aloysius Oser, 88, Ferdinand

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James Aloysius Oser, 88, of Ferdinand, passed away surrounded by his family on Monday, May 31, 2021, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand. James was born May 13,…

Meredith Ann Tucker, 51, French Lick

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Meredith Ann Tucker, 51, of French Lick entered into eternal rest on May 27, 2021 at her residence. She was born in Jasper on July 22, 1969 to Kent and…

Peggy Joe Kupper, 75, Huntingburg

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Peggy Joe Kupper, 75, of Huntingburg, passed away at 7:38 p.m. on Saturday, May 29, 2021, at Ascension St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville. She was born August 7, 1945, in…

Mary Lou Clayton, 90, Santa Claus

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Mary Lou Clayton, 90, of Santa Claus, passed away Sunday, May 30, 2021, at Memorial Hospital in Jasper. Mary Lou was born August 11, 1930, in Evansville to Joseph and…

Renee Johnson, 58, Huntingburg

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Renee Johnson, 58, of Huntingburg and formerly of Washington, passed away Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at her home. She was born on Jan. 28, 1963, in Bedford. She was a…

Levi Dagan Creedon, 29, Clarksville

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Levi Dagan Creedon, 29, of Clarksville, Indiana, passed away on May 25, 2021, after an arduous struggle with addiction. Cremation was chosen and Scott Funeral Home has been entrusted with…

Ruthie L. (Jahn) Bohnert, 73, Knightstown

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Ruthie L. (Jahn) Bohnert, 73, of Knightstown, passed away on Wednesday, May 19, 2021, after a short illness. She was born in Dubois County on March 15, 1948, one of…

Isabella Ann Nevaeh Christmas, 13, Ferdinand

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Isabella Ann Nevaeh Christmas, 13, of Ferdinand, passed away on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at Norton Hospital in Louisville. Isabella was born December 21, 2007 in Evansville to Aaron Christmas…

Norma L. Seitz, 86, Jasper

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Norma L. Seitz, 86, of Jasper, passed away at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, at Cypress Grove Rehabilitation Center in Newburgh. Ind. Norma was born in Harbison Township,…

Sharon Kay Besaw-Montgomery, 71, Jasper

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Sharon Kay Besaw-Montgomery, 71, of Jasper, Indiana, passed away at 9:40 a.m. on Monday, May 24, 2021, in Walnut Creek Alzheimer’s Special Care Center in Evansville. Sharon was born in…

Elizabeth “Betty” Tempel, 88, Ferdinand

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Elizabeth “Betty” Tempel, 88, of Ferdinand, passed away Saturday, May 22, 2021, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand. Betty was born December 5, 1932, in Ferdinand to Hilbert…

Melvin Leon Wood, 81, Terre Haute

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Melvin Leon Wood, 81, of Terre Haute, passed away Saturday, May 22, 2021, at Union Hospital. He was born July 8, 1939, in Terre Haute to Charles F. Wood and…

Lois “Jean” Meyer, 87, Arthur

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Lois “Jean” Meyer, 87, of Arthur, passed away May 23, 2021, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Jean was born on May 29, 1933, in Arthur, Indiana,…

Rick D. Helmerich, 73, Louisville

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Rick D. Helmerich, 73, of Louisville, Ky., passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, May 22, 2021, after a courageous and lengthy battle against multiple health issues. He was born…

Janet M. Miller, 69, Jasper

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Janet M. Miller, 69, of Jasper, passed away at 4:34 p.m. on Sunday, May 23, 2021, in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Janet was born in Jasper…

Ron Meyer, 68, Huntingburg

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Ron Meyer, 68, of Huntingburg, passed away on Thursday, May 20, 2021. Ron was born February 28, 1953, in Huntingburg to Adolph and Ruth (Hoing) Meyer. He married Karen Brosmer…

Richard Somerlott, 90, Birdseye

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Richard Somerlott, 90, of Birdseye, died at home on Saturday May 22, 2021. He was born September 26, 1930, in Seneca, Mich., to Robert and Hattie (Henson) Somerlott. He was…

Virginia Yarashis, 99, Dale

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Virginia Yarashis, 99, of Dale, formerly of Bristol, Connecticut died on Thursday May 20 at Core Nursing in Dale. She was born July 28, 1921, in New York to William…

Carolyn N. Snyder, 86, Jasper

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Carolyn N. Snyder, 86, of Jasper, passed away at 8:39 p.m. on Friday, May 21, 2021, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Carolyn was born in Jasper…

Pastor David Duane Bolin, 56, Huntingburg

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Pastor David Duane Bolin, 56, passed away on May 20, 2021. He was born in Tell City on July 29, 1964, to the late Melvin and Diane (Russell) Bolin. David…

Ray A. Persohn, 74, Jasper

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Ray A. Persohn, 74, of Jasper, passed away at 11:24 p.m. on Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at home surrounded by his family. Ray was born in Jasper Indiana on May…

Zelda Williams, 94, Piper City

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Zelda Williams, 94, of Piper City, passed away Wednesday (May 19, 2021) at Piper City Rehab and Living Center in Piper City. She was born Jan. 18, 1927, on the…

Beverly S. Kleiser, 73, Jasper

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Beverly S. Kleiser, 73, of Jasper, passed away at 2:51 a.m. on Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Bev was born in Huntingburg…

Kathy Darlene Schneider, 66, Birdseye

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Kathy Darlene Schneider, 66, of Birdseye, passed away on Thursday, May 13, 2021, at St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville. She was born May 6, 1955, in Massachusetts to Raleigh and…

Marjorie A. “Margie” Mohr, 78, Ferdinand

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Marjorie A. “Margie” Mohr, 78, of Ferdinand, passed away at 2:10 p.m. on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand.  Margie was born in Jasper…

John Jacob Alles, 71, Duff

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John Jacob Alles, 71, of Duff, passed away at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 20, 2020, at home.  John was born in Jasper on  May 19, 1949, to James and Mary…

Emma Mae Winn, 85, Spurgeon

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Emma Mae Winn, 85, of Spurgeon, passed away Saturday, May 15, 2021, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh. She was born Jan. 15, 1936, in Winslow, Indiana to Cleo and…

Sister Sylvia Gehlhausen, 97, Ferdinand

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Sister Sylvia Gehlhausen, 97, of Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand, died at 4:25 a.m. on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at the monastery.  Sister Sylvia was born Leona Gehlhausen on January…

Pauline Englert, 91, Ferdinand

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Pauline Englert, 91, of Ferdinand, passed away on Sunday, May 16, 2021, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand. Pauline was born in Troy to Frank and Josephine (Gudorf)…