
Obituaries can be submitted by email to editor@duboiscountyfreepress.com.
Francis Gerald “Jerry” “Peanut” Colvin, 67, Washington
Francis Gerald “Jerry” “Peanut” Colvin, 67, passed away May 16, 2021, at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Evansville with his family at his side. Jerry was born November 25, 1953 to…
Pauline Englert, 91, Ferdinand
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)…
Paul Macer, 95, Chandler
Paul Macer, 95, of Chandler, passed away on Thursday, May 13, 2021, at his residence. He was born on October 30, 1925, to the late Walter and Margaret (Hammond) Macer…
Barbara K. Miller Vincent, 93, Owensboro
Barbara K. Miller Vincent, 93, of Owensboro, passed away Friday, May 14, 2021, at Memorial Hospital in Jasper. She was born Nov. 15, 1927, in Daviess County to the late…
Walter Thompson 79, Dale
Walter Thompson 79, of Dale, died at his home on Thursday May 13, 2021. Walter was born March 3, 1942, in Detroit, MI. to Arthur and Margaret (Hart) Thompson. He…
Lois J. Ruckriegel, 88, Jasper
Lois J. Ruckriegel, 88, of Jasper, passed away at 5:38 p.m. on Friday, May 14, 2021, in St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper, Indiana. Lois was born in Holland, Indiana,…
Norma May Schmicker, 93, Dale
Norma May Schmicker, 93, of Dale, passed away on Thursday, May 13, 2021, at Northwood Retirement Community of Jasper. Norma was born in Lamar, Indiana on May 29, 1927 to…
James S. Hall, 85, French Lick
James S. Hall, 85, of French Lick, entered into eternal rest on May 11, 2021 at his residence. He was born in Dubois County, Indiana on November 20th, 1935 to…
Steve C. Boehman, 73, Corydon
Steve C. Boehman, 73, of Corydon, formerly of St. Meinrad, died Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at his home near Corydon. He was born June 11, 1947, in Huntingburg, to the…
Alan R. Meyer, 65, Gentryville
Alan R. Meyer, 65, of Gentryville, passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2020, at his home. Alan was born March 21, 1955 in Huntingburg to Orville and Eugenia (Wagner) Meyer. Alan…
Pamela Ayn Nelson, 72, Jasper
Pamela Ayn Nelson, 72, of Jasper, and formerly of Petersburg, passed away on Thursday, May 6, 2021, in the Jasper Memorial Hospital. Pam was born in Evansville on September 23,…
Evelyn Taylor, 78, Dale
Evelyn Taylor, 78, formerly of Dale, passed away at 7:25 p.m. on Monday, May 10, 2021, at the Rawlins House Health and Living Community in Pendleton, Indiana. She was born…
Wava Boeglin, 83, Huntingburg
Wava Boeglin, 83, of Huntingburg, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, May 9, 2021, at Scenic Hills in Ferdinand, Indiana. Wava was born on July 18, 1937, in…
Geraldine “Gerry” Burton, 86, Bardstown
Geraldine “Gerry” Burton, 86, of Bardstown, passed away Sunday May 9, 2021, at her residence. She was born August 3, 1934 in Haysville, Indiana. She graduated from Dubois High School,…
James Stillman “Junior” Hobbs, Jr., 89, Huntingburg
James Stillman “Junior” Hobbs, Jr., 89, of Huntingburg, passed away on Saturday, May 8, 2021, at his home in Huntingburg. He was born October 30, 1931, in Derby, Indiana, to…
Roy Gordon Cole, 31, Dubois
Roy Gordon Cole, 31, of Dubois, was born January 27, 1990, in Jasper to Roy Thomas and Cathy (Houchin) Cole and entered into eternal rest on May 3, 2021. Roy…
Roy A Lubbehusen, 93, Sarasota, Fla.
Roy A Lubbehusen, 93, of Sarasota, Fla., passed away on Sunday, March 14, 2021 at Sarasota Memorial Hospital. Roy was born in Ferdinand on June 24, 1927, to Albert and…
Bernice C. Matheis, 87, Jasper
Bernice C. Matheis, 87, of Jasper, passed away at 2:10 a.m. on Thursday, May 6, 2021, at Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper. Bernice was born in Jasper on March 5, 1934,…
Edward J. Knust, 71, Jasper
Edward J. Knust, 71, of Jasper, passed away at 1:35 a.m. on Thursday, May 6, 2021, at Northwood Good Samaritan Retirement Community in Jasper. Ed was born in Huntingburg on…
Ellen Eloise Gunselman, 95, Homer, Ill.
On May 2, 2021, Ellen Eloise Gunselman, 95, a longtime resident of Homer, Ill., passed away peacefully at Maryhill Manor in Niagara, Wisc. Eloise was born April 10, 1926, to…
Danny Blythe DeJarnett, 74, Arthur
Danny Blythe DeJarnett, 74, of Arthur, Indiana, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, after a courageous and lengthy battle against multiple health issues. Danny was born…
Joseph L. Meyer, 67, Lenexa, Kansas
Joe L. Meyer, lost his life in a tragic accident on Thursday, April 29. He was born and raised in Huntingburg, Indiana, the first of James and LaVerne Schmitt Meyer’s…
Kathy Varner, 72, St. Meinrad
Kathy Varner, 72, of St. Meinrad, formerly of Lincoln City, died on May 2, 2021, at St. Charles Healthcare Campus. Kathy never met a stranger and loved her grandchildren. She…
Scott Anthony Stemle, 59, French Lick
Scott Anthony Stemle, 59, of French Lick, entered into eternal rest on April 29, 2021, at his residence. He was born in New Albany, Indiana on December 17, 1961, to…
Rhonda J. Garland, 74, Jasper
Rhonda J. Garland, 74, of Jasper, passed away at 10:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, at home. Rhonda was born in Huntingburg on April 9, 1947, to Vernis “Copper”…
Eric Lee Leinenbach, 59, Huntingburg
Eric Lee Leinenbach, 59, of Huntingburg, passed away at his home on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Eric was born November 1, 1961, in Indianapolis to James and Eunice (Henke) Leinenbach…
Phillip Michael Greenberg, 80, Terre Haute
Phillip Michael Greenberg, born March 18, 1941, passed away peacefully, on March 21, 2021, in his home at Wyndmoor Assisted Living in Terre Haute. He attained the rank of Eagle…
Clarence E. Schroeder, 95, Jasper
Clarence E. Schroeder, 95, of Jasper, passed away at 8:50 a.m. on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Clarence was born in Jasper…
Guy Ervin Cockerham, 80, Fort Branch
Guy Ervin Cockerham, 80, of Fort Branch, formerly of Petersburg, passed away on Sunday, April 25, 2021, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Evansville with his family by his side. He…
Eric Dean Smith, 50, French Lick
Eric Dean Smith, 50, of French Lick, entered into eternal rest on April 25, 2021, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare in Jasper. Eric was born in Marion, Indiana on November…
Sandra S (Palmer) Looney, 64, Horse Cave, Ky.
Sandra S (Palmer) Looney, 64, of Horse Cave, Ky., entered into rest, Sunday, April 18, 2021, at the University of Louisville Hospital. Sandy was born November 30, 1956, in Batesville,…
Willa Mae Sanders, 85, French Lick
Willa Mae Sanders, 85, of French Lick, entered into eternal rest on April 23, 2021, at Springs Valley Meadows, French Lick, Indiana. She was born in French Lick on December…
Debra S. Elliott, 63, Loogootee
Debra S. Elliott, 63, of Loogootee, passed away at 4:05 p.m. on Sunday, April 25, 2021, in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Debbie was born in Jasper on…
John Lee Gogel, 73, Mariah Hill
John Lee Gogel, 73, of Mariah Hill, passed away Friday April 23, 2021, at Northwood Good Samaritan in Jasper. John was born in Washington, Ind., on March 24, 1948, to…
Mary L. Armstrong, 85, Jasper
Mary L. Armstrong, 85, of Jasper, passed away at 4:03 p.m. on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Mary was born in Velpen,…
Joseph H. Ziegler, 88, Bloomington
Joseph H. Ziegler, 88, of Bloomington, passed away peacefully at 10:35 a.m. on Monday, April 12, 2021, in Bloomington after a nine-month battle with leukemia. Joe was born in Dubois…
Jessie Frances Hartley, 88, Jasper
Jessie Frances Hartley, 88, of Jasper, passed away at 3:05 p.m. on Monday, April 19, 2021, in Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper. Jessie was born in South Tunnel, Tenn., on…
Catherine L. “Kitty” Matheis, 94, Jasper
Catherine L. “Kitty” Matheis, 94, of Jasper, passed away at 10:22 p.m. on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper. Kitty was born in Jasper on September…
Daniel Eugene Etienne, 59, Dale
Daniel Eugene Etienne, 59, of Dale, passed away at his home, surrounded by family on Monday, April 19, 2021, after a short battle with cancer. Daniel was born at Grandma…
Ardella M. Lubbehusen, 98, Ferdinand
Ardella M. Lubbehusen, 98, of Ferdinand, passed away on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at Scenic Hills Care Center in Ferdinand. Ardella was born July 1, 1922, in Jasper to Anton…
Virlee F. Schroering, 85, Jasper
Virlee F. Schroering, 85, of Jasper, passed away at 7:24 a.m. on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at home surrounded by family. Virlee was born in St. Meinrad on February, 5…
Stephanie Faith Abbott, 65, Texas (formally Otwell and Jasper)
Stephanie Faith Abbott, formerly of Otwell and Jasper, passed away at home in Dripping Springs, TX, on April 1, 2021. Stephanie was born April 12, 1956 in Jasper, Ind., to…
Bryant W. “Pete” Otto, 68, Jasper,
Bryant W. “Pete” Otto, 68, of Jasper, passed away at 8:50 p.m. on Saturday, April 17, 2021, in Cathedral Health Care Center in Jasper. Pete was born in Jasper, Indiana,…
Catherine Irene Ritterskamp, 92, Washington
Mrs. Catherine Irene Ritterskamp, 92, of Washington, passed away on the late morning of Thursday, April 15, 2021. Katie was born March 20, 1929, in Pike County, Indiana, the daughter…
Florence Celine Schott, 83, Dubois
Florence Celine Schott, 83 of Dubois, passed away at 3:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 17, 2021 at home. Celine was born in Dubois on December 25, 1937, to John and…
Thomas L. Schepers, 63, Huntingburg
Thomas L. Schepers, 63, of Huntingburg, passed away on Thursday, April 15, 2021, in Evansville, Indiana. He was born July 28, 1957, in Huntingburg, to Frank B. and Hilda (Merkley)…
Melvin C. Neukam, 89, Jasper
Melvin C. Neukam, 89, of Jasper, passed away at 10:50 a.m. on Friday, April 16, 2021, at Northwood Good Samaritan Retirement Community in Jasper. Melvin was born in Pike County,…
Dennis “Bucket” Mehringer, 67, Ireland
Dennis “Bucket” Mehringer, 67, of Ireland, passed away peacefully at 11:58 a.m. on Thursday, April 15, 2021 at home. He was born in Jasper on July 1, 1953 to Basil…
Dennis C. Dilger, 81, Mariah Hill
Dennis C. Dilger, 81, of Mariah Hill, passed away Thursday April 15, 2021, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand. Dennis was born in Mariah Hill, Indiana on August…
Larrie L. Hurst, 70, of Ferdinand
Larrie L. Hurst, 70, of Ferdinand, formerly of Dale, died Tuesday, April 13, 2021, at home in Ferdinand after a long battle with emphysema. A former employee of Holland Dairy,…
