
Obituaries can be submitted by email to editor@duboiscountyfreepress.com.
Viola Jean Scherry, 89, Huntingburg
Viola Jean Scherry, 89, of Huntingburg, passed away at 4:01 p.m., Monday, February 8, 2021, at Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper. She was born March 10, 1931, in Indianapolis, to…
Daniel J. Spears, 68, Loogootee
Daniel J. Spears, 68, of Loogootee, went to meet his Savior on Monday, February 8, 2021 at his home. He was born April 11, 1952, in Whitfield, Ind., to the…
Catherine M. Rogier, 89, Greenwood
Catherine M. Rogier, 89, of Greenwood, passed away peacefully at home on February 7, 2021. Mrs. Rogier was born March 21, 1931, in Celestine, Indiana, to the late Frank and…
Scot L. Hoffman, 65, Ferdinand
Scot L. Hoffman, 65, of Ferdinand, passed away on Saturday, February 6, 2020, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. Scot was born February 5, 1956, in Jasper to…
Carol B. Dodge, 85, Jasper
Carol B. Dodge, 85, of Jasper, passed away at 5:30 a.m. on Sunday, February 7, 2021, in St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. Carol was born in Corydon on November…
Shawn Todd Denton, 55, Newburgh
Shawn Todd Denton, 55, of Newburgh, formerly of Huntingburg, passed away on Friday, February 5, 2021, at his residence. He was born January 22, 1966, in Denver, Colorado. Shawn worked…
Norma L. Steffen, 87, Jasper
Norma L. Steffen, 87, of Jasper, passed away at 5:30 a.m. on Sunday, February 7, 2021, in Miller’s Senior Living Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. Norma was born in Huntingburg on…
Raphael Anthony “Rafe” Ackerman, 86, Jasper
Raphael Anthony “Rafe” Ackerman, 86, of Jasper, passed away at 9:40 a.m. on Saturday, February 6, 2021, at his home surrounded by his family. Rafe was born in Jasper on…
William “Bill” E. Borden, 78, Jasper
William “Bill” E. Borden, 78, of Jasper, passed away at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 4, 2021, in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Bill was born in…
Helen J. Kail, 95, French Lick
Helen J. Kail, 95, of French Lick, entered into eternal rest on February 2, 2021, at Springs Valley Meadows in French Lick, Indiana. She was born in Orange County, Indiana…
A. Louise Jerger, 81, Jasper
A. Louise Jerger, 81, of Jasper, passed away at 12:21 p.m. on Wednesday, February 3, 2021, at Brookside Village in Jasper. Louise was born in Jasper on July 8, 1939,…
Gerald W. “Jerry” Kluemper, 67, Jasper
Gerald W. “Jerry” Kluemper, 67, of Jasper, passed away on Tuesday, February 2, 2021. Jerry was born in Jasper on August 19, 1953, to Edward and Coletta (Schmidt) Kluemper. He…
Larry Wasson, 56, Huntingburg
Larry Wasson, 56, of Huntingburg, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, January 31, 2021, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare in Jasper. He was born in Bedford on October 8, 1964,…
Thomas A. Schum, 77, Ireland
Thomas A. Schum, 77, of Ireland, passed away at 3:08 p.m. on Sunday, January 31, 2021, at St. Vincent Heart Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. Tom was born in Huntingburg, Indiana…
John P. “Jack” Buechler, 87, Jasper
John P. “Jack” Buechler, 87, of Jasper, passed away peacefully to join his heavenly family at 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 30, 2021, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in…
Jerry Dale Clem, 72, Jasper
Jerry Dale Clem, 72, of Jasper, passed away at 9:20 a.m. on Saturday, January 30, 2021, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. He was born January 2,…
Selma M. Backer, 86, St. Meinrad
Selma M. Backer, 86, of St. Meinrad, passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2021, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. Selma was born March 11, 1934, in St…
Richard D. “Rick” Parson, 73, Birdseye
Richard D. “Rick” Parson, 73, of Birdseye, passed away at 9:45 a.m. on Friday, January 29, 2021, at home. Rick was born in Shoals on June 14, 1947, to Walter…
Norma M. Wright, 78, Velpen
Norma M. Wright, 78, of Velpen, passed away at 5:32 p.m., Tuesday, January 19, 2021, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital, Owensboro, Kentucky. She was born June 7, 1942, in Perry…
Larron James Luegers, 73, Jasper
Larron James Luegers passed away peacefully at 3:10 p.m. at his home on Thursday, January 28, surrounded by his loving family. Larron was born on April 27, 1947 to Robert…
Robin O. Wertman, 63, Holland
Robin O. Wertman, 63, of Holland, passed away at 6:26 a.m., Thursday, January 28, 2021, at The Timbers of Jasper Nursing Home. She was born December 3, 1957, in Vincennes,…
Dennis L. Stetter, 81, Huntingburg
Dennis L. Stetter, 81, of Huntingburg, passed away at 7:08 a.m. on Sunday, January 24, 2021, at his residence. Dennis was born September 24, 1939, in Huntingburg to Herman and…
Connie Sue King, 71, Trenton City, N.J.
Connie Sue King, 71, of Trenton City, N.J., formerly of Princeton, passed away on January 11, 2021, peacefully at home. Connie was born in Princeton, June 3, 1949, to Rosco…
Howard Henry Harner, 87, French Lick
Howard Henry Harner, 87, of French Lick, passed away peacefully on January 26, 2021, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare in Jasper. He was born in Martin County, Indiana on July…
Stanley K. Bonifay, 87, Huntingburg
Stanley K. Bonifay, 87, of Huntingburg, passed away at 1:15 a.m., Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at Willowdale Village Nursing Home in Dale. He was born August 14, 1933, in Pensacola,…
Robert D. “Bob” Divine, 90, Loogootee
Robert D. “Bob” Divine, 90, of Loogootee, passed away with his family at his side at 11:40 a.m. Tuesday, January 26, 2021. He was born November 12, 1930, in Loogootee,…
Jerald D. Roberts, 73, Jasper
Jerald D. Roberts, 73, of Jasper, passed away Thursday, January 21, 2021. He was born May 15, 1947, in Johnson, Indiana to John Earl Roberts. Jerald graduated from Owensville High…
Max Weaver, 78, French Lick
Max Weaver, 78, of French Lick, entered into eternal rest on January 21, 2021, at Springs Valley Meadows in French Lick. He was born in Orange County, Indiana on June…
Dr. Edith “Edie” C. Johnson, 79, Jasper
Dr. Edith “Edie” C. Johnson, 79, of Jasper, passed away at 5:03 p.m. on Sunday, January 24, 2021, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper, Indiana. Edith was…
Wanda Lee, 86, Petersburg
Wanda Lee, 86, of Petersburg, passed away Sunday, January 24, 2021, at the Golden Living Center in Petersburg, Indiana She was born January 5, 1935, in Velpen to Travis and…
Anthony “Tony” Wayne Montgomery, 79, Poseyville
Anthony “Tony” Wayne Montgomery, 79, of Poseyville, born to Manuel “Tex” and Erma (Cartwright) Montgomery on December 21, 1941, in Wadesville, Indiana, passed away Friday, January 22, 2021, at his…
Father Bonaventure Knaebel, OSB, 102, Saint Meinrad
Father Bonaventure Knaebel, OSB, monk, priest, and former archabbot of Saint Meinrad Archabbey died in the monastery infirmary on Friday, January 22, 2021. He was 102. Fr. Bonaventure was born…
Beth Ann Dawkins, 71, Jasper
Beth Ann Dawkins, 71, of Jasper, passed away at 9:09 a.m. on Sunday, January 24, 2021, at her home surrounded by family. Beth was born in Evansville on August 23, 1949,…
Mary Elizabeth Seib, 96, Huntingburg
Mary Elizabeth Seib, 96, of Huntingburg, passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2021, at The Waters of Huntingburg. She was born July 22, 1924, in Haubstadt, Indiana, to Henry and…
Louis Otto Ritz Jr., 83, Huntingburg
Louis Otto Ritz, Jr., 83, of Huntingburg, passed away Friday, January 22, 2021, at The Waters of Huntingburg. Louis was born September 10, 1937, in Albany, New York, to Louis…
Sonja Hupp, 81, Loogootee
Sonja Hupp, 81, of Loogootee, passed away at 9:10 a.m. Sunday, January 24, 2021, at her home. She was born April 12, 1939, in Orleans, Indiana to the late Cecil…
Charles L. “Jim” Menner, 92, Jasper
Charles L. “Jim” Menner, 92, of Jasper, passed away at 7:24 p.m. on Friday, January 22, 2021 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana. Jim was born in Jasper, Indiana…
Mary Lee Humbert, 89, Jasper
Mary Lee Humbert, 89, of Jasper, passed away at 10:02 p.m. on Friday, January 22, 2021, at Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper. Mary Lee was born in Celestine on March…
Linus F. Metz, 84, St. Anthony
Linus F. Metz, 84, of St. Anthony, passed away at 9:00 p.m. on Friday, January 22, 2021. Linus was born on November 24, 1936 to Harry and Theresa (Hasenour) Metz…
Margaret Burger, 90, Washington
Margaret Burger, 90, of Washington, formerly of Loogootee, passed away at 1:55 p.m. Friday, January 22, 2021, at Eastgate Manor. She was born August 13, 1930, in Washington, Indiana to…
Marvin Chappell, 58, Jasper
Marvin Chappell, 58, of Jasper, formerly of English passed away Thursday, January 21, 2021, at the Timbers of Jasper. He was born on July 14, 1962, in Huntingburg to the…
Marian Ann Caldemeyer, 101, Holland
Marian Ann Caldemeyer, 101, of Holland, passed away on Wednesday, January 20, 2021, at St. Charles Assisted Living in Jasper. She was born June 11, 1919, in Holland, Indiana, to…
Eugene “Gene” E. Fleck, 76, Huntington
Eugene “Gene” E. Fleck, 76, of Huntington, passed away on Friday, January 15, 2021, at Trustbridge Hospice in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Gene was born on March 25, 1944, in…
Lovie C. Werne, 90, Huntingburg
Lovie C. Werne, 90, of Huntingburg, passed away Saturday, January 16, 2021, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Lovie was born December 1, 1930, in Cadiz, Kentucky,…
Robert C. Taylor, 79, Jasper
Robert C. Taylor, 79, of Jasper, passed away at 12:45 p.m. on Wednesday, January 20, 2021, at Jasper Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center. Robert was born in Richmond, Virginia on…
Reuben D. Butke, 92, Stendal
Reuben D. Butke, 92, of Stendal, passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2021, at the Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper. Reuben was born April 15, 1928, to Benjamin and Mary (Egbert)…
Margaret (Schultz) Hinkle, 91, Dubois
Margaret (Schultz) Hinkle, 91, passed away on January 8, 2021, in a Dallas, Texas hospital. Her passing was peaceful with her daughter, Barbara, by her side, holding her hand and…
Pauline A. Harris, 95, Birdseye
Pauline A. Harris, 95, of Birdseye, formerly of Huntingburg, passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2021, at her residence. She was born November 16, 1925, in Birdseye to Fred B…
Martha Jane Gardner, 86, Ireland
Martha Jane Gardner, 86, of Ireland, passed away at 11:00 p.m. on Monday, January 18, 2021, in St. Charles Health Care Center in Jasper. Martha Jane was born in Washington,…
Lester Speedy, 76, Eckerty
Lester Speedy, 76, of Eckerty, passed away on Monday, January 18, 2021, at his residence in Eckerty. He was born on December 29, 1944, in Newton Stewart, Indiana to the…


