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Rosalie “Rosie” M. Rees, 86, Jasper

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Rosalie “Rosie” M. Rees, 86, of Jasper, passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2020, in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper.  Rosie was born on June 23, 1934,…

Howard Briscoe, 92, Petersburg

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Howard Briscoe quietly passed away from natural causes on December 23, 2020, at Lakewood Assisted Living Home near Petersburg, Indiana. Howard was born in Milwaukee, WI, on May 9, 1928,…

Romona C. Lindauer, 91, Eckerty

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Romona  C. Lindauer, 91, of Eckerty, formerly of Jasper, passed away at 11:23 p.m. on Sunday, December 27, 2020, at the home of her son in Eckerty, Indiana.  Romona was born…

Leroy F. Oser, 85, Ferdinand

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Leroy F. Oser, 85, of Ferdinand, passed away Friday, December 25, 2020 at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand. Leroy was born October 12, 1935, in Ferdinand to Lawrence…

Darlene E. Hassfurther, 87, Ferdinand

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Darlene E. Hassfurther, 87, Ferdinand, passed away Saturday, December 26, 2020, at Memorial Hospital & Health Care Center in Jasper. Darlene was born November 28, 1933 in Celestine to Frank…

Mark E. Smith, 47, Jasper

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Mark E. Smith, 47, of Jasper, passed away at 12:15 p.m., Saturday, December 26, 2020, at The Timbers of Jasper. He was born January 26, 1973, in Huntingburg, to Michael…

Iscelean M. Riddle, 82, Decatur

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Iscelean M. Riddle, 82, of Decatur, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2020, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Iscelean was born November 7, 1938, in Jasper, Indiana, the daughter of Walter and…

Danny Jay Schroeder, 64, Holland

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Danny Jay Schroeder, 64, of Holland, passed away on Friday, December 25, 2020, at The Waters of Muncie. He was born November 1, 1956, in Huntingburg, to Melvin H. and…

R. Raymond Alsman, 90, Sullivan

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R. Raymond Alsman, 90, of Sullivan, Ind., passed away on Wednesday, December 23, 2020, at Cobblestone Crossing Health Campus in Terre Haute, Indiana. He was born on March 24, 1930,…

Thomas Fidelis Schnellenberger, Sr., 89, Huntingburg

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Thomas Fidelis Schnellenberger, Sr., 89, passed away at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, December 25, 2020, at Waters of Princeton. He was born April 24, 1931 to Oscar and Alice (Knust)…

Delmar Werner, 81, Ferdinand

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Delmar Werner, 81, of Ferdinand, passed away on Wednesday, January 23, 2020, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. Delmer was born October 26, 1939, in Jasper to Joseph…

Eric Lee Vaal, 23, Sarasota, Fla.

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Eric Lee Vaal passed away Monday, December 21, 2020. He was the youngest of two children born to Rick and Teresa Vaal. Eric attended Fruitville Elementary School in Sarasota, Haile…

Nicholas “Nick” Leroy Haas, 65, Velpen

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Nicholas “Nick” Leroy Haas, 65, of Velpen, passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2020, at his home. He was born December 27, 1954, in Huntingburg, to Leroy and Joan (Schureinich)…

Merrill L. Gehlhausen, 101, Ferdinand

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Merrill L. Gehlhausen, 101, of Ferdinand, passed away at 10:22 a.m., Tuesday, December 22, 2020, at Brookside Village in Jasper. He was born January 27, 1919, in Ferdinand, to Richard…

John D. Eichmiller, 63, Jasper

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John D. Eichmiller, 63, of Jasper, passed away at 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 22, 2020, at home surrounded by his family.  John was born in Jasper, Indiana, on August…

David F. “Hobe” Kress, 83, Jasper

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David F. “Hobe” Kress, 83, of Jasper, passed away at 1:20 p.m. on Saturday, December 19, 2020, in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper.  Dave was born in…

Leo V. Blessinger, 81, Jasper

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Leo V. Blessinger, 81, of Jasper, passed away at 5:57 p.m. on Monday, December 21, 2020, in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Leo was born in Jasper,…

John William Warnsman, 84, Huntingburg

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John William Warnsman, 84, of Huntingburg, passed away on December 20, 2020, at Memorial Hospital, Jasper, Indiana from complications due to Covid-19. He was born on December 31, 1935, at…

Richard D. Abell, 77, Jasper

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Richard D. Abell, 77, of Jasper, passed away on December 21, 2020, at Memorial Hospital in Jasper. Richard was born in Louisville on August 10, 1943 to Russel and Maxine…

Charles Keith Dearing, 67, Sunman

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Charles Keith Dearing, 67, of Sunman, Ind., passed away at 5:32 a.m., Sunday, December 20, 2020, at the University of Cincinnati Hospital in Cincinnati. He was born September 26, 1953,…

James “Jim” Marshall, 87, Selvin

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James “Jim” Marshall, 87, of Selvin, passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2020, at Willowdale Village in Dale. He was born July 16, 1933, in Williams, Ind., to Charles and…

Reverend James F. Harris, 90, Jasper

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Reverend James F. Harris, 90, of Jasper passed away at 9:52 a.m., Monday, December 21, 2020, at his home. James was born October 13, 1930, in Athens, Texas, to Frank…

Clint C. Messmer, 45, Jasper

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Clint C. Messmer, 45, of Jasper, passed away at 6:43 a.m. on Monday, December 21, 2020, at home.  Clint was born in Jasper on October 14, 1975, to Steve and…

Karen Emilyn Weyer, 74, Huntingburg

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Karen Emilyn Weyer, 74, of Huntingburg, passed away on Sunday, December 20, 2020, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. She was born October 13, 1946, in Huntingburg…

Rosie Joline Latham, 83, Jasper

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Rosie Joline Latham, 83, of Jasper, passed away Monday, December 21, 2020, at Memorial Hospital in Jasper. She was born April 12, 1937, in Muhlenberg County, Ky., to the late…

Alena Terwiske, 74, West Baden Springs

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Alena Terwiske, 74, of West Baden Springs, entered into eternal rest on December 17th, 2020 at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper, Indiana. She was born at Paoli, Indiana…

Denise Margaret Mills, 70, Owensboro

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On Thursday, December 17, 2020, Denise Margaret Mills, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother passed away at the age of 60. Denise was born July 9, 1960 in Jasper to Richard…

Marjorie “Margie” A. Knies, 94, St. Anthony

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Marjorie “Margie” A. Knies, 94, of St. Anthony, passed away the morning of Sunday, December 20, 2020, at Memorial Hospital, Jasper from pneumonia following a positive COVID test. She was…

Paul “Cotton” E. Singer, 85, Jasper

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Paul “Cotton” E. Singer, 85, passed peacefully from this life at 10:45 a.m. on Saturday, December 19, 2020, at Brookside Village in Jasper, Indiana. Paul was born in Dubois County,…

Raymond A. “Ray” Larkin, 88, Jasper

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Raymond A. “Ray” Larkin, 88 of Jasper, Indiana, passed away at 5:27 a.m. on Friday, December 18, 2020, at home.  Ray was born in Washington, Indiana on February 2, 1932,…

Raymond A. Larkin, 88, Jasper (pending)

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Raymond A. Larkin, 88, of Jasper, passed away at 5:27 a.m. on Friday, December 18, 2020 at home.  Arrangements are pending at Becher-Kluesner Funeral Homes in Jasper.

Lovella A. Nigg, 91, Haysville

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Lovella A. Nigg, 91, of Haysville, passed away at 4:10 pm on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper.  Lovella was born in Boone…

Margaret R. “Marge” Fetter, 77, Saint Meinrad

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Margaret R. “Marge” Fetter, 77, of Saint Meinrad, passed away Friday December 18, 2020, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand. Marge was born June 14, 1943, in St…

Dorothy R. Schum, 89, Saint Meinrad

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Dorothy R. Schum, 89, of Saint Meinrad, passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery. Dorothy was born February 21, 1931, in Saint Meinrad to John…

Gloria D. Holmes, 86, Washington

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Gloria D. Holmes, 86, of Washington, Ind., formerly of Birdseye, passed away at 4:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 15, 2020, at Hillside Manor Nursing Home in Washington. She was born December…

Cyrilla P. Schlachter, 104, Jasper

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Cyrilla P. Schlachter, 104, of Jasper, passed away at 12:20 p.m. on Tuesday, December 15, 2020, in the Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper. Cyrilla was born in St. Meinrad on…

Corine R. (Fischer) Kluemper, 49, Evansville

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Corine R. (Fischer) Kluemper, 49, of Evansville, passed away on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at her home. Corine was born May 21, 1971, in Jasper to Myron R. and Bernice…

Beth Beryl Hart, 96, Hendersonville

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Beth Beryl Hart, 96, of Hendersonville, passed away on Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at Carolina Village. She was born in Niagara Falls, NY to the late William and Myrtie Masten…

Douglas L. Hayworth, 67, Huntingburg

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Douglas L. Hayworth, 67, of Huntingburg, passed away suddenly at 12:00 a.m., Saturday, December 13, 2020, at his home of heart failure. He was born October 23, 1953, in Terre…

Thomas A. Hynes, 94, Jasper

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Thomas A. Hynes, 94, of Jasper, passed away at 6:03 a.m. on Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at Oasis Dementia Care in Evansville. Tom was born in Chicago, Ill., on November…

Mary Iona Rath, 85, Selvin

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Mary Iona Rath, 85, of Selvin, died on Wednesday, December 2, 2020, at Select Specialty Hospital in Evansville. Mary was born June 16, 1935, to Orva Ray and Daisy Iona…

Deanna Lynn Emory, 62, Huntingburg

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Deanna Lynn Emory, 62, of Huntingburg, formerly of Spencer, passed away on Saturday, December 12, 2020, at her daughter’s home. She was born September 27, 1958, in Terre Haute, Indiana,…

John W. Braun, 91, Jasper

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John W. Braun, 91, of Jasper, passed away at 8:50 p.m. on Saturday, December 12, 2020, in the Timbers of Jasper.  John was born in Dubois County on August 23,…

Anna M. Fleck, 96, Ferdinand

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Anna M. Fleck, 96, of Ferdinand, passed away on Friday, December 11, 2020, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand. Anna was born February 19, 1924 to Henry and…

Robert L. “Bob” Siebert, 93, Jasper

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Robert L. “Bob” Siebert, 93, of Jasper, passed away at 12:40 p.m. on Thursday, December 10, 2020, at home surrounded by his family.  Bob was born in Jasper on March…

John P. Wirthwein, 85, Huntingburg

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John P. Wirthwein, 85, of Huntingburg, passed away at 12:52 p.m., Thursday, December 10, 2020, at his home surrounded by family.   He was born March 14, 1935, in Huntingburg, to…

Betty J. Hoffman, 91, Jasper

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Betty J. Hoffman, 91, of Jasper, passed away at 6:50 p.m. on Wednesday, December 9, 2020, at Northwood Good Samaritan Retirement Community in Jasper.     Betty was born in Jasper on…

Paul David Witmeier, 75, Dubois

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Paul David Witmeier, 75, of Dubois, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at North River Health Campus. He was born August 8, 1945, in Evansville, to the late Joseph B…