
Obituaries can be submitted by email to editor@duboiscountyfreepress.com.
Michael J. Dunkel, 54, Jasper
Michael J. Dunkel, 54, of Jasper, passed away at 2:38 a.m. on Friday, March 19, 2021, at the home of his mother surrounded by family. Mike was born in Jasper…
Thomas L. Lechner, 90, Jasper
Thomas L. Lechner, 90, of Jasper, passed away at 10:06 a.m. on Friday, March 19, 2021, at home, surrounded by his beloved wife and family. Tom was born in Jasper,…
Donald W. Muth, 71, St. Meinrad
Donald W. Muth, 71, of St. Meinrad died at his home on Monday, March 15, 2021. Donald was born February 23, 1950, in Huntingburg to Leo and Esther (Niehaus) Muth…
Nancy Kelley, 71, Huntingburg
Nancy Kelley, 71, of Huntingburg, died on March 16, 2021, at Memorial Hospital. Nancy was born February 26, 1950, in Huntingburg to Chester and Rosena Lankford. She is survived by…
Virginia R. Aders, 85, formerly of Saint Meinrad
Virginia R. Aders, 85, formerly of Saint Meinrad, passed away Thursday, March 18, 2021, at Memorial Hospital in Jasper. Virginia was born May 11, 1935, in Saint Meinrad to Richard…
James Fredrick “Jim” Heeke, 64, Troy
James Fredrick “Jim” Heeke, 64, went to his heavenly home on March 18, 2021, at University of Kentucky Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky, surrounded by his loving family. He was born…
Velma A. Klueh, 81, Huntingburg
Velma A. Klueh, 81, of Huntingburg, passed away at 2:18 a.m. on Thursday, March 18, 2021, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. She was born December 1,…
Cherise Renee Colber, 56, Gentryville
Cherise Renee Colber passed away March 16, 2021, at her home in Gentryville. She was born May 7, 1964 in Torrance, Calif., to Kenneth and Carol Vaughn Colber. She is survived…
M. Allen Brooner, 67, Jasper
M. Allen Brooner, 67, of Jasper, passed away at 9:50 p.m. on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, in St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. Allen was born in Huntingburg on June…
Janice Pund, 71, Santa Claus
Janice Pund, 71, of Santa Claus, passed away on Sunday, March 14, 2021, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. Janice was born April 30, 1949, in Huntingburg to…
Kathleen Alma Nelson, 82, Jasper
Kathleen Alma Nelson, 82, of Jasper, passed away at 8:18 p.m. on Monday, March 15, 2021, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. Kathleen was born on June 19,…
Michael R. Mehringer, 61, Milwaukee, Wisc.
Michael R. Mehringer, 61, of Milwaukee, Wisc., formerly of Ireland, Ind., passed away at 4:08 p.m. on Saturday, March 13, 2021, in Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Mike was born…
Brenda Denise (Fehribach) Brenner, 53, Haubstadt
Brenda Denise (Fehribach) Brenner, 53, of Haubstadt, born to Bernard and Jean (Fenneman) Fehribach on June 22, 1967, in Jasper, passed away Sunday, March 14, 2021, at her parents’ home…
Juanita Jewel (Weaver) Kunkel, 93, French Lick
Juanita Jewel (Weaver) Kunkel, 93, of French Lick, entered into eternal rest on March 9, 2021, at The Forum in Indianapolis, Indiana. She was born in Orange County, Indiana on…
Bleford Blaine Hendrix, 88, Hillham
Bleford Blaine Hendrix, 88, of Hillham, entered into eternal rest on March 9, 2021. Blaine was born on January 22, 1933, in Cuzco, to Scott Hendrix and Grace (Flick) Hendrix…
Bryan A. Bledsoe, 62, Morgantown, W.V.
Bryan Arnold Bledsoe, 62, of Morgantown, W.V., passed away on March 5 2021, in Morgantown, West Virginia. Bryan was born in Salem, Indiana on May 10, 1958 to Arnold and…
Maynard Jackson, 94, Huntingburg
Maynard Jackson, 94, of Huntingburg, passed away Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at the Timbers of Jasper. He was born July 25, 1926, in Echols, Kentucky, to Maynard and Elsie (Scott)…
Clement M. “Clem” Lange, 85, Huntingburg
Clement M. “Clem” Lange, 85, passed away while resting peacefully in his “Best” Recliner on March 6, 2021. Clem was born in St. Henry, Indiana on August 22, 1935, at…
Mark Scott Denu, 57, Jasper
Mark Scott Denu, 57, of Jasper, passed away at 1:05 p.m. on Monday, March 8, 2021, at home. Mark was born in on March 8, 1964, to Ronald and Norma…
Annabell “Ann” Toliver, 91, French Lick
Annabell “Ann” Toliver, 91, of French Lick, entered into eternal rest on March 8, 2021, at Springs Valley Meadows, French Lick, Indiana. She was born in French Lick, Indiana on…
Donald C. Hathaway, 79, Jasper
Donald C. Hathaway, 79, of Jasper, passed away at 6:42 a.m. on Sunday, March 7, 2021, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Don was born in Indianapolis,…
Marvin Eugene Maxey, 73, Holland
Marvin Eugene Maxey, 73, of Holland, passed away at 5:14 p.m., Saturday, March 6, 2021, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. He was born November 11, 1947,…
Alice A. Niehaus, 75, Jasper
Alice A. Niehaus, 75, of Jasper, passed away at 4:20 p.m. on Saturday, March 6, 2021, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Alice was born in Jasper…
Lilan I. Block, 93, Jasper
Lilan I. Block, 93, of Jasper, passed away at 8:55 p.m. on Friday, March 5, 2021, peacefully at home. Lilan was born in Portersville, Indiana, on January 24, 1928, to…
Steven L. Lannan, 68, Jasper
Steven L. Lannan, 68, of Jasper, passed away at 8:38 a.m. on Friday, March 5, 2021, at Cathedral Health Care Center in Jasper, Indiana. Steve was born in Jasper on…
Opal Anna Burton, 95, French Lick
Opal Anna Burton, 95, of French Lick, entered into eternal rest on March 3, 2021. She was born in Dubois County on June 24, 1925, to Perry F. Stevens and…
Mrs. Patricia Jean Bauer, 77, Big Rock, Tenn.
Mrs. Patricia Jean Bauer, 77, of Big Rock, Tenn., passed away Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at Diversicare Nursing Home. She was born December 5, 1943, the daughter of the late…
Harold L. Dyal, 91, Odon
Harold L. Dyal, 91, of Odon, passed away on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. He was born on September 3, 1929 in Flint, Michigan…
Robert L. Klingel, 68, Jasper
Robert L. Klingel, 68, of Jasper, passed away at 11:35 p.m. on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at home surrounded by family. Bob was born on May 7, 1952, to Andrew…
Alvera J. “Vera” Graman, 98, Saint Meinrad
Alvera J. “Vera” Graman, 98, of Saint Meinrad, passed away on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at Northwood Good Samaritan Retirement Community in Jasper. Vera was born January 4, 1923, in…
Linda Rae Painter, 81, Huntingburg
Linda Rae Painter, 81, of Huntingburg, passed away at 1:16 a.m. Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home in Rockport. She was born January 10, 1940, in…
David Grant Qualkenbush, 70, Loogootee
David Grant Qualkenbush, 70, of Loogootee, passed away at 9:35 a.m. on Monday, March 1, 2021, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born August 25, 1950, in…
Michael Joseph Schmitt II, 48, Jasper
Michael Joseph Schmitt II, 48, of Jasper, passed away peacefully at home, on Sunday morning, February 28, 2021. Mike was born in Jasper on November 8, 1972, to Michael J. Sr…
Willis J. Conrad, 86, Otwell
Willis J. Conrad, 86, of Otwell, passed away February 27, 2016. Born to Herschel and Donetta Barry on February 13, 1935. He married Irma Elkins on November 24, 1979. Willis…
Blake C. Gutgsell, 53, Schnellville
Blake C. Gutgsell, 53 of Schnellville, passed away at 11:24 p.m. on Friday, February 26, 2021, at St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville. Blake was born on November 25, 1967 to…
James “Jim” J. Dittmer, 84, Jasper
James “Jim” J. Dittmer, 84, of Jasper, passed away at 12:10 a.m. on Sunday, February 28, 2021, in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper, Indiana, due to complications…
Grace Evelyn Cooper, 89, French Lick
Grace Evelyn Cooper, 89, of French Lick, entered eternal rest on February 26th, 2021 at Good Samaritan Society, Jasper, Indiana. She was born in Orange County, Indiana on February 7,…
Alvin Hoffman Jr., 83, Santa Claus
Alvin Hoffman Jr., 83, of Santa Claus, passed away on Wednesday, February 24, 2020, at his home. Alvin was born July 15, 1937, in Santa Claus to Alvin Sr. and…
Ann M. Harder, 78, Jasper
Ann M. Harder, 78, of Jasper, passed away peacefully at home at 4:51 p.m. on Friday, February 26, 2021, surrounded by family. Ann was born in St. Henry on May…
Tina Marie Mattingly, 32, Huntingburg
Tina Marie Mattingly, 32, of Huntingburg, passed away Saturday, February 27, 2021, at the Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville. She was born September 17, 1988, in Clarksville, Tennessee,…
John E. Stamm, 87, Jasper
John E. Stamm, 87, of Jasper, passed away at 2:07 a.m. on Friday, February 26, 2021, in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. John was born in Haysville…
Rick Atkinson, 73, Gas City
Baseball and Gas City will not be the same since Rick Atkinson “Coach A” left this world on Tuesday, February 23, 2021, at the age of 73 after a tough…
Max Olinger, 85, Santa Claus
Max Olinger, 85, of Santa Claus, formerly of Huntingburg IN, passed away on February 25, 2021 at 1:06 AM at Memorial Hospital in Jasper, IN. Born on December 8, 1935…
Alice Catherine Schroering, 90, Walnut Creek, Calif.
Alice Catherine Schroering, 90, of Walnut Creek, Calif., passed away on Friday, January 8, 2021. Alice was born on March 5, 1930, to Martin and Frances (Seger) Schroering. Alice was…
Charles “Eddie” Burton, 81, French Lick
Charles “Eddie” Burton, 81, of French Lick, entered into eternal rest on February 24, 2021, at Springs Valley Meadows, French Lick. He was born in Orange County on April 9,…
Edward “Butch” Gray, 73, Petersburg
Edward “Butch” Gray, 73, of Petersburg, passed away February 23, 2021, in Washington. He was born June 10, 1947, in Huntingburg to Morris and Ruby Gray. He worked for many…
Robert L. Blessinger, 70, Mammoth Spring, Ark.
Robert L. Blessinger, 70, of Mammoth Spring, Ark., formerly of Jasper, passed away at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at his sister’s home in Mammoth Spring, Ark. Robert…
Juanita June Hile, 90, Jasper
Juanita June Hile, 90, of Jasper, formerly of Dale, died on February 23, 2021, at Memorial Hospital. June was born on December 22, 1930, in Dale to Thomas and Lillie…
Donn R. Seger, 71, Arlington, Va.
Donn R. Seger, 71, of Arlington, Va., formerly of Jasper, passed away on January 31, 2021, at home. Donn was born in Jasper on April 13, 1949, to Thomas W…
Robert L. “Bob” Wright, 82, Jasper
Robert L. “Bob” Wright, 82, of Jasper, passed away at 2:05 p.m. on Monday, February 22, 2021, at Cathedral Health Care in Jasper, Indiana. Bob was born in Princeton. Ind.,…
