
Obituaries can be submitted by email to editor@duboiscountyfreepress.com.
David J. Berger, 85, Jasper
David J. Berger, 85, of Jasper, passed away at 9:35 a.m. on Wednesday, November 11, 2020, at his home surrounded by his wife and family. Dave was born in Jasper on…
Jose Miguel Calderon, 34, Huntingburg
Jose Miguel Calderon, 34, of Huntingburg, passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2020, at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born on October 23, 1986, in Washington D.C.,…
Lorena Ida Blessinger, 94, Hoffman Estates, Ill
Lorena Ida Blessinger, 94, of Hoffman Estates, Ill. – a suburb of Chicago –formerly of Ireland, passed away on October 30, 2020, at her home. Lorena was born in Ireland,…
Vincent F. Ackerman, 86, Jasper
Vincent F. Ackerman, 86, of Jasper, passed away at 1:42 p.m. on Wednesday, November 11, 2020, at his home surrounded by family. Vince was born in Jasper on April 26,…
Eva Mae “Dolly” Taylor, 83, Huntingburg
Eva Mae “Dolly” Taylor, 83, of Huntingburg, passed away at 5:20 a.m., Sunday, November 8, 2020, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. She was born February 4,…
Donna K. Wagner, 71, Jasper
Donna K. Wagner, 71, of Jasper, passed away at 3:40 p.m. on Saturday, November 7, 2020, at Jasper Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center. Donna was born in Ireland, Indiana, on…
Carolyn R. Cochren Ph.D. 76, of Princeton
Carolyn R. Cochren Ph.D., 76, of Princeton, entered rest on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, IN. She was born on Oct. 8, 1944, in Oakland…
Raymond G. Parker Jr., 74, West Frankfort
Raymond G. Parker Jr., 74, of West Frankfort, passed away on Saturday, November 7, 2020, at his residence at 7:13 a.m. surrounded by his loving wife, Lonna, his caring sister,…
Lillie L. (Highfill) Zehr, 90, Georgetown
Lillie L. (Highfill) Zehr, 90, died on November 7, 2020, at the Villas of Guerin Woods in Georgetown, Indiana. She was born on June 24, 1930, in Taswell to the…
Betty J. Kempf, 81, Jasper
Betty J. Kempf, 81, of Jasper, passed away at 7:07 a.m. on Sunday, November 8, 2020, at home. Betty was born in Jasper on September 6, 1939, to Lawrence and…
Phillip “Phil” Joel Burger, 65, Orleans
Phillip “Phil” Joel Burger, 65, of Orleans, passed away at 5:50 PM on Thursday, November 05, 2020. He was born August 2, 1955, in Jasper, the son of Alfred and…
Shirley J. Eckert, 80, Huntingburg
Shirley J. Eckert, 80, of Huntingburg, passed away at 11:32 a.m. on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, in St. Vincent’s Hospital in Evansville. Shirley was born in Frederick County, Maryland, on…
Mary Josephine Maurer, 96, Dale
Mary Josephine Maurer, 96, of Dale, died on Thursday, November 5, 2020, at Scenic Hills in Ferdinand. Mary was born in Daviess County, Kentucky on March 7, 1924, to Gobel…
Eugenia (Jean) Meyer, 89, Mariah Hill
Eugenia (Jean) Meyer passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 4, 2020. Jean was born on March 17, 1931, to Veronica (Bockting) and Richard Wagner in Mariah Hill. She married Orville…
Jane Anne Rehl, 95, Cincinnati
Jane Anne Rehl, 95, formerly of Huntingburg and Evansville, passed away on October 20, 2020, at The Lodge Care and Rehab Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was born on January…
Deborah A. Mendel, 80, Jasper
Deborah A. Mendel, 80, of Jasper, passed away at 1:24 p.m. on Monday, November 2, 2020, at the Villas of Guerin Woods in Georgetown, Indiana. Deborah was born in Jasper,…
Kevin Alan Bateman, 59, Washington
Kevin Alan Bateman, 59, of Washington, passed away at 1:35 p.m. Tuesday, November 3, 2020, at IU Health University Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born July 27, 1961 in Daviess…
John Leslie Small, 69, Jasper
John Leslie Small, 69, of Jasper, passed away on Monday, November 2, 2020, at his residence. He was born July 22, 1951, in Huntingburg, to Albert Jack and Kathleen (Wellemeyer)…
Ralph J. Spayd, 91, Jasper
Ralph J. Spayd, 91, of Jasper, passed away at 9:35 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, in The Timbers of Jasper. Ralph was born in Mariah Hill, Indiana, on August…
Alice Godfrey Berger, 80, Marion, Illinois
Alice Godfrey Berger, 80, of Marion, Illinois — formerly of Olney, Ill. and Jasper, — passed away on Sunday, November 1 in Marion due to complications from COVID-19. Alice was…
Shirley J. Eckert, 80, St. Anthony (arrangements pending)
Shirley J. Eckert, 80, of St. Anthony, passed away on Tuesday, November 4, 2020, at St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville. Arrangements are pending at Becher-Kluesner Funeral Homes in Jasper, Indiana.
Hilbert Herman Lottes, 93, Otwell
Hilbert Herman Lottes, 93, of Otwell, passed away November 3, 2020, in Jasper. He was born April 11, 1927, in Dubois County to Edward and Sophie Lottes. Hilbert served in…
Florence Rose (Gries) Rexing, 95, Dale
Florence Rose (Gries) Rexing passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at the family farm where she had spent decades with her husband Cletus Rexing and their children. Florence was…
Paul G. Cooper, 80, Otwell
Paul G. Cooper, 80, of Otwell, entered rest on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020, at Linda E White Hospice House in Evansville. He was born on Feb.25, 1940, in Evansville to…
Alice S. Apple, 82, Jasper
Alice S. Apple, also known as Jerry’s “Queen Bee”, 82, of Jasper, passed away at 4:50 p.m. on Sunday, November 1, 2020, in Deaconess Gateway Medical Center in Evansville. Alice…
Linda M. Hartwick, 73, English
Linda M. Hartwick, 73, of English, passed away on Sunday, November 1, 2020, in the Timbers of Jasper. Linda was born in Meade County, Kentucky, on June 1, 1947, to…
Geraldine M. Hastings, 74, Brownsburg
Geraldine M. Hastings, 74, of Brownsburg, passed away October 30, 2020. She worked as a nurse for American Health Network, Brownsburg, for many years and was a long-time member of…
James C. White Sr., 80, Ferdinand
James C. White Sr., passed away on Friday, October 30, 2020, at his home in Ferdinand. James was born, June 25, 1940, in Plains, Penn., to Leo and Susan (Nicholas)…
Memorial Service planned for Johnny L. Gilliam
A Memorial Service for Johnny L. Gilliam, who passed away on September 3, 2020, will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, November 6, 2020, in Redemption Christian Church in…
James L. “Jim” Roesner, 75, Huntingburg
James L. “Jim” Roesner, 75, of Huntingburg, passed away on Friday, October 30, 2020, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh. He was born January 11, 1945, in Huntingburg, Indiana, to…
Margie Lee (Luker) Astrike, 82, Huntingburg
Margie Lee (Luker) Astrike, 82, of Huntingburg, died at 11:45 a.m. on Thursday, October 29, 2020, at her home surrounded by her family. Margie was born on April 30, 1938,…
Gerald “Gerry” G. Braun, 82, Vincennes
Gerald “Gerry” G. Braun, 82, of Vincennes passed away October 26, 2020, at Good Samaritan Hospital. Gerry had retired from teaching at Lincoln High School. He taught social studies, world…
Andrea Lynn Egloff, 52, Bretzville
Andrea Lynn Egloff, 52, of Bretzville, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2020, at home surrounded by her family. Andrea was born on February 21, 1968, in Brunswick, Ga., to David…
Donald Ray “Donnie” Kruger, 66, Davie, Fla.
Donald Ray “Donnie” Kruger, 66, of Davie, Florida, formerly of Jasper, passed away on Monday, October 26, 2020, at Memorial Hospital West in Florida after a short illness. Donnie was…
Wilma V. (Dalton) Runyan, 91, Huntingburg
Wilma V. (Dalton) Runyan, 91, of Huntingburg, passed away at 1:10 a.m., on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. She was born October…
Elizabeth Kolb 97, Dale
Elizabeth Kolb 97, of Dale, died on October 22, 2020, at Willowdale Village in Dale. She is survived by her daughter, Deborah Doan of Dale; grandson, Kyle (Michelle) Doan of…
James “Jim” Lee Bailey, 77, Eckerty
James “Jim” Lee Bailey, 77, of Eckerty, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2020, at his home. He was born December 11, 1942, in Oakland City, to John Bailey and…
Patricia S. “Pat” Schroeder, 90, Jasper
Patricia S. “Pat” Schroeder, 90, of Jasper, passed away at 7:55 a.m. on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, at home. Pat was born in Huntingburg on July 13, 1930, to Richard…
Linus J. Kluemper, 91, Jasper
Linus J. Kluemper, 91, of Jasper, passed away at 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, in the Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper. Linus was born in Jasper on May…
Leroy Hoffman, 86, Jasper
Leroy Hoffman, 86, of Jasper, passed away at 11:37 p.m. on Monday, October 26, 2020, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Leroy was born in Boone Township…
Kenneth Ira Morgan, 64, Huntingburg
Kenneth Ira Morgan, 64, of Huntingburg, passed away at his home on October 21, 2020. He was born on January 3, 1956, in Huntingburg to William “Bill” and Hilda (Hubster)…
Thomas J. Flick, 78, Jasper
Thomas J. Flick, 78, of Jasper, passed away at 5:15 a.m. on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, in Brookside Village in Jasper. Tom was born in Jasper on January 19, 1942,…
Paul Wayne Thomas, 67, Jasper
Paul Wayne Thomas, 67, of Jasper, passed away with his loving family by his side on Sunday, October 25, 2020, following a hard-fought battle with lung cancer. He is survived…
Jeffrey L. “Jay” Schnell, 59, Jasper
Jeffrey L. “Jay” Schnell, 59, of Jasper, passed away at 4:45 a.m. on Monday, October 26, 2020, at home. Jay was born in Jasper to Donnie and Irma (Taber) Schnell. He…
Larry Wetzel, 70, Santa Claus
Larry Wetzel, 70, of Santa Claus, passed away on October 25, 2020. Larry was born in Dale on March 21, 1950, to Bill and Hilda (Simpson) Wetzel. He married the love…
Karl Harvey Frick, 80, Green Cove Springs, Fla.
Karl Harvey Frick, 80, of Green Cove Springs, Fla., passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2020. Karl was born in Huntingburg, Indiana to the late Harold Frick and Leota Helmrich Frick…
Mauricette Suzanne Farley, 93, Carmel
Mauricette Suzanne Farley, 93, of Carmel, formerly of Loogootee, passed away peacefully on October 22, 2020, with her family at her side. She was born on October 12, 1927 to Remi…
Randall Hayes, 73, Derby
Randall Hayes, 73, of Derby, passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2020, at St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville. Randall was born May 11, 1947, in Cannelton to Dewey and Josephine…
Flora Phillipy, 94, Jasper
Flora Phillipy, 94, of Jasper, passed away at 2:45 a.m., on Wednesday, October 21, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper. She was born December 23, 1925,…
Thomas Allan Reck, 82, Terre Haute
Thomas Allan Reck, 82, of Terre Haute, passed away at his home after spending a weekend with his family. He was born on December 15, 1937, in Indianapolis to Luther…
