OBITUARIES

  • Kevin L Fleck, 63, Carmel

    Kevin L Fleck, 63, of Carmel (previously of Jasper), entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, September 1, 2026. He was born in Jasper on October 18, 1962, to Leon and Elfrieda (Schwinghammer) Fleck. Kevin was a 1981 graduate of Jasper High School. He worked in real estate and as a loan officer for most of…

  • Kent W. Hochgesang, 54, St. Henry

    Kent W. Hochgesang, 54, of St. Henry, passed away Sunday, August 30, 2026, at Deaconess Memorial Medical Center in Jasper. Kent was born on January 23, 1972, in Huntingburg to Ernest “Ernie” and Eileen (Fleck) Hochgesang. He married Yvonne Pulley on October 18, 1997, at St. Henry Catholic Church. He graduated from Southridge High School…

  • Chad Ring, 51, Holland

    Chad Ring, 51, of Holland, passed away on August 31, 2026, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital, Evansville, after a brief illness. Chad was born on October 31, 1974, to Janet Ring.  He graduated from Southridge High School in 1993 and owned Ring Rocketry in Holland. He was a member of Augustana United Church of Christ in…

  • Scott L. Brown, 77, Holland

    Scott L. Brown, 77, of Holland, passed away on August 31, 2026, at his home. He was born on December 11, 1948 and graduated with the 1967 class of Huntingburg High School.   Scott was a metal fabricator and worked in maintenance at Prairie Farms/Holland Dairy.  He was lovingly raised by his grandparents, Leonard and Hazel…

  • Sister Madonna Helmer, 88, Ferdinand

    Sister Madonna Helmer of Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand, Indiana, died at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, August 30, 2026, at the Monastery in Ferdinand. Sister Madonna was born Carolyn Ann Helmer on October 8, 1937, in Evansville, Indiana, the oldest of four children of John E. Helmer and Lillian Ann (Schenk) Helmer. She entered the…

  • Stanley Hurm, 82, Fulda

    Stanley Hurm, 82, of Fulda, passed away on September 1, 2026, at Deaconess Memorial Hospital in Jasper. Stanley was born May 23, 1944, in Fulda to Hugo and Ann (Stratman) Hurm. He married Patricia Johnson on May 26, 1973, in Lemont, Ill. ‘She preceded him in death in 1987. Stanley then married Carolyn Morgan on…

  • Virgil “Mark” Goebel, 78, St. Anthony

    Virgil “Mark” Goebel, 78, of St. Anthony, passed away peacefully at his home on August 31, 2026. Mark was born December 12, 1947, in Paris, Ill., to Virgil and Virginia (Ware) Goebel. Mark is survived by his son, Dorian Goebel of Petersburg and daughter Marni (Justin) Vonderheide, along with his grandchildren who he adored, Anstin…