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Lloyd E. Prusz, 91, Holland

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Lloyd E. Prusz, 91, of Holland, passed away at 4:18 a.m. Sunday, March 13, 2016, at Brookside Village in Jasper. He was born April 24, 1924, in Holland, Indiana to…

Anna Mae Williams, 80, Huntingburg

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Anna Mae Williams, 80, of Huntingburg, passed away at 3:40 p.m. Saturday, March 12, 2016, at Signature HealthCare in Newburgh. She was born June 25, 1935, in Holland to Aaron…

Bernadette K. Schneider, 91, Schnellville

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Bernadette K. Schneider, 91, of Schnellville, passed away at 7:04 p.m. on Sunday, March 13, 2016, at the Timbers of Jasper. Bernadette was born on August 5, 1924, in Schnellville…

Ruthanna B. Welp, 75, Huntingburg

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Ruthanna B. Welp, 75, of Huntingburg, passed away at 4:53 p.m., on Saturday, March 12, 2016, at the Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper. She was born January 16, 1941, in Bristow,…

Helen R. Jacob, 78, Jasper

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Helen R. Jacob, 78, of Jasper, passed away at 9:05 a.m. on Friday, March 11, 2016, at her home. She was born in Jasper, Indiana on June 12, 1937, to…

Orva Rath, 56, Dallas, formerly of Dale

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Orva Rath, 56, of Dallas, Texas, formerly of Dale, died March 8, in Dallas at Parkland Hospital. He is survived by his parents Rev. Donald and Mary Rath, his siblings…

Clara L. Rhoades, 69, Jasper

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Clara L. Rhoades, 69, of Jasper, passed away at 3:57 p.m. Saturday, March 5, 2016, at the Sentara Nursing & Hospice Center in Virginia Beach, Va. She was born on…

Edith M. Soellner, 73, Jasper

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Edith M. Soellner, 73, of Jasper, passed away at 4:57 p.m. Monday, March 7, 2016, in the Water Health Care Center in Huntingburg. She was born in Stewart County Tennessee…

Spencer Hoffman, 28, Haysville

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Spencer Hoffman, 28, of Haysville, passed away on Sunday evening, March 6, 2016, at home. Spencer was born in Jasper, Indiana on October 26, 1987, to Brook and Jane (Perkins)…

Paul W. Seidl, 64, Jasper

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Paul W. Seidl, 64, of Jasper, passed away Friday morning, March 4, 2016, at his home in Jasper. Paul was born in Huntingburg on January 16, 1952, to Jerome and…

Randall J. Strange, 45, Jasper

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Randall J. Strange, 45, of Jasper, formerly of Montgomery, passed away at 2:40 p.m. March 4, 2016, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center. He was born March 8, 1970, to…

Frances A. Wineinger, 74 of Cuzco,

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Frances A. Wineinger, 74 of Cuzco, passed away at4:00 p.m. Friday, March 4, 2016, at her home. She was born at Haysville, Indiana March 6, 1941, to Arthur and Rosa…

James M. “Mac” Watts, 68, Jasper

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James M. “Mac” Watts, 68, of Jasper, formerly of Huntingburg, passed away Friday, March 4, 2016, at his home in Jasper. He was born May 2, 1947, in Huntingburg to…

Bob Edward Hill, 70, Lake Helmerich Village

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Bob Edward Hill, 70, of Lake Helmerich Village near Holland, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, March 1, 2016. Bob was born on May 11, 1945, in Chicago,…

Virginia Lavon Propes, 76, Jasper

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Virginia Lavon Propes, 76, of Jasper, passed away at 3:10 a.m. CST on Thursday, March 3, 2016, at her daughter’s home in Saint Meinrad. She was born May 6, 1939,…

Ronald Lee Cleveland, 78, Jasper

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Ronald Lee Cleveland, 78, of Jasper, formerly of Huntingburg, passed away at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at The Timbers of Jasper. He was born March 28, 1937, in…

Dennis L. Schaeffer, 76, Jasper

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Dennis L. Schaeffer, 76, of Jasper, passed away at 4:55 p.m. on Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. Dennis was born in Ferdinand, Indiana…

Elizabeth C. Schmitt, 96, Ireland

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Elizabeth C. Schmitt, 96, of Ireland, passed away at 7:15 p.m. on Monday, February 29, 2016, at home. Elizabeth was born in St. Anthony, Indiana on August 15, 1919, to…

Roger Lee Corn, 61, Huntingburg

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Roger Lee Corn, 61, passed away at 4:00 a.m., Sunday, February 28, 2016, at The Waters of Huntingburg nursing center in Huntingburg from complications of a long struggle with chronic…

Fredie Lee Gehl, 83, Jasper

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Fredie Lee Gehl, 83, of Jasper, passed away at 8:58 a.m. on Monday, February 29, 2016, at Cathedral Health Care Center in Jasper. Fredie was born in St. Anthony, Indiana,…

Esther P. Fuhrman, 80, Loogootee

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Esther P. Fuhrman, 80, of Loogootee, passed away at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 27, 2016, at Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper. Esther was born in Shoals, Indiana on February…

Dennis M. Breeding, 61, Dubois

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Dennis M. Breeding, 61, of Dubois, passed away at 9:24 p.m. Friday, February 26, 2016, in The Waters of Huntingburg. He was born in Jasper on March 15, 1954, to…

Duane A. Sermersheim, 62, Huntingburg

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Duane A. Sermersheim, 62, of Huntingburg passed away at 10:00 a.m. CDT on Friday, February 26, 2016, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Evansville. Duane was born in Huntingburg on…

Fred E. Faith, 81, of Otwell

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Fred E. Faith, 81, of Otwell, passed away at 6:40 a.m. Friday, February 26, 2016, in Memorial Hospital & Health Care Center in Jasper. He was born at Odon, Indiana…

Roy Stilwell, 101, Huntingburg

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Roy Stilwell, 101, of Huntingburg, passed away at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 24, 2016, at The Waters of Huntingburg nursing center. He was born November 2, 1914, in Huntingburg, Indiana…

Abbot Alan Berndt, OSB, monk of Saint Meinrad Archabbey

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Abbot Alan Berndt, OSB, a monk of Saint Meinrad Archabbey, St. Meinrad, died on February 24, 2016, in the monastery infirmary. He was 95 and a jubilarian of profession. Surviving…

Bobby Risley, 55, Velpen

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Bobby Risley, 55, of Velpen, passed away at 12:40 p.m. CST Tuesday, February 23, 2016, at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. He was born October 19, 1960, in Washington, Indiana to…

Father Kenneth Lee Graehler, 78, Jasper

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Father Kenneth Lee Graehler, 78, of Jasper, died of cancer Friday, Feb. 19, 2016, at Brookside Village Senior Living Community in Jasper. He was born in Jasper on Sept. 20,…

Wildman Thank You

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The family of Catherine Wildman would like to thank everyone who supported us during the loss of our mother, grandmother and great-­grandmother. We want to thank you for the flowers,…

Shirley A. Neukam, 74, Jasper

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Shirley A. Neukam, 74, of Jasper, passed away at 11:52 a.m. Sunday, February 21, 2016, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. Shirley was born on November 18, 1941, in…

Vernon H. Meyer, 97, Holland

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Vernon H. Meyer, 97, of Holland, passed away at 2:15 p.m. Friday, February 19, 2016, at his residence. He was born May 14, 1918, in Holland, Indiana to Jacob and…

Karen Woolsey, 61, Evansville

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Karen Woolsey, 61, of Evansville, passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2016, in Indianapolis. She was born May 4, 1954 to Dorothy (Dudine) Meyer and the late James Meyer. Karen was…

Larry Wayne Montgomery, 70, Huntingburg

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Larry Wayne Montgomery, 70, of Huntingburg, passed away at 12:13 a.m. CST Wednesday, February 17, 2016, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Evansville. He was born April 22, 1945, in…

Mary Lou Schmitt, 82, Ireland

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Mary Lou Schmitt, 82, of Ireland, passed away at 5:57 p.m. on Monday, February 15, 2016, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. Mary Lou was born in Jasper, Indiana…

Lee Goeppner, 62, Ireland

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Lee Goeppner, 62, of Ireland, passed away at 9:15 p.m. on Sunday, Febuary 14, 2016, at home. Lee was born in Ireland on July 2, 1953, to Albert and Mattieline…

Nancy M. Ringeman, 82, Santa Claus

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Nancy M. Ringeman, 82, of Santa Claus, passed away, Friday, February 12, 2016, at Oakwood Health Campus in Tell City. Nancy was born July 5, 1933, to Henry and Dorothea…

Bernard T. “Bernie” Pund, 76, Ferdinand

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Bernard T. “Bernie” Pund, 76, of Ferdinand, died Friday, Feb. 12, 2016, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. He was born in Ferdinand on Aug. 6, 1939,…

Charles M. Ragle, 85, Otwell

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Charles M. Ragle, 85, of Otwell, passed away at 9:25 p.m. Friday, February 12, 2016, at Amber Manor Care Center in Petersburg. He was born November 10, 1930, in Spurgeon,…

Donald R. Rebber, 64, Jasper

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Donald R. Rebber, 64, of Jasper, passed away at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 6, 2016, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper, Indiana. Donald was born in…

Annetta D. Goller, 102, Jasper

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Annetta D. Goller, 102, of Jasper, passed away at 1:10 p.m. on Thursday, February 11, 2016, at Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper, IN. Annetta was born on April 14, 1913,…

Dennis Gill Ring, 79, Jasper

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Dennis Gill Ring, 79, of Jasper, passed away 11:33 p.m. on Wednesday, February 10, 2016, at Memorial Hospital in Jasper. Gill was born in Terre Haute, Indiana on May 9,…

Marie Kuper, 95, formerly of Jasper

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Marie Kuper, 95, formerly of Jasper, passed away at 3:25 p.m. Friday, February 5, 2016, at the Little Sisters of the Poor St. Augustine Home, Indianapolis. She was born at…

Daniel Ray Jochim, 58, Huntingburg

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Daniel Ray Jochim, 58, of Huntingburg, passed away at 2:55 a.m. Monday, February 8, 2016, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. He was born May 6, 1957,…

Virginia Ann Schmitt, 74, Holland

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Virginia Ann Schmitt, 74, of Holland, passed away at 1:15 a.m. Thursday, February 4, 2016, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. She was born February 11, 1941,…

Sameer C. Mehta, 39, of Huntingburg

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Sameer C. Mehta, 39, of Huntingburg, passed away at 7:50 p.m. Monday, February 8, 2016, in an auto accident on Highway 231 South near the WITZ Road outside of Jasper…

Terry Lee Thomas, 62, Lamar

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Terry Lee Thomas, 62, of Lamar, died on February 8, 2016, at the Deaconess VNA Hospice Center in Evansville. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother,…

Marcella A. “Sally” Lindauer, 88, Jasper

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Marcella A. “Sally” Lindauer, 88, of Jasper, passed away at 12:22 a.m. on Tuesday, February 9, 2016, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Sally was born in…

Catherine M. Wildman, 91, of Loogootee

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Catherine M. Wildman, 91, of Loogootee, passed away with her family by her side at 2:23 p.m. February 7, 2016, at The Timbers in Jasper. She was born February 7,…

Ora A. Jones, 80, Huntingburg

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Ora A. Jones, 80, of Huntingburg, passed away at 3:00 a.m. Monday, February 8, 2016, at his daughter Debbie Hensley’s residence in Schnellville. He was born July 16, 1935, in…

Viola “Shortie” Heitz, 87, of St. Anthony

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Viola “Shortie” Heitz, 87, of St. Anthony, passed away at 10:34 a.m. on Sunday, February 7, 2016, at Northwood Retirement Community in Jasper. Viola was born in Jasper, IN on…