Obituaries - Dubois County Free Press, Inc. (2024)

George Rowlet Lewallen, 91, of Huntingburg, passed away on Thursday, May 16, 2024, at Memorial Hospital in Jasper. He was born December 23, 1932, in Rockville, Ind., to Alva and…

Helen B. Theising, 95, of Schnellville, passed away at 10:07 p.m. on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. Helen was born in Schnellville,…

Nathan Edward Rust, 34, passed away after a strong and brave battle with cancer on May 13, 2024. He was born on August 2, 1989, to Ron E. Rust and…

Ruth Ann Beck, 96, of Jasper, passed away at 12:05 a.m. on Thursday, May 16, 2024, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. Ruth was born in Jasper on March…

Raymond V. Lueken, 87, of Celestine, passed away at 7:51 p.m. on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at home surrounded by family. He was born in Schnellville on October 8, 1936,…

James L. “Jim” Verkamp, 72, of Schnellville, passed away at 12:54 p.m. on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Jim was born on February 4, 1952, in Huntingburg, Ind., to Hubert and…

Marilyn B. Gray, 84, of Jasper, peacefully went to be with the Lord at 3:20 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at her home. She was surrounded by her children…

Wendy Weber Schnarr, 50, passed away on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Euless, Texas. Wendy was born in Jasper on August 17, 1973 to John and Diana (Myers) Weber. She…

Rosetta M. Risley, 88, of Jasper, passed away on May 11, 2024, at Cathedral Health Care Center in Jasper. She was born June 9, 1935, in Velpen to Leroy and…

Virginia Ellen Barnett, 75, of Petersburg, passed away on May 12, 2024, at Brickyard Healthcare Center in Petersburg. She was born July 16, 1948, in Dubois County to Jesse Wallace…

She was born January 25, 1957, in Paoli, Indiana, to Malvin Dicus, Sr. and Louanna Mae (Holding) Dicus. Jannette was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and Jasper…

James (Jim) William Cook, 87, of Boonville, Ind., passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville, surrounded by his loving wife and family. Jim was…

Betty L. Dilger, 85, of Jasper, passed away surrounded by family at 4:10 a.m. on Friday, May 10, 2024. Betty was born in Ferdinand on December 17, 1938, to William…

Urban Otto Tretter, 78, of Huntingburg, passed away at 5:07 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at his residence, surrounded by his wife and children. He was born July 4,…

Betty June Hitt, 91, of Macclenny, Fla., passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Saturday, May 4, 2024, under the care of Community Hospice. Betty was born to…

Gerald “Jerry” W. Burger, 76, of Jasper, passed away surrounded by family at 5:23 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Jerry was born in Huntingburg on November 6, 1947, to…

Doris Jean Klem, 70, of Ireland, Ind., passed away at 11:40 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6, 2024, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. Doris was born in Jasper, Indiana,…

Ralph F. Batteiger, 88, of Evansville, went to be with the Lord on May 3, 2024. Ralph was born on March 15, 1936, to Frederick and Susanna (Wolf) Batteiger. Ralph…

Stanley C. Scherle, 69, of Jasper, passed away at home on Sunday, May 5, 2024. Stan was born in Jasper, Indiana, on January 7, 1955, to Bernard and Rosalee (Hoffman)…

Ruth Evelyn Houchin, 76, of Huntingburg, passed away at 6:51 p.m. on Saturday, May 4, 2024, in the emergency room of Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. She…

Doris Marie Osterman passed quietly into eternal rest on May 1, 2024, in Mt. Pleasant, Wisc. She was born on April 25, 1938, in Waddy, Ky., as the youngest of…

H. Susan “Susie” Buck, 74, of Terre Haute, passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Union Hospital. She was born Oct. 16, 1949, in Terre Haute to Kenneth L. Buck…

Robert Edward Force, 87, of Shoals, passed away on Friday, May 3, 2024, at Poplar Care Strategies, Loogootee. Born May 9, 1936, in Washington, Ind., he was the son of…

Doris M. Schmitt, 92, of Jasper, passed away at 10:50 p.m. surrounded by family on Thursday, May 2, 2024, at Legacy Living in Jasper. Doris was born in Ferdinand on…

Samuel “Sam” E. Huff passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2024.He was 89 years old. He was one of 11 children born in Birdseye, Indiana to the late Claude and…

Donna K. Russell, 63, of Petersburg, passed away surrounded by family at 2:52 p.m. on Monday, April 29, 2024, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. Donna was born in…

Thomas A. Weyer, 71, of Ferdinand, passed away Monday, April 29, 2024, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville. Thomas was born on December 24, 1952, in Ferdinand to Ernest B…

Margaret Ann “Margie” Helming, 90, of Newburgh, formerly of Jasper, passed away on April 29, 2024. Margie was born in Fulda on July 30, 1933, to Pius and Helen (Hurm)…

Cheryl Ann Kleeman, 64, of Gentryville, passed away Monday, April 29, 2024, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital, Evansville. Cheryl was born in Huntingburg to Paul and Wanda (Bryant) Kuhn. She married…

Loretta Seckinger, 84, of St. Meinrad, passed away on Monday, April 29, 2024, at her home. Loretta was born in Perry County on April 14, 1940, to Victor and Anna…

Danny R Schwoeppe passed Friday, April 26, 2024, at the age of 56. Danny, born August 2nd, 1967, in Huntingburg to James and Adeline (Lindauer) Schwoeppe, married his wife of…

Gwynavere Morton of Washington passed away peacefully on April 27, 2024, at the age of 83, at Daviess Community Hospital. She was born in Washington, Ind., on March 25, 1941,…

William “Bill” Richlen, 54, Santa Claus, passed away at home on Friday, April 26, 2024. He was born on February 10, 1970, to Edward and Maryann Richlen of Crivitz, Wisconsin…

Daniel Gene “Corky” Rainey, 68, of Dale, passed away Thursday morning, April 25, 2024, at his residence. He was born January 6, 1956, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Eugene Lee and…

Madge M. Eskew, 94, of Petersburg, passed away on April 25, 2024, at Lakewood Home in Petersburg. She was born April 9, 1930, to Charles and Sarah (Morehead) Roundtree in…

Abigail Jean Raisor, 8, of Dubois, passed on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at Norton’s Children’s Hospital in Louisville, Ky., due to a condition known as AVM (Arteriovenous malformation). Abigail was…

Karen Sue Parnell, 62, of Jasper, died on April 24, 2024, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center. She was born June 18, 1961, to Ray and Shirley (Lawrence) Schaefer…

William Allie Sloan, III, 73, of Newburgh, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital with his family by his side. Visitation for family and friends will be…

Ralph George Bettag, 86, of Mariah Hill, passed away on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery, surrounded by family. Ralph was born in Mariah Hill on…

Melanie J. Howes, 60, of Petersburg, passed away in Newburgh on April 23, 2024. She was born on February 5, 1964, to Franklin and Opal (Rousch) Ridao in Owensboro, Ky…

Mildred F. “Millie” Erny, 83, of Jasper, passed away at 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at Brookside Village in Jasper. Millie was born in Jasper, Indiana, on June…

Erwin A. “Erp” Boehm, 96, of St. Anthony, passed away surrounded by family at 7:50 a.m. on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper…

William Elmer “Rod” Held, 72, of Santa Claus, passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2024, at 11:18 p.m. CDT at his home surrounded by his wife and children. He was…

Luther Leonard Selby, 91, of Petersburg, passed away on April 21, 2024 in Petersburg. He was born December 21, 1932, to Emmit and Flora (Harker) Selby in Pike County. Luther…

Robert L. “Bob” Lane Jr, 82, of Birdseye, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, April 21, 2024, at 6:15 a.m. surrounded by family. Bob was born on October 18,…

James Simon Betz passed away on April 21. He was born at home in Jasper, Ind., on Dec. 15, 1942, the son of Raymond and Catherine (Knies) Betz. Jim’s commitment…

Julie Ann Adams, 58, of Birdseye, passed away at her home onApril 21, 2024. She was born onAugust 22, 1965, in Huntingburg to Charles Lee Atkins and Geneva Mae (Chumbley)…

Pauline L. Jackson, 78, of Jasper, passed away at 9:13 a.m. on Sunday, April 21, 2024, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. She was born March 29,…

Larry E. “Tune-Up” Hotz, 79, of Loogootee, passed away on Monday, April 22, 2024. Born January 26, 1945, in Loogootee, he was the son of Fred and Nellie (Phillips) Hotz…

Thomas R. Deen, 93, of Winslow, passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2024, at Heart to Heart Hospice in Evansville. Thomas was born to Osgal and Cleophas Deen in Oakland…