Obituaries

Jun 21, 2023

 

    Joel (Tip) Agee 80, of Dale, IN. died at his home on June 21, 2023.

    Tip was born September 4, 1942 in Vincennes, IN. to Kenneth and Helen (Schultz) Agree. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Bobbie and a grandson Shane Wilkey.

     He is survived by his children Alan...

May 2, 2023

 

Iris V. (Bolton) Ludwig, 94, of Santa Claus, went to her Heavenly home early on the morning of May 2, 2023 after suffering the effects of dementia for the last 11 ½ years.

She was born in Evansville on June 3, 1928 to Arizona J. “Jack” Bolton & Augusta M. (Theiring) Bolton.  Her older, half-brother, Roy Bolton, was very...

Feb 28, 2023

Joyce Gilpatrick 82 of Dale, died on February 28, 2023 at her home in Dale, surrounded by her family.

Joyce was born in Evansvile on March 14, 1940 to William and Alice (Leathco) Scales. She enjoyed spending time with her family and reading. She was a loving mother and grandmother.

She is survived by her...

Feb 13, 2023

Duane Wagler 73, of Lamar, Indiana died on February 13, 2023 at Scenic Hills in Ferdinand.

Duane was born on October 16, 1949 in Loogootee, Indiana to Joseph H. and Ada Marie (Stoll) Wagler. He worked for Kennedy Farms. He enjoyed fishing, farming playing cards.

He is survived by his wife...

Oct 29, 2022

Brad Haefling 52 of Evanston, Indiana died on Saturday Oct. 29, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh.

Brad was born in Huntingburg, to Edwin and Marilyn (Schaefer) Haefling. graduated from Heritage Hills High School and worked at Spencer Industries.

He is survived by his father Edwin Haefling, a sister Angela Haake and brothers Paul and...

Aug 3, 2022

Florence Ellen (Winkler) Spillman 96, of Evansville died on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. She joins her beloved husband, William. Florence is survived by her sister, Brownie Muir, her daughter Sandra, sons Bob and Jack, and grandchildren Ryan, Kara, Erik, Robin, Mindy, William, and Jesse. She also has three great grandchildren, Lily, Joshua, and Caleb. Florence was preceded in death...

Jul 22, 2022

Ronald Waninger 54, of rural Dale, died on July 22, 2022 from injuries sustained in a automobile accident. He was born April 8, 1968 in Tell City, to Robert and Diana (Deom) Waninger. He took care of the Spencer County Memorial Forest in Fulda for many years. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, country music and spending time with his friends....

Jul 20, 2022

Larry Hemmer 71, of Lamar, Indiana died at his home on Wednesday July 20, 2022.

Larry was born May 20, 1951 in Huntingburg, IN. to Paul and Mildred (Kunkler) Hemmer. He worked at Kimball in Santa Claus and was an avid and critical fan of the Indianapolis Colts and St. Louis Cardinals.

He is survived...

Jul 13, 2022

Patricia Mary Stutsman, 83, of Santa Claus, IN, died on Wednesday, July 13, at her home with her family by her side.

Patricia was born in Dale, IN, on August 26, 1938 to Theodore Wahl and Esther Streicher.

She was preceded in death by her first husband Charles Ray Neighbors, second husband James R. Stutsman,...

Jun 29, 2022

Lloyd Ray Southwood Sr, 77, died on Wed., June 29,2022 at his home. He was born December 8, 1944 in Lamar, Indiana to Kenneth and Julia (Crews) Southwood.

Lloyd was a highly critical fan of the St. Louis Cardinals and Indiana Hoosiers. He was a member of the Mt. Zion Christian Church in Santa Claus, American Legion...

Jun 9, 2022

Martha Hemmer, age 88, passed away on June 9, 2022.  She was born on July 4, 1933 in Lamar, Indiana.  She is preceded in death by her parents, A. Herman and Meta A. (Uebelhack) Wittman, her brothers Robert and Herman Wittman, and her husband of 65 years, Alfred L. Hemmer. She graduated as Valedictorian from Chrisney High School in...

May 31, 2022

Judy Luckey 61, of Santa Claus, IN. formerly of Texarkana, TX. died on May 31, 2022 at Willowdale Village in Dale.

Judy was born in Adrian, Michigan to Allen and Janet (Mills) Lawler.

She is survived by sisters Cynthia (Carl) Somerlott, Kathy Biggers, and a brother Roger (Angie) Lawler, two Step Sons and a step...

May 21, 2022

Lloyd T. Libbert passed away May 21, 2022 surrounded buy his family. He was born in Warrick County on November 27, 1935 to Elmer and Lorene (Wilsbacher) Libbert.

Lloyd was married to Judith Heady on August 5, 1967. He was an Army veteran and a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Dale. He retired after 47...

Apr 25, 2022

Elizabeth Marie Smith 96 of Jasper, IN. formerly of Dale, IN. died on April 25, 2022 at the Timbers of Jasper.

She was preceded in death by her husband Rev. John Smith, a daughter Paula Hufnagel, a grandson Adam Hufnagel and siblings.

She is survived by her brother Wayne Childress of Bloomfield, IN. a son...

Mar 5, 2022

Joanne Pfleger Walker 92, passed away on March 5, 2022, surrounded by the love of her family. Jodie was born in Indianapolis, IN on October 17,1929, to Carl J. Pfleger and Mildred P.(Habig) Pfleger. On August 25,1951 she married Benjamin H. Walker, who preceded her in death on February 28, 2015. Two sisters, Mary Keenan and Ruth Richardson, preceded...

Feb 23, 2022

Delores Ann Gardner passed away peacefully on February 23, 2022 with her son, Jeff and daughter-in-law, Linda, present. Born on February 14, 1938 in Lincoln City, Indiana to Noah and Martha Kendall, she graduated from Dale High School in 1956. She married Bob Gardner in 1961; they had one son, Jeff. She was an office manager and marketing representative before settling...

Jan 29, 2022

Sharon R. Ernst 75, of Clarksville, IN. died on Saturday January 29 at Green Valley Care Center in New Albany, IN.

Sharon was born on November 28, 1946 in Detroit, MI. to Claude and Charlotte (Graham) Probus. She was a Jehovah’s Witness, an avid story teller and enjoyed spending time with her family. She worked at an...

Jan 27, 2022

Robert Stanley Campbell 46, was born on July 10th, 1975 and died January, 27, 2022 at his home in Dale.  These are the facts that people read when someone has passed, when they were born and when they are gone.  These two dates bring joy and then sadness, but the story of Robert’s life is so much more.  Anyone...

Jan 16, 2022

Charlotte Ann “Susie” Hobbs of Siberia, Indiana died at 12:15 AM on January 16th, 2022 at her home. She was a homemaker, a member of St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church, volunteered as a Eucharistic minister and at the local food pantry. She enjoyed visits with her friends, grandchildren, church family and going out to lunch with dad.

Dec 31, 2021

Wilda F. (Stephens) Snyder, age 92 of Dale, Indiana died on New Year's Eve, days away from her 93 birthday at Northwood Retirement Community Good Samaritan in Jasper, Indiana. She was born on January 14, 1929  to Harry and Edythe (Griffith) Stephens, in her grandparents home, being the first born of four children.  She married Charles W. Snyder on...