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Clarissa Anna Schipp
Oct 24, 2021
Clarissa Anna Schipp died peacefully at 89 years of age on October 24, 2021, at the home of her sister, Norma, in Jasper, Indiana. Clarissa was the oldest of five children born to Gilbert and Laura Witte-Schipp, on February 6, 1932, in Ferdinand. Clarissa attended Academy of Immaculate Conception and later began working for Bartley Store in Ferdinand. She had...
Patricia L. Schaefer
Oct 24, 2021
Patricia "Pat" Louise Schaefer, age 72 of Ferdinand, Indiana, passed away at 12:00 pm on Sunday, October 24, 2021, at her home. Patricia was born on October 9, 1949, in Evansville, Indiana to Perry and Henrietta (Kanzler) Harding. She retired from Jasper Chair Company in 2015 where she was a sewer for many years. In her spare time, she enjoyed...
Joan E. Quante
Oct 19, 2021
Joan E. Quante, 90, of Seymour formerly of Ferdinand passed away Tuesday October 19, 2021 at The Covered Bridge Health Campus in Seymour. Joan was born July 27, 1931 in Ferdinand to Hilbert and Henrietta (Becher) Quante. Joan was a retired nurse, having worked at Saint Joseph's Hospital in Huntingburg and at the Dubois County Health Department. Faith and family...
Juliana J. Lindauer
Oct 13, 2021
Juliana J. Lindauer, 94, of Ferdinand, passed away on Wednesday, October 13th at the home of her daughter, Joan (Bruce) Guillaume. Juliana was born in Ferdinand on February 6, 1927 to Martin and Mary (Wessel) Weyer. She married Francis Lindauer on May 7, 1949 in St Ferdinand Church. He preceded her in death on October 8, 2015. Juliana was a...
Thomas R. Vaal
Oct 10, 2021
Thomas R. Vaal, 78, of St. Meinrad, Indiana, passed away on October 10, 2021, surrounded by his family. Tom was born in St. Meinrad to Linus and Irene (Loehrlein) Vaal on March 15, 1943. At St. Boniface Church on May 4, 1963, Thomas R. Vaal married the love of his life, Carol A. Waninger from Fulda. She preceded him in...
Carolyn Anderson Etienne
Oct 2, 2021
Carolyn Anderson Etienne December 23, 1943 - October 2, 2021 We celebrate the life of Carolyn Anderson Etienne, wife of Ronald, mother of Patricia (David) Vaal of Santa Claus, R. Philip (Lisa) Etienne of Evansville, and Kristina (Scott) Henderson of Cannelburg. Born December 23, 1943, she brought joy and love to everyone around her. Nothing was more important to Carolyn...
Darrel Allen Dalton
Sep 27, 2021
Darrel Allen Dalton, 78, of Huntingburg passed away Monday September 27, 2021 at his home in Huntingburg surrounded by his family. Darrel was born June 13, 1943 in Gas City, IN. to Lester and Lorraine (Welsh) Dalton. He married Jeanne Uhrick- McKinley on January 11, 1963 in Eaton, Indiana. Darrel was a retired Union Steward for the Indiana Brotherhood of...
Joseph Feldpausch Jr.
Sep 25, 2021
Joseph Feldpausch Jr., 82 of Ferdinand, passed away on Saturday, September 25th at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand. Joseph was born May 20, 1939 in Troy to Joseph Sr. and Helen (Froehlich) Feldpausch. He married Barbara Hoffman on November 27, 1969 in St. Isadore Church. She preceded him in death on June 1, 2005. Joseph was a lifelong...
Linda Goelz
Sep 21, 2021
Linda K. Goelz, 71, of Huntingburg, passed away, Tuesday, September 21st at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. Linda was born August 28, 1950 in Spencer County to Hugo and Ann (Stratman) Hurm. Linda was an avid gardener. She loved animals and feeding her birds. She is survived by two sons, Mark (Kim) Blackburn of Kankakee, IL and Steven...
Dennis A. Werne
Sep 17, 2021
Dennis A. Werne, 81, of Ferdinand passed away Friday September 17, 2021 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh. Dennis was born on February 24, 1940 in Saint Meinrad to Hubert and Mathilda (Becher) Werne. He was united in marriage to Janet S. Oser on September 3, 1960 in Saint Ferdinand Church. Janet preceded him in death on July 6, 2019....
Ruth Englert
Sep 11, 2021
Ruth Jean Bolin Englert, 78, of Ferdinand, passed away on Saturday, September 11th at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. Ruth was born January 28, 1943 in Martinsville, IN to Loyd and Ida (Pool) Bolin. She married Floyd Englert on May 30, 1964 in Jasper. Ruth was a cook for many years at the Ferdinand American Legion as well...
Michael Lee Knies
Sep 5, 2021
Michael Lee Knies, 49 of Ferdinand, passed away at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper on Sunday, September 5th. Michael was born September 22, 1971 in Jasper to Kenneth and Mary Lee (Wendholt) Knies. He married Beth Ficker on January 11, 1992 in St. Ferdinand Church. Michael was a machinist at Superb Tooling. He was a member of Christ...
Janice Niehaus
Sep 4, 2021
Janice B. Niehaus, 76, of Ferdinand, passed away on Saturday, September 4th at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. Janice was born August 22, 1945 in Huntingburg to Cletus and Mildred (Burch) Nalin. She married Tom Niehaus on August 13, 1966 in St. Ferdinand Church. Janice retired from the Ferdinand News after 23 years of service. She was a...
Terry Burger
Aug 30, 2021
Terry Burger, 70, of Ferdinand, passed away at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper on Monday, August 30th. Terry was born July 2, 1951 in Ferdinand to Robert Sr. and Virlee (Schreiner) Burger. Terry married Marla Swain on October 18, 1997 in Petersburg. Terry enjoyed watching Andy Griffith, NASCAR and was an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan. Terry is...
Nancy L. Olinger
Aug 27, 2021
Nancy L. Olinger, 79, of Ferdinand passed away Friday August 27, 2021 at her home, surrounded by her family. Nancy was born on July 1, 1942 in Ferdinand to Roman and Florabell (Russ) Gerber. She was united in marriage to Andy Olinger on November 25, 1961 in Saint Ferdinand Church. Nancy was a lifelong member of Saint Ferdinand Parish, its...
Grace M. Wilmes
Aug 26, 2021
Grace Wilmes, 89, of Ferdinand, passed away at Scenic Hills Care Center in Ferdinand on Thursday, August 26th. Grace was born November 25, 1931 to Edward and Mary (Brenner) Matheis. She married Joseph E. Wilmes on April 24, 1954 in St. Anthony Catholic Church. He preceded her in death on May 3, 2019. Grace was an avid reader and quilter....
Rich L. Fromme
Aug 20, 2021
Rich L. Fromme, 63, of Dale passed away Friday August 20, 2021 at Linda E. White Hospice Center in Evansville. Rich was born August 21, 1957 in Huntingburg to Hugo and Bernadette (Gessner) Fromme. He was united in marriage to Joanne Kippenbrock on October 10, 1976 in Saint Henry Church. Rich served as a Sergeant in the United States Marine...
Ann Kathryn Bumm
Aug 14, 2021
Ann Kathryn Bumm, 68, of Evanston, passed away at her home on Saturday, August 14th. Ann was born February 26, 1953 in Jasper to Harold and Helen (Gogel) Sitzman. She married Bob Bumm on December 8, 1979 in St. Meinrad Church. Ann enjoyed quilting, gameshows and being with her family. She is survived by her husband, Bob Bumm; a daughter,...
Steven L. Weyer
Aug 7, 2021
Steven L. Weyer, 69, of Ferdinand passed away Saturday August 7, 2021 at Memorial Hospital in Jasper. Steven was born March 14, 1952 in Huntingburg to Clarence L. and Lucille F. (Meier) Weyer. He was united in marriage to Judy Hedinger on November 2, 1974 in Saint Ferdinand Church. Steven was retired from OFS in Huntingburg. He was a member...
Max Cambron
Jul 23, 2021
Max Cambron, 86, of Santa Claus, passed away at his home on Friday, July 23rd. Max was born March 22, 1935 in Owensboro, KY to Mosely and Emma Lee (Hinton) Cambron. He married Jo Drane in October of 1961. Max was owner of Cambron Chevrolet and Buick in Tell City. He enjoyed reading and flying his personal plane. Max is...
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