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Leon William Wendholt
Feb 9, 2020
Leon W. Wendholt, 83, of Ferdinand, passed away peacefully while surrounded by family on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper. Leon was born October 11, 1936 in Ferdinand to Linus and Julia (Begle) Wendholt. He married Constance Dilger on May 23, 1959 in Mary Help of Christians Church in Mariah Hill. Leon was a...
Michael J. Hubers
Feb 8, 2020
Michael J. Hubers, 76, of Santa Claus, formerly of Jasper passed away Saturday February 8th at Norton's Pavilion Hospice in Louisville, Ky. Michael was born in St. Meinrad, Indiana on May 9, 1943 to Victor J. "Sport" & Marie A. (Ruxer) Hubers. He was united in marriage to Judith A. Reising on December 19, 1970 at Saint Bernard Parish in...
Darlene Hassfurther
Jan 30, 2020
Darlene Hassfurther, 75, of Ferdinand, passed away on Thursday, January 31st at St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville. Darlene was born November 18, 1944 in Huntingburg to Alfred and LaVenia (Padgett) Schwartz. Darlene was a retired Lab Tech. She enjoyed feeding birds, landscaping, family gatherings, and grilling out in Gatlinburg TN. with family and friends. Darlene is survived by a son,...
Mildred C Van Winkle
Jan 29, 2020
Mildred C. Van Winkle, 85, of Ferdinand, passed away on Wednesday, January 29th at St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville. Mildred was born January 8, 1935 in Siberia to Henry and Elizabeth (Moog) Ernst. She married Harold Van Winkle on June 26, 1954 in St. Meinrad Archabby Church. She was a 1953 graduate of Bristow High School. Mildred worked at Masterbrand...
Paul T. Wilmes
Jan 26, 2020
Paul T. Wilmes, 62, of Jasper passed away Sunday January 26th at Brookside Village in Jasper. Paul was born November 17, 1957 in Huntingburg to Dennis J. & Sarah (Woebkenberg) Wilmes. He was united in marriage to Terry A. Jones on November 11, 1990 in St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Hayesville. Paul was a financial analyst for Kimball Electronics in...
Clara A. Wilgus
Jan 21, 2020
Clara A. Wilgus, 88, of Ferdinand passed away Tuesday January 21st at her home in Ferdinand under the care of Heart to Heart Hospice. Clara was born May 12, 1931 in Troy to Erwin & Gertrude (Bergman) Lamar. She was united in marriage to Paul Wilgus on April 11, 1953 in Troy. Paul preceded her in death on February 14,...
Franklin B. Radke
Jan 20, 2020
Franklin B. Radke, 78, of Santa Claus, passed away on Monday, January 20th at University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville. Franklin was born October 16, 1941 in Baltimore, MD to Franklin and Dorothy Lydia (Beyers) Radke. He married Susan Joy on January 18, 1997 in San Antonio, TX. Franklin was retired from the United States Navy after 26 years of...
Verna L. Wollenmann
Jan 19, 2020
Verna Wollenmann age 85 of Ferdinand, Indiana passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2020 at 8:45 a.m. at Scenic Hills at the Monastery. Verna was born on September 13, 1934 to parents Werner A. and Irene A. (Lindauer) Wollenmann and spent her entire life in Ferdinand where she was born and raised. Verna attended grade school at Ferdinand Elementary School...
Henrietta Harding Baribault
Jan 15, 2020
Henrietta (Harding) Baribault, 98, of Ferdinand, passed away Wednesday, January 15th at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand. Henrietta was born January 16, 1921 in Spencer County to Adolph and Stella (Scheerle) Kanzler. She retired from Alcoa in 1983. Henrietta is survived by two daughters, Pat Schaefer of Ferdinand and Jacqui Rupp of Santa Claus; four grandchildren, Curt (Jamie)...
Jeff Weyer
Jan 11, 2020
Jeff Weyer, 64, of Ferdinand, passed away at home on 1/11/2020. Jeff was born to Edward and Leonarda Weyer. Jeff graduated from Forest Park High School in 1973 and Indiana University School of Business in 1977. On July 9th, 1977, Jeff married Joan Reckelhoff at St. Ferdinand Church. He was manager at Hyplex Corporation in the late 1970's. Then, he...
Sylvester Lindauer
Jan 8, 2020
Sylvester Lindauer, 78, of St. Meinrad, passed away at St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville on Wednesday, January 8th. Sylvester was born January 7, 1942 in St. Meinrad to Hugo and Lucille (Wiederkehr) Lindauer. He married Myrna Feltner on April 20, 1963 in St. Paul Catholic Church in Tell City. Sylvester was a retired coal miner. He also worked at St....
Therese L. Ernst
Jan 1, 2020
Therese L. Ernst, 87 of Ferdinand passed away Wednesday January 1st at her home in Ferdinand. Therese was born September 22, 1932 in Schnellville, Indiana to Leo & Bertha (Miller) Lueken. She was united in marriage to Victor Ernst on May 22, 1954 in Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Schnellville. Victor preceded her in death on June 11, 1995....
Louise E Schaeffer
Dec 16, 2019
Louise "Lou" E. Schaeffer, 79, of St. Henry passed away on Monday, December 16th at Northwood Good Samaritan Nursing Center in Jasper. Lou was born September 11, 1940 in Jasper to Emil and Lucille (Wehr) Burger. She married Dennis A. Schaeffer on November 22, 1962 in Jasper. He preceded her in death on January 11, 2018. Lou was a Nurse...
Carol Gaesser
Dec 13, 2019
Carol Gaesser, 70, of Ferdinand passed away Friday, December 13th at her home from complications of Multiple Myeloma. Carol was born August 30, 1949 to Alois "Sas" & Pauline M. (Dischinger) Tretter. She was united in marriage to David Gaesser on June 3, 1972 in Saint Ferdinand Catholic Church. Carol was a retired teacher at St. Anthony and Pine Ridge...
Carol A. Vaal
Dec 13, 2019
Carol A. Vaal, 76, of St. Meinrad, Indiana, passed away at her home on December 13, 2019, surrounded by family. Carol was born in Fulda to Anton and Rose (Wink) Waninger on July 15, 1943. At St. Boniface Church on May 4, 1963, Carol married Thomas R. Vaal from St. Meinrad. For 56 years Carol was a farmer alongside her...
Stephen G Meyer
Nov 20, 2019
Stephen G. Meyer, 65, of Jasper passed away Wednesday November 20, 2019 in rural Ferdinand. Stephen was born in Ferdinand on January 18, 1954 to Charles & Patricia (Seufert) Meyer. He was a 1972 graduate of Forest Park. Stephen retired from Geological Information Systems as a mapping technologist. He enjoyed sports, photography, outdoors, electronics, engineering, traveling and getting together with...
Ida Anna Maffenbeier
Nov 19, 2019
Ida Anna Maffenbeier, 103, of Ferdinand passed away Tuesday November 19th at Brookside Village in Jasper. Ida was born May 25, 1916 in Mariah Hill to Leo F. & Philomena "Minnie" (Mehling) Wagner. She was united in marriage to Linus John Maffenbeier on July 4, 1950 in Mary Help Of Christians Church in Mariah Hill. Linus preceded her in death...
Kenneth Allen Drach
Nov 19, 2019
Kenneth Allen Drach passed away November 19, 2019 after a short battle with leukemia. Kenny was born on September 6th 1956 to the late Andy and Mary (Lueken) Drach. Kenny was a simple man with distinct thought but few words. Kenny was preceded in death by his son Thomas Allen, one sister Judy Watkins, and a brother, Fritz Drach. He...
Richard John "Dick" Seng
Nov 17, 2019
Richard John "Dick" Seng, 84 of Dubois, passed away on Sunday, November 17th at Northwood Good Samaritan Nursing Center in Jasper. Dick was born November 1, 1935 in Dubois to Ben and Veronica (Schepers) Seng. He married Mary Kay Heichelbech on August 27, 1960 in St. Joseph Catholic Church in Jasper. Dick was a retired farmer. He was a member...
Betty Vaeth
Nov 15, 2019
Betty Vaeth, 87, of Ferdinand, passed away on Friday, November 15th at Brookside Village in Jasper. Betty was born January 14, 1932 in Cannelton, IN to Oscar and Sarah (Sally) Bolin. Betty was a member of Christ the King Parish, St. Ferdinand Church. Betty enjoyed crossword puzzles, feeding birds, bird watching, cats and taking drives down home. Betty is survived...
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