
Obituaries

Clara Ann Harder, 89, of Shoals
Clara Ann Harder, 89, of Shoals, passed away on Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at her residence.

Phyllis M. Fischer, age 82, or Dubois
Phyllis M. Fischer, age 82, or Dubois, Indiana, passed away at 8:45 p.m. on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, at home surrounded by family.

Wilfred G. “Butch” Bohnert, age 80, of Huntingburg
Wilfred G. “Butch” Bohnert, age 80, of Huntingburg, passed away at 11:44 p.m., on Saturday, November 25, 2023, at Heart-to-Heart Inpatient Care Center in Evansville.

Edgar L. Oeding, age 87, of Jasper
Edgar L. Oeding, age 87, of Jasper, Indiana, passed away surrounded by family at 3:25 p.m. on Monday, November 27, 2023.

Kris E. Blessinger, age 54, of Celestine
Kris E. Blessinger, age 54, of Celestine, Indiana, passed away at 5:20 p.m. on Sunday, November 26, 2023, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper, Indiana.

Christine Rahman, 44, of Loogootee
Christine Rahman, 44, of Loogootee, passed away surrounded by her family at 3:52 p.m. Sunday, November 26, 2023.

Mark A. Bieker, age 72, of Celestine
Mark A. Bieker, age 72, of Celestine, Indiana, passed away surrounded by family at 7:25 p.m. on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, at home.

Gilbert “Gib” Verkamp, age 84, of Jasper
Gilbert “Gib” Verkamp, age 84, of Jasper, Indiana, passed away at 2:35 am on November 26, 2023, at his Santa Claus home surrounded by family.

Elnora (Gibson) Diamond of Loogootee
Our beloved mother, Elnora (Gibson) Diamond of Loogootee, Indiana passed from this world at home after a long life surrounded by her family on November 21, 2023 at the age of 85.

Sister Elnora Shidler of Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand
Sister Elnora Shidler of Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand, Indiana, died at 1:14 p.m. on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand.

Delphine J. Knies, age 96, of Jasper
Delphine J. Knies, age 96, of Jasper, Indiana, passed away at 4:22 p.m. on Friday, November 24, 2023, at St Charles Health Campus in Jasper, Indiana.

Thomas E. Fischer, age 84, of Jasper
Thomas E. Fischer, age 84, of Jasper, Indiana, passed away at 2:45 a.m. on Wednesday, November, 22, 2023, in St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper, Indiana.

Betty J. Heichelbech, age 95, of Jasper
Betty J. Heichelbech, age 95, of Jasper, Indiana, passed away at 12:25 a.m. on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, in St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper, Indiana.

Linda Sue Hall, age 66, of Selvin
Linda Sue Hall, age 66, of Selvin, passed away at 10:55 a.m., on Monday, November 20, 2023, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh.

Guillermo Escobedo Casio, age 77, of Jasper
Guillermo Escobedo Casio, age 77, of Jasper, Indiana, passed away at 4:42 p.m. on Monday, November 20, 2023, surrounded by family in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper, Indiana.

Jason James Schepers, age 44, of Birdseye
Jason James Schepers, age 44, of Birdseye, passed away on Friday, November 17, 2023, in Birdseye.

Wilma Jean Mauder, age 77, of Jasper
Wilma Jean Mauder, age 77, of Jasper, Indiana, passed away surrounded by family at 6:12 p.m. on Sunday, November 19, 2023, in St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper, Indiana.

James R. Stewart, 79, formerly of Shoals
James R. Stewart, 79, formerly of Shoals, passed away on Saturday, November 18, 2023 at Legacy Living in Jasper.

Melody A. Rinsch, age 61, of Jasper
Melody A. Rinsch, age 61, of Jasper, Indiana, passed away at 3:45 p.m. on Saturday, November 18, 2023, at home surrounded by family.

Raymond B. “Ray Jay” Lechner, age 88 of Jasper
Raymond B. “Ray Jay” Lechner, age 88 of Jasper, Indiana, passed away at 6:00 pm on Friday, November 17, 2023 at home surrounded by family.