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Virginia "Jen" Abluton

Virginia "Jen" Abluton

Feb 25, 2019

Obituary for Virginia "Jen" Abluton Virginia (Jen) Abluton 96, went to be with her loved ones on Monday February 25th 2019.  Jen was born on July 29th 1922 to the late William and Emma (Bline) Cline. Jenny's greatest love was cooking for and spending time with her family.  She was very loved and will be missed by many.    She is...

Donald L. Ellermann

Donald L. Ellermann

Feb 25, 2019

Obituary for Donald L. Ellermann Donald L. Ellermann, 76, of Vincennes, passed away Monday February 25, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Hospital. Donnie was born November 1, 1942 in Vincennes the oldest son of Donald O. and Ruth Meyer Ellermann. He was a graduate of Decker High School and was a lifelong grain and watermelon farmer. He was a member...

J. Evelyn Alexander

J. Evelyn Alexander

Feb 17, 2019

Obituary for Evelyn Alexander Evelyn Alexander, 89, of Bicknell, IN, passed away February 17, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Hospital. Evelyn was born November 21, 1929 in Williams, IN the daughter of Eddie S. and Flora B. Fields Mundy. She was a graduate of Williams High School and received an AS degree . She was a retired police dispatcher at...

Genevieve J. Pierce

Genevieve J. Pierce

Feb 15, 2019

Obituary for Genevieve J. Pierce Genevieve J. Pierce, 91 of Bruceville, IN, passed away February 15, 2019 at I.U. Health North. Jenny was born July 12, 1927 in Westville, IL the daughter of John and Mary Langzinnis Grites. She was a graduate of Westville High School and she married William J. Pierce M.D. and they made their life together for...

Fred E. Garner

Fred E. Garner

Feb 8, 2019

Obituary for Fred E. Garner Fred E. Garner, 72, of Vincennes, IN passed away Friday morning at the Eastgate Manor Health Care Center in Washington, IN. Fred was born September 8, 1946 in Indianapolis, IN the son of Ernest E. Garner and Betty J. Fields Bonhomme. He served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War having attained...

Beulah M. Anderson

Beulah M. Anderson

Feb 3, 2019

Obituary for Beulah M. Anderson Beulah M. Anderson, 96, of Bicknell, passed away Sunday February 3, 2019 at the Freelandville Community Home at 7:30 AM with her family at her bedside. She was born October 30, 1922 in Knox County, the daughter of Charles and Tessa Myers Russell. She was a 1940 graduate of Bicknell High School and a lifelong...

Doris A. Madison

Doris A. Madison

Jan 25, 2019

Obituary for Doris A. Madison Doris A. Madison, 85, of Vincennes passed away Friday morning at the Good Samaritan Hospital. Doris was born December 31, 1933 in Oaktown, IN the daughter of Doris and Eleanor LaGarde Lane. She was a graduate of Lincoln High School and worked as a receptionist at Dr. Welsh medical office. She married Jack Madison on...

Robert E.  Mallory

Robert E. Mallory

Jan 24, 2019

Obituary for Robert E. Mallory Robert Edward Mallory, "Bob" 96, of Vincennes, passed away Thursday, January 24, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Hospital. Robert was born July 18, 1922 in Vincennes the son of Paul D. Mallory and Ruth Martin Pressig. He was a 1939 graduate of Lincoln High School and upon graduation he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps....

Betty J. (Fields) Bonhomme

Betty J. (Fields) Bonhomme

Jan 23, 2019

Obituary for Betty J. (Fields) Bonhomme Betty J. (Fields) Bonhomme, 91, formerly of Vincennes passed way in Tullahoma, TN on January 23.  She was living with her daughter Nancy in Manchester, TN before she passed.  Betty was born July 9, 1927 in Knox County the daughter of Joseph L. Fields and Ruth Purdue (Fields) Thurston. She attended school in Washington,...

Robert L. "Bob" Steimel

Robert L. "Bob" Steimel

Jan 22, 2019

Obituary for Robert L. "Bob" Steimel Sr. Robert L. "Bob" Steimel Sr., 90, of Bicknell, IN, passed away Tuesday January 22, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Hospital with his family at his bedside. Bob was born December 29, 1928 in Vincennes the son of Leo L. and Agnes M. Mouzin Steimel. Bob was a 1946 graduate of Wheatland High School...

Mary F. Mcgiffen Arnold

Mary F. Mcgiffen Arnold

Jan 21, 2019

Obituary for Mary F. McGiffen Arnold Mary F. McGiffen Arnold, 91, former realtor of Vincennes, passed away Monday January 21, 2019 at 11:16 AM with her family at her bedside. Mary was born September 2, 1927 in Mexico, MO the daughter of Roy J. and Mary Gladys Johnson Stone. She was a licensed realtor having retired from Knox County Realty....

Ellizabeth "Betty" Rusch

Ellizabeth "Betty" Rusch

Jan 21, 2019

Obituary for Elizabeth "Betty" Rusch Elizabeth "Betty" Rusch, of Vincennes passed away January 21, 2019 at the GentleCare Nursing Center with her family at her bedside. She was born November 9, 1929 in Vincennes the daughter of Emmett and Magdelena Kaiser Keller. She was a 1947 graduate of Decker High School and she married Louis E. Rusch on January 13,...

Frances N. Gray

Frances N. Gray

Jan 13, 2019

Obituary for Frances N. Gray Frances N. Gray, 90, of Vincennes passed away Sunday January 13, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Hospital. Frances was born September 5, 1928 in Kosciusko, Mississippi, the daughter of Thomas and Eula Mae Moore Jenkins. She married John R. Gray III on November 19, 1948 and they made their life together for nearly 50 years...

Sylvester  A. "Junior" Mccoy Jr.

Sylvester A. "Junior" Mccoy Jr.

Jan 11, 2019

Obituary for Sylvester A. "Junior" McCoy Jr. Sylvester A. "Junior" McCoy Jr., passed away Friday January 11, 2019 at his residence. Junior was born August 15, 1940 in Monroe City, IN. the son of Sylvester A. Sr. and Marie Nora (McCoy) McCoy. He was a graduate of Monroe City High School and he formerly managed the Kocolene Gas Station in...

Richard J. "Dick"  Dognaux

Richard J. "Dick" Dognaux

Jan 10, 2019

Obituary for Richard J. "Dick" Dognaux Richard J. "Dick" Dognaux, 67, of Lawrenceville, IL, passed away Thursday January 10, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Hospital with his wife at his bedside. Dick was born December 3, 1951 in Vincennes, IN the son of Rene J. Jr. and Dorothy J. Opell Dognaux. He was a lifelong member of the St. Francis...

Barbara J. Murphy

Barbara J. Murphy

Jan 9, 2019

Obituary for Barbara Jean Murphy Barbara Jean Murphy, 84, formerly of Vincennes passed away January 9, 2019 in Evansville, IN at the home of her son. Barbara was born August 30, 1934 In Vincennes the daughter of George J. and Christy P. Danes Wetzel. She was a graduate of St. Rose Academy and worked as a home health aid. She...

K. Bruce Tooley

K. Bruce Tooley

Dec 30, 2018

Obituary for K. Bruce Tooley K. Bruce Tooley, 72, of Vincennes, passed away Sunday December 30, 2018 at the Good Samaritan hospital with his family at his bedside. Bruce was born November 20, 1946 in Vincennes the son of William C. and Nellie A. Lankford Tooley. Bruce was a graduate of North Knox High School and he began a career...

James J. Westfall

James J. Westfall

Dec 24, 2018

Obituary for James J. Westfall Jim Westfall, 72, serving his first term on the City Council passed away December 24, 2018 at the V.A. Hospital in Indianapolis, IN. Jim was born August 11, 1946 in Knox County the son of James Francis and Irene Dorothy Bilskie Westfall.  Jim was a 1964 graduate of Lincoln H.S.  He also attended Central Catholic...

Phyllis S. Brown

Phyllis S. Brown

Dec 20, 2018

Obituary for Phyllis S. Brown Phyllis S. Brown, 86, of Vincennes, IN passed away Thursday December 20, 2018 at Gentle Care Nursing Center with her family at her bedside. Phyllis was born August 8, 1932 in Lawrence County, IL the daughter of Claude C. and Wanetta Wood Hinton. Phyllis was a graduate of Bridgeport High School and after graduation she...

Leonard A.  Bilskie Sr.

Leonard A. Bilskie Sr.

Dec 8, 2018

Obituary for Leonard A. Bilskie Sr. Leonard A. Bilskie Sr., 86 of Oaktown, passed away Saturday at the Good Samaritan Hospital with his family at his bedside. Leonard was born September 10, 1932 in Knox County the son of Louis and Mary Cary Bilskie. He was a independent truck driver having drove for Bilskie Trucking. He married Marilyn Carrie and...

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