Local obituaries for Vincennes, Washington along with Knox and Daviess Counties in Indiana
Ralph Buescher
Oct 15, 2019
Ralph Eugene Buescher Sr., 89, passed away on Tuesday October 15, 2019, at BridgePointe Health Center.Ralph was born in Vincennes, Indiana on Thursday, March 13, 1930 to Esther and William Buescher. Ralph was a lifetime member of St. John Lutheran Church, where he was baptized, confirmed, and where he later married his loving wife, Violet. Ralph's early career found...

Michael Loesch
Oct 15, 2019
Michael David "KY" Loesch, 73, passed away at 8:24 pm on October 15, 2019 at The New Willow Manor Nursing Home. KY was born on September 2, 1946 in St. Louis, MO the son of Wilford and Elizabeth (Rankin) Loesch. He married Mitzi Jo Loesch and she preceded him in death.KY served his country in the United States Marine...
Mary Mccormick
Oct 15, 2019
Mary Alyce Dwyer McCormick, our sweet Momma, passed away Tuesday, October 15, with daughters at her side.She was born in Detroit, Ml, to Kenneth and Margaret (Jones) Dwyer, on July 16, 1935. She had one brother, William K. Dwyer (Judy), five daughters, Margaret (David) Smith, Elizabeth (Shepard) Dunn, Karen Trotter, Jan (Brian) Mewhinney, and Mary McCormick.She was known by...

William Cooper
Oct 13, 2019
William "Bill" E. Cooper, 96, of Vincennes, IN, passed October 13, 2019, at the Lodge of the Wabash.Bill had been a pilot. He flew for Ozark Airlines, International Steel, and Bob Green. A veteran of the Army Air Corps, he had also been a flight instructor. Bill also drove trucks for Hamilton Glass, and for McCormick Sales. He enjoyed...
Jeremy Owen
Oct 12, 2019
Jeremy Owen, 35, of Owensville, IN was taken from us too soon. He passed away October 12, 2019 as result of being a passenger in a motor vehicle accident. Jeremy always said, 'There are good guys and bad guys' and he left this world as a good guy. He was born November 18, 1983 in Evansville, IN to the...

Donnetta Pummel
Oct 12, 2019
Donnetta F. Pummel, 41, of Vincennes, passed away on Saturday, October 12, 2019 at Terre Haute Regional Hospital.She was born April 23, 1978 in Vincennes to Harry "Skip" Gilliatt and Roberta Liechty.Donnetta owned and operated DD's Residential Cleaning Service and was a member of Calvary Apostolic Church in Lawrenceville. She had a passion for going to the beach, secondhand...
Letha Downey
Oct 10, 2019
Letha J. "Jean" Downey, 94, passed away at 1:20 am on October 10, 2019 at The New Willow Manor Nursing Home. Jean was born on November 18, 1924 the daughter of Louis and Minnie (Myer) Meyer. Jean married Winton Downey on November 6, 1948 and he preceded her in death on November 1, 1995.Jean had worked for Brown Shoe...

Linda Lankford
Oct 10, 2019
With a sad heart, we announce the passing of Linda Lankford. June 15, 1944-October 10, 2019. The family wished to keep all services private.
Flora Like
Oct 10, 2019
Flora Lee Jean Like, 98, passed away at 6:00 pm on October 10, 2019 at The Villages of Oakridge in Washington, IN. Jean was born on September 1, 1921 in Vincennes the daughter of Oliver and Audrey (Ferguson) Grider. She married August Overton Like and he preceded her in death.Jean worked at Hamilton Glass for several years where she...

Leon Peach
Oct 10, 2019
Leon R. Peach, 83, of Vincennes, passed away at 1:05 pm Thursday, October 10, 2019 at his residence.He was born May 12, 1936 in Vincennes, Indiana to Ellis and Mabel Peach.Leon worked for Pittsburgh Pipe in Hammond. He enjoyed playing Yahtzee and the harmonica.Surviving are his companion Yvonne Stitt of Vincennes; his children, Tommy Peach of Winchester, TN, Billy...
Alberta Cunningham
Oct 7, 2019
Alberta V. Cunningham, 95, of Vincennes, passed away at 2:24 pm Monday, October 7, 2019 at BridgePointe Health Campus.She was born August 18, 1924 in Vincennes to Raymond Charles and Inez (Bennett) CleghornSurviving are her children Sam Cunningham of Vincennes, Kay Halter and her husband Dick of Vincennes; her granddaughters Samantha Cunningham of Vincennes, Dana Greenwood and her husband...
Cody Garrett
Oct 6, 2019
Cody Garrett, 88, of Vincennes, Ind. passed away Oct. 6, 2019. He was born in Owensville, Ind. Feb. 18, 1931 to the late Albert and Kathryn (Robinson) Garrett. Cody graduated from Owensville High School in 1949. Shortly after he married the love of his life, or as he called her "his boss," Helen (Smiley) Garrett in 1951. He worked...

Rex. R Chambers
Oct 5, 2019
Rex Chambers, 80, of Vincennes, IN, passed away on Saturday, October 5, 2019 at 5:45 pm at his home.Rex was born following his twin brother Max, on January 24, 1939, the son of Roxie (Gardner) and Denver Levi Chambers. He graduated from Bruceville High School.On March 25, 1961, he married Barbara Davis, his wife of 58 years, who survives.Rex...
Thomas Abrams
Oct 5, 2019
Thomas "Tommy"E. Abrams, Jr., also known as "groundhog" to his fellow drivers, of Oaktown, IN, passed away Oct. 5, 2019, at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN.Tommy had been the owner of Abrams Trucking. A graduate of North Knox High School, he was a member of the Oaktown Alumni Association. He also belonged to the Carlisle Odd Fellows Lodge #50....
Dorothy Perry
Oct 5, 2019
Dorothy O. Perry, 96, of Vincennes, IN, passed away October 5, 2019, at BridgePointe Health Campus.Dorothy had worked at the Clark Middle School Cafeteria. She later worked at JayC grocery, where she provided food demonstrations. Being around people gave her great satisfaction. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Dorothy was a member of the Free Methodist...

Patricia Wessel
Oct 5, 2019
Patricia A. Wessel, 78, of Vincennes, IN, passed away Oct. 5, 2019, at the BridgePointe Health Campus.Born March 31, 1941, in Takoma Park, Maryland, she was the daughter of Charles Preston and Frances Nell (Houser) Belton. Her parents preceded her.Surviving is her husband, Paul Wessel; her children, Kim Wessel of Indianapolis, IN, and Michael Wessel and his wife, Colleen,...
Margaret Lee
Oct 3, 2019
Margaret Ellen (Fields) Lee, 85, Washington, died at 4:58 p.m. Thursday at Beaumont Hospital in Dearborn MI.Born Feb. 20, 1934, in Daviess County, she was the daughter of Gilbert G. and L. Pauline (Fitzgerald) Fields.A 1952 graduate of Washington High School, she was a telephone operator at Indiana Bell in Washington, then Daviess County Hospital. She attended First Baptist...

Frank Lee Steele
Oct 1, 2019
Frank L. "Pug" Steele, 79, of Vincennes, IN passed away at his home on October 1 after a lengthy illness. Frank was born May 15, 1940 in Petersburg, Indiana to Wendell L. and Mary Blackburn Steele. The family relocated to Oakland County, MI when Frank was small. After high school Frank joined the Navy Sea Bees and was stationed...
Beverly Hand
Sep 30, 2019
Beverly Sue Hand, 80, passed away at 11:54 pm on September 30, 2019 in Washington, IN. Sue was born on January 20, 1939 in Pike County the daughter of Charles P. and Frona Esther (Quackenbush) McFarland. Sue married William O. "Bud" Hand on September 18, 1954 in a little white church in Southern Illinois and he preceded her in...
Laverne Welp
Sep 29, 2019
LaVerne H. Welp, 80 passed away at 9:42 pm on September 29, 2019 at The Villages of Oak Ridge. LaVerne was born on March 27, 1939 the daughter of Edward and Leona (Lampert) Fleck. She married Eugene "Gene" Welp on June 12, 1958 and he preceded her in death on April 11, 2017.LaVerne owned and operated Washington Auto Trim...
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