Local obituaries for Vincennes, Washington along with Knox and Daviess Counties in Indiana

Peggy Baker
Apr 23, 2015
Peggy J. Baker, 88, of 4463 N SR 67, Vincennes, passed away at 10:20 pm. Thursday, April 23, 2015 at her residence.She was born December 9, 1926 in Lawrence County, Illinois to William Otis and Alma Evelina (Reel) Shappard.Peggy was a social worker for Vincennes Head Start, a teacher's aid at Tecumseh Harrison, and retired from Good Samaritan Hospital...

Jon Petts
Apr 22, 2015
Jon Patrick Petts, 56, passed away at 5:42 am on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at Good Samaritan Hospital. Jon was born in Vincennes on September 6, 1958 the son of Robert Joseph and Patti (Adams) Petts. He married Tina Rae Ashby on August 30, 1980.Jon was a lifelong member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. He enjoyed his family and...

Walter Riggle
Apr 21, 2015
Walter L. Riggle, 75, of 2 Colony Drive, Vincennes, passed away at 8:10 am Tuesday April 21, 2015 at Select Specialty Hospital in Evansville.He was born on February 1, 1940 in Bruceville to Donald and Mae (Sharp) Riggle.Walter was a graduate of Bruceville High School in 1958. He was a hard worker and raised his family in Bicknell, Indiana...

Emerson Swistara
Apr 20, 2015
Emerson R. Swistara, Vincennes, was stillborn on April 20, 2015 at Good Samaritan Hospital.Surviving are his parents, April Combs and Lesley Swistara; a brother, Layten Swistara; and his grandparents, Kim and Steve Combs, Paul Patton; and his great grandparents, Judy and Richard Sutton.Arrangements were handled by Goodwin Funeral Home.

Thomas Keller
Apr 18, 2015
Thomas Fredrick. Keller, 61, passed away at 9:25 pm on Saturday, April 18, 2015 at Daviess Community Hospital as a result of a motorcycle accident. Tom was born in Indianapolis on October 30, 1953, the son of William Ellsworth and Mary Marjorie (Armes) Keller.Tom attended St. Theresa of the Little Flower School in Indianapolis, and the Wheatland Schools. In...

Dakota Spires
Apr 17, 2015
Dakota Spires, 23, passed away at 3:00 pm on April 17, 2015. Dakota was born on September 14, 1991 in Vincennes the daughter of Trae and Lori (Beard) Spires.Dakota graduated in 2010 from North Knox High School with honors. She then went on to Vincennes University and graduated with honors in 2013 majoring in Business Management and Web Design....

Larry Roach
Apr 16, 2015
Larry R. Roach, 59, of Vincennes passed away April 16, 2015He was born on March 4, 1956 in South Bend to Thomas and Clara (Klotz) Roach.Larry owned and operated the Vincennes Print Ship and had also worked at Lowes and Prestolite. He was a member of the Community United Methodist Church.Surviving are his children, Brandon Hopkins of Owensville, Kelli...

Leonard Devries
Apr 14, 2015
Leonard "Larry" Wayne DeVries, 66, of Vincennes, passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at Good Samaritan Hospital.He was born April 26, 1948 in Jacksonville, Florida, the son of Robert W. and Leila M. (Allen) De Vries. Larry attended Thursday Church.Larry is survived by his son Jesse Easley and his wife Quenna, his son Chris Brownell and his wife Natalie,...

Alfreda Meuser
Apr 14, 2015
Alfreda S. Meuser, 72, of Wheatland, passed away at 3:15 pm on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at Good Samaritan Hospital.She was born February 21, 1943 in Terre Haute to Alfred and Rosa Lemaire.Alfreda was a member of the Wheatland United Methodist Church and taught for many years at Franklin Elementary School until her retirement.Surviving is her son, Jason Meuser...

Henry Melvin
Apr 13, 2015
Henry J. "Hank" Melvin, 88, passed away at 11:00 pm on Monday, April 13, 2015 at Good Samaritan Hospital. Hank was born on January 26, 1927 in Knox County the son of Levi and Minnie (McKnight) Melvin.Hank retired from Prestolite Battery Factory and was an avid reader and enjoyed walking. He was a member of the VFW and American...

Bert Earley
Apr 12, 2015
Bert H. Earley, 80, of Vincennes, passed away at his home, on April 12, 2015.Bert was a self-employed carpenter, specializing in floor covering installation. He was a member of the First Church of God, and the Upstreamers Sunday School Class. Spending time with family, friends, grandchildren, and great-grandbabies, along with playing chess, working puzzles and euchre were favorite pastimes....

Charles Morgan
Apr 8, 2015
Charles H. "Charlie" Morgan, 95, passed away at 9:25 pm on April 8, 2015 at the New Willow Manor Nursing Home. Charlie was born on February 7, 1920 in Washington the son of Delbert and Elzora Morgan. He married Marcella Smith and she preceded him in death in 1983.Charlie had worked at the paper mill and was a member...

Mary Ivers
Apr 7, 2015
Mary (Kay) Kathryn Ivers, 73, of Oaktown, passed away at her home on April 7, 2015, after suffering with liver disease.Mary Kay was retired from the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility in Carlisle, IN, where she worked in the Office of Internal Affairs. She was a graduate of Oaktown High School, and attended the Church on the Way, in Washington,...

Sharon Halter
Apr 6, 2015
Sharon Kay Halter, 69, of 5623 South Halter Road, Vincennes, passed away on Monday, April 6, 2015 at Good Samaritan Hospital. She was born January 28, 1946 in Vincennes, to Cletus and Pauline (Stafford) Claycomb.Sharon was a licensed beautician and after raising her children, she worked for Rivet and Clark Middle School in the cafeteria. A member of the...

Christine Welton
Apr 3, 2015
Christine E. Welton, 49, of 514 Front Street, Washington, passed away at 8:35 pm Friday, April 3, 2015 at her residence.She was born November 15, 1965 in Washington to John and Doreen (Grigsby) Edwards.Christine worked in patient accounts at Daviess Community Hospital, enjoyed camping and fishing, and was a member of the Wheatland Christian Church.Surviving is her husband, Craig...

Virginia Deckard
Apr 2, 2015
Virginia M. Deckard, 91, of Vincennes, passed away at 6:21 pm, Thursday April 2, 2015 at Good Samaritan Hospital. She was born March 29, 1924 in Vincennes, to Lee "Bud" & Mabel (Rowe) LaBontieVirginia was a charter member of the of the Westminster Presbyterian Church. She also belonged to the Xi Delta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi and the...

Diane Parker
Mar 31, 2015
Diana L. (Cox) Parker, 71 passed away at 10:36 pm, March 31, 2015 at home with her family by her side. Diana was born on March 29, 1944 in Vincennes the daughter of Leland "Bud" and Evelyn "Tiny" (Hathcox) Cox. Diana married Bob Parker on October 6, 1961 and he survives.Diana retired from the Vincennes Community School Corporation in...

Norma Paul
Mar 29, 2015
Norma A. Paul, 92, of Decker, passed away at 11:05 am Sunday, March 29, 2015 at Good Samaritan Hospital. She was born August 21, 1922 in Decker Indiana to Fred and Goldie (Purcell) Davis.Norma helped her husband farm and also worked at Dixie Orchard. Her memberships included the American Legion and VFW Auxiliary.Surviving are her nieces and nephews; Vicki...

Susan Cooper
Mar 29, 2015
Susan Ann Cooper, 78, passed away on March 29, 2015 at Community Hospital North in Indianapolis, IN. Susan was born on May 1, 1936 in Vincennes the daughter of John T. and Anna Louise (Jean) Reep.Susan was a 1954 graduate of Vincennes Lincoln High School and attended Vincennes University. She worked for Indiana Bell, Vincennes University, and retired from...

Helen Newell
Mar 29, 2015
Helen Newell, 92, of Vincennes, passed away at Oak Village, in Oaktown, IN, on March 29, 2015.Helen had worked as the receptionist for Dr. Charles Hendrix, Sr. A member of First Christian Church and Elks, she enjoyed playing bridge and golfing. During WWII, she worked at the aircraft plant in Evansville, producing P-47's.Born March 5, 1923, in Iona, IN,...
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