Racheal Lynn Murray
June 16, 2026
Racheal Lynn Murray, 49, passed away on June 16, 2026, in Indianapolis.
She was the daughter of Toney Murray and Linda Murray Bayne, both of whom precede her death.
Racheal was taken from us far too soon, and our family is currently navigating the profound shock and grief of this immense loss. To know Racheal was to know a true gem. She...
Gladys Engleman
June 28, 2026
Gladys Engleman, 104, of Avon, Indiana passed away on June 28, 2026 at her home. She was born on January 23, 1922 to Charles Newkirk and Jennie Ficklin.
Gladys lived most of her life in Petersburg. She gave birth to the joy of her life Donna Faye Hurst Caruso on March 15, 1943. She was married for a time to John...
John Ray White
June 15, 2026
John Ray White, 81, of Petersburg, passed away June 15, 2026 in Jasper, IN. He was born January 29, 1945 to Oliver and Florabelle (Dawson) White in Winslow, IN. John attended Petersburg High School and finished his schooling in the United States Navy. He served from 1963 to 1965 and again from 1974 to 1976. He spent his life working...
Connie J. Anderson
June 15, 2026
Connie J. Anderson, 80, of Petersburg, passed away June 15, 2026 at Amber Manor in Petersburg. She was born June 11, 1946 to Eugene and Velasta (Deen) Morris in Hammond, IN. Connie enjoyed crocheting and working on her puzzle books. She always had a deep faith and love for God. Connie loved her family, especially spending time with her grandchildren...
Arthur Kixmiller
June 6, 2026
Arthur E. Kixmiller, 90, of Winslow, passed away Saturday, June 6, 2026. Art was born August 23, 1935 to Louis and Emma Kixmiller of Freelandville, IN. Art Spent 3 years serving in the United States Army in Alaska. Upon his return he married his sweetheart Mary Lou on November 30, 1957, whom he had met in the first grade in...
Rosemary Brewster
May 26, 2026
Rosemary Camfield Brewster, 84, of Petersburg passed away on May 26, 2026, at Amber Manor Nursing Center. Rosemary was born September 25, 1941 to James Camfield and Annetta Tisdale.
Rosemary was the 1958 Miss Pike County at age 16 and was believed to be the first girl from Pike County to attend the Indiana State Fair Queen Contest. Rosemary graduated from...
Shelby R. Willis
May 21, 2026
Shelby Rose Willis, 87, of Petersburg passed away May 21, 2026 at home surrounded by loved ones. Shelby was born in Muren Indiana to Paul and Beatrice (McCandless) Sharp on October 6, 1938. She married Bobby Willis on March 12, 1957 where they spent many years together until the time of his passing in 2014. She was also an active...
Jackson Dillon
May 16, 2026
Jackson A. Dillon, 84, of Petersburg, Indiana, passed away May 16, 2026, at home. He was born November, 24th, 1941, to Frank and Esther Davis Dillon in Princeton, Indiana. He graduated from Mt. Olympus High School with the class of 1960. He married his wife of 63 years on September 23rd, 1962. Jackson was a member of the Glezen Revival...
Judy Vanalstine
May 10, 2026
Judy Vanalstine, 79, of Petersburg, passed away May 10, 2026 at Brickyard of Petersburg. She was born April 27, 1947 to Walter and Dorothy (Fair) Simpson in Petersburg, IN. Judy graduated from Petersburg High School Class of 1965. She married her husband, Cary Vanalstine, on December 16, 1966. She and Cary met in Washington DC while he was in the...
Karen Cooper
May 10, 2026
Karen P. Cooper, 85 of Otwell, IN entered rest on May 10th, 2026 at her home in Otwell, IN.
She was born on March 13, 1941 in Princeton, IN to Clarence and Imogene (Nance) Inman. On August, 22, 1964 she married Paul Cooper and they were married for 56 years until he passed away in 2020. Karen graduated from Winslow High...
Brian Frederick
May 3, 2026
Brian Frederick, 59, of Petersburg, IN passed away May 3, 2026 in Newburgh. He was born May 19, 1966 to Donald and Maebelle (Northerner) Frederick in Washington, IN. Brian graduated Class of 1984 from Pike Central High School and has been working at Toyota for the past 17 years as a line worker.
Brian loved sports, specifically the St. Louis Cardinals...
Ladonna Williams
April 28, 2026
Ladonna K. Williams, 69, of Winslow, passed away April 28, 2026 at her residence. She was born July 26, 1956 to James and Kathleen (Robling) Brewster in Huntingburg, IN.
Ladonna is survived by her son, Jim Bob (Lori) Williams; grandchildren, Jasmine (Chase) Hunt, Jayden Williams, and Dalton Williams; great grandchild, Owen Hunt; and several extended family members.
She is preceded in death...
Genevieve A Sterling
April 23, 2026
With hearts overflowing with joyous memories and love we announce the passing of the beloved Genevieve A. Sterling on April 23, 2026. Who reached for her late husband, Francis C. Sterling’s, hand to join him in eternal peace. Genevieve was born October 1, 1932 to Arnold V. Castro and Sarah J. Vazquez Castro-Nasta in San Diego, CA. She graduated from...
David Allen Bates
April 23, 2026
David Allen Bates, 36, of Stendal, passed away April 23, 2026 in Stendal, IN. He was born August 4, 1989 to David Lee Johnson and Shonna (Bates) Strotman in New Albany, IN. David graduated from Pike Central High School Class of 2008. He went on to join the United States Marine Corps, serving 3 years. He worked for OFS in...
Fred (Dave) Whittington
April 20, 2026
Fred (Dave) Whittington, 75, of Washington IN, passed away April 20, 2026 in Washington, Indiana. Dave was born on February 20, 1951 to Fred and Grace (Sandefer) Whittington in Princeton, IN. Dave graduated from Petersburg High School. He then went on to become a carpenter and to traveling the roads as a truck driver for many years.
Dave is survived by...
Brittany Brock
April 18, 2026
Brittany Lee Brock, of Princeton, Indiana, passed away at her home on April 18, 2026. She was born on May 14, 1990, in Washington, Indiana. Brittany grew up with her family in Petersburg, Indiana, graduating from Pike Central High School in 2009.
Throughout her life, she worked in several places, but she was always a cook at heart, both on the...
Donald Wood
April 8, 2026
Donald “Woody” Wood, 86, of Petersburg passed away in Evansville, Indiana on April 8, 2026. Woody was born in Winslow Indiana to Eugene and Eunice (Bass) Wood, June 11, 1939.
Woody completed his grade and high school education in the Winslow Schools then went on to attend Oakland City College for three years. After serving in the Marine Reserve for a few...
Kelly Freeland
April 1, 2026
Kelly R. Freeland, 56, of Petersburg passed away April 1, 2026 in Evansville, IN. He was born August 15, 1969 to Larry and Dorothy (Willis) Freeland in Washington, IN. Kelly worked for PCARC for many years and was very dedicated to the residents he worked with.
Kelly is survived by his son, Jordan Freeland of Petersburg; sisters, Alice Keith of Petersburg...
Martha Collins
March 30, 2026
Martha Dell (Boggs) Collins, 88, of Petersburg passed away peacefully, Monday, March 30, 2026, surrounded by her daughters.
Martha was born in Monroe City, Indiana on October 6, 1937, to Samuel and Laura “Toots” (Breidenbaugh) Boggs. She graduated from Petersburg High School in 1955 and married Billy Don Collins on August 15, 1957.
Martha is survived by her husband Bill of 68...
Rhonda Dillon
March 20, 2026
Rhonda Dillon, 58, of Bowman, passed away March 20, 2026. She was born November 17, 1967 to Hurshell and Sara (Spath) Robling in Oakland City, IN. After graduating high school Rhonda went on to get her Associates in social work from Vincennes University. She worked at Pike Central High School for many years with special needs children. She had a...
