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Our deepest condolences to those who have lost loved ones. Prayers of comfort and peace. LOCAL OBITUARIES NEWS THE HUNTINGBURG PRESS JASPER NEWS JOURNAL Tuesday, October 25, 2022 Sharon Kruger DiSinger SANTA CLAUS Sharon Kruger Disinger, age 87, of Santa Claus, formerly of Huntingburg, passed away at 10:36 p.m., on Monday, October 17, 2022, at her residence in Santa Claus, Indiana. She is survived by her husband, Louis Uhl Disinger of Santa Claus, three children, John William (Sonya) Disinger of St. Kitts, Caribbean, Tina Ann (Timothy Smith) Disinger Smith of Tell City, and Robert Louis (Jacqueline) Disinger of Jasper, by six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Sharon was preceded in death by her parents Ervin E. and Mildred (Souders) Kruger. Funeral services were held on Thursday, October 20, 2022, at St. Catholic Church in Huntingburg with burial at St. Cemetery.

Nass Son Funeral Home in Huntingburg has been entrusted with the funeral arrangements. Condolences may be shared online at www. nassandson.com arthur SonDerman FERDINAND Arthur Sonderman, 88, of Ferdinand passed away Friday October 21st at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand. Arthur was a United States Army veteran. Surviving are his wife of 63 years, Rita Sonderman.

Sons, Dr. Thomas (Therese) Sonderman of Columbus, IN. and Dr. Andrew (Ann) Sonderman of Greenwood. One daughter, Carla (Scott) Bradford of Indianapolois.

Eight grandchildren, Sydney (Royce) Sanders, Evan (Danielle) Sonderman, Grace Sonderman, Shelby Bradford, Samantha Bradford, Nathan Sonderman, Collin Sonderman, and Emily Sonderman. One great-grandchild, Quincy Sanders. He was preceded in death byhis parents Albert and Gladys (McNab) Sonderman; a brother, Joseph Sonderman, sisters, Marguerite Nord, Caroline Yost, Mary Catherine Sonderman in infancy. A mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday October 26th in Saint Ferdinand Church. Burial with military graveside rites will follow in the church cemetery.

Visitation will be Tuesday October 25th from 4:00 to 8:00 PM and Wednesday October 26th from 7:00 to 9:30 AM at Becher Funeral Home in Ferdinand. Online condolences may be shared at www. becherfuneralhome.com anDreaS michael gramelSPacher FERDINAND Andreas Michael Gramelspacher, 40, of Ferdinand passed away Wednesday October 19th at Memorial Hospital in Jasper. Surviving are his parents, Michael and Janice Gramelspacher of Ferdinand. Two sisters, Anna M.

(David) Dodd of Madisonville, TN. and Katrina Gramelspacher and husband James Longo of Chattanooga, TN. Two nephews, James Longo and Kyle Dodd, and two nieces, Emily Longo and Kelly Dodd. Andy was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Michael and Mildred Gramelspacher, and maternal grandparents, Darwin and Alberta Keller. A mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 AM CDT on Tuesday October 25th in Saint Boniface Church in Fulda.

Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be at the church from 9:00 until 10:00 AM CDT on Tuesday. Online condolences may be shared at www. becherfuneralhome.com Sherry ann Van WinKle FERDINAND Sherry Ann Van Winkle, 75, of Ferdinand passed away Monday October 17th at her home. Surviving are one daughter, Kimberly R.

(Darryl) Fischer of Ferdinand, and one son, Aaron R. (Megan) Van Winkle of Saint Meinrad. Four grandchildren, Josh and Braydon Voegerl, Cody Van Winkle and Emily Schipp. One sister, Iola Gehlhausen of Birdseye. Sherry was preceded in death by her parents Albert and Mary B.

(Barbre) Wheatly, and her husband Robert. A mass of Christian Burial was held on Friday October 21st in Saint Meinrad Church. Burial in Saint Isidore Cemetery in Bristow. Online condolences may be shared at www. becherfuneralhome.com george eugene eagleSon MISSOURI George Eugene Eagleson, 64, Marshfield, Missouri, passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2022 in Mercy Hospital.

He was preceded in death by his parents George Franklin and Sadie A. (Kimmel) Eagleson; and two sisters, Marilyn and Bonnie. Survivors include two children; two sisters, Donna Douglas, Princeton, Indiana and Linda Kirkpatrick, Owensville, Indiana; and several other relatives and friends. Interment was held in Maumee Cemetery, Owensville, Indiana Saturday, October 22, 2022. georgie a.

freeSe Rockport Georgie A. Freese, 86, of Rockport, Indiana passed away on Monday, October 17, 2022 at Wellington Parc in Owensboro, Kentucky. In addition to her parents George and Marguarie (Fulks) Collins, Georgie is preceded in death by her husband, Donald. Georgie is survived by her children, Laura Gibson and her husband, Cecil; and Robert Freese; her granddaughter, Hannah Freese; and her nieces, Annette and Susan. Funeral services were held on Monday, October 24, 2022 at Boultinghouse Funeral Home in Rockport, Indiana.

Burial at James Parker Cemetery in Hatfield, Indiana. geralD PreSton Bell Grandview Gerald Preston Bell, 66, of Grandview, Indiana passed away on Monday, October 17, 2022 at his home. Jerry was a United States Navy veteran. Jerry is preceded in death by his parents Stanley Bell and Mary Ruth (Harpe) Northup; daughter, Jada Church; his siblings, Wanda McVay, Stanley Bell, and Anita Jackson. Jerry is survived by his wife of 33 years, Dawn (Biggs) Bell, whom he married on July 1, 1989; his children, Samantha Church, Melissa Gugino, Tanath Reynolds, and Sean Bell; 16 grandchildren; his siblings, Roger Duwa, John Bell, and Charlotte Maudsley; many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held on Friday, October 21, 2022 at Boultinghouse Funeral Home in Rockport. Burial at New Hope Cemetery in Grandview, Indiana with military honors. richarD h. PaDgett FRANCISCO Richard H. Padgett, 83, of Francisco, passed away on Monday, October 17, 2022 at Linda E.

White Hospice House in Evansville. Dick is survived by his children, Richard Padgett, Angela Wheeler, Sue McKinney (Ron), Carolyn Faye Loveless, James Sharp (Linda), Doretta Sherman (Randy), and Debbie Mildenburg (Tom); 16 grandchildren; 25 great- grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandchild; and sister, Shirley Gear. He was preceded in death by his parents William and Lois (Scott) Padgett; wife of 40 years, Imogene Padgett; grandson, Dakota Padgett; and siblings, Norma Stewart, Bob Padgett, Wanda Selby, and Nancy Overton. Graveside services were held on Thursday, October 20, 2022 at Atkinson Chapel Cemetery in near Oatsville officiated by Pastor Brad Kennan. Condolences may be expressed online at www.colvinfuneralhome.com.

Colvin Funeral Home is honored to serve the Padgett family. Area Obituaries CACD Project Warm is seeking to help more households that need firewood to heat their homes this winter. Project Warm is a program where seminarians from Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology collect, chop and deliver wood to those who need it to heat their homes. Project Warm delivers firewood within a 20-mile radius of St. Meinrad, IN, and will deliver up to eight loads to one location during the season.

For households beyond this radius, arrangements can be made to pick up firewood from the St. Meinrad location. To place a firewood order, call 812-357- 6611 (Saint Meinrad Archabbey switchboard). The operator will assist in placing the order. Households need to contact their local energy assistance office to validate their eligibility for an energy assistance voucher.

Deliveries begin this month. CACD (Cooperative Action for Community Development) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation. Project goal is to provide choice firewood for those in need at below fair market price. To support the project, financial gifts can be made to CACD P.O. Box 56, St.

Meinrad, IN 47577. Current managers are Isaac Siefker, student manager; Khaing Thu, delivery manager; Hunter LeBlanc, lot and production manager; and Nadeau, collections manager. General manager and chairman of the Board of Directors is Fr. Anthony Vinson, OSB. Poliomyelitis, or polio, is a paralyzing and potentially fatal disease that still threatens children in some parts of the world.

Poliovirus invades the nervous system and can cause total paralysis in hours. It can strike people of any age but mainly affects children under five. Polio can be prevented by vaccines, but it is not curable. Unlike most diseases, polio can be eradicated. When Rotary and its partners formed the Global Polio Eradication Initiative in 1988, there were 350,000 cases of polio in 125 countries every year.

Today, Rotary and its partners have reduced polio cases by 99.9 percent, and just two countries continue to report cases of wild poliovirus. Because of the efforts of Rotary and its partners, nearly 19.4 million people who would otherwise have been paralyzed are walking, and more than 1.5 million people are alive who would otherwise have died. The infrastructure Rotary has helped build to end polio is also being used to treat and prevent other diseases (including COVID-19) and create lasting impact in other areas of public health. may seem like something in the past here in the United States, but just this year there was a recent detection of the vaccine- derived poliovirus type 2 case in New York and several environmental samples were collected in London. This is a stark reminder that the poliovirus is a threat said Deidra Church, Rotary Club of Dubois International Services Director.

the United States is at low risk, unless we eradicate polio within ten years as many as 200,000 new cases could occur around the world each year. the Rotary Club of Dubois goal to help educate our community on the poliovirus and its The Rotary Club of Dubois County encourages community members to take three minutes to complete three actions in honor of World Polio Day (which was held Oct. 24th) by visiting www.endpolio. org: 1. Learn: Get informed and help make polio a subject of conversation in our community.

2. Share: Most people have heard of polio but few know that the disease still affects children around the world. Help by spreading the word! 3. Donate: Every donation to Rotary End Polio fund is tripled, thanks to Bill and Melinda Gates. Rotary International is a global network of 1.4 million neighbors, friends, leaders and problem-solvers who see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.

If you are interested in becoming involved with your local Rotary Club of Dubois County, please email rotaryclub com or follow the club on their social media platforms. Project Warm seeks households needing firewood for winter heating World Polio Day.