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HENRIET TA NEUK AM Henrietta Neukam, 101, of Dale, passed away at 5:45 p.m., on Friday, July 8, 2022, at St. Charles Health Campus, in Jasper. She was bor n Febr uar y 4, 1921, in Ireland, to Wil- liam J. and Clara (Weisman) Meyer. She married William Neu- kam on November 18, 1942, in Oklahoma City, Okla. She was a member of St. James Lutheran Church in Holland. She worked her entire life as a farmer and homemaker. She loved gardening, bird watch- ing, growing flowers and es- pecially being with her grand- children. She is sur vived by her son, Richard Neukam, of Dale; her daughter, Sharon Garland, of Dale; one brother, Wilfred Meyer, of Otwell; three grand- children; and two great-grand- children. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, William Neukam, who passed away March 27, 2009; two brothers, Melvin and Freder- ick Meyer; and a sister, Lovel- la Neukam. Funeral ser vices will be at 10 a.m., on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, at St. James Lu- theran Church, in Holland, Reverend John Beasley will officiate. Burial to follow at St. James Cemeter y. Friends may call for visi- tation at the Nass & Son Fu- neral Home from 3 until 8 p.m., on Tuesday; and also at church from 9 until 10 a.m., on Wednesday. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the family or St. James Luther- an Church in Holland. Condolences may be shared online at: www.nas- sandson.com Submit obituaries: Call: 812-354-8500 Email: obits@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg Deadline: 5 p.m. on Monday OBITUARIES D-4 Wednesday, July 13, 2022 The Press-Dispatch CHARLES E. BR ASHEARS Known as the owner and proprietor of The Wild Bird House in Naper ville, Charles "Chuck" Brashears, 78, passed away on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, in his home. Always a nature lover, Chuck and son Brandon op- erated the Wild Bird House business in the Gartner Plaza where he assisted many cus- tomers with providing prod- ucts related to birds and their environment. His friendly per- sonality easily turned strang- ers into friends. A native of Evansville, he graduated from Bosse High School in 1962 and was in- volved in Thespians and cheerleading. Many summers were spent at YMCA Camp Carson in Princeton, Indiana where he participated as a camper and eventually be- came a counselor throughout his high school years. He attended Hanover Col- lege for two years and then graduated from Indiana Uni- versity in 1966 with a BS in Zoology and a Minor in Busi- ness. After graduation he took a position as an epidemiologist with the Chicago Public Health Ser vice. During employment he joined the Air Force Re- ser ves where he ser ved in the O'Hare Hospital Reser ve Unit. Shortly after entering the Re- ser ves he became a Super vi- sor with Johnson & Johnson and was involved with opening a baby products plant in Lem- ont as a manager. In 1973 he moved to Ohio where he was employed with Avon for six years. In 1979 he accepted a position as Plant Manager for two Pillsbur y plants in Terre Haute and then transferred to Springfield in 1984 to manage the baker y mix and flour mill operations. In 1987 he was re- cruited to become Plant Man- ager for RJR/Nabisco at the Butterfinger and Baby Ruth plant near O'Hare. In 1996 he became the General Man- ager for Georgia Pacific box operation. After retirement in 1999, he opened the Wild Bird House in Aurora on Eola which then moved to Naper- ville's Gartner Plaza. He loved to travel, golf with friends and took many enjoy- able camping trips with his brothers including a three- month adventure to Alaska. He also traveled to Europe, Australia, and Nova Scotia, making great memories along the way. He was a long-time member of Grace Methodist Church. With his love of bird- ing, he enjoyed helping people select bird products and in- stall ponds. He is sur vived by his loving wife of 56 years, Treva (Nee Davis); his children, Brandon (Tiffany) Brashears, of Mont- gomer y, Ill., Brianna (Clay) Fuchs, of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Brittan (Brent) Fatig, of Naper ville, Ill.; his grandchildren, Brayden Brashears, Cameron Wuest, Garrett, Holden and Warner Fatig; his brothers, David (Nancy) Brashears and Rick (Susan) Brashears; as well as, nieces and nephew. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edward and Kathr yn Brashears; and his granddaughter, Madison Du- rand. A memorial ser vice will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 30, 2022, at Grace United Meth- odist Church, 300 E. Gartner Rd., Naper ville. A memorial visitation will be from 4 until 8 p.m. Friday, at the Friedrich-Jones Funeral Home & Cremation Ser vices, 44 S. Mill St., Naper ville. A private family inurnment will be at Wheatland Town- ship Cemeter y, Naper ville. For information please call 630/355-0213 or visit www. friedrich-jones.com In lieu of flowers dona- tions may be made to: YMCA Camp Carson, 2034 Outer Lake Road, Princeton, Indiana 47670, www.campcarson.org/ giving. Or to MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcomb Dr., Houston, Texas 77030, https://gifts.mdanderson. org/ DAVID W. KINMAN David Wendell Kinman, 82, of Bloomington, passed away on Monday, July 4, 2022, at Cedarhurst, of Bloomington. He was born June 2, 1940 in Washington, and was the son of the late Wendell J. and Vir- ginia (Hendrix) Kinman. He worked with the School of Education for 35 years at Indiana University. Previous to IU he spent 15 years at the University of Wyoming in their School of Education. He was a member of multiple State and National Education- al Organizations. He was an accomplished commercial pi- lot and flight instructor. While at the University of Wyoming he would fly himself and his colleagues to various campus- es to teach night classes. After his retirement from Indiana University, David was a volun- teer at Bloomington Hospital. He was a member of Sher- wood Oaks Christian Church. He married Vina (Work- man) Kinman on August 16, 1964, and they enjoyed near- ly 58 years of marriage. Vina sur vives along with their daughter, Andrea Kinman; two sons, Matthew (Melissa) Kinman, and Keith Kinman; two grandchildren, Meghan (Jordan) Miller, and Noah Matthew Kinman; great grandson, Cameron Miller; a great granddaughter, Lexi Miller who is due in 3 weeks; and his brother, Phillip B. (Tami) Kinman. David was preceded in death by his parents. Visitation for David was from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 9, 2022, at The Funeral Chapel of Powell and Deckard, 3000 E. Third St., Bloomington. ALLAN W. HOUCHINS Allan W. Houchins, 68, went to be with the Lord, July 9, 2022. He was born April 6, 1954, to Paul and Pearl (Helder- man) Houchins. He retired from Hoosier Energy. He is sur vived by his wife, Angie (Wallace) Houchins; children Jessica (Bob) Collins, Andrew (Jennifer) Houchins and Adam Houchins; step- daughter, Kayla Bennett and her fiancée, Rusty Moonett; grandchildren, Morgan, Ken- adie, Harper, Nora Houchins, Gabby, Tyler, Paisley Collins; brother, Sonny (Jeannine) Houchins. He is preceded in death by daughter, Monica Houchins. Arrangements are pending. Goodwin Sievers Funeral Home, Vincennes is entrusted with the arrangements. RONALD E. MYERS Ronald E. Myers, 75, en- tered into rest at his home on Monday, July 4, 2022. Ron was born October 14, 1946 to the late Ted E. Myers and Billie Jo (Robling) (My- ers) Satterfield. He worked for the Pike County Circuit Cour t as a Bailif f for 14 years before retiring in 2014. He was also a member of the Oakland City Eagles Aerie #4288 and Oakland City American Le- gion #256. He was an avid NASCAR fan and had the late Dale Ear nhardt as his favorite driver. He also at- tended Lighthouse Chris- tian Church for several years and loved studying his Bible. He was also known to have a green thumb plant- ing a vegetable garden each year. He is sur vived by his wife of 42 years, Denise Marie (Clark) Myers; brother, Roger (Sandy) Myers, of Oakland City; sister, Lana Ghetto, of Winslow; broth- er, Darrin (Laura) Myers, of Lawrenceville, Ga; children, Michelle (Myers) (Cur tis) Genco, of Petersburg, Ron- ald E. Myers, of Riverside, Calif., Delber t (Wayne) (Su- san) Myers, of Ar thur, Dawn Marie (Myers) Mclaughlin, of Wapakoneta, Ohio, Bran- don (Brandy) Keelin, of Owensboro, Ky., and Megan Keelin, of Jasper, 12 grand- children, 13 great grandchil- dren, his beloved and faithful dogs Foxy, Baby Love, Tuck- er, and Ms. Susie. He was preceded in death by his parents; and two broth- ers, Doug and Terr y Myers. Funeral ser vices was at 8 p.m. (CST) Friday, July 8, 2022, at Lamb-Basham Me- morial Chapel, in Oakland City, with Brother Joseph Collins officiating. Burial was at 10 a.m. (CST) Saturday, at Pleasant Grove Cemeter y in Sorgho, Ky. Visitation was from noon until time of ser vice, at Lamb-Basham Memorial Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to Lighthouse Christian Church in Ronald's memor y. Friends may send a condo- lence to the family at www. LambBasham.com ROSEMARY C. STEMLE Rosemar y C. Stemle, 90, of Jasper, passed away at 6:10 p.m. on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, in Amber Manor Care Center in Petersburg. She was born in Ireland, on July 28, 1931, to Henr y and Hilda (Knebel) Hauser. She married Robert Stem- le on November 27, 1954. He preceded her in death on July 20, 2015. She was a graduate of Jas- per High School. She was a music teacher for 30 years and was a daycare provider. She was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Jasper and the singing seniors, and she was active in the DAV Auxilia- r y. She loved animals and en- joyed playing cards, singing, and painting. She is sur vived by her three sons, Zeph (Monica) Stemle, of Greenwood, Jayme (Tina) Stemle, of Greenwood, and Bart (Marla) Stemle, of Winslow; 11 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Preceding her in death, be- sides her husband, is a daugh- ter-in-law, Myra Stemle. A Mass of Christian Burial for will be at 1 p.m. on Friday, July 8, 2022, in St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Jasper, with entombment to follow in the Fair view Cemeter y Mau- soleum, in Jasper. A visitation will be from 10 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. at the Be- cher-Kluesner North Chapel, in Jasper. Memorial contributions may be made to the wishes of the family. Online condolences may be made at www.becherkluesner. com. CHARLES R. "CHUCK" WILTBANK Charles R. "Chuck" Wilt- bank, 57, of Dale, passed away at 10:38 p.m. on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jas- per. Chuck was born on May 23, 1965 in Chestertown, Md., to James and Holly Wiltbank. He worked as a truck driver for most of his life. He enjoyed attending his nephew's motocross races, going to tractor pulls, attend- ing his niece's horse races, mowing yards, fishing, hunt- ing, camping, and outdoor activities. Sur viving is one daughter, Kandice (Matthew) Lloyd, of Norman, Okla.; two sons, Richard "RJ" (Chelsey) Dowl- ing, of Chestertown, Md., and Dakota (Brittany) Wiltbank, of Hawesville, Ky.; two grand- children; his parents, James and Holly Wiltbank, of Velpen; one sister, Sharron Epple, of Ferdinand; one niece; and one nephew. Preceding him in death were his grandparents. Private ser vices were at Becher-Kluesner Funeral Homes, in Jasper. Memorial contributions may be made to the family. Online condolences may be made at www.becherkluesner. com. STEVEN LEE CORTEN (PYGMY) Steven Lee Corten, 67, of Petersburg, entered into rest on Sunday, July 10, 2022 at Good Samaritan Home in Oakland City, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Washington, on December 7, 1954, to the late Gaylord Corten and Ruth Wyatt (Selby). He spent most of his work- ing life working for the Unit- ed States Postal Ser vice in the processing warehouse. He enjoyed his work great- ly and took great pride in it. He was also a responsible and loving father that spent his younger years playing weekly games of Scrabble with his children and other family members. He was an avid spor ts fan and enjoyed billiards, playing cards. Most of all, Steven loved hanging out with his family and friends. He is sur vived by his daughter, Stacey (Darrell) Mootispaw; three grand- children; two great-grand- children and brother, Rick Cor ten. He was preceded in death by his parents, Gaylord Corten and his mother Ruth (Donald) Wyatt (Selby); sis- ter, Gail Cross. Ser vice will take place at 2 p.m. (EDT) Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at Lamb-Basham Me- morial Chapel in Oakland City, with Pastor Joseph Collins of- ficiating. Burial will follow at Walnut Hills Cemeter y in Peters- burg. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (EDT), Wednes- day, July 13, at Lamb-Basham Memorial Chapel. Friends may send a condo- lence to the family at www. LambBasham.com Need something interesting to read? subscribe to 812-354-8500 subscribe@pressdispatch.net CALL or email For a print or NetEdition subscription, AREA HAPPENINGS Bird Hunters' Club Youth Day – The 16th Annual Pike County Bird Hunters' Club Youth Day. Saturday, Oc- tober 8 is the date, starting at 8 a.m. with a free breakfast for all youth, followed by archer y, muzzle loader, BB gun, darts, 22 rifle marksmanship, trap shooting and Chukkar hunting (over dogs). The club welcomes all 4-H Shooting Sports youth, Scouts and all other youth interested in the great outdoors. Celebrate Recover y – Will meet ever y Monday at 6 p.m. at the River of Life Church, 342 E. CR 300 N., Peters- burg. For more information, contact Pastor Jim at 812-354- 8800. Pike County Histor y Center – Will meet the fourth Monday of each month at the Histor y Center, 1104 Main Street, Petersburg at 6:30 p.m. New members welcome. Histor y Center hours Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. until further notice. DAR – Local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution meet the second Monday of each month Sep- tember through June at 6 p.m. at the Histor y Center in Petersburg. Free Clothing Bank, CLOSED – Oak Grove Clothing Bank in Oakland City is now closed. No other free clothing bank location available in Oakland City. Winslow Alcoholics Anonymous – will meet ever y Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Call 812-789-8535 for location of the meeting. Odd Fellows IOOF Pacific Lodge #175 meeting – the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. All area mem- bers are encouraged to attend. Otwell Ruritan – will have its monthly meetings the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. Pike Lodge #121 F&AM regular stated meeting – the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. All area Masons are invited to attend. Jefferson Township Community Center of Otwell – will have its monthly meetings the first Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. All members are urged to attend. Perinatal Loss Support – Expectant parents who suddenly lose their child often experience a wide range of emotions and grief. Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center offers support to assist those who have experi- enced the loss of a child (conception to one month of age) through the grieving process. For more information about Perinatal Loss Support, contact Theresa O'Br yan, Pastoral Care, at 812-996-0219 or tobr yan@mhhcc.org. Stendal Community Create and Craft Night – The first Tuesday of each month, anytime between 6-9 p.m., at St. Peters Lutheran Church fellowship hall. Bring a craft, sewing, yarn or unfinished projects. Create and finish proj- ects, and learn new ones while having fun. For more infor- mation, call Sherr y Meyer at 812-457-9842. Grief Support Series – The death of a loved one, a child leaving home, over whelming changes in one's per- sonal life – each can cause profound grief and suffering. To offer reassurance and comfort, Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center has developed a free support program called "Grief Support Series." Call for the next five-week program. Programs will be at 6:30 p.m. in Memorial Hospi- tal and Health Care Centers Chapel. This program is free and space is limited. Pre-registration is necessar y, call 812- 996-0219. Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Caregiver Sup- port Group – Memorial Hospital's Caring Hands Senior Ser vices sponsors an Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Caregiver Support Group. Meeting dates have changed to the first Tuesday of ever y month, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Medical Arts Conference Center, located in the lower level of the Medical Arts Building at 721 W. 13th St. in Jasper. For more information, visit Memorial Hospital's website at www.mhhcc.org and click on "Classes and Events." If you would like more information on dementia and being a care- giver, call 812-996-0218. Pre-registration is not necessar y. Living with COPD – If you or if someone you care for is living with COPD, join us for an educational meeting on the second Tuesday of each month, from noon-1:30 p.m. in the Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center Mar y Potter Meeting Room, located inside the hospital at 800 W 9th St., Jasper, IN. For more information, visit Memorial Hospital's website atwww.mhhcc.org and click on "Classes and Events," or call 812-996-5232 or 812-996- 1528. Pre-registration is not necessar y, and there is no cost to attend. Memorial Hospital Offering Stroke Sur vivor and Caregiver Support Group – The support group will be held on the fourth Tuesday of each month, from 1-3 p.m. in the Medical Arts Building Conference Center located at 721 W. 13th Street in Jasper. The support group will be held monthly. Pre-registration is not required to attend. For more information about the Stroke Sur vivor and Caregiver Support Group, please call Mar y Jo Eaton Cal- houn, BSN, RN, Telemedicine Ser vices, at 812-996-6364, or Brandie Beck, RN, Neuroscience Nurse Coordinator, at 812-996-5912 or. You can also e-mail questions or com- ments to strokesupport@mhhcc.org. Petersburg Senior Citizen Will be Offering Senior a Lunch Menu – Petersburg Senior Citizen will be offer- ing seniors lunch on Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to ? At the Petersburg court house basement, 801 Main Street. Otwell Community Librar y – Summer reading pro- gram is on Tuesday at 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. There will be stories, crafts, games and activities. Terri Whitehead and Deb Troutman will be in charge. Medicare 101 presentation – There will be a free information Medicare event on July 7 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the Pike County Librar y, located at 1008 E. Maple St., Petersburg. For more information, contact Kelly Williams, 812-204-2975. Life Milestones made free CALL: 812-354-8500 Put a free photo with write up on Births or upcoming Card Showers.