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D-6 Wednesday, December 6, 2017 The Press-Dispatch OBITUARIES 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 SWEETS Continued from page 2 THANK YOU FROM THE FAMILY OF P atty S ullivan With sincere thanks, the family of Patty Sullivan would like to recognize the care facility of Amber Manor for their excellence shown in the care of our mother Patty. We knew as a family with our work schedule, we could not give Mom the care she need- ed. Amber Manor met this challenge with their won- derful nursing staff. e staff was always pleasant and very helpful. "Like an extended family arm." During the last few months of Mom's life, Asera Care, Hospice, was there working with Amber Manor to assure Mom's needs and care were satisfied in that stage of her life. e support of Asera Care with their ministry and nursing was "top notch." en the last few hours of Mom's life, Amber Manor staffing was very supportive to make sure the family was as com- fortable as could be at that time. ey also managed Mom's care at that time with great passion, which was very heartfelt. We would also like to thank Harris Funeral Home for their work to prepare a wonderful funeral service for our mother. ey did an outstanding job-start to finish. Also great appreciation for Roger, of the Ole Flower Shop, for the beautiful casket flower arrange- ment he constructed. It is wonderful to know we have these local assets when the time is needed. ank you, Jim Gidcomb, for your pleasant lead- ership shown in the ministry of Mom's memorial service. We also are appreciative of the Petersburg Church of Nazarene, led by David Warren, and River of Life Church, led by Jim Gidcomb, for the food re- freshments they provided. ere are many others to thank as well, including the presence of those showing love and support, cards sent and other acts of kindness were all very supportive. God Bless each and every one, Family of Patty Sullivan In memory of Rose Howe 6/9/39 - 11/20/13 Gone but never forgotten Deeply missed Pleasant Ridge General Baptist Church PEACE of MIND Let our 125 years of experience aid you in your selection of a meaningful memorial. SCHUM MONUMENTS, INC. Dale, Indiana www.SchumMonuments.com 937-4921 Local Representative RONALD WOODS 789-2009 who lined up but had to leave just before the pa- rade started, and Winslow whose only truck was at the end to escort Santa and his elves. Road Rid- ers for Jesus, Winslow Lions Club, the Gayhart Family float, Winslow Girl Scout Troop 296/211, Bat- man, Jr. Miss Pike County Queen Xavery Weisman, Teen Miss Pike County Abigail Sutt, Miss Pike County Bailee Sutt, Pike County Band, John Hur- ley State Rep for District 75, Brad Jenkins for Sher- iff, Daren Cook for Coun- ty Council. This year's parade was small, but they all enjoyed handing out candy to all the kids who were along the parade route. I would like to say a big thank you for coming on a cold morning and to every- one along the route also, we do appreciate all of you. The Winslow Mouse House had many kids buying presents for their family and this year there were three different soups to enjoy with a free will do- nation along with some de- licious cookies. The soups were potato, vegetable, and a chicken spice soup, tasty, very tasty. As the kids shopped they could also talk to Santa and tell him what they wanted for Christmas. The colds and flu are still here and all the family has had to take medicine to help them get better so to all our stars out there dress warm and know that this is winter and not fall. The lights are about to dim on this weeks ram- blings but keep an eye on family and friends, slow down and see the beauty all around us, take it easy as you do the needed shop- ping and always smile, wave, and say Hi to every- body you see this week. Happy Birthday, Norm, I Love You Always! WILLIAM O'DELL ALLEN William O'Dell Allen, 81, of Newburgh, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tues- day, November 28, 2017, at his home. He was born September 25, 1936, in Washington, to William D. and Marguerite (O'Dell) Allen. He graduated from Peters- burg High School in 1954 and from Purdue University with a Doctorate Degree in Phar- macy, where he was a mem- ber of the Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity. A fter graduation, he worked at various phar- macies, including Woods, Hooks, and Welborn and St. Mary's Hospitals. He was a die hard Cubs fan. He loved watching U of E Bas- ketball, but always was loyal LARRY L. CARDINAL Larry L. Cardinal, 77, of Vincennes, passed away at 7:28 a.m. on November 26, 2017, at Hope Hospice at Cape Coral in Cape Coral, Fla. He was born on August 20, 1940, in Monroe City, to Donald B. and L. Fern (Per- ry) Cardinal. He married Pa- mela Wiscaver on December 30, 1967. He was a 1959 graduate of Monroe City High School and a 1960 graduate of Hen- derson, Ky., Barber School. He worked as a barber in Ca- diz, Ky., and Monroe City for several years. He then went to work for Southern Indi- ana Wood Preserving in Winslow, retiring in 1996 as the Plant Manager. He was a member of the Mon- roe City Volunteer Fire De- partment, Harmony Soci- ety, Vincennes #1 Masonic Lodge F&AM and the Vin- cennes Shriners. He was a member of Wilson Creek Baptist Church and then a member of Community United Methodist Church. He loved working with his dad and driving his trucks, loved taking care of his yard and spending time at his va- cation home on Lake Bar- kley, and later at Raintree RV Park in North Fort My- ers, Fla., and watching his son and grandchildren play sports. Survivors include his wife, Pamela Cardinal, of Vin- cennes; son, Greg (Shawn) Cardinal, of Vincennes; sis- ter, Donnetta Cardinal, of Monroe City; grandchil- dren, Alexa and Jalen Car- dinal, of Vincennes; niece, Pam (Dave) Vories, of Mon- roe City; and nephew, Mi- chael (Nancee) Scott, of Monroe City. He was preceded in death by his parents, Donald B. and L. Fern Cardinal. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. on Saturday, December 2, 2017, at Goodwin Funer- al Home, with Rev. Faye Bil- skie officiating. Interment followed in Wilson Creek Cemetery in Monroe City. Visitation was from 5 - 8 p.m. on Friday and from 1 p.m. until service time on Saturday at the funeral home. There was a masonic memorial service conduct- ed at 4:45 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to Larry's family and friends at www.goodwinfamilyfh.com. In lieu of flowers, contribu- tions may be made to the Shriners Hopsital for Chil- dren in St. Louis, Mo. OLIVE I. STRICKLAND Olive I. Strickland, 92, of Oakland City, entered rest on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017, at Good Samaritan Home in Oakland City. She was born on March 17, 1925, in Petersburg, to Hamilton and Rebecca (Sumner) Willis. She was a 70 -year mem- ber of Oakland City Church of the Nazarene, where she taught Sunday School. Many years ago, she worked at Re- public Aviation in Evansville and also worked at the Good Samaritan Home in Oakland City for 17 years. She is survived by two daughters, Nancy (Tom) Alvey and Carol (Tony) Mc- Dowell, both of Oakland City; grandchildren, Lo- ri (Brad) Elaman, Stacy Holmes and Clint McDow- ell; great-grandchildren, Travis (Kayla) Fleisher, Ty- ler Fleisher, Kolbi King, Ca- leb and Jacob Elaman; and great- great-grandson, Bro- die Fleisher. Olive was preceded in death by her parents; and a sister, Thelma L. Willis. Services were at 11 a.m. Friday, December 1, 2017, at the Oakland City Church of the Nazarene, with Rev. Da- rin Nossett and Rev. Jona- than Scott officiating. Buri- al was in Montgomery Cem- etery. Visitation was from 4-8 p.m. Thursday at Lamb-Basham Memori- al Chapel and from 9 a.m. Friday until services at the church. Her family asks that memorial contributions in memory of Olive be sent to the Oakland City Church of the Nazarene. Family and friends may send messag- es of comfort to www.lamb- basham.com. ELSIE R. SELBY Elsie R. Selby, 86, of Jas- per, passed away at 6:10 a.m. on Thursday, November 30, 2017, at Northwood Retire- ment Community in Jasper, after months of deteriorat- ing health. She was born in Jasper on September 3, 1931, to Frank and Theresa (Braunecker) Mehling. She married Melvin Eu- gene "Gene" Selby on Dec. 29, 1953, at Sts. Peter and Paul's Catholic Church in Petersburg. He preced- ed her in death on June 19, 1991. She opened Ye Ole Meat Shop, a meat market/gro- cery store with her brother, Robert "Bobby" Mehling, in Petersburg in the mid- 1980s. She worked there and at Clements Grocery Store until she moved back to Jas- per in 1993. Surviving are one daugh- ter, Tina (Eric) Gross, of Jasper; one brother, Ralph (Frieda) Mehling, of Jas- per; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death besides her husband is one brother, Robert Mehling. A Mass of Christian Buri- al was at 11 a.m. on Monday, December 4, 2017, at Ho- ly Family Catholic Church in Jasper. Burial followed in Walnut Hill Cemetery in Petersburg. A visitation was from 9 a.m. until service time at the church on Monday. In lieu of flowers, memo- rial contributions may be made to Holy Family Cath- olic Church or to a favorite charity. School by the Southwest Dubois County School Cor- poration. She was a life- long member of Zoar Unit- ed Methodist Church, where she served on the Adminis- trative Council, participat- ed in the United Methodist Women, and taught Sunday school for sixty years. She is survived by her hus- band, Allen L. Bilderback, of Holland; her son, Lee A. Bilderback, of Holland; one sister, Thelma Jean (Les- ter) Oxley, of Stendal; one brother, William E. (Kath- ryn) Bartelt, of Newburgh; son-in-law, Stan Messmer, of Huntingburg; grand- daughter, Meagan ( Justin) ( Weber) Bayer, of Hunting- burg; one grandson; and one great-grandson. She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Michael L. Bilderback; one daughter, Lynne (Bil- derback) Weber Messmer; her sister, Lois Mae Bartelt; and son-in-law, Norman Leo Weber, Jr. Funeral services were at 10 a.m. EST., on Saturday, December 2, 2017, at Zoar United Methodist Church, with Reverend Keith Chan- ley officiating. Burial fol- lowed at Zoar Cemetery. Friends called for visita- tion at the Nass & Son Fu- neral Home in Huntingburg from 2-8 p.m. EST., on Fri- day, December 1, and also at church one hour prior to the funeral on Saturday. Memorials may be desig- nated to the Lynne (Bilder- back) Weber Messmer En- dowment, c/o the Dubois County Community Foun- dation, Zoar United Meth- odist Church, or a favorite charity. Condolences may be shared online at: www. nassandson.com. Cathedral Health Care Cen- ter in Jasper. He was born January 19, 1950, in Huntingburg, to Ben and Lucilla (Heim) Bus- chkoetter. He was a retired truck driver, a member of Sts. Pe- ter & Paul Catholic Church in Petersburg, and loved spending time with his dog. Paul is survived by two sisters and two brothers- in-law, Lillian (Art) Sick- bert, of Jasper, and Mary Lou (Albert) Sander, of Huntingburg; two brothers and two sisters-in-law, Ben (Deb) Buschkoetter, Jr., of Huntingburg, and Charles ( Wanda) Buschkoetter, of Dubois; and two sisters-in- law, Marsha Buschkoetter, of Huntingburg, and Sharon Buschkoetter, of Jasper. He was preceded in death by his wife, Vivian (Fahnders) Buschkoetter, who died February 7, 2003; three brothers, Martin, An- thony and John Buschkoet- ter; and his sister and broth- er-in-law, Bertha (Bob) Vel- ler. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. EST on Wednes- day, December 6, 2017, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Huntingburg, with burial to follow at St. Mary's Ceme- tery. The funeral Mass will be celebrated by Rev. Fr. Ry- an Hilderbrand. Friends may call for vis- itation at the Nass & Son Funeral Home in Hunting- burg from 9 -10 :45 a.m. EST on Wednesday. Condolenc- es may be shared online at: www.nassandson.com. M. DALE BOOKS M. Dale Books, 84, of Mackey, entered rest on Sunday December 3, 2017, at Linda White Hospice House in Evansville. He was born on Sept. 29, 1937, in Miami County, Ind., to McKinley and Hazel (Tur- nipseed) Books. He served in the Unit- ed States Navy during the Korean War. He graduated from Indiana University and was a retired Accountant/ Plant Controller for Dana Corporation. Also, he was member of First Christian Church in Evansville. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Hattie (Cantrell) Books; four daughters, Cathy Cain, of Mackey, To- ni (Steven) Knierem, of Louisville, Ky., Lisa (Ken- dall) Bopp, of Wentzville, Mo., and Anita (Brian) Byers of Lebanon, Ind.; sev- en grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; four broth- ers; and two great-grand- children. Services will be at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, December 6, 2017, at Lamb-Basham Memorial Chapel, with Rev. Jerry Clark and Rev. Kend- all Bopp officiating. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. until service time on Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorial contribu- tions may be given to First Christian Church Build- ing Fund, envelopes will be available at the chap- el. Family and friends may send messages of comfort to www.lambbasham.com. to the Purdue Boilermakers. His love of God was above all things, but his love of God's furry critters he held near to his heart. He was a charter member of Mill Road Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Nora (Gasaway) Kopp Allen; children, W. Bradley (Cathy) Allen, John C. (Kristin) Al- len; and grandchildren, Na- talie Allen (Charles) Smith, Drew Bower, Ian Allen, Eliz- abeth Allen, Adrienne Allen, Grant Allen, Madeline Allen (Kevin) Johnston (Kevin) and Sophia Allen. He was preceded in death by his parents; and his first wife, Linda Lu (Burton) Al- len. A funeral service was at noon CST on Saturday, De- cember 2, 2017, at Titzer Fam- ily Funeral Homes in New- burgh. Graveside services were in Walnut Hill Cemetery in Petersburg at 3 p.m. EST. Visitation was from 4 to 8 p.m. CST on Friday and 11 a.m. to service time Satur- day at the funeral home. Me- morial contributions may be made to the Warrick Coun- ty Humane Society. Sympa- thy wishes to the family may made at www.titzerfuneral- homes.com. PAUL JOSEPH BUSCHKOET TER Paul Joseph Buschkoet- ter, 67, of Petersburg, passed away at 5:25 p.m., on Satur- day, December 2, 2017, at BARBAR A ANN (BARTELT) BILDERBACK Barbara Ann (Bartelt) Bil- derback, age 78, of Holland, passed away Tuesday, No- vember 28, 2017, at St. Vin- cent's Hospital in Indianap- olis. She was born Septem- ber 19, 1939, near Holland, Ind., to Melvin W.L. and Ma- bel E. (Langebrake) Bartelt; and married Allen L. Bilder- back on June 18, 1960, at Zoar Methodist Church. She was employed for 41 years at Southridge High REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Kirtley Shouse, II conveys to Kirtley L. Shouse, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Joseph L. Hensley and Shirley J. Hensley convey to Kristie Davis, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Terry M. Warren, Phyllis A. Warren, Noah Shane Warren convey to Brianna K. Wolf and Canyon A. Wolf, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Chengxi Lin conveys to Bonifacio Cazares, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Janet Carrico conveys to Michael Feldpausch, re- al estate as recorded in Pike County. Clifton L. Vinson, Rodney M. Riley and Michelle T. Riley convey to Clifton L. Vinson, Tracy Renee Vinson and M&D Pike, LLC., real estate as record- ed in Pike County. Robert Chevopulos, Helen Chevopulous and Del- mar L Bromm, POA convey to Chad Schara, real es- tate as recorded in Pike County. Jeffrey E. Stricker conveys to Danny Evans and Ta- mara Evans, real estate as recorded in Pike County. DL Multi County Farms, LLC convey to MT: Cur- wood Farms, LLC, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Anthony Majors and Heather Majors convey to Natalie N. Gibson and Gerald Michael Gibson, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Steven N. Ferrier and Dawn R. Ferrier quitclaim to Dawn R. Ferrier, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Beverly G. Hildebrant and Violet L. Abbott quit- claim to Vicky E. Hay, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Violet L. Abbott, Estate and Virgil M. 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