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Robert L. "Duck" Martin
Sep 25, 1953 - Jul 6, 2017
Robert L. "Duck" Martin, Sr., 63, of Owensboro, passed away Thursday, July 6, 2017 at his home. He was born in Greenville, Kentucky to the late Finis and Anna Louise Martin.Robert was a graduate of Owensboro Catholic High where he was a baseball standout. Duck owned and operated Squeaky Clean Window Care for nearly forty…
Joan Walz
Jul 1, 1931 - Jul 5, 2017
Sister Joan Walz, 86, an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph, died July 5, 2017, in Owensboro, in her 67th year of religious life. She was a native of Hawesville. Her former religious name was Sister Joan of Arc. Sister Joan was a compassionate, hard-working and selfless person. She always knew when someone needed her…
Martin "Eddie" Hermann
Jun 23, 1929 - Jul 5, 2017
Martin "Eddie" Hermann, 88, of Owensboro, peacefully passed away Wednesday, July 5 at his home. Mr. Hermann was born June 23, 1929 in Daviess County to the late Frank and Clara Hagan Hermann. Eddie graduated from the last class at St. Joe where he played basketball. He served in the army as an MP during…
Emma Crowe
Oct 26, 1952 - Jul 4, 2017
Emma Sherman Crowe, 64, passed away Tuesday, July 4, 2017 at the Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. Born October 26, 1952 in Kerrville, Texas, she was the daughter of the late Elvin and Clara Smith Sherman. She was a member of Settle Memorial United Methodist Church where she was chairperson of the Pre-School Board and member…
Herschel L. Koller
Feb 2, 1940 - Jul 4, 2017
Herschel L. Koller, 77, of Owensboro, passed away Tuesday, July 4 at his home. Mr. Koller was born February 2, 1940 in Daviess County to the late Dugan and Pearl Nuttall Koller. Herschel graduated from Daviess County High School (Class of '58) and served in the United States Army. He attended trade school and became…
Mary Kerrick
Jan 1, 1952 - Jul 1, 2017
Mary Kerrick, 65, of Owensboro, passed away July 1, 2017 at home. She was born in Owensboro on January 1, 1952 to the late Estil and Elizabeth Kerrick. Mary was loving and caring nurse and retired from Owensboro Medical Health System.She is survived by a daughter, Mandy (T.J.) Aylward; sister, Vicki (Rick) Wright; brother, Jamie…
Betty Jo Johnson
May 23, 1930 - Jul 1, 2017
Betty Jo Johnson "Mimi", 87, of Owensboro, passed away Saturday July 1, 2017 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was the daughter of the late William Gilbert and Josephine Cleophus Clark Ward. Betty Jo was a retired LPN. She enjoyed playing Bingo and had been a member of Blessed Mother Catholic Church since 1960, where…
Claude Howard "Roho" Stephens
May 28, 1922 - Jul 1, 2017
Claude Howard "Roho" Stephens, 95, of Owensboro, passed away on Saturday, July 1, 2017 at the Owensboro Center. He was born May 28, 1922 in Cincinnati, OH to the late James K. Polk Stephens and Edna Powers Stephens. Howard was retired as a pipefitter and welder with the Plumbers and Pipefitters Union Local #633 and…
Charles Walter Sims
Oct 16, 1921 - Jun 30, 2017
Charles W. "Dub" Sims, 95, of Heritage Place in Owensboro, passed away on Friday, June 30, 2017 at his residence. He was born October 16, 1921 in Daviess Co. to the late Joseph and Jessie Beaven Sims. Mr. Sims was retired from the W. R. Grace Co. and was a U. S. Army veteran of…
Rick Nash
Feb 15, 1943 - Jun 30, 2017
Rick Clark Nash, 74, passed away June 30, 2017 at his home. He was born February 15, 1943 to Cleo and Esther Pagan Nash. Rick was a retired school teacher with the Owensboro School System.He is survived by his wife, Marsha Nash; children, Clark Nash, Travis (Ashley) Nash, Karee (Jared) Schroader; step-children, Sarah (Danny) Hagan,…
