Mr. Earnest Wayne “Ernie” Theetge, 71, of Rising Sun, Ind., entered this life on April 11, 1954, in Batesville, Ind. Ernie passed away Saturday, May 24, 2025, at his residence in Rising Sun.
 Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., Monday, June 2, 2025, at Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, Vevay, Ind.
 Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m., Monday, June 2, 2025, at the funeral home. Interment will follow in Mount Carmel Cemetery near Aberdeen, Ind.