All Obituaries

Robert L. Friedman, 87, of Fort Branch passed away on Friday, September 24, 2021, in Evansville.  Bob was born on January 22, 1934, in Glennonville, Missouri to the late Lee and Mary (Blume) Friedman who preceded him along with a sister, Betty Mayer and brother, Sylvester Friedman; Stepchildren; Diann Besing and Mark Schaefer. Robert was a US Army veteran, a School Bus driver for over 30 years for the South Gibson School Corporation and a lifelong farmer. He was a member of the St...

Clara Mae Hagedorn, 82, of Fort Branch passed away on Thursday, September 23, 2021, in Evansville, IN.  Clara Mae was born in St. Meinrad, IN on November 20, 1938 to the late Anthony and Edwina (Lueken) Peters. She was preceeded in death by her husband, John M. Hagedorn, who passed away in 2019, a son Dean Eric Hagedorn and a brother Kenneth Peters.   Clara Mae was a member of the Holy Cross Catholic Church where she was a cantor and member of the Holy Cross Choir. Clara Mae...

Mary Rebecca Earley, 95, of Fort Branch, IN,  passed away peacefully at her home on September 20, 2021.    She was born to the late George and Hallie Mae (Dunn) Sherman on June 13, 1926, in Cardington, OH.  After high school  graduation  in 1944, she went onto study nursing at White Cross Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, as part of the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps.   Mary graduated from nursing school in 1947, worked as a nurse and married her classmate and friend...

Robert C. Maikranz, 96, of Fort Branch, IN, passed away at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, IN on Tuesday, September 14, 2021. He was born to the late Arvil and Lucy Opal (Hyslop) Maikranz on June 11, 1925, in Mackey, IN. Robert graduated from Mackey High School in 1943 and enlisted in the U.S. Navy in June of 1944. He served in the Pacific Theater in WWII. He was a member of the Fort Branch First United Methodist Church where he served on several committees and was the custodian for...

Mary Lou Douglas, 79, of Fort Branch, IN, passed away at Gibson General Hospital in Princeton, IN on Tuesday, September 14, 2021. She was born to the late William and Artemesa (Woods) Douglas on June 16, 1942, in Fort Branch, IN. She was a member of Enon General Baptist Church in Princeton, IN. She graduated from Fort Branch High School and got her bachelor’s degree from Indiana State Teachers College. She taught school for about 5 years in Bedford, IN. She also worked on the...

Charles E. Schmits, 83, of Fort Branch, IN, passed away peacefully at the Linda E. White Hospice House on Friday, September 10, 2021. Charles was born in Fort Branch on July 9, 1938, to Jesse Schmits and Florence (Pugh) Schmits. Charles graduated from Fort Branch High School in 1956 and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. Charles married Wanda L. Ford on July 18, 1959. Charles worked at Emge Packing Company for 34 years and retired from Jofco in 2001. Charles enjoyed working on...

Cecil Quinton Hill, 63, of Fort Branch, IN, passed away at Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville, IN on Tuesday, September 7, 2021. He was born to the late Luke and Lavern (Richardson) Hill on July 31, 1958, in Princeton, IN. He was a member of the Wadesville General Baptist Church. He worked for the South Gibson School Corporation as a custodian, Mid-states Rubber as a machinist, and was the Union Steward for the local machinist union. He loved fishing and loud classic rock...

Marlin R. Keil, 63, of Owensville, IN, passed away on Monday, September 6, 2021, at his home. He was born to the late Wilfred and Norma (Kiesel) Keil on May 8, 1958, in Evansville, IN. Marlin was a grain mill operator most of his life, but most recently was a truck driver for Chamberlain Farms. He was a real family man who loved playing with his grandchildren and dogs. He also loved playing Euchre, watching Nascar, and drinking Mountain Dew. Besides his parents, he is preceded in death by...

Marleen K. Bloodworth, 65, of Haubstadt, went to be with the lord surrounded by her family on August 13, 2021. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at Stodghill Funeral Home in Fort Branch from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Funeral services will be held at Thursday, August 19, 2021 at 11:00 AM, with additional visitation from 9:00AM to 11:00AM, at Vertical Church in Fort Branch, with Pastor Steve Oeth officiating. Burial will be following at the...

Karen F. Paul, 69, of Fort Branch passed away on August 9, 2021, in Evansville.  She was born to the late Kenneth and Norma (Graves) Nuebling on March 11, 1952.   She is also preceded in death by her husband Daniel J. Paul in 2004. Karen was a member of St. Paul’s United Church of Christ where she was the organist for many years and a previous 4-H Leader. She was retired from CAPE where she was a family advocate. Karen is survived by her three children; Megan Paul, Fort...