Obituaries

Nov 25, 2021

M. Wayne Gibson, 86, of Owensville, IN, passed away at Transcendent Healthcare in Owensville on November 25, 2021. He was born to the late Henry and Alberta (Sanders) Gibson on October 8, 1935, in Hazleton, IN.

Wayne was a graduate of Fort Branch High School. He served in the U.S. Army after the Korean War. He retired...

Nov 24, 2021

Elizabeth Alice (Ferry) Rostron, 84, of Haubstadt, IN, passed away at Deaconess Gateway Hospital on November 24, 2021. She was born to the late Francis and Dorothy (Deal) Ferry on July 18, 1937, in Owensville, IN.

She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Fort Branch, IN. She graduated from Fort Branch High School...

Nov 17, 2021

Kimberly Sue Bromm, 55, of Evansville, IN, passed away at her home surrounded by her friends and family after a long and courageous battle with neuroendocrine cancer. She was born to William and Eva (Spindler) Miller on February 19, 1966, in Evansville, IN.

Kim was a 1984 graduate of Gibson Southern High School and a member of...

Nov 11, 2021

James Edward Weiss, 60 of Haubstadt, IN went home to be with The Lord on Thursday, November 11th, 2021 at his home. He was surrounded by his three loving daughters. James was born to the late Wilbert and Kathleen (Kaiser) Weiss and raised in Fort Branch, IN.

James, along with his 7 brothers and sisters, grew up...

Nov 4, 2021

Anna M. Hasselbrinck, 75, of Princeton, IN, passed away on November 4, 2021, at Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville, IN. She was born to the late Joseph and Mary (Orth) Schapker on November 28, 1945, in Evansville, IN.

Anna was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church in Fort Branch, IN, Evansville Eagles Lodge, the...

Oct 23, 2021

Luca Jackson Downs passed away on October 23, 2021, at St. Vincent Women's Hospital in Evansville, IN. He was born to Logan Downs and Adreann Sizemore on October 23, 2021.

He is preceded in death by a sibling, Ivalenn Mae Downs and great grandfathers, Ernest Craddock and Mark K Neisler.

He is survived by his...

Oct 16, 2021

Tracy Lynn Koch, 55, of Princeton, IN, passed away at her home on Saturday, October 16, 2021. She was born to James and Yvonne (Bunting) Potter on July 26, 1966, in Albion, IL.

Tracy was a member of the Princeton Eagles Lodge #361. She loved crafting and decorating and going to craft shows.

She is...

Oct 11, 2021

Evelyn Janet Graper, 90, of Fort Branch, IN, passed away at River Oaks Health Campus in Princeton, IN, on Monday, October 11, 2021. She was born to the late John and Sophie (Strueh) Schuessler on February 4, 1931, in Evansville, IN. Evelyn was a member of St. Lucas United Church of Christ in Fort Branch where she was a...

Sep 30, 2021

Wynnetta Sue Massa, 84, of Evansville, IN, passed away at North River Villas in Evansville, IN on September 30, 2021. She was born to the late Walter and Olive (Taylor) Staats on December 23, 1936, in Clinton, IN.

Sue was a loving wife, mother, and homemaker. Her family was her life. She married her high school sweetheart,...

Sep 24, 2021

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...

Sep 23, 2021

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...

Sep 20, 2021

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...

Sep 14, 2021

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...

Sep 14, 2021

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...

Sep 10, 2021

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....

Sep 7, 2021

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...

Sep 6, 2021

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...

Aug 13, 2021

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...

Aug 9, 2021

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...

Aug 7, 2021

Michael L. Martin, 63, of Haubstadt passed away at home on Saturday, August 7, 2021.

Mike was born March 31, 1958, in Evansville to Donald F. and Suzanne (Greubel) Martin.  He graduated from Gibson Southern High School in 1976 and from Nashville Auto Diesel College.  He started his career as a diesel mechanic at MRK in Princeton...