Obituaries

Jul 30, 2020

Betty J. Taylor, 86, of Fort Branch passed away on July 30, 2020 in Newburgh, IN.  Betty was born on January 28, 1934 in Tell City, IN to the Late Coy and Louise (Schraner) Goffinet. She is also preceded in death by her husband Clarence E. Taylor in 2004, one sister Marian Canarie and two brothers, Allen and Don...

Jul 27, 2020

Patricia Jean Sermersheim, 66, of Riverview, FL, formerly of Bloomington, Indiana passed away on Monday, July 27, 2020 at St. Joseph's in Tampa Florida. She was born to Robert G. Emge and the late Rita Emge (Riffert) on October 8th, 1953 in Princeton, Indiana. Patricia graduated from Indiana University with a BA and MA in Elementary Education. She taught...

Jul 26, 2020

Shirley J. Black, 90, of Haubstadt, IN, passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2020 at River Oaks Health Campus in Princeton, IN. She was born to the late Robert and Effie (Bell) Green on August 10, 1929 in VanBuren, MO.

She was a member of Enon General Baptist Church in Princeton, IN.

Besides her parents,...

Jul 23, 2020

John David Mayer, 51, of Fort Branch, IN, passed away at his home on Thursday, July 23, 2020. He was born to Jacob and Mirium (Kerber) Mayer on September 25, 1968 in Madisonville, KY.

He was a member of the New Covenant Baptist Church in Princeton, IN. He enjoyed watching Nascar, fishing, cheering on the UK basketball...

Jul 22, 2020

Inez Graper Pumphrey returned to her Heavenly Father on July 22, 2020. Mrs. Pumphrey was born On January 6, 1916 on a farm in Fort Branch to the late Sadie and Fred Graper. She joined her siblings Freda and Henry "Bud" Graper. During her 104 years of life she saw many changes and will be remembered by friends and...

Jul 17, 2020

Wilfred W. Elpers, 90, of Fort Branch, IN, passed away at Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville, IN on July 17, 2020. He was born to the late William H. and Henrietta (Koressell) Elpers on November 26, 1929 in Evansville, IN.

He was a farmer all his life and a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church...

Jul 15, 2020

Dallas Gene Hall, 73, of Fort Branch, IN, passed away at his home on July 15,2020. He was born to the late Jack and Thelma (Meyer) Hall on June 8, 1947 in Dubois, IN.

Dallas served two years in the United States Navy before transferring to the Navy Reserves. He retired from Whirlpool after 42 years of...

Jun 28, 2020

Wayne L. Biel, 78, of Fort Branch, IN, passed away at Gibson General Hospital in Princeton, IN on June 28, 2020. He was born to the late Lawrence and Lohrean (Kruse) Biel on April 5, 1942 in Fort Branch, IN.

Wayne was a United States Army Veteran and a member of the American Legion Post #194. He...

Jun 25, 2020

Larry Lee Montgomery, Sr., 70, of Fort Branch, IN, passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family on June 25, 2020. He was born to the late Richard and Mary (Schahl) Montgomery on November 18, 1949 in Lincoln, IL.

Larry graduated from Litchfield High School in Litchfield, IL in 1967 and married the love of...

Jun 24, 2020

Carolyn Hoffman, 87, of Haubstadt, IN, passed away on June 24, 2020 at Deaconess Midtown in Evansville, IN. She was born to the late John Edward Goad and Helen (Stallings) Strickland on September 4, 1932 in Wadesville, IN.

She was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, the Daughters of Isabella in Haubstadt, and of...

Jun 13, 2020

Juanita Eggleston, 83, of Princeton, Passed away June 13, 2020 at the Waters in Princeton.  She was born to the late Elmer and Neva (Hand) Sabin on August 16, 1936 in Kipton, Ohio.  Juanita worked at Hansen for 32 ½ years and retired in 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Eggleston in 2014, also a...

Jun 13, 2020

Belle Schaefer, 91, of Fort Branch, IN, passed away on Saturday, June 13, 2020 at North River Health Campus in Evansville, IN.  She was born on January 13, 1929 in Evansville to the late Clemens and Priscilla (Martin) Kast.

Belle grew up in Washington, D.C., moving to Tell City, IN when she was in high school.  She...

Jun 8, 2020

William (Bill) Mason, 84, of Fort Branch, IN, passed away on Monday, June 8, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born to the late Charlie and Goldie (Kramer) Mason on July 24, 1935 in Fort Branch. Bill was a loving husband, dad, grandpa and "Gpa."  Bill was an avid sports fan who followed the IU...

Jun 7, 2020

James Chase Hoyt, 18, of Princeton, IN, passed away on June 7,2020 in Fort Branch, IN. He was born to George Pallay and Jamie Davis on May 15, 2002 in Inverness, FL.

James had just finished his junior year at Princeton Community High School and was a tire builder for Best One Tire in Princeton, IN. He...

Jun 7, 2020

Miranda Dawn Kirby-Shoemaker, 45, of Fort Branch IN passed away at her home on June 7, 2020. She was born on March 29, 1975 in Oakland City, IN to the late David L and Sandra (Jones)Dixon.  She is also preceded in death by her brothers, Dameyon and Amaris Kirby.

Miranda was a Housewife and loved music, paranormal...

May 21, 2020

"Nora, our sweet baby girl went to be with the lord after fighting so hard for her short two months of life. She was resilient, brave and strong. Her sweet face and sassy personality were loved by all who met her. She touched so many people's lives and brought so many together on her journey before and after she...

May 8, 2020

Nelomia Eckardt, 94, formerly of Haubstadt, IN, passed away at Heritage Center in Evansville, IN on May 8, 2020. She was born to the late John and Matilda (Timling) Heilman on November 25, 1925 in Warrick County, IN.

She was a member of the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Evansville, IN. She farmed all her life and was...

May 8, 2020

Gary Albert Boyd, 61, of Evansville, IN, passed away at his home on May 8, 2020. He was born to the late Lawrence Robert Boyd and Rose Marie (Berosh) Enyeart on December 13, 1958 in San Jose, CA.

Gary attended Holy Cross Catholic Church in Fort Branch, IN. He graduated from Leland High School in San Jose...

Apr 20, 2020

Frank Allen Kiesel, 61, of Cynthiana, IN, passed away at his home on April 20, 2020. He was born to the late Elmer and Dolores (Knapp) Kiesel on October 1, 1958 in Fort Branch, IN.

He attended Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Haubstadt. He was a carpenter who belonged to the Carpenter's Union Local #224....

Apr 18, 2020

Terry Lee Graham, 66, of Haubstadt, IN, passed away at IU Health University Hospital on April 18,2020. He was born to the late Roy and Erma (Bryant) Graham in Eldorado, IL on July 2, 1953.

He was a member of New Liberty Church in Cynthiana, IN. He worked in manufacturing and was a business owner. He was...