Obituaries

Aug 1, 2015

Larry "Dude" Holder passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 1, 2015, at River Oaks surrounded by his family.  He was born on June 10, 1928, in Evansville, IN.  to the late Lawrence and Margaret Holder.  He was a graduate of Memorial High School.  Dude graduated in 1951 from Evansville College where he played basketball under Coach Arad McCutchen.  He...

Jul 26, 2015

Wilma L. Montgomery, 78, of Princeton, IN. passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2015. She was born on Sept. 11, 1936 in Sesser, IL. To the late Henry and Estelle Veach. She married Jack Montgomery in 1951, and they were married 62 years until his passing in May of 2014. Wilma was a homemaker, who loved spending time with...

Jul 22, 2015

Virginia Lochmueller, 95, longtime resident of Fort Branch, IN, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 22 nd , 2015 in Fort Wayne, IN. Virginia and her family had just celebrated her 95 th birthday on July 1 st of this year. Virginia graduated in 1938 from Fort Branch High School and worked at Emge Meat Packing and Potter and...

Jul 14, 2015

Ernest M. Hillard Jr., 63, passed away at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, IN on July 14, 2015. He was born to the late Ernest and Mary (Porter) Hillard in McHenry, Kentucky on October 16, 1951.

Ernest was preceeded in death by a sister Frances Hillard.

Ernest graduated high school from Castle High School in...

Jul 7, 2015

Janice B. Barker, 77, of Haubstadt, IN, passed away on July 7, 2015 at her residence. She was born to the late Lyman and Velma (White) Bunting on July 19, 1937 in Fort Branch, IN.

Janice was a member of the Fort Branch First Presbyterian Church and worked in retail most of her life.

She...

Jul 6, 2015

Mary E. (Spindler) Arnold, 87, of Princeton, IN, went home to be with the Lord on July 6, 2015 at her residence. She was born on Feb. 19, 1928 in Evansville, IN to the late Joseph and Lula (Hicks) Stratman.

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

Jun 18, 2015

Kathleen M. Weiss, 93, of Fort Branch, IN passed away on Thursday, June 18, 2015 at the River Oaks Health Campus in Princeton, IN. She was born to the late William and Mary (Berfanger) Kaiser in Warrick Co. IN on Dec. 17, 1921.

She was raised on a farm in Newburgh, IN and graduated from Newburgh High...

Jun 17, 2015

Howard A. McConnell, 85, passed away June 17, 2015 in Evansville, IN. Howard was born in Fairmont, Illinois, June 1, 1930 to Thomas O. and Vashti E (O'Neal) McConnell.    His family settled near the mining town of Somerville when he was just a young boy.  He lost both parents when he was 7 years old and lived with relatives...

Jun 8, 2015

Bettye J. Garrett, 78, of Haubstadt, IN, formally of Fort Branch, IN, passed away on Monday, June 8, 2015 at Deaconess Hospice in Evansville, IN. She was born on Sept. 14, 1936 in Princeton, IN, to the late James B. and Lucille (Robards) Gray.

Bettye attended the Fort Branch First United Methodist Church and was a member...

May 6, 2015

May 2, 2015

John J. Moll, 91, of Snake Run, IN, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at Deaconess VNA Plus in Evansville, IN. He was born on Feb. 24, 1924 in Snake Run, IN to the late Henry and Veronica (Brahm) Moll.

John was a member of the St. Bernard Catholic Church in Snake Run, IN.  He was...

May 1, 2015

Fredrick M. Fuhs,89,of Snake Run, IN passed away on May 1, 2015 at Transcendent Health Care in Owensville, IN. Fredrick was born Jan. 25, 1926 in Snake Run to the late Andrew and Cecilia (Brahm) Fuhs. He worked for Nunn Milling Co. for 31 years and was a Farmer. Fredrick was a member of St. Bernards Catholic Church in...

Apr 2, 2015

Selwyn L. Robinson, 93, of Fort Branch, IN, passed away on Thursday, Apr. 2, 2015 at River Oaks Health Campus in Princeton, IN. She was born on Feb. 9, 1922 in Princeton, IN to the late Leo Joseph and Aline N. (Clark) Rafferty.

Selwyn was a member of the Holy Cross Catholic Church in Fort Branch, IN,...

Mar 29, 2015

Ronald E. Sollman, 70 of Fort Branch, IN, Passed away on Sunday, Mar. 29,2015 at the Waters in  Princeton, IN.  He was born on June 3, 1944 in Fort Branch, IN, to the late Ervin and Mildred (Loewenkamp) Sollman. Ron was a farmer most of his life and attended the Bethel Memorial Church...

Mar 26, 2015

Martha Frances Kirk, 93, of Fort Branch, IN, passed away on Thursday, Mar. 26, 2015 at St. Mary's Hospital in Evansville, IN.

She was born on Sept. 27, 1921 in Owensville, IN to the late John and Bess (Reed) Anderson.  She was a beautician.

Besides her parents, she was also preceded in death by her...

Mar 23, 2015

David J. Becker, 66, passed away at his home surrounded by family on Monday March 23, 2015. He was born to the late Bernard T. and Mary Frances (Snyder) Becker in Evansville, IN on September 20,1948.

David was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church in Fort Branch, IN and the American Legion in Elberfeld post #351....

Mar 18, 2015

Glen E. Davis Sr, 80, formally of Fort Branch, IN, passed away on Wednesday, Mar. 18, 2015 at Bethel Manor in Evansville, IN. He was born on Apr. 29, 1934 in Thorton Town, IN

Glen was retired from the Emge Meat Packing Co. after 38 years of service and had worked for Pinkerton Security for 10 years. ...

Feb 23, 2015

Phyllis L. Taylor, 84, of Fort Branch, Indiana passed away at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, IN on February 23, 2015. She was born to the late Cecil and Thelma (Ladson) Woods on April 18, 1930 in Fort Branch, Indiana.

Phyllis was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Fort Branch, IN where she was the...

Feb 23, 2015

Raymond A. Dewig, 89, of Haubstadt, IN passed away at his residence surrounded by his family on February, 23, 2015. Raymond was born on December 2, 1925, in Haubstadt, IN to the late Alois and Anna (Anslinger) Dewig.

Early on, Ray worked on his father's farm, served in WWII in the army, was employed with Lutz brothers...

Feb 19, 2015

Betty J. White, 91 of Fort Branch, IN passed away on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015 at the Heritage Center in Evansville, IN. She was born to the late Charles and Irene Godwin on Sept. 15, 1923 in Princeton, IN.

She was a member of the Fort Branch First Presbyterian Church, the Fort Branch VFW Post # 2714...