Obituaries

Dec 16, 2013

Jack L. Freudenberg, 80, of Fort Branch, IN, passed away on Monday, Dec. 16, 2013 at Pine Haven Nursing Home in Evansville, IN. He was born on Feb. 11, 1933 in Barton Twp in Gibson Co. IN, to the late Leonard and Hazel (Hendrickson) Freudenberg. Jack was a retired farmer and was a member of the Fort Branch First...

Dec 10, 2013

Jeffrey A. (Coon) Swader

Jeffrey A. (Coon) Swader, 57, passed away on December 10, 2013 at North Park Nursing Center in Evansville, IN.  Coon was born March 1, 1956 in Princeton, IN to the son of the late Oscar and Mary Jo (Rinehart) Swader.  Coon was in Maintenance at Walnut Hill Cemetery in Fort Branch.

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Dec 10, 2013

Wilburn Wayne Oldham, 69, of Fort Branch, IN, passed away on Monday. Dec. 10, 2013 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN.  He was born on Feb. 21, 1944 in Ashley, IL to the late Jake and Grace (Groves) Oldham.

Wayne loved woodworking and tinkering with small engines.  He was retired from PPG Manufacturing in Evansville, IN.

Nov 29, 2013

Edward A. Schmit, age 88, of Fort Branch passed away November 29, 2013 at River Oaks Health Campus in Princeton, IN. He was born in Gibson County , IN on February 24, 1925 and resided his lifetime in Gibson County. He retired from Whirlpool in June 1989.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 61...

Nov 26, 2013

Nyda J. Irvin

Nyda J. Irvin, 81, passed away at her home on November 26, 2013 in Fort Branch IN. Nyda was born on July 8, 1932 to the late Charles P and Beatrice (Skelton) Cline in Spencer County IN. She was a member of St. Johns United Church of Christ.  She loved reading, crossword puzzles, watching...

Nov 23, 2013

Charles M. Nixon, 82, of Fort Branch, IN passed away on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, IN.  He was born on Nov. 30, 1930 in Spurgeon, IN to the late Oatley and Perna (Rainey) Nixon.

Charlie had worked for Swift and Co. for 15 years, he had worked as a millright for...

Nov 11, 2013

Margery ( Anslinger) Emge, 98, passed away Novemeber 11, 2013 at Newburgh Healthcare Center.

Margery was born to Anton and Mary (Roeder) Anslinger in Haubstadt IN on September 22, 1915. She was preceded in death by her husband of 71 years Edward; her parents, two brothers, Justin and Francis, Sister, Marilyn Wilm and three sons-in-law.

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Nov 10, 2013

Ruby M. Moore

Ruby M Moore, 82, passed away on Sunday, November 10, 2013 at Transcendant Healthcare of Owensville. She was born on June 23, 1931 to the late Alve and Elnora Marie (Frobieter) Rostron in Elberfeld IN.  She was a member of Christian Fellowship Church in Princeton IN and was a Nursing Home Assistant.

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Nov 9, 2013

Marlene Ann Obert was born in Snake Run, Indiana, on June 2, 1942 to Clemens H. and Marie M. (Wulf) Obert.  She was blessed to have a special uncle, August S. Wulf.  She is survived by a brother, Greg (Rose) Obert, and a sister, Roberta (Frank) Silva, all of Snake...

Oct 29, 2013

Betty J. Hoefling, 84, of Haubstadt, IN, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013 at the River Oaks Health Campus in Princeton, IN.  She was born on Jan. 7, 1929 in Gibson County, IN to the late Raymond and Ida (Schnepper) Schmits.

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

Sep 19, 2013

Patsy R. (Barrett) Watkins, 87, of Fort Branch, IN passed away peacefully at her residence on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013.   She was born to the late Percy and Elizabeth (Jones) Finney on July 21, 1926 in Princeton, IN.

Patty was a member of the Fort Branch First Presbyterian Church and the Fort Branch eastern Star.

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Sep 17, 2013

William T. Ballard, 85 of Haubstadt IN passed away on Sept. 17, 2013 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. He was the born on Sept. 4, 1928 to the late Silas and Bertha (Thene) Ballard in Gibson County, IN.  He is also preceded in death by his wife, Grace (Wittenberg) Ballard whom passed on Sept. 27, 2003. He was retired...

Sep 10, 2013

Leo J. Weiss, 84, Haubstadt, Indiana passed away peacefully Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born October 27, 1928 in Haubstadt to John A. and Lydia (Buck) Weiss.

He retired from co-ownership of Weiss Motor Sales, Inc. after more than 60 years of service. He was best known for...

Aug 28, 2013

Milton (Mitch) Barrett, 90 of Fort Branch, IN, passed away on Aug. 28,2013 at River Oaks Assisted Living Facility in Princeton, IN.  He was born to the late Lewis and Laura (Dunham) Barrett on Aug. 17, 1923 in Cory, IN.

Mitch was a retired farmer and a member of the Bethlehem General Baptist Church in Fort Branch,...

Aug 27, 2013

Eileen Mae (Elpers) Carter of Fort Branch died on Tuesday, August 27, 2013 at Deaconess Hospital.  She was born in Fort Branch on May 9, 1928 to the late Christina (Emge) and Conrad "Coonie" Elpers.

Eileen graduated from Fort Branch High School and the IU School of Nursing.  After working as a nurse in Denver, Colorado for...

Aug 27, 2013

Ruth Stone, 86,of Fort Branch passed away on August 27, 2013 at her home.  Ruth was born on July 23, 1927 in Owensville, IN to the late Melbourne and Gretel (Slover) Harmon. She married James W. Stone on June 1, 1946 and he preceded her in death on July 23, 2008.

Ruth is survived by...

Aug 24, 2013

Shirley A. Fithian, 68, of Fort Branch IN passed away at her home. Shirley was born Nov. 13, 1944 to Lester and Frances (Linkswaller) Sullivan.  Her father preceded her in death along with a son, Tim Fithian Oct. 10, 2006, and grandchildren, Craig Mobley, Felicia Racine and Jennifer Clem, also 2 sisters, Marilyn Lucas and Barb Sullivan. Shirley worked...

Aug 24, 2013

John F. Spindler, 91, of Haubstadt IN passed away on Aug. 24, 2013 at Deaconess Hospice in Evansville IN. He was born to the late Adam and Theresa (Wannemiller) Spindler on Feb. 17, 1922 in Haubstadt, IN. He was retired from Emge Meat Packing on Aug. 31, 1987, a WWII Army veteran, a member of Sts. Peter and Paul...

Aug 6, 2013

Andrea K. Bullock

Andrea K. Bullock, 4, of Princeton, IN, passed away on Tuesday, August 6, 2013 in Fort Branch, IN.  She was born on January 5, 2009 in Newburgh, IN to John and Deanna Bullock.

She was a student at Holy Cross Crusader Academy. She loved gymnastics, dancing, singing, dressing...

Jul 24, 2013

Cheryl L. Meyer, 65, of Fort Branch, IN, passed away on Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN.  She was born on May 25, 1948 in New Harmony, IN  to the late John and Mary (Wolfe) Anderson.

She had worked a couple of years at Nasa Security in Florida and as a waitress later...