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Holy Cross Cemetery

Fort Branch

Union Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Coordinates:	Latitude, 38.2534; Longitude, -87.5747
Congressional Location:	SW-1/4; NW-1/4; SECTION 18; TOWNSHIP 3S; RANGE 10W
Common Directions:	Located on the north side of SR-168 (East Park Steet,) about 1900 feet west of the intersection with US Hwy-41, on the north edge of Fort Branch.
Last updated	Jul 2023

The following list is a sincere attempt to show all known graves using several different sources and periodically updated headstone photographs. There may be other graves which are unknown/unlisted due to missing, unreadable, destroyed, or broken markers.

If you have knowledge of any other graves which may not be shown here, or of any incorrect information whatsoever, I would be grateful for your assistance. Drop me an email and let me know. Please avoid however, notifying me of very recent burials that do not appear here. I will capture and incorporate these on the next scheduled cemetery update.

George Pickersgill

Surname	Given Name	Birth Date	Death Date	Inscriptions & Notes	Photo # Photo	Sect- ion	Row
Addy	Dorothy Mae	7 May 1927	4 Feb 2006	nee REXING. Wife of John L ADDY. Married Feb 1947. (Click here to view obituary.)	1814	E	5
Addy	John L, Sr.	19 Nov 1924	10 Feb 2004	Husband of Dorothy (REXING) ADDY. Married Feb 1947. (Click here to view obituary.)	1814	E	5
Adler	Charles L	9 Dec 1927	23 Nov 2017	Husband of Jessie A ADLER. Son of Oscar & Elvera (RIFFERT) ADLER. “Our children: Dean, Kent, Theresa” US Army, WW II. (Click here to view obituary.)	2148 2149	C-N	6
Adler	Jessie A	11 May 1929	--	Wife of Charles L ADLER. “Our children: Dean, Kent, Theresa”	2148 2149	C-N	6
Angermeier	Doris Jean “Jean”	20 Aug 1930	--	Wife of William Edwin “Bill” ANGERMEIER. Married 15 Nov 1952. “Our Children: Jeanne Lynn, Joyce Ann, Donald William, Diane Marie”	2165 2166	C-N	8
Angermeier	William Edwin “Bill”	19 Sep 1926	31 Mar 2003	Husband of Doris Jean “Jean” ANGERMEIER. Married 15 Nov 1952. Son of William & Catherine (HUMMEL) ANGERMEIER. “Our Children: Jeanne Lynn, Joyce Ann, Donald William, Diane Marie” SFC, US Army, Korea	2165 2166	C-N	8
Atteberry	Charles Will	4 Feb 1921	8 Feb 2008	Husband of Verneda (NEUFELDER) ATTEBERRY. Son of Lawrence & Mary (HICKROD) ATTEBERRY. (Click here to view obituary.)	2245	W	20
Atteberry	Verneda	18 May 1924	30 Dec 2014	nee NEUFELDER. Wife of Charles W ATTEBERRY.	2245	W	20
Baehl	Shirley M	3 Feb 1940	13 Sep 2011	nee ICE. Wife of Vincent A BAEHL. Married 23 Aug 1958. Daughter of Charles D & Venitea (McELLHINEY) ICE. Our Children: Kent, Steven, Michele, Alicia. (Click here to view obiutary.)	0059 0060	E	?
Baehl	Vincent Anthony	9 Mar 1938	10 Sep 2014	Husband of Shirley M (ICE) BAEHL. Married 23 Aug 1958. Son of Leroy George & Cecilia Catherine (SCHAEFER) BAEHL. Our Children: Kent, Steven, Michele, Alicia. (Click here to view obiutary.)	0059 0060	E	?
Bailey	Zachary James	8 Nov 1994	23 Oct 2016	Son of Dayne BAILEY. Father of: Cam Westin. (Click here to view obituary.)	0145 0146	E	22
Barrett	Aleen O	25 May 1936	4 Mar 1990	nee BEGLE. Wife of Donald T BARRETT. Daughter of William & Margery BEGLE.	1910	M-E	2
Barrett	Alice L	13 May 1924	21 Oct 2015	nee MORRISON. Wife of Clarence V "Vince" BARRETT. Daughter of Eldon & Ethel (WISE) MORRISON. (Click here to view obituary.)	4221	M-W	5
Barrett	Bernice	28 Jan 1913	23 Jan 1977	Wife of Joseph J BARRETT. Married 29 Sep 1934.	2066	C-S	13
Barrett	Clarence V "Vince"	4 Aug 1920	25 Jan 2013	Husband of Alice (MORRISON) BARRETT. Son of William & Clara (FROMME) BARRETT. (Click here to view obituary.)	4221	M-W	5
Barrett	David A	20 Dec 1944	14 Oct 2000	Air National Guard.	2115	C-N	4
Barrett	Donald T	21 Nov 1931	6 Oct 2001	Husband of Aleen O (BEGLE) BARRETT. Korean War.	1910	M-E	2
Barrett	Donna K	17 Dec 1942	14 Nov 1993	nee FORBES. Wife of William J BARRETT. Daughter of Harold & Mildred (RUSSELL) FORBES.	1918	M-E	4
Barrett	Harold John	10 May 1942	2 Sep 1993	Son of Thomas & Rosetta M (HUSELMAN) BARRETT. “Son and Brother”	2071	C-S	13
Barrett	Joseph J	5 Jul 1913	23 Oct 1985	Husband of Bernice BARRETT. Married 29 Sep 1934.	2066	C-S	13
Barrett	Rosetta M	24 Dec 1903	19 Nov 1975	nee HUSELMAN. Wife of Thomas B BARRETT.	2070	C-S	13
Barrett	Thomas B	27 Sep 1902	12 Apr 1997	Husband of Rosetta M (HUSELMAN) BARRETT.	2070	C-S	13
Barrett	William J	29 May 1939	--	Husband of Donna K (FORBES) BARRETT.	1918	M-E	4
Becht	Janet Faye	28 Dec 1964	21 Jan 2018	nee POHL. Wife of Randall BECHT. Daughter of Harodl & Bernadette (RIEDFORD) POHL. (Click here to view obituary.)	0116	E	12
Becht	Randall L	5 Dec 1961	--	Husband of Janet Faye (POHL) BECHT.	0116	E	12
Beeler	Elizabeth S “Betty”	19 May 1913	9 Aug 2002	--	1987	C-S	6
Beloat	George T	1940	2 Jul 1971	Husband of Linda BELOAT. Killed in a motorcycle accident near Ft. Branch, IN.	2020 From the Princeton Clarion, 6 Jul 1971Newspaper Reference	C-S	9
Bender	Barbara Jean	1 Jan 1925	20 Jan 2018	nee EMGE. Wife of Frederick Leo "Fred" BENDER. Married 24 Feb 1949. Daughter of Oscar Emil & Theresa (GREUBEL) EMGE. (Click here to view obituary.)	0133	E	19
Bender	Frederick Leo "Fred"	10 Mar 1924	12 Jun 2010	Husband of Barbara Jean (EMGE) BENDER.	0493	E	19
Biel	Anthony Carl	1899	1976	“Son”	1973	C-S	5
Biel	Catherine Meuser	1858	1953	“Mother”	1974	C-S	5
Bilderback	Clemmer E	31 Jan 1910	1 Nov 1986	Husband of Mary E (FROMM) BILERBACK. Son of Jackson Matison “Jack” & Isabelle “Belle” (CASH) BILDERBACK. Pfc., US Army, WW II. Purple Heart. (Click here to view obituary.)	2029 2030 From the Princeton Clarion-News, 14 Apr 1945	C-S	10
Bilderback	Mary E	6 Nov 1915	19 May 1987	nee FROMM. Wife of Clemmer E BILDERBACK.	2029	C-S	10
Bittner	Carol Jean	19 Aug 1936	7 Sep 2001	Wife of Ralph BITTNER.	1913	M-E	2
Bittner	Ralph R	11 Jan 1932	31 Oct 2007	Husband of Carol Jean (WEBER) BITTNER. Son of Edward & Rosa (RHINEHART) BITTNER. US Air Force, Korean War. (Click here to view obituary.)	1913	M-E	2
Borders	Mary M	20 Oct 1926	24 Sep 1985	Wife of Robert L BORDERS.	2038	C-S	11
Borders	Robert L	15 Jul 1925	16 Mar 1976	Husband of Mary M BORDERS. Pfc., US Marine Corps, WW II.	2038 2039	C-S	11
Borup	Donald M	5 Jul 1936	25 Jan 1979	Husband of Mary Ellen (BREIVOGEL) BORUP. ME 3, US Navy.	1793 1794	E	2
Borup	Mary Ellen	28 Aug 1939	11 May 1993	nee BREIVOGEL. Wife of Donald M BORUP.	1793	E	2
Bromm	Kimberly S.	19 Feb 1966	17 Nov 2021	nee MILLER. Wife of Scott A. BROMM. (Click here to view obituary.)	6353 GAP	E	6
Brown	Nida M	14 Jun 1923	8 Jun 1997	--	1908	M-E	1
Bullock	Andrea K	5 Jan 2009	6 Aug 2013	Daughter of John & Deanna BULLOCK. Killed in a car-train accident near Ft. Branch, IN. (Click here to view obituary.)	0993 0994 From the Evansville Courier & Press, 7 Aug 2013	E	10
Burger	Janet L	8 Mar 1955	--	nee HOLDER. Wife of Jay BURGER. Married 27 Jul 1974. “Our children: Bryce M, Brooke N.”	2118 2119	C-N	4
Burger	Jay	29 May 1953	18 Apr 2002	Husband of Janet L (HOLDER) BURGER. Married 27 Jul 1974. Son of Melvin John & Patricia BURGER. “Our children: Bryce M, Brooke N.”	2118 2119	C-N	4
Burger	Louis A	17 Apr 1908	11 Jun 1974	--	2035	C-S	10
Burger	Melvin John	26 Sep 1932	17 Jun 2002	Husband of Vickie L BURGER. Married 7 Jun 1973. Son of Louis & Agnes (WEHR) BURGER.	2141	C-N	5
Burger	Patricia June	20 Jun 1934	4 May 1978	“Mother”	2047	C-S	11
Burger	Presha Ann	1960	1961	--	2192	W	3
Burger	Vickie L	17 Feb 1949	--	Wife of Melvin John BURGER. Married 7 Jun 1973.	2141	C-N	5
Carter	Carl W	16 Jun 1928	26 Feb 1984	Husband of Eileen (ELPERS) CARTER. Son of Jessie CARTER. Korea.	1854	E	11
Carter	Eileen Mae	9 May 1928	27 Aug 2013	nee ELPERS. Wife of Carl W CARTER. Daughter of Conrad "Coonie" & Christina (EMGE) ELPERS. (Click here to view obituary.)	Photo not yet available.	E	11
Cauthen	Christopher Keith	4 Oct 1988	4 Oct 1988	Son of Phil & Lesa CAUTHEN.	2185	W	2
Chamberlain	Jennifer C	19 Mar 1978	11 Mar 2018	nee LONG. Wife of Zach CHAMBERLAIN. Daughter of Anthony & Jimmi Sue (BRIGHT) LONG. (Click here to view obituary.)	0159	M-E	5
Clark	Jane Ann	22 Nov 1946	--	nee McCloskey. Wife of William S CLARK.	0147	E	22
Clark	William S	15 Dec 1945	--	Husband of Jane Ann (McCLOSKEY) CLARK.	0147	E	22
Conner	Alberta L.	27 Oct 1933	9 Oct 2022	nee NEUFELDER Wife of Jerald CONNER (Click here to view obituary.)	6373 GAP	M-E	--
Conner	Jeffrey Allen	20 Aug 1955	26 Apr 1974	“Daddy”	2021 2022	C-S	9
Conner	Jerald R.	13 Mar 1929	16 Jul 2022	Husband of Alberta CONNER. US Army Korea (Click here to view obituary.)	6373 GAP	M-E	--
Conner	John Victor	12 Dec 1960	12 Dec 1960	--	2193	W	3
Conner	Karen Elaine	16 May 1962	18 May 1962	--	2199	W	4
Conner	Theresa A.	22 Oct 1956	4 May 2022	Daughter of Jerald R & Alberta L. CONNER Died of injuries sustained in a car accident. (Click here to view obituary.)	6373 GAP From the Princeton Clarion, 10 May 2022	M-E	--
Corn	D Marlene	14 Mar 1942	7 Aug 2017	nee MARTIN. Wife of Donald M WILKEY, 1st; and Jeffrie Scott CORN, 2nd. Daughter of Victor & Lillian (FRICK) MARTIN. (Click here to view obituary.)	0181	C-S	8
Corn	Jeffrie Scott	18 Feb 1941	--	Second husband of D Marlene (MARTIN) WILKEY SCOTT.	0181	C-S	8
Crawford	Kelly Brett	6 Apr 1958	4 Dec 1986	Husband of Joyce A (DUNKEL) CRAWFORD. Son of Robert D CRAWFORD & Carolyn CRAWFORD WILKERSON. Sgt., US Marine Corps.	2074 2075	C-N	1
Cummings	Wayne	4 May 1945	13 Nov 2022	Son of Thomas CUMMINGS & Clara (DUNN) FRAY. (Click here to view obituary.)	6368 GAP	M-W	--
Deiss	Anton A	1902	1990	Husband of Irma M DEISS.	2002	C-S	8
Deiss	Barbara	1897	1972	--	1976	C-S	5
Deiss	Irma M	1904	1995	Wife of Anton A DEISS.	2002	C-S	8
Deutsch	Pamela K	10 Feb 1955	9 Jul 2017	nee MARSHALL. Daughter of James E & Dorothy A (BAYER) MARSHALL. Click here to view obituary.	0173	W	15
Dewig	Francis J	21 Aug 1920	15 Mar 1989	Husband of Mary Lucille (BLUM) DEWIG. Son of Leo & Catherine DEWIG. TEC 5, US Army, WW II.	2079 2080	C-N	1
Dewig	Mary Lucille	23 Apr 1922	4 Nov 1987	nee BLUM. Wife of Francis J DEWIG. Daughter of Rudolph & Flora (RITCHIE) BLUM.	2079	C-N	1
Dewig	Steven C	1 May 1949	--	Son of Francis J & Mary Lucille (BLUM) DEWIG..	0074	C-N	2
Dewig	Toni J	9 Sep 1954	--	Daughter of Francis J & Mary Lucille (BLUM) DEWIG.	0075	C-N	2
Diephuis	Patience Renee	28 Feb 1961	14 Dec 1995	nee ODOM. Daughter of Paul Andy & Helen Marie ODOM. “Mother of: Amy Jo, Joseph E” Killed in a car accident.	2131 2132 From the Evansville Courier & Press, 15 Dec 1995	C-N	5
Dilbeck	George W	10 Apr 1904	11 Jul 1980	Husband of Lillie Z DILBECK.	1786	E	1
Dilbeck	Lillie Z	12 May 1908	25 Apr 2000	nee BELISLE. Wife of George W DILBECK.	1786	E	1
Dilbeck	Raymond N “Big Ray”	9 Jul 1938	21 Oct 2005	Son of George W & Lillie Z (BELISLE) DILBECK. (Click here to view obituary.)	1787	E	1
Dunkel	George A	24 Oct 1925	25 Nov 2018	Husband of Juanita A (WIRTH) DUNKEL. Married 16 Jun 1951. Son of Peter & Rose (ANSLINGER) DUNKEL. Our Children: David L, Peter B, Diane D, Joyce A, Amy A. US Navy, WW II.	0198 0200	C-N	8
Dunkel	Juanita A	19 Apr 1930	4 Jan 2020	nee WIRTH. Wife of George A DUNKEL. Married 16 Jun 1951. Daughter of Bryan & Mary (JENNINGS) WIRTH. Our Children: David L, Peter B, Diane D, Joyce A, Amy A. Click here to view obituary.	0198 0200	C-N	8
Dunkel	Peter F	9 Jul 1898	6 Apr 1948	Husband of Rose (ANSLINGER) DUNKEL.	1970	C-S	4
Dunkel	Rose	26 Nov 1898	15 Mar 1986	nee ANSLINGER. Wife of Peter F DUNKEL. Daughter of Joseph Henry & Mathilda Marie (BENKERT) ANSLINGER>	1970	C-S	4
Eaton	Alberta E	6 May 1937	29 Aug 2001	nee ELPERS. Wife of Alvin R EATON.	2099	C-N	3
Eaton	Alvin R	6 Aug 1935	8 Oct 1996	Husband of Alberta E (ELPERS) EATON. Married 15 Apr 1961. Son of Dorothy E (CONNER) EATON DOUGLAS.	2099	C-N	3
Eaton	Frederick W.	15 Jun 1950	24 Feb 2021	Husband of Stephanie D. EATON. USMC, Vietnam (Click here to view obituary.)	6365 GAP	M-W	--
Eaton	Stephanie D.	25 May 1953	20 Jul 2009	nee KIESEL Wife of Frederick EATON. (Click here to view obituary.)	6365 GAP	M-W	--
Elpers	Ann Renee	18 Apr 1962	20 Apr 1962	Daughter of Donald O & Marjorie L ELPERS.	1871	E	15
Elpers	Christina	4 Jul 1900	22 Nov 1975	nee EMGE. Wife of Conrad L ELPERS. Daughter of Peter & Barbara (NEWFIELD) EMGE.	1949	C-S	2
Elpers	Clemens J	8 Feb 1910	24 Feb 1999	Husband of Estella C (YELLIG) ELPERS. “Our children: Alberta, William, Robert, Thomas, Jospeh, Paul.”	0475 2019	C-S	9
Elpers	Conrad L	19 Jul 1897	26 Jun 1991	Husband of Christian (EMGE) ELPERS.	1950	C-S	2
Elpers	Donald O	2 Mar 1930	30 May 2004	Husband of Marjorie L ELPERS. Son of Conrad & Christina (EMGE) ELPERS.	1870	E	15
Elpers	Doris M	9 Jan 1925	--	nee McCLEARY. Wife of Robert ELPERS.	1956	C-S	3
Elpers	Estella C	5 Jul 1909	4 Dec 2010	nee YELLIG. Wife of Clemens J ELPERS. Daughter of Albert & Elizabeth (HEIM) YELLIG. “Our children: Alberta, William, Robert, Thomas, Jospeh, Paul." Died at the age of 101. (Click here to view obituary.)	0475 2019	C-S	9
Elpers	Gladys D	6 Feb 1903	14 Jul 1999	Wife of Wendell H ELPERS.	1856	E	12
Elpers	Janet Marie	16 Jan 1954	13 Mar 1954	--	2188	W	2
Elpers	Jeanette J	21 Jun 1943	28 Nov 2022	nee KRUSE Wife of Robert Joseph ELPERS. (Click here to view obituary.)	6400 GAP 6401 GAP	C-S	12
Elpers	Marjorie L	8 Oct 1930	--	Wife of Donald O ELPERS.	1869	E	15
Elpers	Robert H	3 Jun 1922	6 Sep 2014	Husband of Doris M (McDLEARY) ELPERS. Son of Conrad & Christina (EMGE) ELPERS. (Click here to view obituary.)	4240	C-S	3
Elpers	Robert Joseph	20 Apr 1940	12 Oct 1977	Husband of Jeanette J ELPERS. SP4, US Army. Killed in an accident at the Gibson Generating Station.	2058 2059 From the Evansville Press, 13 Oct 1977	C-S	12
Elpers	Sybil Clare	3 Mar 1922	11 Jun 1953	nee WHITEHEAD. Wife of Roger P ELPERS. Daughter of Homer & Theodora “Theo” WHITEHEAD.	1952 1953 1954	C-S	3
Elpers	Wilfred W	26 Nov 1929	17 Jul 2020	Husband of Virginia W (WEBER) ELPERS. Son of William H & Henrietta (KORESSELL) ELPERS. Click here to view obituary.	0101	E	4
Elpers	Virginia W	2 Jul 1934	15 Oct 2000	nee WEBER. Wife of Wilfred W ELPERS.	0101	E	4
Elpers	Wendell Herman	29 Aug 1898	28 Dec 1983	Husband of Gladys D ELPERS.	1856	E	12
Emge	Barbara	1870	1948	nee NEWFIELD. Wife of Peter EMGE. Married 25 Oct 1892. Daughter of Valentine & Barbara NEWFIELD.	1947	C-S	2
Emge	Bess S	31 Jul 1929	24 Aug 2006	nee SMITH. Wife of Walter EMGE. Daughter of George H & Emma (GIESELMAN) SMITH. (Click here to view obituary)	1961	C-S	3
Emge	Charles P	21 Jul 1922	1 Mar 2006	Husband of Margaret E EMGE. Son of Ralph & Louise EMGE. Seabees, US Navy, WW II. (Click here to view obituary.)	1911	M-E	2
Emge	Edward Peter	22 Jun 1917	5 Dec 2011	Husband of Margery A (ANSLINGER) EMGE. Married 12 Aug 1940. Son of Oscar & Theresa (GREUBEL) EMGE. (Click here to view obituary.)	1001	M-E	3
Emge	Ivo A	1919	1958	Husband of Rosella T EMGE.	0474	C-S	4
Emge	Margaret E	1 Nov 1927	--	Wife of Charles P EMGE.	1911	M-E	2
Emge	Margery A	22 Sep 1915	11 Nov 2013	nee ANSLINGER. Wife of Edward Peter EMGE. Married 12 Aug 1940. Daughter of Anton & Mary (ROEDER) ANSINGER. (Click here to view obituary.)	1001	M-E	3
Emge	Oscar E	4 Nov 1893	10 Mar 1985	Husband of Theresa EMGE, 1^st; and Olivia (HIRSCH) SCHULTHEIS EMGE, 2^nd. Son of Peter & Barbara (NEWFIELD) EMGE.	1957	C-S	3
Emge	Peter	1866	1948	Husband of Barbara (NEWFIELD) EMGE. Married 25 Oct 1892. Son of Enid & Christina EMGE.	1948	C-S	2
Emge	Ralph C	22 Jul 1895	15 Feb 1973	Husband of Regina L EMGE. Son of Peter & Barbara (NEWFIELD) EMGE.	1946	C-S	2
Emge	Regina L	27 Sep 1908	2 Mar 1991	Wife of Ralph C EMGE.	1945	C-S	2
Emge	Rita Jean	2 Aug 1923	11 Jun 2006	nee RIFFERT. Wife of Robert G EMGE. Daughter of Edward George & Matilda Magdalen (HEITZMAN) RIFFERT. (Click here to view obituary.)	6370 GAP	M-E	4
Emge	Robert G	18 Apr 1924	7 Oct 2020	Husband of Rita J (RIFFERT) EMGE. US Army Air Corps, WW II Former Gibson County Veterans Service Officer, 1983-1993 (Click here to view obituary.)	6370 GAP Emge	M-E	4
Emge	Rosella T	5 Aug 1918	1 Aug 2010	nee WILL. Wife of Ivo A EMGE, 1st; and Paul A MEYER, 2nd. Daughter of Joseph & Louise (WEISS) WILL. (Click here to view obituary.)	0474	C-S	4
Emge	Theresa	3 Sep 1895	19 Sep 1957	First wife of Oscar E EMGE.	1958	C-S	3
Emge	Walter R	7 Sep 1922	14 Jul 1999	Husband of Bess S (SMITH) EMGE. Son of Oscar E & Theresa EMGE. ENS, US Navy, WW II.	1959 1960	C-S	3

Section and Rows
For purposes of this listing the cemetery was divided into the following sections: East (E), West (W), Center-South(C-S) and Center-North(C-N) and rows were numbered
beginning at the south end of each section. The mausoleum is identified as Mausoleum-East(M-E) and Mausoleum-West(M-W) and rows of crypts numbered beginning at the top
of each side.

1783 View of the cemetery, Center-South section.	2072 View of the cemetery, Center-North section.
2177 View of the West section (infants and children burials in foreground.)	1907 View of the east side of the mausoleum.

Transcriptions taken from the headstones.

Photographs by Daniel L Elliott on 15 Apr 2010.

Genealogy

Holy Cross Cemetery

Fort Branch

Union Township

Located on the north side of SR-168 (East Park Steet,) about 1900 feet west of the intersection with US Hwy-41, on the north edge of Fort Branch.