Eloise G. Castleman

Eloise (Hobgood) Castleman, 85, of Evansville, passed away Friday, January 31, 2020 at the West River Health Campus. Eloise was born January 3, 1935 in Evansville to the late Aubra and Effie (Brooks) Hobgood. She was a 1953 graduate of FJ Reitz High School. Eloise worked for 17 years as the administrative assistant to the President and Chairman of the Board of Citizens Bank and for 21 years as an administrative assistant in the Pharmaceutical Quality Control Department at Bristol-Myers Squibb before retiring in 1997. Eloise was an active member of St. Paul’s UCC on West Michigan Street having served as Sunday School Superintendent and teacher, President of the Ladies Aid Society, Secretary of the Board of Christian Education and on the St. Paul’s UCC Church Council. She also served as the President of the Triangle Sunday School Class; President of the International Association of Administrative Professionals and was their secretary of the year. Eloise also volunteered as a docent at the Reitz Museum and as a Pink Lady at Deaconess Hospital; was a member of the Howell Ladies Golf League and the past treasurer of the Fendrich 9-Hole Golf League. Eloise and her late husband Charlie supported the Gibault Children Services in Terre Haute and were members of the Coterie Dance Club. Surviving Eloise are her daughter and son-in-law, Julie and Ken Groth of Erie, CO; stepdaughters and their husbands, Sara and Richard Fischer and Amy and Bill Georges; eight grandchildren, Eric (Kristine) Georges, Adam (Stephanie) Georges, Paul (Sarah) Fischer, Matthew (Lauren) Fischer and Beth Fischer, Conner, Kylie and Cody Groth; sister-in-law, Anna Franks of Decatur, AL; four great grandchildren, Jacob, Parker, Madison and Ryder Georges and three nieces, Gina (Barry) Schaar, Patty (Rick) LeGrange and Judy (Rick) Radeloff. In addition to her parents, Eloise was preceded in death by her husband of 32 years, Charles Castleman in 2013; by her stepmother, Viola Hobgood; sister, Virginia (Edwin) Herrenbruck and by two brothers, Cletus and Wade (Sylvia) Hobgood. Funeral services for Eloise will begin at 10:00 AM on Thursday, February 6, 2020 at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, 2227 W. Michigan Street, Dr. William Wassner officiating. Burial will follow in Tupman Cemetery. Friends may visit with the family from 3:00 until 7:00 PM on Wednesday at Pierre Funeral Home, 2601 W. Franklin Street and from 9:30 AM until service time on Thursday at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ. A special thank you to Sara Fischer who was a “special angel” to Eloise following her husband’s sudden death and to the staff of both the West River Health Campus and Heart to Heart Hospice for their kind and compassionate care. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, 2227 W. Michigan Street, Evansville, IN 47712 or to Gibault Children’s Services, 6401 S. US Highway 41, Terre Haute, IN 47802-9917. Condolences may be made online at www.pierrefuneralhome.com.

Eloise G. Castleman

January 3, 1935 - January 31, 2020