Robert W. Hageman

Robert Warren Hageman, born June 4, 1944, passed away the evening of January 30, 2023. Robert, a cataract removal and lens replacement patient, had gone for an evening drive. Not paying attention to the time soon found the sun had gone down and it was dark. Night driving was difficult due to his procedure and he was unable to find his way back home. Following the traffic in front of him, he ran out of gas just past Sabastian Road on State Route 127, just below Celina in Mercer County. Robert tried to walk to nearby farm house to ask for help, but for reasons unknown met a fatal end. It is uncertain exactly what happened, but he never came home. His body was found 80 days later when the farmer went to plow his field. Robert’s remains were sent to the Montgomery County Coroner for a full autopsy, to be later cremated then buried with his wife Susan Jane Hageman and family members at Glen Haven Memorial Garden in New Carlisle on National Road.

His family’s hearts are crushed knowing the details of his journey back home. The unfortunate circumstances leading to Robert’s death were unforeseen, shocking, and far from his family’s wishes for his last moments on this earth. Despite these unfortunate events the family is glad he will once again be with his wife Susan, his mother Alma Hageman, and his Grandparents Anne and Maximillian Preibisch.

Robert was preceded in death by his wife Susan Jane Hageman, Grandparents Anna & Maximillian Preibisch, Parents Alma and Herman Hageman, Aunt Martha and Uncle Ray Rudd, Aunt Erna and Uncle Art Dalhammer, Uncle Fritz and Aunt Mildred Preibisch, Brother Roger H. Hageman, sister Virginia and brother in-law Walter Husson, father in-law John W. and mother in-law Beatrice B Crawford, Brother in-law J. David Crawford and Sister in-law Shirley A.

He is survived by, brother in-law E. Craig Crawford, Sister in-law Barbara Hageman, his three children Robert A. Hageman, son Gregory A. Hageman (Tina), daughter Donna S. Howard (Allen), eight grandchildren, thirteen great grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews and extended family.

A Memorial Services will be held at Tobias Funeral Home in Belmont on Watervliet Avenue May 27, 2023, visitation 2:00 PM-4:00 PM, Service commencing at 4:00 pm.

Condolences for the family may be sent to www.tobiasfuneralhome.com.