Local obituaries for Tell City, Cannelton and Perry County in Indiana

Jan 5, 2021

Elizabeth J. "Betty" Meador, 89, passed away at her home on January 5, 2021. She was born in Patchague, New York on August 27, 1931. Betty enjoyed meeting and visiting people and retired from Tell City Wal-Mart where she was a greeter. She loved playing computer games and was a fan of Jacksonville Jaguar football. Surviving are her children,...

Jan 3, 2021

Lola M. Lawson, 89, passed away January 3, 2021 at Golden Living Center. She was born February 5, 1931 in Albany, Kentucky, to Bedford Lee and Lola Mae (Craft) Crawford. A homemaker, Lola loved to socialize, shop, visit with friends and spend time with her cat, Tom. Lola is survived by her daughter; Judy Moskos, Tell City; grandchildren, Josh...

Jan 3, 2021

Tell City, Indiana Wayne Eldon Faulkenberg, age 84, of Homosassa, FL, formerly of Tell City, passed away on January 3, 2021 at Bayfront Health Seven Rivers Hospital in Crystal River, FL. Wayne was born on September 2, 1936 in Leopold, IN to Delbert and Betty (Hubert) Faulkenberg. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army and he was...

Jan 2, 2021

Tell City, Indiana Kenneth E. Wheatley, 74, passed away on January 2, 2021 at St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville. He was born in Hawesville Kentucky on July 18, 1946 to Horace "Melba" and Verna Evelyn (Haycraft) Wheatley. Kenneth was a 1964 graduate of Immaculate Conception High School and attended ITT Vocational School. He was united in marriage to Janice...

Dec 31, 2020

Tell City, Indiana Laura Beth Hermann, 36, passed away on December 31, 2020 in Beaver Dam, Kentucky. She was born in Nashville, Tennessee on December 29, 1984. Laura Beth attended Crossroads Church in Tell City. She loved sunsets, the river and spending time and taking trips with her family. Laura Beth lived life to the fullest and on her...

Dec 29, 2020

Bonnie J. Lain, 85, passed away on December 29, 2020. She was born in Hancock County, Kentucky on September 25, 1935 to Fila and Anna (Nix) Sanders. On February 26, 1966, she married Harry Ray Lain in Cannelton. She retired from the Swiss Haus where she was a waitress and enjoyed feeding birds and working puzzle books. Survivors include...

Dec 29, 2020

Dec 29, 2020

Tell City, Indiana Helen L. Fuchs-Wittman, 88, passed away on December 29, 2020 at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born in Ranger, Indiana on June 23, 1932. Helen retired in 1994 from Tell City Chair Company. She was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church and St. Ann Society. She loved to cook and garden. Helen is survived...

Dec 28, 2020

Kenneth W. "Ken" Ubelhor, 78, passed away on December 28, 2020. He was born on July 23, 1942 near Apalona, son of James Maurice and Gladys Catherine (Flamion) Ubelhor. An Oil Township graduate, Ken married Maria Margaretta Pytel on November 21, 1964 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Newburgh. He worked for several years at Jasper Engines,...

Dec 27, 2020

Tell City, Indiana Margaret Ann Lawalin, 76, passed away on December 27, 2020. She was born in Perry County, Indiana on July 11, 1944, daughter of the late, Cecil and May (Poehlein) Weatherholt. A 1962 graduate of Cannelton High School, Margaret Ann retired from General Electric where she had worked for over 30 years. She attended many car shows...

Dec 27, 2020

Cannelton, Indiana - Sarah Lee (Kessler) Huber, passed away quite unexpectedly at her Newburgh residence on December 27, 2020. She went quickly and without suffering, which is exactly how she wanted to go. Those who knew her understand that she almost always got her way. Sarah was born on July 10, 1928 in Evansville to loving parents Helen (Roper)...

Dec 27, 2020

Fordsville, Kentucky Kelly Marie Harpe, 50, passed away at her home on December 27, 2020. She was born in Tell City, Indiana on October 19, 1970, daughter of the late Woodrow Bolin and Clara Mae (Harding) Voyles. Kelly enjoyed flower gardening, her pets and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. Surviving is her longtime companion, Robert Simpson,...

Dec 25, 2020

Cannelton, Indiana - Maria Elizabeth "Marie" Stockrahm, 94, passed away peacefully early Christmas morning, at Oakwood Health Campus, her home for the last ten years. She was born in her beloved Cannelton on January 4, 1926 to Philip and Elizabeth (Burns) Wittmer and was the youngest of their four children. Marie graduated from Cannelton High School in 1945 and...

Dec 23, 2020

Tell City, Indiana Verna Catherine Freeman, 95, passed away on December 23, 2020 at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born in Tell City on August 7, 1925, daughter of the late Thomas and Agnes (Hess) Kieser. Verna was a 1943 graduate of Tell City High School. She briefly worked at Frederick's 5 and 10 Store until meeting her...

Dec 23, 2020

Tell City, Indiana - Steven K. Hinton, 69, passed away on December 23, 2020. He was born in Tell City on February 14, 1951, son of Kenneth Porter Jasper "P.J." and Helen Alberta (Thorn) Hinton who preceded him in death. A 1969 Tell City High School graduate, Steven retired from Tell City Chair Company and was a member of...

Dec 22, 2020

Oriole, Indiana Dennis Wayne Pekinpaugh, 67, passed away December 22, 2020 at Baptist Health Floyd Hospital in New Albany. He was born in Tell City on June 23, 1953 to John and Cecil (Howell) Pekinpaugh who preceded him in death along with an infant brother, David Lee Pekinpaugh. Raised in Gatchel, Dennis was a 1971 graduate of Perry Central...

Dec 17, 2020

Cannelton, Indiana - Herman M. Button, Jr., 61, passed away on December 17, 2020 in Owensboro, Kentucky. He was born on July 11, 1959, son of the late Herman M., Sr. and Mary Rosella (James) Button. Herman was a U.S. Army Veteran and had been a diesel mechanic. He enjoyed working on cars. He attended Central Baptist Church in...

Dec 15, 2020

Tell City, Indiana Alicia Kathleen Labhart, 42, of Fishers, Indiana, passed away December 15, 2020 in Columbus, Indiana. She was born in Naples, Italy on July 26, 1978 to Jerry and Kathleen (Bennett) Labhart. Alicia was a 1996 graduate of Meade County High School and received a degree in accounting from Vincennes University in 1999. Alicia worked in accounting...

Dec 13, 2020

Rome, Indiana - Israel "Leon" Whitehead, 80, passed away on December 13, 2020. He was born in Rome, on January 8, 1940, son of Rupert and Agnes (Hendershot) Whitehead who preceded him in death. Leon enjoyed fishing, camping, horses, his dogs and farm and spending time with his daughters and grandchildren. Surviving are his daughters, Nedra Whitehead (John Bolton),...

Dec 11, 2020

Tell City, IN Fred E. Gray, 88, passed away on December 11, 2020 at Columbia Health Care in Evansville. He was born in Winton, Pennsylvania on April 22, 1932, son of the late Ernest and Mae (Williams) Gray. Also preceding him in death were his wife, Bessie (Johnson) Gray in 2000; step sons, Curtis and Earl Vandgrift; a sister,...