Local obituaries for Tell City, Cannelton and Perry County in Indiana
Dylan Gardner
Mar 24, 2017
Tell City, Indiana - Dylan Thomas Gardner, 24, passed away on Friday, March 24, 2017. He was born near Houston on August 7, 1992. Dylan attended Tell City High School where he was active in football, wrestling and cheerleading. He enjoyed writing and listening to music and was a huge fan of Dragonball Z. Surviving are his father, Steven...
Friedel Whitehead, Jr.
Mar 24, 2017
Rome, Indiana Friedel Whitehead, Jr., 85, passed away March 24, 2017 at Miller's Merry Manor in Rockport. He was born in Rome, Indiana on March 15, 1932 to the late Rupert F., Sr. and Agnes (Wheeler) Whitehead. Also preceding him in death was a granddaughter, Tosha Whitehead and brothers, Fred, Donald and Eric Whitehead. Friedel was a Korean War...
Marjorie Wilson
Mar 22, 2017
Tell City, Indiana Marjorie L. Wilson, 57, passed away March 22, 2017 at her home. She was born in Tell City, June 14, 1959. Her mother was the late Mary (Daum) Holmes. Marjorie was united in marriage April 11, 2007 to Joe Wilson who survives. She was a homemaker and enjoyed her cat and dogs and collecting salt and...
Gary Baur
Mar 19, 2017
Tell City, Indiana - Gary L. Baur, 70, passed away March 19, 2017, at his home. He was born August 16, 1946 in Tell City, son of the late Ralph S. and Gladys (Kuntz) Baur. Also preceding him in death was a brother, Ralph Baur and Gary's dog, Molly. A 1964 graduate of Tell City High School, he was...
John Dupont
Mar 18, 2017
Tell City, Indiana - John Ray Dupont, 64, passed away March 18, 2016 at Oakwood Health Campus. He was born in Tell City, Indiana on March 6, 1953 to the late John A. and Virginia (Simpson) Dupont. He is also preceded in death by his daughter, Lori Dupont; sister, Charlotte Johnson and brother, Frank Dupont. John had been a...
Rodney Cooper
Mar 13, 2017
Tell City, Indiana Rodney L. Cooper, 89, passed away March 13, 2017 at his home. He was born January 10, 1928 to the late Albert Cooper and Grace (Estes) Cooper-George. Also preceding him in death was his wife, Sarah (Cunningham) Cooper and brothers and sisters. Rodney was a Korean War Army veteran. He was a member of American Legion...
Loretta Schroeder
Mar 10, 2017
Tell City, Indiana Loretta J. Schroeder, 89, passed away March 10, 2017 at Oakwood Health Campus. She was born in Evanston on May 20, 1927, to the late Elmer and Olivia (Huebschman) Polster. Also preceding her in death was her husband, Gene Holtzman, in 1975; a brother, Bill Polster and sister, Thelma Foertsch. A 1944 graduate of Chrisney High...
Danny Sturgeon
Mar 10, 2017
Troy, Indiana Danny Joe "D.J." Sturgeon, 54, passed away March 10, 2017 at his home. He was born in Bandon, Oregon on January 6, 1963 son of the late James Russell Sturgeon. His mother, Matilda Mae (Bayer) Sturgeon, survives him. D.J. was employed at Monkey Hollow Bistro in Ferdinand. He was a member of Deliverance Christian Center in Utica,...
Patrick Cassidy
Mar 10, 2017
Derby, Indiana Patrick H. "Pat" Cassidy, 91, passed away March 10, 2017 at Golden Living Center. He was born September 19, 1925 to the late James A. and Mary Lee (Damin) Cassidy. Also preceding him in death was his sisters, Hazel Bryant, Cecelia Howell, Agnes Baysinger, Mary Elizabeth Schroeder, Josephine Mann and Frances Parsons and brothers, Jim, Bernard and...
Michael "Mike" Newton
Mar 9, 2017
Cannelton, IN Michael "Mike" Newton Michael "Mike" Newton, 65, passed away peacefully on March 9, 2017. He was born in Tell City, Indiana on January 10, 1952, son of Dorothy (Scheler) Newton Starkey and the late, Bernard Newton. Mike was married April 28, 2007 to the former Peggy Huber Gudal. A 1970 graduate of Tell City High School, Mike...
Mary Thelander
Mar 7, 2017
Tell City, Indiana - Mary A. Thelander, 93, passed away March 7, 2017, at Oakwood Health Campus. She was born in St. Marks on February 17, 1924, daughter of the late William J. and Eleanor Rose (Butterman) Kraus. Also preceding her in death was her husband Robert E. Thelander; sisters, Marcella Schaefer and in infancy, Mary Jane Kraus. Mary...

Verna Bell
Mar 4, 2017
Magnet, Indiana - Verna Maude (Stephenson) Bell, age 86, of Hermitage, Tennessee and formerly of Perry County, passed away on Saturday, March 4, 2017. She was born on January 13, 1930, in Roberta, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Robert Lowell and Martha Tate Stephenson. Also preceding her in death were her brothers, Robert and Elbert Stephenson. Verna cared...
Mary Holpp
Mar 4, 2017
Tell City, Indiana Mary J. Holpp, 90, passed away Saturday, March 4, 2017 at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born in Perry County, Indiana on May 11, 1926 to the late Douglas and Anna (Mills) Aders. Also preceding her in death was her husband, Chester A. Holpp; sons, John Holpp and James Holpp; daughter, Lisa Kellems; great granddaughter,...
Kenneth "Kenny" Wright, Sr.
Mar 3, 2017
Rome, Indiana Kenneth E. "Kenny" Wright, Sr. 76, passed away March 3, 2017, at his home on Deer Creek. He was born December 16, 1940 in Taswell, Indiana, to the late Everett and Leona (VanHoosier) Wright. Kenny was a 1958 graduate of Cannelton High School. Kenny was united in marriage on December 28, 1968, to the former Betty McCallister...
James Harris
Mar 2, 2017
Derby, Indiana James L. "Jim" Harris, 72, passed away March 2, 2017 at his home in Derby. He was born in Newburgh ,Indiana on July 22,1944 to the late Edward Lee and Rosella Marie (Carter) Harris. Also preceding him in death was a wife, Karen Harris, a sister, Rosalee Sykes, a brother Edward Arnold Harris and a brother in...
David Weedman
Mar 2, 2017
St. Croix, Indiana David L. Weedman, 62, passed away on Thursday, March 2, 2017, at his home. He was born August 20, 1954 in Perry County. A 1972 graduate of Cannelton High School, David was the owner of Weedman's Trash Service and former owner of Weedman's Auto Body. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening. Surviving are his wife, Debbie...
James Rhodes
Feb 24, 2017
Leopold, Indiana - James J. "Jim" Rhodes, 83, passed away at 7:49 PM on Friday, February 24, 2017, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. He was born in Derby on March 24, 1933, son of the late Walter and Clarice (Sweat) Rhodes. Also preceding him in death was his wife of 58 years, Rosella (Bouillon) Rhodes; grandson, Jerry Allen Amos,...
Inez Fishback
Feb 23, 2017
Tell City, Indiana Inez S. Fishback, 91, passed away February 23, 2017 at Oakwood Health Campus. She was born July 28, 1925 in Perry County, daughter of the late Joshua and Goldie (Reed) Sims. Also preceding her in death was her husband Michael Fishback in 1983, brothers, Warren and Merle Sims and sister-in-law Mildred "Billie" Sims. Inez was a...

Francis Zachmeyer
Feb 21, 2017
Evanston, Indiana - Francis Michael Zachmeyer, 15 month old son of Austin Zachmeyer and Sara Dzimianski, was swept from his mother's arms by heavenly chariots, on February 21, 2017, at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis. He was born in Newburgh, Indiana, on November 9, 2015. Besides his parents, Francis is survived by his grandparents, Debra and Michael Dzimianski,...
Irene Dooley
Feb 20, 2017
Cannelton, Indiana - Irene Dooley, 79, passed away February 20, 2017 at Golden Living Center. She was born in Cannelton, December 16, 1937, daughter of the late Walter and Mildred (Dunlevy) May. Also preceding her in death was a brother, Lee Allen Pyle. Irene was a 1955 graduate of Cannelton High School. A member of St. Michael Catholic Church,...
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