Local obituaries for Tell City, Cannelton and Perry County in Indiana
June Benjamin
Jul 2, 2013
Cannelton, Indiana June F. Benjamin, 67, passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at Owensboro Health in Owensboro, Kentucky. She was born May 1, 1946 in Rossville, Illinois. Her parents were the late Sterling Hardwick and Barbara (Brown) Hardwick, who survives. Also preceding her in death are a son, Jason Benjamin and grandson, Nathanial Benjamin. A homemaker, she had worked...
Cathy Throgmorton
Jun 27, 2013
Tell City, Indiana Catheryn "Cathy" Throgmorton, 53, passed away Thursday, June 27, 2013 at St. Mary's Medical Center. She was born August 6, 1959 in Columbia, MO daughter of the late George Henry Bishop and Una Mae (Lewis) Harrison. Also preceding her in death was a grandson, Aden Rogers. A homemaker, she enjoyed crocheting, sewing, cooking, camping, fishing and...
Patsy James
Jun 27, 2013
Magnet, Indiana Patsy Gail James, 63, passed away Thursday, June 27, 2013 at her home. She was born September 2, 1949 in Hancock County, Kentucky daughter of the late James "Jack" and Ruby (Fuqua) Richards. Also preceding her in death was a granddaughter, Autumn James, brother, Bob Richards and sisters, Doris Yarbrough and Kay Seckel. Patsy Gail was a...
Audrey Schneider
Jun 26, 2013
Tell City, Indiana Audrey (Fisher) Schneider, 85, passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2013 in Appleton, Wisconsin. She was born September 23, 1927, in Huntingburg, Indiana, daughter of the late William and Ernestine (Ramsberger) Fisher. Audrey was also preceded in death by her husband George W. "Watty" Schneider, and sisters, Geri Litvak and Allison "Jane" Davis. She was a member...
Jasper Mcmahon
Jun 21, 2013
Cannelton, Indiana Jasper T. McMahon, 87, passed away Friday, June 21, 2013. He was born July 18, 1925, in Perry County, son of the late Townsend and America (Persinger) McMahan. Also preceding him in death was his wife Beverly McMahon, step-son, Daniel White, sisters, Mary Agnes Pavola, Nancy Perryman and Ruth Rittel, brothers, Bill, Raymond and Mike McMahan and...
Alton ""Butch"" Bolin, Jr.
Jun 11, 2013
armored division, 3Army, earning 3 bronze stars and American campaign medals under General Patton. He was a lifelong member of V.F.W. Post #2939. Butch enjoyed IU basketball, fishing, hunting, gardening and spending time with his family. He is survived by his daughters; Marcia Wirthwein, Karen Smiley, Judith Beumel (Alex) , Rebecca Paulin; son, Bryant Bolin, all of Tell City;...
Ida Hafele
Jun 8, 2013
Cannelton, Indiana - Ida Mae Hafele, 84, passed away on Saturday, June 8, 2013, at Owensboro Health, in Owensboro, Kentucky. She was born in Cannelton on September 4, 1928. Her parents were the late William T. and Lorene (Doughty) Sweeney. Ida Mae was a member of St. John's United Church of Christ and the church's Women's Guild. She was...
William Mcfall
Jun 7, 2013
Tell City, Indiana - Dean McFall, 56, passed away on Friday, June 7, 2013, at his home. He was born on November 15, 1956, in Perry County, son of the late William Harris McFall and Lucille (Young) McFall who survives him. A 1975 graduate of Tell City High School, was a member of Loyal Order of Moose Lodge #1424...
John Bowman
Jun 6, 2013
Infantry Regiment, 78Infantry Division. John had worked at the Indiana Cotton Mill, was a part time police officer for the City of Cannelton and worked for over 32 years at Maxon Marine formerly in Tell City. A member of American Legion Post #213 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post # 2939, he enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening. He is...
Sean Freemyer
Jun 6, 2013
Hawesville, KY Sean Freemyer, 19, passed away Thursday, June 6, 2013. He was born in Paducah, Kentucky December 27, 1993. He is survived by his mother, Bobbie Jo (Matney) Vaughn, Guardian Bruce Pryor, both from Hawesville, Kentucky and brothers, Robbie Russell and Chrae Mobley, both from Paducah, Kentucky. Sean was Baptist by faith, enjoyed music and being with his...
Ella Tindle
Jun 3, 2013
Cannelton, Indiana Ella Tindle, 90, passed away Monday, June 3, 2013 at Oakwood Health Campus. She was born March 26, 1923 in Perry County daughter of the late Jeff and Florence (Stevens) Wilgus. Also preceding her in death was her husband Forrest Tindle, brothers, Walter, William and George Wilgus, 2 grandsons, Ronnie and Lonnie Alvey. She enjoyed tulips and...
Elaine Kirk
Jun 1, 2013
Elaine Sue Kirk, 64, passed away Saturday, June 1, 2013 at her home. She was born January 21, 1949 in Perry County, daughter of the late Wilbur Brinksneader and Rosella Lemaire. She has a deceased son Franklin Kirk. She enjoyed going to yard sales and spending time with her grandchildren. Elaine is survived by two grandchildren, Colton and Katelyn...
Franklin Kirk
Jun 1, 2013
Franklin A. Kirk, 47, passed away Saturday, June 1, 2013 at his home. He was born March 25, 1966 in New Albany, Indiana son of the late Tim Kirk and Elaine (Brinksneader) Kirk. He enjoyed making craft items out of deer antlers. Frank is survived by his children, Colton and Katelyn Kirk, and grandson, Carson Kirk Hedinger. There will...
Phyllis May
May 31, 2013
Cannelton, Indiana, Phyllis Keziah Konold May, 93, of Cannelton, passed away at her home on May 31, 2013. Phyllis was born in Oriole, Indiana on April 19, 1920, ninth child of the late John Henry Konold and Mary Elizabeth Esarey Konold. She was preceded in death by her siblings, Harold Konold, Hilda Baldwin, Miriam Galey, Ada Goldman, Edith Compton,...
Kenneth Jackson
May 30, 2013
Cannelton, Indiana - Kenny Jackson, 73, passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2013 at Oakwood Health Campus. He was born in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, on May 16, 1940. His parents were the late J.B. and Louise (Smith) Jackson. Also preceding him in death were two sisters, in infancy and a half brother, Johnny Jackson. Kenny was united in marriage...
Tina Foerster
May 24, 2013
Rome, Indiana - Tina F. Foerster, 47, passed away on Friday, May 24, 2013, at her home. She was born in Perry County on June 25, 1965, to the late Eddie Krieg and Clara Belle (Daum) Foerster. Also preceding her in death were her brothers, Henry Daum and Randy Daum. She enjoyed crotcheting. Surviving are her companion of several...
Curtis Galey
May 21, 2013
Tell City, Indiana Curtis R. Galey, 71, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at St. Mary's Medical Center. He was born April 3, 1942, in St. Croix, son of the late Edward Galey and Clarice (Riat) Galey who survives him. He retired from NSA/Century Aluminum in 2004 after 30 years. His hobbies included farming, visiting with friends, playing cards,...
Johnie Harding
May 21, 2013
Leopold, Indiana Johnie Harding, 82, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at Golden Living Center-Lincoln Hills. He was born April 9, 1931 in Derby, son of the late Monroe and Cathern (Kellems) Harding. Also preceding him in death was triplet brothers, Andrew Joseph and Ernest Eugene Harding, brothers, Porter and Roscoe Harding and a sister Mary Cathern Harding. He...
Marcia Barth
May 15, 2013
at St. Andrew UCC, 2608 Browns Lane, with burial to follow in Cave Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2-8 p.m. EST on Friday, at Highlands Funeral Home, 3331 Taylorsville Road, and from 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. EST Saturday at the church. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the American Cancer Society or St. Andrew UCC Music...
Jane Keating
May 8, 2013
Grade Washington DC Fund c/o Tell City Junior Senior High School, 900 12St., Tell City, IN 47586. Messages of condolence may be sent online to the family at www.huberfuneralhome.net.
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