Local obituaries for Tell City, Cannelton and Perry County in Indiana
Charles Sweat
Jun 5, 2017
Rockport, Indiana Charles L. Sweat, 87, passed away June 5, 2017. He was born in Spencer County, October 6, 1929, son of the late Martin and Mary Della (James) Sweat. Also preceding him in death was a brother, John Sweat and a sister, Margaret Sparks. Charles was a 1947 graduate of Rockport High School. A Sergeant in the U.S....
Paul Schroeder
Jun 2, 2017
Tell City, Indiana - Paul M. Schroeder, 80, passed away on Friday, June 2, 2017, alongside his family at his home. He was born in Perry County on June 22, 1936, son of the late Leslie G. and Myrtle E. (Dauby) Schroeder. Also preceding him in death were his brothers, Alfred Schroeder and Kenneth Schroeder. Paul was united in...
Louis Kraus
Jun 1, 2017
Tell City, Indiana - Louis E. "Louie" Kraus, 87, passed away June 1, 2017, at his home surrounded by his children and grandchildren after a struggle with metastatic prostate cancer and liposarcoma. He was born February 21, 1930 on the family farm near St. Mark's, son of the late William F. and Eleanor (Butterman) Kraus. Also preceding him in...
Orval Major
May 31, 2017
Orval Dee Major September 30, 1926 - May 31, 2017 Orval D. Major passed away on May 31, 2017 at age 90 after a short illness. He will be remembered as a proud grandfather, dear friend, true outdoorsman, and World War II veteran. Orval was born on September 30, 1926 to Albert and Ivy (Qualls) Major in a rural...
Richard Dooley
May 26, 2017
Cannelton, Indiana Richard P. "Chick" Dooley, 78, passed away May 26, 2017 at Golden Living Center. He was born June 5, 1938 in Tell City, Indiana to the late Clarence M. Dooley and Catherine (Schneider) Dooley-Hargis. Richard was a 1956 graduate of Tell City High School and a U.S. Navy veteran. He was united in marriage on December 30,...
Mary Malone
May 26, 2017
Tell City, Indiana - Mary Jane Malone, 70, passed away on Friday, May 26, 2017. She was born in Tell City on November 24, 1946, daughter of Alvin L. Malone and the late Mary Gertrude (Rogier) Malone. Also preceding her in death was a daughter, Katherine Malone and a niece, Staci Malone. Mary Jane's love of education started at...
Clyde Pyle
May 26, 2017
Tell City, Indiana - Clyde G. Pyle, 89, passed away on Friday, May 26, 2017, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. He was born in Tell City on October 20, 1927, son of the late Charlie and Florence (Litherland) Pyle. Also preceding him in death was his wife, Dorothy A. (James) Pyle, a son, Clyde Pyle, Jr., in infancy; sisters,...
Mary Lautner
May 20, 2017
Tell City, Indiana - Mary A. (Hagedorn) Lautner, 97, passed away on Saturday, May 20, 2017, at Golden Living Center-Lincoln Hills. She was born in Perry County on June 27, 1919, daughter of the late William T. and Anna (Bockhold) Hagedorn. On April 23, 1941, Mary was united in marriage to Robert W. "Bob" Lautner. They were blessed with...
Julie Laford
May 17, 2017
Tell City, Indiana Julie E. LaFord, 62, passed away May 17, 2017 at her home in Tell City. She was born in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin on April 18, 1955 to the late Maynard Quinsland and Doris (Ingalls) Rakosi. Also preceding her in death was her brother, Phil Quinsland. She is survived by her husband, Ronald LaFord and a...
Donna Meredith
May 16, 2017
Donna Meredith, age 58, born in Tell City, IN, passed away on 5/16/2017 at 5:07 p.m. in her daughter's arms. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, loved helping family and friends, and spoiling all the children in the family, gaining the nickname Aunt Donna. Growing up, her siblings always referred to her as Louly or Jim. She loved...
Everett Bolin
May 14, 2017
Cannelton, Indiana - Everett W. "Woody" Bolin, 80, passed away on Sunday, May 14, 2017. He was born on May 13, 1937, in Spencer County. His parents were the late Woodrow and Velma (Evans) Bolin. Also preceding him in death was his wife, Barbara Bolin; son, Woody Bolin, in infancy; granddaughter, Melissa Dawn Bolin and brothers, Eddie Bolin and...
James Peter
May 11, 2017
Tell City, Indiana - James V. "Jim" Peter, 88, passed away on Thursday, May 11, 2017, at his home. He was born on June 24, 1928, son of the late Edward J. and Mary Elsie (Holman) Peter. Also preceding him in death was a brother, Bob Peter and a sister, Rita Knust. A 1946 graduate of Tell City High...
Laura Burden
May 8, 2017
Tell City, Indiana - Laura E. Bolin Burden, 92, passed away May 8, 2017 at Golden Living Center. Laura was born in Evansville, Indiana on March 8, 1925 to the late Thomas and Eva J. (Casey) Russell. Also preceding her in death was her first husband, Norman Bolin in 1970, second husband, George Burden in 2002; children, Russell L....
Opal Dixon
May 6, 2017
Cannelton, Indiana Opal Dixon, 90, passed away May 6, 2017 at Perry County Memorial Hospital. Opal was born December 14, 1926 to the late Thomas and Ethel (Lamkin) LaGrange. Also preceding her in death was her husband, Oscar Dixon, son, Larry Dixon, daughter, Jeana Dixon, and a brother, Francis LaGrange. Opal was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church...
Anna "Sis" Smith
May 3, 2017
Cannelton, Indiana Anna B. "Sis" Smith, 94, passed away May 3, 2017 at Golden Living Center in Tell City. She was born in Tell City on March 16, 1923, daughter of the late George and Lilly (Tabor) Miller. Also preceding her in death was her husband, Earl W. Smith; siblings, Kenwood, Leroy, George, and Harold Miller and Juanita Purdy....
Cecil Pekinpaugh
May 2, 2017
Tell City, Indiana Cecil Pekinpaugh, 86, passed away Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at Oakwood Health Campus. She was born in Perry County, Indiana on January 16, 1931 to the late Oliver and Mary Josephine (Landers) Howell. Also preceding her in death was her husband, John Pekinpaugh in 2002; an infant son, David Lee Pekinpaugh; great grandson, Chet Andrew Strange;...
Tom Vanconey
May 1, 2017
Tobinsport, Indiana Tom VanConey, 61, passed away May 1, 2017 at his home in Tobinsport. He was born in Perry County on December 24, 1955 to the late William B. VanConey and Marjorie (Winkler) Ward, who survives. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Danny VanConey and half-brother, Billy VanConey. Tom enjoyed cutting grass, cleaning his house,...
Mary Kellems
Apr 30, 2017
Tell City, Indiana Mary Ann Kellems, 81, passed away April 30, 2017 at Oakwood Health Campus in Tell City. Mary was born in Perry County, Indiana, on February 3, 1936 to the late Jesse and Velva (Davis) Scales. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Gary "Porky" Kellems in 2016; sisters, Hazel Patterson and Barbara Kieser; brothers,...
Mark Etienne
Apr 27, 2017
Tell City, Indiana Mark A. "Bomber" Etienne, 60, passed away April 27, 2017 at his home. He was born July 25, 1956 in Tell City, son of the late Ivo Etienne and Mary (Peter) Etienne, who survives. Also preceding him in death was his brother, Mike Etienne. A 1974 graduate of Tell City High School, he had worked for...

Eli Bittner
Apr 21, 2017
Tell City, Indiana - Eli Bittner, 37, passed away Friday, April 21, 2017, at Memorial Hospital in Jasper, Indiana. He was born in Bryan, Ohio, on September 11, 1979, son of the late Robert R. and Lottie Jo (Fuqua) Bittner. A graduate of Tell City High School, Eli is survived by his wife, Betty Bittner; son, Anthony Bittner; step...
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