January 25, 2020 at 5:45 a.m.
Patricia Gegenheimer
Obituaries
Patricia Kay Gegenheimer, 79, of Vincennes, passed away at 6 p.m. at the West River Health Campus in Evansville on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020.
She was born June 23, 1940, in Portland, Indiana, to George Thomas and June (Morrical) Denney.
Kay retired from Vincennes University as chair of the reading department and was a supporter of the Knox County Child Abuse Prevention Program.
Prior to starting at Vincennes University, she taught at Frankfort, Indiana, Greensburg, Indiana, North Knox and Head Start. She was active in the Old Town Players and started the Women in Transition Program. In her free time, Kay loved to read, travel and spend time with her grandchildren.
Surviving are her husband Jerry W. Gegenheimer, whom she married on Sept. 3, 1960, in Dunkirk, Indiana; her daughters Laura Barker and her husband Daryn of Floyds Knobs, Indiana, and Julie Prather and her husband Mike of Greenfield, Indiana; her brother Don Denney and his wife Jeanette of Winter Haven, Florida; and her grandchildren Daniel Barker and his wife Hannah of Houston, Texas; Ashlyn Barker of Sellersburg, Indiana, and Kelle Prather of Indianapolis, Indiana.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and a son, Jay Gegenheimer.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, at Goodwin Funeral Home with the Rev. Ray Tromley officiating. Entombment will follow in the Tower Mausoleum II at Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to the Vincennes University Foundation Scholarship Fund for non-traditional students.
She was born June 23, 1940, in Portland, Indiana, to George Thomas and June (Morrical) Denney.
Kay retired from Vincennes University as chair of the reading department and was a supporter of the Knox County Child Abuse Prevention Program.
Prior to starting at Vincennes University, she taught at Frankfort, Indiana, Greensburg, Indiana, North Knox and Head Start. She was active in the Old Town Players and started the Women in Transition Program. In her free time, Kay loved to read, travel and spend time with her grandchildren.
Surviving are her husband Jerry W. Gegenheimer, whom she married on Sept. 3, 1960, in Dunkirk, Indiana; her daughters Laura Barker and her husband Daryn of Floyds Knobs, Indiana, and Julie Prather and her husband Mike of Greenfield, Indiana; her brother Don Denney and his wife Jeanette of Winter Haven, Florida; and her grandchildren Daniel Barker and his wife Hannah of Houston, Texas; Ashlyn Barker of Sellersburg, Indiana, and Kelle Prather of Indianapolis, Indiana.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and a son, Jay Gegenheimer.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, at Goodwin Funeral Home with the Rev. Ray Tromley officiating. Entombment will follow in the Tower Mausoleum II at Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to the Vincennes University Foundation Scholarship Fund for non-traditional students.
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