Longtime Perry County child support worker Georgia L. Elder dies Feb. 16

Georgia L. Elder passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on February 16, 2026, the Zoercher‑Gillick Funeral Home obituary states. She was 80 years old and is identified in the posting as a lifelong Tell City resident and a longtime employee of the Perry County Child Support Department; the notice was also published on Legacy.

The obituary records Elder’s birth as January 11, 1946, in Tell City, to John Frieler and Anna (Hauser) Frieler. The Zoercher‑Gillick text includes the explicit line, “She was born on January 11, 1946, in Tell City, to John and Anna (Hauser) Frieler.”

On her working life, the funeral home posting says, “Georgia retired from the Perry County Child Support Department. She had previously worked alongside her husband in Coast-to-Coast hardware businesses and P.N. Hirsch.” The obituary emphasizes that she “dedicated much of her life to both her work and her family, forming lasting friendships along the way.”

The obituary copy available from Zoercher‑Gillick also contains the fragment “An avid reader, ...” which appears in the posted text as an incomplete line. The posted notice does not provide a full survivors list, the name of her husband, specific years of service at the child support department, or funeral and visitation times in the excerpts made available through the funeral home posting.

Zoercher‑Gillick Funeral Home, which posted the obituary, is located at 920 10th Street, Tell City, IN 47586; the funeral home’s telephone number listed in the posting is 1-812-547-2511. Residents seeking full obituary text, a complete list of survivors, or details on services are directed in the posting to contact Zoercher‑Gillick Funeral Home at that address and phone number for arrangements and additional information.

The obituary’s core biographical details as published by Zoercher‑Gillick and posted on Legacy mark Elder as a lifelong member of the Tell City community, known for decades of public-service work at the Perry County Child Support Department and for years working alongside her husband at local hardware businesses. For confirmation of service times or to send condolences, Zoercher‑Gillick Funeral Home at 920 10th Street, Tell City, can be reached at 1-812-547-2511.