Agnes Cecilia Gruver

Agnes Cecilia (Sifrig) Gruver, 88, of Tell City, passed away peacefully March 24, 2025, at Oakwood Health Campus. She was born on July 18, 1936, in Tell City, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Anna (Hauser) Sifrig.

She attended St. Paul Grade School and Tell City High School.. She was united in marriage to Criss H. Gruver on April 28, 1956, at St. Paul Catholic Church, and shared 65 years of marriage before his passing in July of 2021.

Before her health declined, she was an avid reader, who enjoyed playing cards, doing crossword puzzles, watching crime shows, game shows, and the news on TV.

Her work history included working for General Electric in Tell City and Owensboro. Agnes was a school bus driver for the Perry Central School Corporation for over 30 years. She drove 70 children to school during the day and sat with the elderly at night as a caregiver, much of those same 30 years.

She enjoyed spending time with her family, hosting large family gatherings, watching IU sports on TV, playing 2 handed euchre with her niece Julie Dixon when she stopped by Oakwood after work, and her beloved cat Dizzy.

Survivors include a son Kevin Gruver of Tell City; 2 daughters, Cindy Malone of Tell City and Linda (Alan) Bettis of Savannah GA; a grandson, Aaron Malone of Indianapolis; a step-granddaughter, Pamela (Johan) Harding; a step great granddaughter, Madelyn of Brandon, VT; a brother Raymond (Marjorie) Sifrig of Valparaiso, IN/ Estero, FL; and a sister-in-law, Mary June Sifrig of Chesterfield, MO, along with several nieces and nephews and great nieces and great nephews.
 

In addition to her parents, and her husband, Agnes was preceded in death by 5 brothers, George, Bernard, Clarence, Walter, and Jim and her 2 sisters, Anita Fulkerson and Marcie Hays.

Funeral Services will be 10:00am Thursday, March 27, 2025, at Zoercher-Gillick Funeral Home, Fr. Tony Hollowell will officiate. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.

There will be a visitation from 3:00pm to 7:00pm on Wednesday and 9:00am to service time on Thursday at Zoercher-Gillick Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave. 17th Floor Chicago, IL 60601, (888)622-8527, American Macular Degeneration Foundation, PO BOX 515, North Hampton, MA 01061-0515, (413)268-7637, or St. Paul Catholic Church, 814 Jefferson St. Tell City, IN 47586, (812)547-7994

Condolences may be left at zoercher-gillickfuneralhome.net

Agnes' family would like to thank the wonderful staff at Oakwood Health Campus for their dedicated and compassionate care for the past 3 ½ years. The Heart to Heart Hospice group was very much appreciated as well. They went above and beyond to see that mom was resting comfortably and always well cared for.

A special thank you to Lori Cassidy who visited Agnes often. She is truly an angel on earth.

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