Warrick County Coroner's Office

10/28/2026

Four lives. Four stories. Four names that deserve to be remembered

Today, I want to share the names of the four individuals we will soon be laying to rest. While they have remained unclaimed, they are not forgotten. Each of these individuals had a name, a life, and a story that mattered.

My hope is that by sharing their names, our community will come together to give them the dignity, compassion, and final farewell that every person deserves.

Bates Hill Cemetery
November 8th, 2:00 p.m.

They may have been unclaimed, but they will not be laid to rest alone.

10/26/2026

Every Life Remembered: Community Burial Service
The Warrick County Coroner’s Office invites our community to come together for a very special purpose as we honor four individuals who have remained unclaimed in our care and ensure they are not laid to rest alone.

Through the generosity of Koehler Funeral Home and Bates Hill Cemetery, we will be laying these four individuals to rest with a dignified graveside service, officiated by Pastor Phil Elikofer.

We are asking our community to show up, stand together, and be the family these individuals may not have. You don't need to have known them to honor their lives. Your presence alone is a meaningful act of kindness and compassion.

Everyone deserves someone to stand beside them at the end of their journey. Together, we can make sure these individuals receive the respect, remembrance, and farewell they deserve.

Four lives. One community. No one forgotten.

10/19/2026

Of course the Warrick County Coroner’s Office couldn't pass up an opportunity to get out and hand out some Halloween candy! 🎃

A huge thank you to the Warrick Parks Foundation for hosting Halloween in the Park at Friedman Park. What a fun event and a great opportunity to connect with so many families in our community!

We were especially touched by how many people stopped to congratulate us on the approval of our new Coroner’s Office and Morgue facility. Hearing that excitement and support from our community means more than you know!

Let's face it, the Coroner’s Office isn't always the first place people think of when they think of friendly faces. Our work can seem scary, and there's often a negative perception of what we do. That's exactly why events like this are so important to us. We want our community to know the people behind the title, see that we're approachable, and understand that our office is about serving the living just as much as caring for those who have passed.

We had an absolutely wonderful time today, and we're already looking forward to doing it all again next year!

10/15/2026

HISTORY IN THE MAKING FOR WARRICK COUNTY
We are thrilled to announce that the Warrick County Commissioners and County Council have officially approved plans for the construction of Warrick County’s first dedicated Coroner’s Office and Morgue facility!

For years, our Coroner’s Office has operated out of approximately 100 square feet of space. We have relied heavily on the generosity and cooperation of the Vanderburgh County Coroner's Office, Koehler Funeral Home and Titzer Funeral Home to help us carry out our responsibilities.

Today, we are taking a tremendous step forward!

This new facility is about so much more than a building. It's about giving our dedicated Medicolegal Death Investigators the space, resources, and tools they need to do the difficult but incredibly important work they do every single day.

It's about providing a safe, private, and compassionate environment for families who come to us during some of the most difficult moments of their lives.

It's about allowing us to keep our investigations right here in Warrick County, alongside our law enforcement partners, rather than having to transport decedents to another county to complete portions of our investigations.

Most importantly, it's about moving Warrick County forward and ensuring our Coroner's Office has the facilities necessary to serve our growing community for generations to come.

We cannot express how grateful we are to our County Commissioners, County Council and community for recognizing this need and investing in the future of our office.

There is still work ahead of us, but today is a day worth celebrating!

For the first time in Warrick County's history, we are building a facility of our very own. We couldn't be more proud of what this means for our county!

A construction timeline has not been confirmed. Commissioners plan to take bids for the job in January.

10/13/2026

🩵🩷 BORING IS BETTER 🩵🩷
We get it! Those Pinterest-perfect nurseries are adorable, but when it comes to safe sleep, boring wins every time!

-No stuffed animals
-No bumper pads
-No pillows
-No fluffy or frilly blankets
-No cute little extras

Just a firm, flat mattress, a fitted sheet, and baby!

Your baby's crib doesn't need to be cute, cozy, it just needs to be safe!

October is Safe Sleep Awareness Month, and we're reminding families that sometimes the most boring choice is the most important one.

BORING CRIB. SAFER SLEEP. HAPPY BABY.

10/07/2026

Coroner Alissa Enright and Deputy Jordan Spinks had such a great time decorating pencils with all the kiddos at Lynnville’s National Night Out this evening!

What a wonderful event and a great opportunity for the community to come together, have some fun, and get to know the local first responders who serve them.

We loved seeing so many smiling faces and being part of such a fun evening. Thank you, Lynnville, for having us!

10/05/2026

October is Safe Sleep Month, and the Warrick County Coroner’s Office is proud to announce that every member of our Coroner team is now a Certified Safe Sleep Ambassador!

This initiative was especially important to our office after Warrick County experienced a tripling of unsafe sleep-related infant deaths in 2025. Those numbers made it clear that we needed to do more, not only in education and prevention, but also in strengthening our investigations.

This certification helps us promote the ABCs of Safe Sleep (Alone, on their Back, in a Crib) while also giving our Medicolegal Death Investigators additional training to recognize, assess, and thoroughly document infant sleep environments during death investigations.

Our responsibility doesn’t stop with investigating death. We can use what we learn from those deaths to help protect the living.

Safe sleep saves lives. Prevention matters.

10/05/2026

Another great day in another great classroom!

Thank you for the invitation to come educate students about the role of the Coroner’s Office and what we do within our community.

Many of these students will cross paths with a coroner during their future careers, so what a great opportunity to learn now about our role, responsibilities, and how we work alongside other professionals.

We always enjoy getting the chance to share a little about the world of medicolegal death investigation and hopefully inspire some future public servants along the way!

09/28/2026

You never know what someone is carrying.

The person who seems happy may be hurting.
The person who is quiet may be overwhelmed.
The person who says, “I’m fine,” may not know how to say they aren’t.

A kind word. A genuine check-in. Sitting beside with someone. Letting someone know they matter.

These things may seem small to us, but to someone who feels alone, they can be everything.

This Su***de Awareness Month, remember: we may not be able to see someone’s struggle, but we can always choose to be kind. You never know whose life you might touch simply by making them feel seen.