Cinda Kay Lacer

On Tuesday, October 20, 2026, Cinda Kay (Gabe) Lacer went to be with our Lord. Cinda was born August 25, 1947, in Evansville, Indiana, to Keith Loren Gabe and Evelyn Dora Schlaffer Gabe. Cinda was the oldest of four children.

She was a graduate of F. J. Reitz High School, Class of 1965. Cinda graduated from Ball State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education and received a Master's Degree in Elementary Education from the University of Evansville. She taught first and second grade for three years in Alaska and first grade for over 25 years at Cynthia Heights, in Vanderburgh County, after working for the EVSC at the Reading Center downtown. Cinda wrote two grants for Education in Alaska which were adopted by the Alaska State Education Department. She also wrote several grants for the EVSC which were adopted by the Indiana Department of Education. Two of the grants were OMAR (Omar Makes Avid Readers) and P.T. Pepper Phonics Reading Program. Cinda attended Evansville Bible Church, where she was active in the women's Bible study.

Cinda loved traveling with family and friends and enjoyed many trips to various parts of the United States, as well as Europe and Mexico.

She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Thomas Keith Gabe.

Cinda is survived by her husband, Michael Lee Lacer; stepmother, Judith Rae Garrett Gabe; brother, Loren Ray Gabe (Cathy Martin); sister, JoAnna Marie Gabe Stratman (Curt); sister-in-law, Deborah Kay Wade Gabe (Tom); stepsister, Amy Ermert Phipps (Mike); cousin, Dan Muehlenbein (Karen Vanderfleet) of Carmel, Indiana; a niece; seven nephews; and numerous great-nieces, great-nephews, and cousins.

A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at Alexander West Chapel, 2100 W. Illinois St. Evansville, IN, officiated by Pastor Ernie Godshall. Burial will follow in Alexander Memorial Park. Friends and family may visit from 11:00 a.m. until service time at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to Evansville Bible Church, Salvation Army, or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Condolences may be made online at www.AlexanderWestChapel.com.