Top Story

5th-generation farmer, co-founder of Huber's Orchard & Winery dies at 84

Jan 6, 2025
Jan 6, 2025 Updated Jan 7, 2025

5th generation farmer, co-founder of Huber's Orchard & Winery dies at 84

Carl Huber Sr., co-founder of Huber's Orchard & Winery in Starlight, Indiana, died Saturday, Jan. 4 at his home.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A southern Indiana family farm is mourning the death of one of its co-founders.

Carl Huber Sr., co-founder of Huber's Orchard & Winery in Starlight, Indiana, died Saturday, Jan. 4 at his home surrounded by family, according to a post on the company's Facebook page. He was 84.

Huber was a fifth-generation farmer who worked with his older brother Gerald, building one of southern Indiana's most notable family businesses, according to his obituary.

Visitation will be held Sunday, Jan. 12 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Huber's Plantation Hall.

A funeral mass will be held on Monday, Jan. 13, at 11 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Starlight with burial to follow in the church cemetery.