Area Obituaries

  RITA PETERSON Rita Peterson, 57, of Rockville, passed away Friday, November 19, 2021, at St. Vincent Hospital on 86th Street in Indianapolis. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, November 26 at Burkhart Funeral Home, 201 W. Wabash, Crawfordsville. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, November 27 at…

  RUTH ANN TRUSLER Ruth Ann Trusler, 74, of Terre Haute, passed away Wednesday, November 17, 2021. Services were held Tuesday, November 23 at Roselawn Funeral Home followed by a chapel committal. She will be laid to rest in the Chapel of Memories Mausoleum. Online condolences: www.roselawnfuneralhome.com. For the full obituary, see this week’s edition…

DOUGLAS W. WALL Douglas W. Wall, 60, of Crawfordsville, passed away Tuesday, November 16, 2021, at Franciscan Health in Lafayette. Services were held Saturday, November 20 at Marshall Federated Church in Marshall. Burial followed at Poplar Grove Cemetery. Arrangements were entrusted to Barnes and Rice Funeral Home of Rockville. Online condolences: www.barnesandrice.com. For the full…

ROBERT M. REID Robert Michael Reid, 70, of Rockville and formerly of Valparaiso, passed away Tuesday, October 26, 2021. Funeral services were held Monday, November 1 at Moeller Funeral Home, Valparaiso. A private burial followed at Graceland Cemetery, Valparaiso. In lieu of flowers, memorials are requested to Senior Paws in Hardinsburg, Indiana the senior dog…

MARY K. SALISBURY Mary Kathryn Salisbury, 79, of Rockville, passed away Friday, November 12, 2021, at Ben Hur Health and Rehabilitation in Crawfordsville. Services will be held today, Wednesday, November 17 at 3 p.m., at Gooch Funeral Home, 112 W. Howard Street, Rockville, with the Rev. Carl Huxford officiating. Burial will follow at Memory Garden…

G.W. “WAYNE” ALEXANDER Rev. G.W. “Wayne” Alexander, 81 of Rockville passed away Thursday, November 4, 2021, at his residence. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, November 11 at Faithbridge Assembly of God Church, with Reverend Tom Branham officiating. Burial will follow at the Rosedale Cemetery. Visitation is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.…

INEZ SMITH Inez Smith, 89, of Clinton, passed away October 31, 2021, at Meadows Manor North in Terre Haute. Graveside services for family and close friends were held Thursday, November 4 at Walnut Grove Cemetery in Clinton. Arrangements were entrusted to Frist Funeral Home in Clinton. Online condolences: www.fristfuneralhome.com.

  PHYLLIS J. DWYER Phyllis J. Dwyer, 74, of Rockville, passed away Thursday, November 4, 2021, in her residence. Services were held Monday, November 8, at Gooch Funeral Home. Memorials should friends so desire, may be made to the Parke County Food Pantry, P.O. Box 222, Rockville, IN 47872, in her memory. Online condolences may…

DAVEY AVENATTI, JR. Davey Lee Avenatti, Jr., 70 of Clinton passed away October 31, 2021. A memorial service was held Thursday, November 4 at Frist Funeral Home, Clinton. Online condolences: www.fristfuneralhome.com.

EILEEN GOODING Eileen Gooding, 75, of Rockville, passed away Saturday, November 6, 2021, at her residence. Services will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, November 12, at Gooch Funeral Home, 112 W. Howard Street, Rockville, with Celebrant Marta K. Adubato officiating. Burial will take place at 2 p.m., Friday, at Sugar Plain Cemetery in Thorntown.…