Area Obituaries

Gloria Collera, 78, of Clinton and formerly of Guam, passed away at 9:34 a.m., Saturday, May 22, 2021, at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. Mass of Christian Burial was held Friday, May 28, at Giovanini Funeral Home in Clinton. Burial followed in Roselawn Memorial Park in North Terre Haute. Online condolences: www.giovaninifuneralhome.com.

Wanda Jean Samford, 85, of Terre Haute, passed away peacefully Saturday, May 22, 2021, at Cobblestone Crossings Health Campus. Services will be held Friday, May 29, at 10 a.m., at Overpeck-Gooch Funeral Home, 225 N. Maple Street, Dana. Burial will follow at Bono Cemetery in Dana. Visitation will be Thursday, May 27, at the funeral…

A Celebration of Life gathering honoring Verla M. “Sam” Bolding is planned for May 30 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Thirty-Six Saloon meeting room. Memorial contributions may be made to Parke-Vermillion Community Pregnancy Center (PVCPC), 410 N. Erie St., Rockville, IN 47872. Envelopes for PVCPC will be available at the gathering. All are…

Sharon Kay Meschen, 80, of Montezuma, passed away Sunday, May 2, 2021, in her home, surrounded by her family. The family will hold a memorial service at a later date. Memorials should friends so desire, may be made to Shriners Hospital for Children, 2900 Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, FL 33607, in her memory. Arrangements were…

Donald L. Wheatfill, 84, Of Cayuga, passed away Wednesday, May 5, 2021, at Greenfield Healthcare Center in Greenfield. Services were held May 10, at Gooch Funeral Home in Rockville, with Pastor Rodney Coffman as officiate. Burial with military graveside honors by Parke County Veterans followed at Memory Garden Cemetery in Rockville.

Lynda Lu Ping, 73, of Perrysville, passed away Thursday, April 15, 2021, at IU Health Bloomington Hospital. There will be a Celebration of Life lunch and Memorial bench installation and tree planting, Saturday, June 5, in Perrysville Park; from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Burial will follow at Orchard Grove Cemetery in Lowell, at 5:30…

James Russell passed away April 12, 2021, at his home in Melbourne, Florida. Jim is to be cremated and his ashes returned to his family’s farm in Bloomingdale.

Austin H.S. Newgent, 23, of Rockville, passed away Wednesday, April 14, 2021. Memorial services will be Saturday, April 24, at 5 p.m., at Gooch Funeral Home, 112 W. Howard Street, Rockville, with Celebrant Marta K. Adubato will be officiating. Memorial visitation is from 3 to 5 p.m., Saturday, at Gooch Funeral Home. Online condolences: www.goochfuneralhome.com.

Cecil Williams Jr., passed away surrounded by his family March 12, 2021. He was born August 13, 1938 in Tuscola, Illinois to the late Cecil and Margaret (Biggs) Williams. The family moved to a farm near Marshall, in the early 1950’s. A Celebration of Life service will be at 11 a.m.  Saturday, April 24, at…

Walter Dale Simpson, 77, of Waveland, passed away April 14, 2021, at Wellbrooke of Crawfordsville. Graveside services were held April 16 at Old Union Cemetery. Online condolences: www.machledtservies.com.