Area Obituaries

NOAH W. DETWEILER Noah W. Detweiler, 90, of Rockville, passed away Wednesday, October 25, 2023. Services were held Friday, October 27, at 210 N. Seip Road, Rockville. Burial followed at Countryside Cemetery. Arrangements were entrusted to the care of Gooch Funeral Home, Rockville. For the full obituary, see the November 1 edition of the Parke…

BARBARA J. SMITH BASH Barbara Jean Smith Bash, 90, of Dana, passed away Saturday, October 28, 2023, at IU Health Bloomington Hospital in Bloomington. Services will be held at 2 p.m., today, Wednesday, November 1, at Bono Cemetery Chapel with Pastor Keith McIntyre officiating. Visitation will be held from 1 p.m. until 2 in the…

ARIE F. MILLER Arie F. Miller, 42, of Montezuma, passed away peacefully to be home with the Lord, Sunday, October 22, 2023. Services were held Wednesday, October 25, in the Meeting House at the Fisher Family Farm in Montezuma. Burial followed at Hethcoe Cemetery in Bloomingdale. Arrangements entrusted to the care of Gooch Funeral Home,…

LOIS E. CASSIDY Lois Elizabeth Cassidy, 89, of Brazil, passed away Tuesday, October 17, 2023. Born November 24, 1933, in Mecca, she was the daughter of Raymond and Bessie (Jordan) Thomas. Funeral service was held Wednesday, October 25, at French Funeral Home, Brazil. Burial followed at Calcutta Cemetery. Online condolences: frenchfuneralhome.com

OPAL E. TUCKER Opal Edith Tucker, 102, passed away October 17, 2023, at the Villas of Holly Brook in Brazil. Born July 13, 1921, in Clay County, she was the daughter of Lewis and Opal (Butler) Mace. She graduated from Bridgeton High School in 1939. Funeral services will be held today Wednesday, October 25, at…

  ELEANOR J. LARSON Eleanor Joan Larson, 87, a resident of Senior Star at Elmore Place in Davenport, Iowa, passed away Friday, October 13, 2023, with her daughter by her side. Graveside services were held Thursday, October 19, at Memory Garden Cemetery in Rockville. McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home of Bettendorf, Iowa, is assisting the family with…

LINDA L. RATCLIFF Linda Lou Ratcliff, 74, of Mecca, passed away Sunday, October 15, 2023, at Majestic Care of Terre Haute. The family will host a Celebration of Life at 1 p.m. Saturday, November 4, at Mecca Christian Church with Pastor Tim Guoli officiating. Arrangements entrusted to the care of Gooch Funeral Home & Crematory,…

MARY P. THOMPSON Mary Phyllis Thompson, 74, of Fillmore, passed away Thursday, October 19, 2023, surrounded by her family. Services were held Tuesday, October 24, at Cottrell-Gooch Funeral Home, Rosedale. Burial followed at Rosedale Cemetery. Online condolences: www.goochfuneralhome.com. For the full obituary, see the October 25 edition of the Parke County Sentinel.

CECIL D. SOUTH Cecil Duane South, 77, of Marshall, passed away Wednesday, October 18, 2023, in his residence. Services were held Monday, October 23, at Gooch Funeral Home, Rockville. Burial followed at Memory Garden Cemetery. Online condolences: www.goochfuneralhome.com. For the full obituary, see the October 25 edition of the Parke County Sentinel.