Francis E. Fetter

Francis E. Fetter obituary, Rockville, IN

Francis E. Fetter

Francis Fetter Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Cottrell-Gooch Funeral Home & Crematory - Rosedale on Nov. 26, 2025.

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ROSEDALE-Francis E. Fetter, 90 of Rosedale, Indiana passed away Monday, June 9, 2025, in his residence. He was a retired X-Ray technician at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. He also farmed many years. He was born December 4, 1934, in Rosedale, Indiana to the late John Mathias Fetter and Dorothy Schmidt Fetter. His wife of 69 years, Shirley Mae Clark Fetter whom he married October 9, 1954, in Rosedale preceded him in death January 26, 2024.
Survivors include his children, Kathy (Bob) Jackson of Marshall, Illinois, Scott (Jannie) Fetter of Rosedale and Karey (Ron) Miller of Rosedale; son-in-law, James Stewart of Greensburg; sister, Donna Fetter Sankey of Seattle, Washington; seven grandchildren, Crystal Patrick, Brian and DeWayne Stewart, John and Page Fetter, Seth and Blake Miller; six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Krista Stewart, granddaughter, Casey Murphy.
He was a graduate of Rosedale High School and St. Anthony's Hospital X-Ray Technician program.
Services will be 11:00 am Friday, June 13, at Cottrell-Gooch Funeral Home, 281 N. Main Street, Rosedale, with Pastor Randy McPike officiating. Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park. Visitation is 4-7 pm Thursday at Cottrell-Gooch Funeral Home.
Memorials should friends so desire, may be made to Indiana State University, Happiness Bag, or Rosedale Baptist Church in his memory.
Online condolences may be shared at www.goochfuneralhome.com. To plant a beautiful memorial tree in memory of Francis, please visit our Tree Store.
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