Theresa Rose Pettigrew, age 98, of Washington, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2017 at 2:58 pm at Washington Nursing Center.
She was born on October 16, 1918 in Harrison Township to James and Emma (Hinton) Pettigrew. She attended Glencoe school and graduated from Glendale High School. She was a retired nurse’s aide for Daviess Community Hospital. She was a member of Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church.
She is survived by several nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews, great great nieces and nephews and great great great nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by brothers; John Pettigrew, Frank Pettigrew, Jospeh Pettigrew, Bernard Pettigrew and James Pettigrew; sisters, Birdina (Pettigrew) McDonald, Joan (Pettigrew) Elliott, Mary (Pettigrew) Jones and Monica (Pettigrew) Herring.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:00 am on Friday at Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church with Fr. Paul Ferguson as celebrant. Burial will follow at St Patrick Cemetery in Corning. Visitation will be from
4:00 – 8:00 pm on Thursday at Ed Lee Mortuary. Memorial dontations can be made to Daviess County Right to Life, 705 Troy Rd, Washington Indiana 47501 or Washington Catholic Education Endowment, P.O. Box 916, Washington, Indiana 47501
Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.edleemortuary.com