Matthew J. Andretich, 65, of Crete, Illinois, passed away June 28, 2026, in Crown Point, Indiana.  Private arrangements were entrusted to Community Funeral Care, Edinburgh.

​Thomas Lee Petro, 74, of Trafalgar, passed away June 23, 2026.  He was born October 13, 1951, in Franklin, Indiana, to the late William and Betty Lou (Yates) Petro.  He is survived by his daughter, Anna Petro, of Trafalgar; son, Shaun Patterson, of Greenwood; brother, John (Andrea) Petro, of Nineveh; grandson, Jack Patterson; and nieces and nephews, Heather Petro, of Trafalgar, Nathan Petro, of Nineveh, and Jordan Petro, of Trafalgar.  He dearly loved his cousin, Robert "Pettie" Petro and his sons, Dawson and Wesly.  Pettie was like his brother, Thomas refuse to call him cousin, instead always referring to him as his brother.  Thomas was a graduate of Indiana Creek, class of 1969 and was the youngest in the state as a third generation watch maker.  He was a skilled watch and clock maker for 47 years, self-employed with his father for 12 of those 47 years.  Thomas was a beloved father, brother, and friend.  He will be greatly missed by all those who knew and loved him.  Private arrangements were entrusted to Community Funeral Care, Edinburgh.

​William “Bill” Burton Pitts, age 90, recently of New Albany, IN, was born July 19, 1935, and passed away on June 13, 2026 after a very short illness.

Bill was preceded in death by the love of his life and bride of 65 years, Virgie Pitts; his sons Doug Pitts and Brad Pitts; his father and mother Jesse W and Frances Pitts; his sisters Carolyn Pitts Rhodes, Patricia Pitts McCann, and Linda Pitts Six; his in-laws, Helen Sunman-Mutz, and Everett Sunman; and his great-granddaughters Talia Pitts and Ava Pitts.

Survivors include his sons Chris (Mary Jo) and Steve (Julie) Pitts, his daughter-in-law Stacey Pitts; as well as his sister-in-law, Sue Dolson (Rob); his grandchildren Eric (Laura), Jacqueline, Braden (Taylor), Ethan, Claire, Benjamin, Michael, Nick, Sarah and their mother, Deb; and his great-grandchildren Lilly, Eli, Kaylee, Kelsey, Milo, and Levi Pitts, as well as many nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends.
 
The funeral service for Bill will be held on Saturday June 27, 2026, at the Edinburgh Methodist Church, 301 Main Street, Edinburgh, Indiana 46124. The visitation will be from 12:00 pm until 2:00pm, with the service at 2pm and burial immediately following at Rest Haven Cemetery in Edinburgh, IN.  All are invited to join us for fellowship and food immediately following the burial service at the church.  We will also be having memorial services at Silvercrest, where he lived recently, as well as Tellico Village in Tennessee where he and Virgie lived for over 30 years at dates later to be determined.
 
In lieu of flowers, please make donations one of the many organizations that Bill loved and supported:  Breast Cancer Research Foundation (www.bcrf.org); Tunnels to Towers https://t2t.org/; American Veterans Center https://americanveteranscenter.org/vet-committees/wwii-veterans/ ; Greater European Missions https://gemission.org/projects.
 
Thank you for your help as we grieve the loss of Bill.