Donald G. Burchett of Crawfordsville passed away Saturday morning, July 18, 2026, at IU Health Methodist Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was 73.
Donald was a mechanic and a very good one. He worked as an alignment specialist, but could fix pretty much anything auto related. He liked stock car racing as well as collecting coins and baseball cards. Mostly, even in his spare time, he liked to work on vehicles.
Born Jan. 17, 1953, in Lafayette, he was the son of Ray Burchett and Mildred Smith Burchett. He was raised in the New Richmond area. He graduated from Southwestern Hight School, Class of 1971. He started dating Sherry Alpha in 1979 and they were married in 1983.
Surviving family includes: wife Sherry Burchett; three children, Kristina (Dave) Gehring, Ingrid Alpha and Ray (Erika) Burchett; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and sister Jo Ann Chapman.
A visitation will be held 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, July 27 at Burkhart Funeral Home, 201 W. Wabash Ave., Crawfordsville. Memorial services will begin at 4 p.m.
Online condolences may be made at www.BurkhartFH.com.
