Peggy Ann (Gottschall) Proctor, 90, of Waynetown passed away at 8:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in Bickford Memory Care, Crawfordsville, due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease. The family would like to genuinely thank the staff there for making Bickford a comfortable home for her last few years.
She was born Feb. 17, 1932, at Crawfordsville, the daughter of the late Ralph and Alpha McKee Gottschall.
Peggy was first married to Jimmy Reiter and they had five children, Tim (Brigitte) Reiter of Manchester, Maryland, Curtis (Maureen) Reiter of Jacksonville, Florida, Leslee Reiter of Asheville, North Carolina, Melissa (Stephen) Cooper of Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Matthew (Cheryl) Reiter of Bloomington, Indiana. They later divorced. There are nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Peggy was then married to Samuel O. Mullen Sr. and they had one child, Samuel (Ronda) Mullen of Kansas City, Kansas. There are two grandchildren. Sam Sr. died in 1988.
Peggy married Donald Proctor on June 15, 1991. He survives. For the next 30-plus years, Peg was an important part of Don’s children’s lives. They are Diana (Mike) Still of Peru, Steven (Sandy) Proctor of Waynetown, Janet (Pat) Fay of Waynetown, Carol (Jim) Pattison of Warsaw, Stanley (Janice) Proctor of Deltona, Florida, and Suzanne (Mike) Howell, both deceased, and Suzanne’s second husband, Chris Turcich, along with 12 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Peggy was a graduate of Wabash High School. Peggy had a varied and interesting life, first as a wife and mother, then as a medical secretary for Drs. Haller and Viray. Catching the entrepreneurial spirit, she utilized her knitting, sewing and organizational talents and opened her yarn and quilting retail store, Spin-a-Yarn, which was a vital part of the Crawfordsville businesses for about 20 years.
Peggy was a devout Bible study student and shared her many talents by giving time, money and effort to such organizations as the Child in Need of Services, Meals on Wheels, church projects, the Crawfordsville District Public Library; and by offering her services for genealogy research. She and Don authored a Waynetown Newsletter for several years.
Peggy is preceded in death by her parents, Ralph and Alpha Gottschall; two sisters, Vee Hopkins and Jan Featherston; two husbands, Jimmie G. Reiter and Samuel O. Mullen; and step-daughter Suzanne Proctor Howell Turcich.
Visitation hours are noon to 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, at Family and Friends Funeral Home of Wingate, with funeral services following at 2 p.m. Eric Runyan will officiate. Burial will follow in Waynetown Masonic Cemetery. Memorial contributions are preferred to the Alzheimer’s Research Foundation.
Visit us at www.familyandfriendsfh.com to sign the guest book or share a condolence.
