10/18/2026
Cheryl A. Petro, 83, of Wabash, Indiana passed away at 7:19 a.m. Friday, October 16, 2026, at 1019 Belle's Place of Wabash. She was born on July 27, 1943, to Wilbur and Anna (Manning) Pinkerton in Wabash, Indiana.
Cheryl was a 1961 graduate of Wabash High School. She married her husband Joseph Petro, on April 3, 1968. Cheryl grew up in the Wabash Church of the Brethren. She was a member of Lincolnville Community Church in Lincolnville, Indiana. Cheryl was an LPN working at Millers Merry Manor in Wabash for 18 years along with being a social services director before her retiring. She then became the executive director of Cheer till its closing. Then she volunteered for Hospice of Wabash.
Cheryl is survived by two sons, Joseph Michael (Megan) Petro of LaFontaine, Indiana, Joe (Patti) Grant of Bloomington, Indiana; one daughter, Amy (Randall) Bass of Waynesboro, Virginia; four grandchildren, Briana Bass, Grant Petro, Bailey Petro, and Madison Petro; one brother, Gary (Wendy) Pinkerton of Champaign, Illinois; one sister, Karen (Larry) Tatro of North Hampton, Massachusetts. She is preceded in death by her parents and her husband.
Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at McDonald Funeral Home, Wabash Chapel, 231 Falls Avenue, Wabash, Indiana 46992, with Pastor Elesha Stuckey of Eleos Hospice officiating. Burial will follow at Mississinewa Memorial Cemetery in Somerset, Indiana.
Visitation for friends and family will be one hour prior to the funeral service from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at the funeral home.
Preferred memorials can be made to Eleos Hospice Care, 6255 Topsfield Lane, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46835.
The family of Cheryl Petro would like to extend a special thank you to the staff of 1019 Belle's Place of Wabash and to Eleos Hospice Care of Fort Wayne for their special care.
McDonald Funeral Homes, Wabash Chapel, 231 Falls Avenue, Wabash, Indiana 46992, have been trusted with Cheryl Petro's final arrangements.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.mcdonaldfunerals.com
