Donald “Rick” Purcell, 78, Nappanee, died Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at home.

He was born June 11, 1944. On July 8, 1967, he married Jean Schultz, who survives.

He also is survived by three sons, Benjamin Purcell, Louisville, Ky., Steven (Kyna) Purcell, Billings, Mont., and Christopher (Laura) Purcell, Houlton, Maine; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and four siblings, Nate (Carolyn) Purcell, St. Joseph, Ill., Greg Siegelman, Bowling Green, Ky., Susan (Albert) Sommers, Pinedale, Wyo., and Pam (John) Allen, Akin, S.C.

Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee, is handling arrangements.