Obituaries

Montgomery, Tippecanoe & Benton County Obituaries

William Kerr

William Kerr

Aug 15, 2021

William Kenneth Kerr passed away on August 15, 2021 at Franciscan Health Lafayette, IN. Bill was born on May 9, 1928, in Putnamville, IN to the late Beryl and Charles R. Kerr. Bill attended elementary schools in Greencastle and in Attica. He graduated from Greencastle High School in 1946. He attended Purdue while beginning work at the Lafayette Post...

Phillip Sizelove

Phillip Sizelove

Aug 13, 2021

Phillip G. Sizelove, 73 of Overland Park, KS died Friday, August 13, 2021 at Brookdale Senior Living in Shawnee, KS. He was born on September 22, 1947 in Anderson, IN to the late James G. and Juanita M. (Clevenger) Sizelove. Phillip graduated from Anderson high school in 1965 and earned a business degree from Ball State University in 1970....

Nancy Terrell

Nancy Terrell

Aug 6, 2021

Nancy Terrell, 88, of Fowler, passed away Friday, August 6th at IU Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis after complications during heart surgery. Nancy was born in Decatur, IL on June 26th, 1933 to Stanley and Beulah Brennan. She graduated from Kelvyn Park High School in Chicago Illinois and moved to Benton County where she worked many years at Essex wire in...

Judy Poor

Judy Poor

Aug 6, 2021

Overnight into the morning of Friday, August 6, 2021, Judy (Harden) Poor, aged 78, passed away peacefully in her sleep at home and awoke to behold the face of Jesus. She was known as a loving and fun big sister, a faithful wife, and a devoted mother and affectionate Nana. She will be remembered most for her loving heart, warm...

Robert Bennett

Robert Bennett

Aug 5, 2021

Robert Lloyd Bennett, 72 of Chiloquin, OR. and formerly of the Lafayette area, passed away unexpectedly at Franciscan St. Elizabeth East Hospital in Lafayette 9:18 AM Thursday August 5, 2021 while vacationing and visiting family. He was born in Lafayette, IN March 11, 1949, the son of the late Robert W. and Eileen (Rayman) Bennett. Robert was a graduate of...

Noretta Campbell

Noretta Campbell

Jul 26, 2021

Noretta A. Campbell, 74, of Lafayette, passed away at the residence of her daughter, Sherry Fisher in Romney Monday morning July 26, 2021. Noretta was born July 11, 1947 in the back of a grocery store in Hodgensville, KY, the daughter of the late Grady and Lillie (Noe) Terrill and had resided in Lafayette since the age of six....

Linden Fell

Linden Fell

Jul 19, 2021

Linden L. Fell, 93, of Oxford, IN passed away Monday July 19, 2021 at IU Arnett Hospital in Lafayette, IN. He was born in Oxford, IN April 16, 1928, the son of the late George E. and Jennie M. (Rasmussen) Fell, and was a graduate of Oxford High School. Linden married Luella M. Herriott in Oxford February 1, 1953, and...

James Kilgore

James Kilgore

Jul 17, 2021

James Scott Kilgore, 70, of Darlington, IN passed away at his residence Saturday evening July 17, 2021. James was born in Lafayette, IN September 13, 1950, the son of the late Robert W. and Mable L. (Bridges) Kilgore and attended Linden High School. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army, serving during Viet Nam from 1970 until...

David Minniear

David Minniear

Jul 16, 2021

David Matthew Minniear, sixty-seven, died on July 16, 2021, while being treated in Indianapolis, IN for the Parkinson’s Disease which he had battled for over twelve years. He was preceded in death by his father, Dr. Edward O. Minniear Sr and his mother, Maude Anna “Nan” Minniear. Born and raised in Lafayette, David was a 1972 graduate of Central Catholic...

Phyllis Shoaf

Phyllis Shoaf

Jul 14, 2021

Phyllis Jean Shoaf, 92, of Lafayette, passed away at Digby Place in Lafayette Wednesday morning, July 14, 2021. She was born in Warren County, IN August 2, 1928, the daughter of the late Albert and Lucy (May) Medley and was a graduate of Hammond Technical Vocational School in Hammond, IN. Phyllis married William L. Shoaf in Lafayette February 5,...

Very Rev. Fr. Gerald Borawski

Very Rev. Fr. Gerald Borawski

Jul 10, 2021

Very Rev. Fr. Gerald J. Borawski, 77, of Lafayette passed away Saturday July 10, 2021 at Creasy Springs Health Center in Lafayette, IN. Fr. Borawski was born Sept. 6, 1943 in Cleveland, OH the son of the late Joseph and Florence (Pzeracki) Borawski. He was a graduate of St. Edward High School in Lakewood, OH and attended Boromeo Seminary in...

Thomas Worley

Thomas Worley

Jul 8, 2021

Thomas Junior Worley, 84, of Oxford, IN passed away at IU Arnett Hospital in Lafayette Thursday July 8, 2021 where he had been a patient since June30. He was born in Bell Farm, KY April 26, 1937, the son of the late Thomas Finley Worley and Alta (Anderson) Worley and attended Oxford High School. Thomas married Joyce Evans in the...

Theresa Shrives

Theresa Shrives

Jun 27, 2021

Theresa Elizabeth Shrives, 64, of Clarks Hill, IN passed away at Franciscan East, St. Elizabeth Medical Center 10:44 AM Sunday June 27, 2021 where she had been a patient for eight days. Theresa was born in Monticello, IN July 17, 1956, the daughter of John Joseph “Joe” Harris, Jr. and the late Betty Ann (Dittman) Harris. She was a graduate...

Ann Robinson

Ann Robinson

Jun 21, 2021

Ann M. Robinson, 88, died peacefully surrounded by family on June 21, 2021. She had been in deteriorating health for the past few months. She was born in Carbondale, PA on April 22, 1933, the daughter of Vincent B. Carden and Alice M. (Langan) Carden. She graduated from St. Rose High School (1950) and St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing...

Thomas Johnson

Thomas Johnson

Jun 4, 2021

Thomas Elmer Johnson, 77, of West Lafayette, IN passed away at the Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis on the afternoon of Friday, June 4, 2021. He was born in Lafayette, IN on March 6, 1944, the son of the late John Irwin and Ann Josephine (Freeman) Johnson. Tom attended Lafayette Central Catholic High School and later Purdue University, graduating...

Scott Neff

Scott Neff

May 31, 2021

Scott Charles Neff, 42, of Lafayette, IN passed away on Monday, May 31, 2021. With strength and courage, he fought an almost 3 year battle with ALS that ended his life. He was born on August 6, 1978 in Lafayette, IN to Steven Neff (Marla) and Cathy Hunsberger Neff. He was married to Karla Robinson Neff on October 22,...

Jean Sturgeon

Jean Sturgeon

May 30, 2021

Jean Sturgeon, 85, of Oxford passed away on Sunday, May 30, 2021 at University Place in West Lafayette. She was born November 25, 1935 in Benton County to Bowen and Ella (Jones) Caylor. On December 26, 1953, she married Howard Sturgeon. Jean was preceded in death by her husband, Howard. She is survived by son Steve, daughter Cindy Sanow (Ed),...

Lois Guerin

Lois Guerin

May 28, 2021

Lois Jane Guerin, 89, of West Lafayette, passed away Friday evening May 28, 2021 at IU Arnett Hospital in Lafayette. She had resided in the community for the past 25 years, moving from northwest Indiana. She was born in Chicago, IL February 29, 1932, the daughter of the late Theodore and Almanda (Currier) McMann. Her marriage was to Emile James...

Virginia Billingsley

Virginia Billingsley

May 17, 2021

Virginia R. Billingsley, 77, of West Lafayette, passed away at her residence Monday May 17, 2021 at 5:49 PM. She was born IN Lafayette, IN March 16, 1944, the daughter of the late Arthur O. and Ruth A. (Eutsler) Cadwallader, and was a 1962 graduate of Klondike High School. Virginia was first married to James L. Weigle in Lafayette March...

Wilma Wagoner

Wilma Wagoner

May 15, 2021

Wilma Grace Wagoner, 100, of Pine Village, IN. passed away Saturday evening, May 15, 2021 at the residence of her granddaughter, Jody Brown, who had been one of her caregivers. Wilma was born in Brown County, IN December 5, 1920, the daughter of the late George and Ella Florence (Brummett) Sturgeon and attended Otterbein, IN schools. She married LaVern Wagoner...

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