Obituaries
Montgomery, Tippecanoe & Benton County Obituaries
Dr. Franklin Spain, Jr.
Dec 14, 2016
Franklin L. Spain, Jr., MD, 55, Lafayette, IN, passed away December 13, 2016 with his loving wife at his bedside. He was born in Aurora, IL on April 3, 1961, the son of Franklin and Beverly Spain. Franklin was a 1979 graduate of Reitz High School in Evansville, IN. He also graduated from Indiana State University Evansville (University of Southern...
Jeanne Bohnke
Nov 27, 2016
Jeanne Funcheon Bohnke, age 88, passed away Sunday, November 27, 2016 in Bedford, IN. She was born on April 20, 1928 in Alexandria, VA. Jeanne graduated from the Philadelphia School of Nursing as a registered nurse and worked many years at Home Hospital in Lafayette, IN. Jeanne was a member of St. Mary’s Cathedral from 1950-1982. She was an active...
Mary Turley
Nov 14, 2016
Mary Jo Turley of West Lafayette, Indiana passed away at IU Arnett Hospital shortly before midnight on 14 November, 2016 following a car accident. Her husband Jim Turley and sons Patrick and Jonathan were at her side. Mary Jo was born on 25 October, 1941, the daughter of Cecil and Rose Meyer. She grew up with five brothers and...
Harry Brennan
Nov 12, 2016
Harry Edward Brennan, 89, of Lafayette, died Saturday November 12, 2016 at Rosewalk Commons in Lafayette. Mr. Brennan had moved to Lafayette in May, 2012 from Ridgewood, N.J. to reside with his daughter Maura B. Kennedy. Harry was born in Springfield, MA October 9, 1927, the son of the late Laurence Oscar and Elizabeth G. Boyle Brennan. He was...
Margaret Drown
Oct 29, 2016
Margaret L. (Wepler) Drown, 65, of West Lafayette, died at University Place Health Center in West Lafayette 6:30 AM Saturday October 29, 2016. Margaret was born in Lafayette August 31, 1951, the daughter of the late Richard T. and Luella W. Wiesler Wepler. She was a 1969 graduate of Lafayette Jefferson High School; received her Bachelor’s Degree in radiological technology...
Victoria Wacek
Oct 14, 2016
Victoria Celemin Wacek died Oct. 14 at the Simon Cancer Center in Indianapolis. Better known to family, friends, and colleagues as “Y” or “Dr. Y,” she was born in 1942 in Mindanao, Philippines in the mountains during the war after the town in which her family lived was overrun. She grew up in the town of Aloran eventually attending Mapua...
Eleanor Kiel
Oct 10, 2016
Miss Eleanor Kathryn Kiel, 84, of Lafayette, died at St. Anthony Healthcare in Lafayette where she had resided since April 2012. Eleanor was born in Louisville, KY February 27, 1932, the daughter of the late Wiley G. and Minnette Hicks Kiel. She was a 1950 graduate of New Albany, (IN) High School, a 1955 graduate of Purdue University, receiving her...
Dr. James Bayley, Dds
Oct 4, 2016
James W. Bayley, D.D.S., F.A.G.D., G.A.C.D., F.I.C.D. Jim was born July 29, 1939 in Lafayette to Richard D. Bayley and Elizabeth G. Bayley. He married Eileen Stapleton in Chicago in 1961 and they have 4 children, Beth, Pat (Jill), Rich (Wendy) and Bill (Sue). He is the proud grandparent to 12 grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister Beth...
Serina Stacy
Oct 4, 2016
Serina K. Stacy, 53, of Oxford, IN passed away at her residence Tuesday, October 4, 2016. She had fought so bravely against her battle with cancer for the past four years and eight months. Serina was born in Lafayette, IN, October 17, 1962, the daughter of Carole A. Leuck Wolfe and the late Virgil L. Wolfe. She graduated from Benton...
Lyle Clute
Oct 3, 2016
Lyle E. Clute, 94, of Lafayette, died at St. Elizabeth East Hospital unexpectedly Monday October 3, 2016. Lyle was born in Iroquois County, IL September 24, 1922, the son of the late Laurence C. and Emily Keys Clute and was a 1941 graduate of Ambia, IN High School. He served in the US Army during World War II in...
Kristopher Elston
Oct 1, 2016
Kristopher D. Elston, 29, of Lafayette, passed away at IU Arnett Hospital Saturday October 1, 2016. Kristopher was born in Lafayette October 20, 1986, the son of Dane C. and Lora J Griswold Elston. He was raised in Battle Ground and graduated from Harrison High School. Kris had worked for Local 274 Labor’s Union for the past year. He...
Luella Wepler
Sep 28, 2016
Luella W. Wepler, 91, formerly of Lafayette, died at IU Arnett Hospital in Lafayette 11:59 AM Wednesday September 28, 2016. She had been a patient there since Saturday and had been a resident of Milner Healthcare in Rossville, IN the past year. Luella was born in Glendon, MN, the daughter of the late Walter and Blanche Goodrich Wiesler and was...
Craig Lehnen
Sep 21, 2016
Craig Alan Lehnen, 41, of Lafayette, died Wednesday September 21, 2016. Craig was born in Lafayette August 25, 1975, the son of John W. and Linda K. Shoaf Lehnen and was a 1993 graduate of McCutcheon High School. He was employed at Lehnen Furniture in Lafayette in the delivery and warehouse department from 1994 until his health forced him...
Ernest Winchester
Sep 20, 2016
Ernest Carlton Winchester, 68, of Oxford, IN died at his home Tuesday, September 20, 2016. He was born in White Oak Junction, KY on March 25, 1948, the son of the late Orville & Zora Winchester. The family moved to Oxford shortly thereafter. After graduating from Oxford High School in 1967, he attended Indiana Business College where he met...
Deva Buchanan
Sep 12, 2016
Deva Mason Buchanan, 86, of Piper City, IL and formerly of Oxford, IN died at Piper City Rehab Center 11:42 AM Monday September 12, 2016. She had resided in Piper City the past 10 years, moving from Oxford. Deva was born in Slick Ford, KY December 30, 1929, the daughter of the late Raymond and Flonnie Morgan Piercy and attendee...
Edwin Anthrop, Sr.
Sep 12, 2016
Edwin E. Anthrop, Sr., 89, of West Point, IN died at St. Elizabeth East Hospital in Lafayette 7:38 AM Monday September 12, 2016 where he had been a patient for the past three days. He had been a resident of Parkview Nursing Home in Attica the past three years. Edwin was born in Lafayette, IN July 28, 1927, the son...
Thelma Neal
Sep 7, 2016
Thelma S. Neal, 82, of Lafayette, died at her residence 3:00 AM Wednesday September 7, 2016. Thelma was born in Benton County, IN near Oxford July 19, 1934, the daughter of the late William and Shirley Hickman Neal. She was a 1952 graduate of Oxford High School, and a 1955 graduate of the St. Elizabeth Hospital School of Nursing...
Sally Cole
Sep 1, 2016
Sally Jane Cole, 69, of Lafayette, died unexpectedly Thursday September 1, 2016 at her residence. Sally was born in Libertyville, IL October 13, 1946, the daughter of the late James Albert and Helen Ann Bintner Trott. She was a graduate of Dwight, IL High School and received her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Illinois and her Master’s Degree from...
Wilbur Tarter
Aug 24, 2016
Wilbur M. Tarter, 91, of Lafayette, died at The Springs of Lafayette 5:04 AM Wednesday August 24, 2016 where he had been a resident since December. Wilbur was born in Monticello, IL October 1, 1924, the son of the late Virl and Grace Foster Tarter and attended Boswell and Ambia, IN schools. He served in the US Army 17th Airborne...
Ivan Cunningham
Aug 23, 2016
Ivan R. “Pete” Cunningham, 84, of Linden, IN died at his residence Tuesday morning August 23, 2016. Pete was born in Avalon, MO September 16, 1931, the son of the late Ira and Susan Wimmer Cunningham and was a 1949 graduate of Avalon High School. He married Julia Jean “Jolly” Owings at Chillicothe, MO November 16, 1949, and she...
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