Obituaries

Montgomery, Tippecanoe & Benton County Obituaries

Harry Brennan

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

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

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

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...

Serina Stacy

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...

Dr. James Bayley, Dds

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...

Lyle Clute

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

Frances Bennett

Frances Bennett

Aug 20, 2016

Frances Louise (Linderer) Bennett, 95, of Huntington, IN and formerly of Linden, IN died at Oakbrook Village in Huntington, IN Saturday August 20, 2016, where she had been a patient since February 19, 2015. Frances was born in Lafayette, IN October 3, 1920, the daughter of the late August L. and Jessie O. (Shaw) Linderer. She was a 1938 graduate...

Linda Swingle

Linda Swingle

Aug 16, 2016

Linda Louise Swingle, 68, of Lafayette, IN died at St. Elizabeth East Hospital in Lafayette 9:10 PM Monday August 15, 2016 where she had been a patient since Friday. Linda was born in Zanesville, OH September 5, 1947, the daughter of the late William Harrell and Lela Louis Barlow Dobbins. She retired from Eli Lilly and Co. in 2007 as...

Jamahl Johnson

Jamahl Johnson

Aug 10, 2016

Jamahl D’Andre Johnson, age 14 days, son of Carl N. Johnson and Ashley Elaine Kauffman of Oxford, IN died at IU Arnett Hospital in Lafayette Wednesday August 24, 2016 where he had been a patient for less than a day. Jamahl was born in Lafayette August 10, 2016. Surviving with his parents are three brothers, Jalil and Javell Johnson...

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