Obituaries
Montgomery, Tippecanoe & Benton County Obituaries
Velma Albertson
Feb 20, 2016
Velma Buchanan Albertson, 91, of West Lafayette, IN, and formerly of Benton County, IN went to be with Jesus at 11:35 PM Saturday February 20, 2016 at St. Elizabeth East Hospital in Lafayette, IN. Velma was born in Nancy, KY October 12, 1924, the daughter of the late Daniel and Flora Merrick Prather, and was a graduate of Nancy,...
Jane Burton
Feb 20, 2016
Jane M. Burton, 85, of Lafayette, died at Westminster Village Healthcare in West Lafayette 2:17 PM Saturday February 20, 2016 where she had been a patient the past three weeks. Jane was born in Bloomington, IL March 31, 1930 the daughter of the late Herman William and Mary E. McKinley Orendorff and was a graduate of Trinity High School...
Dr. Robert Dale
Feb 1, 2016
Dr. Robert (Bob) Frederick Dale, age 94, of West Lafayette, IN, passed away February 1, 2016. Bob Dale was born in Lincoln, NE, on December 5, 1921 to Professor Frederick G. and Edythe Wrigley Dale and was raised in Wayne, NE. He married Anna Margaret (Amy) Clark of Chevy Chase, MD, in 1949, and together they raised five children:...
Dr. Robert (Bob) Dale
Feb 1, 2016
Dr. Robert (Bob) Frederick Dale, age 94, of West Lafayette, IN, passed away February 1, 2016. Bob Dale was born in Lincoln, NE, on December 5, 1921 to Professor Frederick G. and Edythe Wrigley Dale and was raised in Wayne, NE. He married Anna Margaret (Amy) Clark of Chevy Chase, MD, in 1949, and together they raised five children: Anne,...
Charles Parker
Jan 21, 2016
Charles McBee Parker, Professor Emeritus of Theatre at the University of Wyoming died 1-21-2016 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Mr. Parker was born February 2, 1922 in Greencastle, Indiana to Ralph William Parker and Elsie (McBee) Parker. The family moved to Martinsville, Indiana in 1925. He attended the Martinsville schools until 1937; living in Linden, Indiana until graduation from Linden High...
Gregory Martin
Jan 21, 2016
Gregory Jerome Martin, 59, of West Lafayette, died at his residence Thursday January 21, 2016 suddenly and unexpectedly. Gregory was born in Rensselear, IN August 12, 1956, the son of Elizabeth Jane Conlin Martin and the late George Jerome Martin. He was a graduate of Lafayette Central Catholic High School and attended Purdue University. He retired from Tate and...
Helen Hession
Jan 19, 2016
Helen E. Hession, 63, of Lafayette died at Rosewalk Village in Lafayette following a brief illness. Helen was born in Lafayette March 20, 1952, the daughter of the late George and Frances Jarka Hession, and was a 1970 graduate of Lafayette Central Catholic High School. She was employed by the City of Lafayette Police Department in the records division...
Margaret Clifton
Jan 19, 2016
Margaret E. Clifton, 93, of Oxford, IN died at Westminster Village Healthcare Center in West Lafayette, IN Tuesday January 19, 2016. Margaret was born in Pine Village, IN January 7, 1923, the daughter of the late Clarence McKinley and Clela Fry Martindale. She was a 1941 graduate of Boswell High School and attended Purdue University, studying entomology. Margaret Married...
Phyllis Thayer
Jan 17, 2016
Phyllis Madge Thayer, 92, of Lafayette and formerly of New Richmond, IN died at St. Elizabeth East Hospital in Lafayette 3:02 PM Sunday January 17, 2016. Mrs. Thayer was born in Clarks Hill, IN December 20, 1923, the daughter of the late Lora and Lola Edna Parker McGuire and was a 1942 graduate of New Richmond, High School. She...
Cletus Reiss
Jan 17, 2016
Cletus Moses Reiss entered into heavenly peace last Sunday morning, January 17, 2016. Cletus was born on May 21, 1923 in Ramsey, Illinois. He was lovingly raised in Assumption, Illinois by his mother Lena and step-father Dick Donovan. Cletus faithfully served his country during WWII as an Army-Air Forces Staff Sergeant, a Pistol Range Instructor, and a Ball-Turret Gunner...
Dorothy Budreau
Jan 12, 2016
Dorothy M. Budreau, 92, of Fowler, IN passed away on Tuesday January 12, 2016 at Green Hill Manor in Fowler, IN where she had resided the past three months. She was born on May 13, 1923 to the late Frank and Ida (Muller) Gross. Her marriage was to Eugene Budreau on May 20, 1947, and he preceded her in...
Mary Harbolt
Jan 5, 2016
Mary L. Harbolt of Oxford, IN passed into life eternal on Tuesday January 5, 2016. She was born to Frank Shaw and Mary Melissa Allie Shaw in Fowler, IN June 6, 1924. Mary was preceded in death by her beloved husband Virgil in 1994 and by all of her siblings. She is survived by four sons: David, Belvidere, IL;...
Billie Vice
Jan 1, 2016
Billie D. Vice, 69, of Boswell, IN died in his home 8:50 PM Friday January 1, 2016. Billie was born in Boswell May 13, 1946, the son of the late Cecil Delbert and Sarah Beatrice Misner Vice, and was a life- long resident of Boswell. He attended Boswell schools and was a self-employed handyman. Surviving are three sisters, Carolyn...
Priscilla Bazler
Jan 1, 2016
Priscilla Jean Bazler, 85, of Lafayette, died at St. Anthony's Healthcare in Lafayette 5:400 PM Friday January 1, 2016 where she had resided since August 2013. Priscilla was born in Lafayette April 30, 1930, the daughter of the late Nicholas and Nova Graves Pappas. Mrs. Bazler was a graduate of Lafayette Jefferson High School and attended Warren-Wilson College in...
Helen King
Dec 25, 2015
Helen Louise King, age 96, died on Friday, December 25, 2015, at St. Anthony's Health Care, Lafayette, Indiana. Helen was born March 4, 1919, in Louisville, Kentucky. She was the first-born child of Clarence and Florence Smith. Helen worked with her parents at the Madison Floral Shoppe, Madison, Indiana. She and her dad moved to West Lafayette, Indiana, in...
Donald Behler
Dec 21, 2015
Donald J. "Don" Behler, 77, of Lafayette, died Monday December 21, 2015. He was born in Lafayette, IN January 7, 1938, the son of the late Louis C. and Anna Marie Hoefer Behler and was a 1957 graduate of Lafayette Jefferson High School. Don was employed as a machine operator for Ross Gear/TRW and retired after 40 years of...
Thomas Hoss
Dec 21, 2015
Thomas J. Hoss, of Lafayette, died Monday morning December 21, 2015 in his residence. He was born in Crawfordsville, IN April 27, 1947, the son of the late Isaac E. and Dortha E. Odell Hoss. Thomas was a graduate of Lauramie Township High School and attended Montanna State and Purdue University. He married Peggy A. Dodson in West Lafayette,...
Onnie Cosby
Dec 18, 2015
Onnie Dexter Cosby, 78, of West Point, IN died at IU Arnett Hospital 12:17 PM Friday December 18, 2015 where he had been a patient for the past two days. Mr. Cosby was born in Tazewell, TN April 12, 1937, the son of the late Millard and Birdie Louise Sulfridge Cosby, and was a graduate of Klondike High School....
Charles Gillam
Dec 16, 2015
Charles William Gillam, 87, of Lafayette, formerly of Kokomo, IN died at Creasy Springs Healthcare in Lafayette 12:30 AM Wednesday December 16, 2015 shortly after admission. Head n his wife had been residing in Lafayette since June, 2013 to be mear their daughter. Charles was born in Kokomo, IN May 3, 1928, the son of the late Vern R....
Dorothy Watson
Dec 7, 2015
Dorothy M. Watson, 91, of West Lafayette, IN died Monday December 7, 2015 at University Place Assisted Living. She was born January 12, 1924 in Auburn, New York, to William F. Moses, Sr. and Marjorie Muth Moses. Her marriage was to Jack R. Watson in Auburn on October 21, 1950 and he preceded her in death in 2006. Dot...
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