Obituaries

Montgomery, Tippecanoe & Benton County Obituaries

William Snellenbarger

William Snellenbarger

Jan 11, 2014

William H. Snellenbarger, 83, of West Lafayette and formerly of New Richmond, died at the Indiana Veterans Home in West Lafayette 8:25 AM Saturday January 11, 2014. William was born in Marshalltown, Iowa June 24, 1930, the son of the late William Ora and Pearl Wild Snellenbarger. He was a graduate of New Richmond High School and attended the...

Rose Vianco

Rose Vianco

Jan 10, 2014

Rose Ann Vianco, 90, of Lafayette, formerly of Indianapolis, IN. died at St. Elizabeth East Hospital 4:40 AM Friday January 10, 2014. Rose Ann was born in Delphi, IN. July 5, 1923, the daughter of the late William "Pete" and Margaret Becker Vianco. She was a 1941 graduate of Delphi High School and attended beauty college in Indianapolis. Rose...

Mary Freel

Mary Freel

Jan 3, 2014

Mary Ellen Freel, 79, of Lafayette, died at Signature Healthcare Center in Lafayette Friday, January 3, 2014, where she had resided the past two years. Mary Ellen was born in Lafayette October 10, 1934, the daughter of the late Wilfred and Fairy McDonald Freel. She was a graduate of West Lafayette High School in 1952, and received her bachelor's...

Virgil Firkins

Virgil Firkins

Dec 29, 2013

Virgil E. Firkins, 97, of West Lafayette, formerly of Romney, IN. died at his residence at Westminster Village 7:02 AM Sunday December 29, 2013 where he had resided the past three years. Virgil was born in Linden, IN. December 18, 1916, the son of the late Elam and Velma Garmon Firkins, and was a graduate of Jackson Township High...

Richard Phillips

Richard Phillips

Dec 28, 2013

Richard V. Phillips, 86, of Lafayette, died at Signature Halthcare Center in Lafayette Saturday December 28, 2013 at 9:30 P.M. Richard was born in Tippecanoe County, IN. December 7, 1927, the son of the late Clyde and Clara Mugg Phillips and was a lifelong Tippecanoe County resident. He was a graduate of Battle Ground High School, and had been...

Beth Borsching

Beth Borsching

Dec 27, 2013

Beth Ann Borsching, 44, of Lafayette, died at Rosewalk Village in Lafayette 10:20 AM Friday December 27, 2013. Beth Ann was born in Lafayette October3, 1969, the daughter of David L. and Mary Kathleen "Kathy" Parker Drerup. She was a graduate of Palatine High School, Palatine, IL. and attended Illinois State University at Bloomington-Normal, IL. Mary Beth had most...

Marvin Robbins

Marvin Robbins

Dec 23, 2013

Marvin A. Robbins, 79, passed away peacefully on Monday December 23, 2013 in his Lafayette residence after a 22 month illness. He was born on June 4, 1934 to the late Harry and Gladys (Brand) Robbins in Clarks Hill where he was raised and attended school. Marvin began his lifelong career in construction and heavy equipment operation after serving...

Mary Whalen

Mary Whalen

Dec 23, 2013

Mary Beth Whalen, 87, of West Lafayette, died at University Place in West Lafayette 9:20 PM Monday December 23, 2013. She was born in Wausau, WI May 24, 1926, the daughter of the late John and Gladys Kelly Sell. Mary Beth graduated from Wausau High School and Marquette University College of Journalism. While at Marquette, she was a member...

Peggy Brouwer

Peggy Brouwer

Dec 21, 2013

Peggy Ann Brouwer, 64, of Lafayette, died at her residence 7:30 PM Saturday December 22, 2013 after a brief illness. Peggy was born in Crawfordsville, IN. May 3, 1949, the daughter of the late Eugene M. and Anna F. Allen Stephenson, and was a 1967 graduate of Lafayette Jefferson High School. Peggy married Gerald D. Brouwer in Lafayette, IN....

Marilyn Senn

Marilyn Senn

Dec 11, 2013

Marilyn C. Senn, 86, of Lafayette, died at the residence of her son, Mark D. Senn of Lafayette early Wednesday morning December 11, 2013. Marilyn was born in Lakota, North Dakota August 4, 1927, the daughter of the late William and Pearl Paul Campbell. She was a graduate of Austin High School in Chicago, IL. and business college also...

Jack Morris

Jack Morris

Dec 3, 2013

Jack E. Morris, 88, of West Lafayette, died at St. Elizabeth Central Emergency Room 10:22 PM Tuesday December 3, 2013. He had been in failing health since September. Jack was born in Paoli, IN. January 5, 1925, the son of the late Harold and Ethel Wininger Morris. He had resided in the Lafayette area since 1956, moving here from...

Ronald Trueblood

Ronald Trueblood

Dec 1, 2013

Ronald Ray Trueblood, 64, of Lafayette, IN. and formerly of Oxford, IN. died at St. Elizabeth East Hospital Sunday December 1, 2013 at 12:44 AM. Ronald was born in Lafayette June 4, 1949, the son of the late John Howard and Joan Margaret Donohue Trueblood. He was a 1967 graduate of Oxford High School and attended Ball State and...

Roland Richard

Roland Richard

Nov 28, 2013

Roland J. Richard, 75, of Dayton, IN. died at St. Elizabeth East Hospital 12:30 PM Thursday November 28, 2013 suddenly and unexpectedly of an apparent heart attack. Roland was born in Plymouth, IN. October 16, 1938 the son of the late Arthur J. and Agnes C. Finney Richard. He attended St. Michael's Grade School in Plymouth and was a...

Othie Flynn

Othie Flynn

Nov 17, 2013

Othie Flynn, 95, of West Lafayette and formerly of Boswell, died at Heritage Healthcare in West Lafayette 4:22 PM Sunday November 17, 2013 where he had resided the past three years. Othie was born in Wayne County, Kentucky May 11, 1918, the son of the late William T. and Ollie Maud Eads Flynn. He served in the U. S....

Msgr. Potthoff

Msgr. Potthoff

Nov 15, 2013

Msgr. Frederick E. Potthoff, 95, died at 12:08 a.m. at University Place, West Lafayette Friday November 15, 2013. Born on Aug. 25, 1918, he was born to the late Frederick and Irene (Noll) Potthoff in Fort Wayne, Ind. He was preceded in death by two younger brothers. Msgr. Potthoff attended St. Mary's Grade School; St. Jude School; and Central...

Sandra Hull

Sandra Hull

Nov 9, 2013

Sandra M. Hull, 71, of Oxford, IN. died at IU Arnett Hospital in Lafayette Saturday Nov. 9, 2013 at 7:00 PM. Sandra was born in Fowler, IN. November 22, 1941, the daughter of the late Ralph and Louise Goddard Cyr. She was a graduate of Oxford, IN. High School, a member of the Order of Eastern Star and had...

Leonard Collins

Leonard Collins

Nov 8, 2013

Leonard Eugene Collins, 87, of rural Lafayette died 9:38 PM Friday, November 8,2013 at St. Elizabeth Central surrounded by family. He was born March 31, 1926 in Gerald, Il. He received his diploma in 1945 from Armstrong High School, Armstrong, IL. On March 22, 1956 he married Angeline Pauline Jones in Lafayette and she preceded him in death on...

Doris Fix

Doris Fix

Oct 23, 2013

Doris I. Fix, 97, of West Lafayette and formerly of Benton County, died at Cumberland Pointe Healthcare in West Lafayette Wednesday October 23, 2013. Doris was born March 30, 1916 in Pine Village, IN. the daughter of the late James Eli and Gladys Martindale Fenters and was a 1934 graduate of Pine Village, IN. High School. She married Ronald...

Miriam Walters

Miriam Walters

Oct 15, 2013

Miriam Rebecca (Hickner) Walters, 75 passed away at St. Elizabeth Central Hospital, Lafayette, Indiana on October 15, 2013 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Miriam was born in Elwood, Indiana, April 26th, 1938 to Jerome and Edith Hickner. She graduated from Lafayette Jefferson High School. She was married to Joseph R. Walters on March 2nd, 1957 at St....

Judith Hotchkiss

Judith Hotchkiss

Oct 15, 2013

Judith Kay Hotchkiss, 69, of Lafayette, died at IU Arnett Hospital in Lafayette Tuesday October 15, 2013 at 5:15 AM. She was born in Crawfordsville, IN. February 11, 1944, the daughter of the late Dennis M. and E. Maxine King Walker. Judith had resided in Lafayette since 1957, and been employed at the Indiana Veterans Home as a housekeeper,...

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