Obituaries
Montgomery, Tippecanoe & Benton County Obituaries
Thelma Winchester
Feb 19, 2012
Thelma M. Winchester, 73, of Oxford, IN. died at Franciscan Health, St. Elizabeth Central in Lafayette, IN. 8:43 PM Sunday February 19, 2012 where she had been a patient the past 2 weeks. Thelma was bon in Coopersville, KY. January 19, 1939, the daughter of the late Quincy John and Delia Bell Slavens, and had resided most all of...
Frank Looker
Feb 17, 2012
Frank P. Looker, 83, of Oxford, was found deceased at his residence Friday evening February 17, 2012. Frank was born in Keokuk, Iowa June 6, 1928, the son of the late Delbert Garnest and Mary Elizabeth Shawn Looker and attended Jacksonville, IL. schools. He married Mary Ellen Morrow at Jacksonville, IL. May 9, 1948, and she preceded him in...
Beulah Rumpza
Feb 11, 2012
Beulah D. "Boots" DeHahn Rumpza, 95, of Lafayette, died at Cumberland Pointe Healthcare Center in West Lafayette 6:45 PM Saturday February 11, 2012 where she had resided the past 4 years. She was born in Tippecanoe County March 25, 1916, the daughter of the late Sam and Ida Shelley Murr, and attended Monitor High School. Beulah was first married...
John Staley
Feb 3, 2012
John F. "Jack" Staley, 90, of Lafayette, died at his residence 4:00 PM Friday February 3, 2012. Jack was born in Lafayette, IN. June 7, 1921, the son of the late John R. and Elizabeth Williams Staley, and was a 1939 graduate of West Lafayette High School, and attended Purdue University. He joined the US Army, and served in...
John Bush
Feb 2, 2012
John G. Bush, July 24, 1928 to February 02, 2012 John G. Bush of Lafayette In, died at Indiana University Health on February 2, 2012, 11:22 p.m. John was born in Hammond, In. on July 24, 1928 and was the son of the late Archie and Marie A. Bossing Bush. John graduated with the class of 1947 from Jefferson...
Edna Holbrook
Feb 2, 2012
Edna L. Holbrook, 93, of Lafayette, died at St. Elizabeth East Hospital 6:50 AM Thursday February 2, 2012 where she had been a patient since January 21. Edna was born in Chicago, IL. December 5, 1918, the daughter of the late William J. and Ina Brown May, and attended schools in Chicago. She married Russell J. Holbrook in Chicago...
Barbara Sparrendahl
Feb 1, 2012
Barbara Ann Sparrendahl Barbara Ann Sparrendahl, of Lafayette, died at 10:15 AM Wednesday February 1, 2012 at St. Elizabeth Central Hospital. Barbara woa born on October 8, 1934 in Ft. Wayne, IN. the daughter of the late Cletus and BeatriceGrothouse Metzger. She married Robert A. Sparrendahl on October 23, 1954 and he preceded her in death on December 21,...
Elizabeth Myer
Jan 28, 2012
Elizabeth L. Myer, 94, of Lafayette, died at Regency Place Healthcare in Lafayette 9:50 PM Saturday January 28, 2012. She was born in Lafayette December 8, 1917, the daughter of the late Joseph and Clara Rost Held and was a lifelong Lafayette resident. She married Leon C. Sewell in Lafayette October 20, 1933, and he preceded her in death...
A. Gray
Jan 22, 2012
A. Marian Gray, 92, of Pine Village, IN. died at Woodland Manor Healthcare Center in Attica, IN. Sunday January 22, 2012 at 3:35 PM, where she had been a patient the past year. She was born in Warren County, IN. May 27, 1919, the daughter of the late Ben and Zula Hickman Neal, but was raised by her aunt...
Robert Hanson
Jan 19, 2012
Robert M. Hanson, age 90, of Lafayette, died at his residence at Rosewalk Commons at 8:55 PM Thursday January 19, 2012. Robert was born in Kathryn, North Dakota August 26, 1921, the son of the late Thor and Anne Thoreson Hanson, both imigrants from Oslo, Norway. He was educated in North Dakota, and attended Purdue University. Robert enlisted in...
Glen Bymaster
Jan 18, 2012
Glen W. Bymaster, 86, of New Richmond, died at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Crawfordsville 3:42 AM Wednesday January 18, 2012. He was born in Ladoga, IN. April 1, 1925, the son of the late Roy B. and Neva McFerren Bymaster, and was a graduate of Ladoga High School. Glen married Rosemary May Goettling at Indiananapolis, IN. December 30, 1944,...
Luella Worland
Jan 2, 2012
LuElla Margaret Worland, 84, of Lafayette, died at her residence Monday January 2, 2012 at 3:40 AM due to congestive heart failure. LuElla was born in Fowler, IN. August 21, 1927, the daughter of the late Ivan and Caroline Pothuisje Nutt, and was a graduate of Fowler High School. She married Leo Robert "Bob" Worland at Fowler, IN. April...
Eloice Koekenberg
Dec 31, 2011
Eloice E. (Barner) Koekenberg, 84, of Monon died 1:25pm Saturday, December 31, 2011 at I.U. Health-Arnett Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born May 14, 1927 near Monon, IN to Bloice & Esther (Ehnen) Barner. She was a 1945 graduate of Monon High School. On December 29, 1946 she married Emil Koekenberg at the Frankfort United Methodist...
Helen Dehahn
Dec 26, 2011
Helen Vaughan DeHahn, 97, died on Monday, December 26, 2011 at 3:30pm. Helen was born in Lafayette, Indiana on January 17, 1914, the daughter of George V. Vaughan and Esther Kurtz Vaughan. She married John Charles DeHahn at St. Charles Catholic Church in Otterbein on June 1, 1936 and he preceded her in death on August 10, 1967. Helen...
Kenneth Irvin
Dec 24, 2011
Kenneth R. Irvin, 74, of Lafayette, IN. died at his residence 5:15 AM Saturday December 24, 2011. Kenneth was born in Mt. Hermon, KY. Ocotber 6, 1937 the son of the late Lawrence and Ortha Daniels Irvin, and was a graduate of Coal Creek High School in Montgomery County, IN. He married his wife of 36 years, Kathleen C....
Ernest Garrett
Dec 23, 2011
Ernest D. "Ernie" Garrett. 70, was called home unexpectedly on December 23, 2011. He had been in St. Elizabeth East since December 14, being treated for pneumonia and complications. He was born in Lafayette IN. January 4, 1941, the son of the late Ledmon E. and Pauline Norrod Garrett. Ernie graduated from Dayton, IN. High School and had lived...
Helen Meluch
Dec 18, 2011
Helen M. Meluch, 92, of Lafayette, IN. died at Cumberland Pointe Healthcare Center in West Lafayette, IN. 6:08 PM Sunday December 18, 2011 where she had been a patient the past 3 weeks. Helen was born in Pricedale, PA. June 24, 1919, the daughter of the late Peter and Eva Furtak Rusyniak, and was a graduate of Pricedale High...
Genevieve Parsons
Dec 15, 2011
Mai Genevieve KIooz-Parsons was born January 30, 1924 in Lafayette, Indiana, the daughter of Theodore and Florence (Gebhardt) Klooz. Much of her childhhood was spent living on Wildcat Creek near Barton's Beach, years which fostered a lifelong love of wildlife. It was on the Wildcat where she met John Robert Parsons. They were married May 6, 1942, just before...
Garry Guthridge
Dec 5, 2011
Garry A. Guthridge, 76, of Indianapolis and formerly of Fowler, Indiana, died December 5, 2011. He was born May 30, 1935 in Swanington, Indiana to Esther B. (Scott) Guthridge and Emmett O. Guthridge. Garry was a graduate of Fowler High School, and Purdue University where he obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Speech. While in college, Garry played clarinet in...
Mary German
Dec 5, 2011
Mary Elnor German, widow of Willis "Bill" German and mother of F. William "Bill" German, passed away December 5, 2011 after a short illness. Mary was born October 25, 1920 to Maude (Tyndall) and Claude Shumate in Lafayette, IN. She graduated in 1939 from Clarks Hill High School, where she excelled in scholastics and played basketball. Mary and Bill...
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