Obituaries

Montgomery, Tippecanoe & Benton County Obituaries

Beverly Canganelli

Beverly Canganelli

Oct 9, 2008

Beverly J. Canganelli, 81, of Lafayette, died at St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital in Indianapolis 2:02 P.M. Thursday October 9, 2008 where she had been a patient since September 22. Born in Templeton, Indiana December 6, 1926, the daughter of the late William J. and Shirley L. Hickman Neal, she had resided in Lafayette since 1957. Mrs. Canganelli was...

Esta Bayless

Esta Bayless

Oct 5, 2008

Esta Frances Bayless, 89, of Morristown, Indiana, formerly of Pine Village, died at Hancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield, IN. Sunday October 5, 2008, where she had been a patient for the past week. She had been a patient at Morristown Manor, Morristown, IN since June 2005.. Born in Lafayette September 20, 1919, the daughter of the late Eugene L....

C. Anderson

C. Anderson

Oct 4, 2008

C. Herbert Anderson, 84, of Lafayette, died at Lafayette Home Hospital 8:26 PM Saturday October 4, 2008. Born in Lafayette March 21, 1924, the son of the late Clifton H. and Adela Werner Anderson, he was a life long Lafayette resident. He was a graduate of Lafayette Jefferson High School, attended Stanford University and Lafayette Business College. Mr. Anderson...

Lorine Roth

Lorine Roth

Oct 4, 2008

Lorine L. Roth, 97, of Lafayette, died at St. Anthony's Healthcare Center 9:20 A.M. Saturday October 4, 2008 where she had been a patient since August 31. Born in Tippecanoe County, Near Odell, March 8, 1911, the daughter of the late Harry Wilbert and Mary Louise Hendricks Thayer, she was a life long county resident and a had resided...

Harold Mcbee

Harold Mcbee

Sep 29, 2008

Harold Frederick McBee, 73, of Crawfordsville died Monday, Sept. 29, 2008, at the IU Medical Center from complications of liver cancer. He was born February 12, 1935 in Crawfordsville to the late Isaac C. and Hallie Henderson McBee of Linden. He graduated from Linden High School in 1953 and Purdue University in 1957. He also served in the U.S....

Leona Richard

Leona Richard

Sep 26, 2008

Leona W. Richard, 100 of Lafayette, died at St. Mary's Healthcare in Lafayette 12:15 A.M. Friday September 26, 2008. Born in Lafayette October 22, 1907, the daughter of the late Charles F. and Lillie L. Stierle Zipp, she was a lifelong Lafayette resident. She married Elbert L. Richard in April 1927, and he preceded her in death February 1973....

Joseph Solbach

Joseph Solbach

Sep 25, 2008

Joseph A. Solbach, 82, of Lafayette, died at Heritage Healthcare, West Lafayette 1:25 A.M. Thursday Sept, 25, 2008. Born in Lafayette February 1, 1926, the son of the late Anton and Augusta Golla Solbach, he was a life long Lafayette resident. He married Mary Alberta Donaldson in Lafayette August 7, 1976, and she preceded him in death January 16,...

Jeanne Mikels

Jeanne Mikels

Sep 17, 2008

Jeanne Mikels, 53, of Lafayette, and formerly of Crawfordsville and Linden, died at Lafayette Home Hospital 11:26 A.M. Wednesday Sept. 17, 2008 where she had been a patient for 4 days. She had been ill for the past 2 weeks. Born in Crawfordsville Indiana the daughter of Mary J. Lochard Harshman and the late Harold Harshman, she was a...

Betty Coburn

Betty Coburn

Sep 16, 2008

Betty K. Coburn, 84, of Lafayette, and formerly of San Diego, CA., died at Home Hospital Tuesday Sept. 18, 2008 at 2:20 A.M. where she had been a patient since Sept. 6. Born in Amboy, Indiana March 10, 1924, the daughter of the late Orly O. and Ruth Ellen Byrer Shropshire, Ms. Coburn had resided in Lafayette since 2001,...

Robert Berns

Robert Berns

Sep 9, 2008

Robert J. Berns, 72, of Lafayette, died at the Indiana University Medical Center 11:47 P.M. Tuesday September 9, 2008, where he had been a patient since August 28. Born in LaPorte, Indiana August 10, 1936, the son of the late Robert F. and Henrietta Thompson Berns, he was a graduate of Rochester, IN. High School and Purdue University with...

Olivia Reed

Olivia Reed

Sep 3, 2008

Olivia N. Reed, age 91, of Lafayette and formerly of Indianapolis, died at the residence of Jeffrey and Missy Benham, her great-nephew and niece, 4:35 P.M. Wednesday September 3, 2008. Mrs. Reed had lived in Indianapolis most of her life, returning to Lafayette in February of 2006. Born in Lafayette July 19, 1917, the daughter of the late Henry...

Jeanette Blankman

Jeanette Blankman

Aug 28, 2008

Jeanette A. Blankman, 80, of Fowler, Indiana died at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Lafayette 11:30 A.M. Thursday August 28, 2008, where she had been a patient since Monday. Mrs. Blankman had been in ill health since July 9, 2008. Born in Benton County near Fowler January 30, 1928, the daughter of the late William and Ruth Windler Benner,...

Max Perry

Max Perry

Aug 21, 2008

Max D. Perry, 79, of West Lafayette, and formerly of Delphi, died at the Indiana Veterans Home 3:30 A.M. Thursday August 21, 2008, where he had been a patient since December, 2007. Born in Chalmers, IN. November 9, 1928, the son of the late Mark and Mildred Fleener Perry, he attended White County Schools. Mr. Perry served in the...

Melody Hooper

Melody Hooper

Aug 20, 2008

Melody A. Hooper, 62, of Lafayette, died at St. Elizabeth Medical Center 7:08 P.M. Wednesday August 20, 2008. Born in Indianapolis April 9, 1946, the daughter of the late Hampton C. and Madelyn F. Farrell Young, she was a graduate of Lafayette Central Catholic High School. She married Jack L. Hooper at St. Mary's Cathedral in Lafayette Feb. 19,...

James Mathews

James Mathews

Aug 20, 2008

James E. Mathews, 86, of 3851 N. River Road, West Lafayette, formerly of Valparaiso and McCrory, Arkansas, died at St. Elizabeth Medical Center 12:15 P.M. Wednesday August 20, 2008. He was born in Woodruff, Arkansas April 22, 1922, the son of the late James W. and Leela Elam Mathews. He served in the Army during World War II, and...

John Halsmer

John Halsmer

Aug 12, 2008

John P. Halsmer, 91, of West Lafayette, died at George Davis Manor 2:00 A.M. Tuesday August 12, 2008, where he had had been a patient since October. Born in Lafayette, Indiana January 31, 1917, the son of the late Cornelius John and Roselia Metzger Halsmer, he was a life long Lafayette resident. Mr. Halsmer was a graduate of Monitor,...

Jean Cooley

Jean Cooley

Aug 2, 2008

Jean Ann (Rausch) Cooley, 79, of Clarks Hill died at 8:25 a.m., Saturday August 2, 2008 at her son's home. She had been diagnosed with colon cancer in April. Jean was born in Lafayette, IN on August 16, 1928. She graduated from St. Francis High School and began work at the Purdue admissions office. After nine years there, she...

Isabella Williams

Isabella Williams

Jul 26, 2008

After several months of illness, Isabella L. Williams, 61, died at home Saturday, July 26, 2008. Born April 21, 1947 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Paul and Isabella Lewis, she grew up in McKeesport, Pennsylvania. In 1966, Isabella married Marc H. Williams. She was the first married woman to graduate from Princeton University, class of 1972. In 1981, the Williams...

Richard Bixler

Richard Bixler

Jul 24, 2008

Richard J. "Joe" Bixler, 73, of Lafayette, died at Seton Specialty Hospital in Lafayette 9:27 A.M. Thursday July 24, 2008 where he had been a patient for the past 3 weeks. Born in Hymera, IN. November 23, 1934, the son of the late Ralph V. and Reva L. Butler Bixler, he attended Knightstown, IN. schools, and had resided in...

Samuel Wankel

Samuel Wankel

Jul 23, 2008

Samuel D. "Sam" Wankel, 60, of Pine Village, IN. died suddenly and unexpectedly Wednesday July 23, 2008 in Chattanooga, TN. in the emergency room of Erlanger Medical Center of an apparent heart attack. Born May 9, 1948 in Jacksonville, IL., the son of the late Albert V. and Mary Jean Stout Wankel, he had resided in Pine Village the...

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