All Obituaries

Larry Lee Carter, 80, of Lafayette, passed away at Franciscan St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lafayette 12:18 AM Wednesday April 7, 2021. He was born in Lafayette February 20, 1941, the son of the late Lawrence Edward and Myrtle (Jameson) Carter, Larry was a 1959 graduate of Oxford High School and received both his Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Computer Science from Indiana State University. He taught at Oxford High School, Marian College in Indianapolis, Ancilla College in Plymouth, St. Joseph...

Clarence A. Cecille, 71, of Lafayette, passed away at IU Arnett Hospital in Lafayette Friday March 26, 2021. He was born in Chicago, IL September 19, 1949, the son of the late Clarence B. and Jean A. (Koperny) Cecille. He purchased a home and moved his family to Wingate, IN in 1974 where he cared for his parents until his move to Lafayette, IN in 1994. Clarence was a graduate of Lakeview High School in Chicago and was employed at Fairfield Manufacturing in Lafayette from 1974 until his...

Sheila Marie Moss, 70, of Linden, passed away at Franciscan St. Elizabeth Hospital in Crawfordsville, IN 12:46 PM Tuesday April 6, 2021 where she had been a patient for three days. She was born in Crawfordsville, IN November 23, 1950, the daughter of the late Fred N. and Rosetta (Neff) Hall and was a graduate of Crawfordsville High School. Sheila married James G. Moss in Linden, IN December 31, 2004 and he survives. Professionally, Sheila was a bookkeeper for Snyder Sheet Metal for several...

Barbara L. McKinnis, 86, of Romney, IN passed away at Cumberland Pointe Healthcare in West Lafayette 8:20 AM Wednesday March 24, 2021. She was born in Indianapolis May 2, 1934, the daughter of the late Reuben and Lois (Sims) Wooten and was a graduate of Broad Ripple Art School in Indianapolis. Her marriage was to Raymond H. McKinnis August 23, 1976 in Romney, IN and he preceded her in death September 24, 2004. Barbara was a homemaker, farmers wife, semi-truck driver and cook for ZTA Sorority...

Anna Mary Hamady, 89, of Lafayette, IN peacefully passed away at her home on Wednesday March 17, 2021 at 7:20 PM surrounded by her loved ones. She was born in East Springfield, PA July 13, 1931, the daughter of the late John and Anna (Vajda) Nachman. Anna was a graduate of West Springfield, PA High School and received her Registered Nursing Degree from Hamot Hospital School of Nursing in Erie, PA. Anna married the love of her life, Edward G. Hamady in Girard, PA on February 14, 1953. He...

Mom was born at the end of the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic and died during the current Covid-19 pandemic; but despite the ominous beginning and end, she lived a very long, full life. Her lifelong goal was to live a century and, of course, being Mom, she lived an extra year and 9 days for good measure. Mom was born on February 3, 1920 to Henry G. and Esther A. (Siefers) Buit in Lafayette, Indiana. She was the third of five children, 1 boy and 4 girls, each of them 2 years apart in age. Her...

Elizabeth Jane Martin, 84, of Lafayette, died March 1st, 2021 at IU Medical Center, surrounded by her family where she had been a patient for 4 weeks. Born May 31st, 1936 in Fair Oaks, IN to the late John Raymond and Frances Eva (Bongart) Conlin, she graduated from Rensselaer High School in 1954, and shortly thereafter met her husband of 53 years, George Jerome ‘Jerry’ Martin, who preceded her in passing on October 10, 2009. Married on November 5th, 1955 in St. Augustine Parish in...

Lauren Ashlii Wilson passed away Friday, February 26th. She was born on January 25th, 1983 in Roswell, New Mexico and lived in Battle Creek, Michigan until her sophomore year when she moved with her family to Marion. She graduated 3rd in her class at Lakeview High School and attended Indiana Wesleyan where she received a bachelor’s degree in nursing. She enjoyed travel and spent part of her nursing career as a travel nurse. She loved taking care of newborns and their mothers. She loved...

Dr. John Daniel (Dan) Rodkey, DDS passed to eternal life on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at Franciscan Hospital East of metastatic cancer. Dan was born on May 8, 1938 in Burlington, IN to Fred and Mary Elizabeth (Beth) Rodkey. He grew up there on a farm where he said he discovered his dental talent early on by drilling holes in wood and filling them up with putty. He is survived by his wife, Diane Misch-Rodkey, with whom he shares two children: Sister Maria Teresita (Alaina) Rodkey of...

James L. “Jim” Bartlett of Linden, IN passed away on the evening of Tuesday February 9, 2021. Born November 4th, 1953 in Crawfordsville, Indiana, he was the son of Joseph and Elizabeth Thompson Bartlett. Jim worked for 25+ years at Purdue University. Jim loved to spend his days hunting, fishing, and enjoying the great outdoors. He could always be found visiting with friends or chasing around grandchildren. Jim is survived LaVonne Bartlett, mother of his 4 sons, Timothy of...