All Obituaries

John David Lester, 62 of Lafayette, was found deceased at his residence Sunday January 13, 2019 of an apparent heart attack. He was born in Lafayette, IN December 11, 1956, the son of Imogene “Jean” Halsema Lester and the late Bernard P. Lester. John was a graduate of McCutcheon High School, class of 1976, and served in the U.S. Navy from Sept. 1976 until Sept. 1980. He married Kathleen M. “Kathy” Peters in Lafayette October 17, 1997 and she preceded him in death...

Judith Kay Steiner Wierenga 76, of Lafayette passed away on January 11, 2019 at Milner Community Healthcare. She was born July 26, 1942 to the late George and Rena Thomas and was the 3rd of 5 children. Joe (Jan) Thomas, Evelyn (Tom) Heide, Karen (Bobby) Hiatt, Steve (Dixie) Thomas. She graduated from Battle Ground HS and was employed at Square D Electric. In 1967 she was married to Edward Steiner. They were married for 25 years, and had two children Shelly (Tommy) Hicks of Lafayette...

Margaret C. “Dee” Wehrle, 85, of Lafayette, passed away at IU Arnett hospital 5:03 PM Monday January 7, 2019 shortly after admission. She was born February 4, 1933 in Lafayette to the late William M. and Anna Alberta (Beck) Platt and attended Tippecanoe County Schools. Dee married John R. Wehrle at Battle Ground, IN June 1, 1985 and he survives. She was employed for 19 years with the former GTE as a telephone operator, and retired after 22 years with the Tippecanoe County Sheriff’s...

C. Goar Altepeter, 93, of Romney, passed away at Franciscan St. Elizabeth East Hospital Thursday January 3, 2019 at 6:25 PM. Goar was born in Boswell, IN July 8, 1925, the son of the late Cyril and Elizabeth (Kult) Altepeter and attended Fowler, IN schools. His first marriage was to Ivadean Hamelman in Oxford, IN January 31, 1947 and she preceded him in death July 14, 1995. He later married Eleanor (Zink) Laffoon at Crawfordsville, IN and she survives. Goar was a welder for Newton County...

Judith Lee “Judy” Bramer, age 80, of Lafayette, passed away at 3:57 PM Saturday January 5, 2019 with her family at her side. Judy was born in Lafayette August 11, 1938, the daughter of the late Clarence and Elizabeth (Roche) Starrett, and was a 1956 graduate of St. Francis High School. She married Richard Dale “Dick” Bramer at St. Boniface Church in Lafayette August 3, 1957, and he survives. Judy was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and neighbor. She was a life member of St....

Danny Aaron Buck, Sr., 67, of Lafayette, died at IU Arnett Hospital in Lafayette 6:18 PM Tuesday December 25, 2018 after a long battle with Guillain-Barre’ Syndrome. Danny was born in Williamsport, IN July 21, 1951, the son of the late Aaron Calvin Buck and Fannie Eileen (Lee) Buck. He was a graduate of Pine Village High School and received his Associates Degree from Purdue University in drafting, and was employed as a draftsman all of his career before his illness forced his...

James E. Wemhoff, 96, passed away peacefully on December 21, 2018, at The Springs in Lafayette, in the presence of family. The eldest of three children, he was born January 29, 1922, in Decatur, Indiana, to Adrian and Mary Agnes Wemhoff. His brother Theodore (Carolyn) of Decatur and his sister Dorothy Wagley of Spokane, Washington, survive him. Jim graduated from Decatur Catholic High School, and from International Business College. During World War II, he served in Europe as a medic...

Gary Welshimer, 61, of Linden, Indiana passed away December 10, 2018. Gary loved life and lived it to its fullest. He enjoyed spending time with family and friends and never met a stranger. He loved fishing, working on cars, and gardening. Gary was a hard working man. Over the years he worked as a machinist for Impex, Raybestos and Stalcop. He worked at Ag Alumni and also drove a truck for HiTECH where everyone knew him as “Clutch.” That name followed him the rest of his life and...

Aleesa Ann Stacey 60, of Oxford, IN, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly Thursday afternoon December 6, 2018 while at her place of employment. She was born in Lafayette August 31,1958, the daughter of the late John Howard and Joan Margaret (Donahue) Trueblood and was a 1977 graduate of Benton Central High School. Aleesa was employed for Fellure Foods in Otterbein for nearly 20 years, most recently as a store manager. Surviving are two daughters, Shawna J. Campbell (Tim) of Florida;...

Pedro F. Castillo, 93, passed away December 3, 2018. Born on November 14, 1925 to the late Pedro F. and Estela Castillo in Arequipa, Peru, he was raised by his loving aunt, “Mama Aurelia’ and her husband Pedro P. Diaz. Pedro journeyed to the United States in 1948 to study mechanical engineering at Purdue University. He met Patricia Harmon, and the pair married in 1953. He became a proud American citizen on October 31, 1967. Pedro worked at Lehnen’s Furniture for over 54 years. He...