All Obituaries

Johanna I. Mosley, 85, of Oxford, IN passed away at IU Arnett Hospital in Lafayette 4:11 AM Sunday July 7, 2019 where she had been a patient the past 13 days. Johanna was born July 3, 1934 in Wayne, Michigan, the daughter of the late William and Iva (Perkins) Herrmann and was a graduate of Crawfordsville, IN High School. She married John L. Mosley in Crawfordsville, IN July 7, 1979, and he survives. While residing in Crawfordsville, Johanna attended St. Bernard’s Catholic Church. She...

Mary Margaret “Margie” Wilson Margie Wilson passed away on June 29, 2019, age 93, leaving behind a legacy of a life filled with family, faith and friends. Margie was born on July 4, 1925 in Connersville, Indiana to Nicholas and Elizabeth (Moritz) Mancini. Margie was one of 4 siblings, Peter, Rosemary Youmans and Lenora Bogardus. She attended St. Gabriel Elementary and Connersville High School, where she was the valedictorian of her 1943 graduating class. Between high school and college...

Alfredo Gonzalez, Jr. of Conroe, Texas went home to be with the Lord on June27, 2019. He had been fighting a battle with being sick for a very long time. He was born August 20, 1937 in Brownsville, Texas to Alfredo and Aurora Lartigue Gonzalez. His family moved to Temperance, Michigan where he graduated from Bedford High School in 1956. He had a love of Country and Airplanes so he joined the United States Air Force. He served with pride from 1960-1964 at Travis Air Force Base. He married the...

Gerald D. Barnard, 75, of Oxford, IN passed away at Franciscan East, St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lafayette 4:56 PM Monday June 24, 2019 where he had been a patient the past 10 days. Gerald was born in Lafayette February 6, 1944, the son of the late Gene and Loretta (Bennett) Barnard and attended Oxford High School. He married Martha L. Tatlock in Oxford, IN June 1, 1968 and she preceded him in death October 6, 2015. Gerald served in the U.S. Marine Corps for four years during the Viet Nam War....

Homer Lee Sipes, 78, of Otterbein, IN passed away at Signature Healthcare in Lafayette Friday June 21, 2019 at 7:35 PM where he had been a resident the past five years. Homer was born in Attica, IN March 23, 1941, the son of the late Paul S. and Jessie Iola (Rater) Sipes, Sr. He married Marian J. Foltz at Montmorenci, IN in 1970, and she preceded him in death October 2010. Homer owned and operated Market Square Shoe Repair in Lafayette for many years. He was a member of the Moose Lodge in...

Nicena Kay Chalkus, 58, of Lafayette, passed away at her residence Tuesday morning June 4, 2019. Nicena was born in Danville, IL September 25, 1960, the daughter of James L. and Janice C. (Sandusky) Chalkus. She was a graduate of Danville, (IL) High School and a graduate of Lakeview Radiology School in Danville in 1988. She was currently employed at IU Arnett Hospital in Lafayette the past ten years, and previously employed at Lafayette Home Hospital for 26 years as a radiologist and MRI...

Frances Potter Breitner died quietly at home in Cave Creek, Arizona on February 12, 2019 at the age of 96. Frances, born to Harriett Ferrill Potter and George Potter on July 29, 1922 in Lafayette, Indiana, attended Tudor Hall at Indianapolis and graduating from Beaver College, a New York art school. After a life-changing accident Frances became an occupational therapist, finishing her training in Hawaii before moving to Arizona in 1954 where she worked at the Arizona State Hospital in...

Leo F. Etter, age 75 from Oxford, IN passed away on June 9, 2019 surrounded by his family at Greenhill Manor Nursing Home in Fowler, IN. Leo was born on April 18, 1944 in Lafayette, IN. He graduated from Otterbein High School in 1962 and continued his education at Purdue University where he earned his Bachelor's Degree in General Ag. Following college, he was commissioned as a 2nd Lt in the United States Air Force and attended undergraduate pilot training at Laughlin Air Force Base in Del...

Thelma Dean (Williams) Glaspie, 88, of Oxford, IN passed away at Green-Hill Manor in Fowler, IN Friday morning, May 24, 2019. She had been a patient there for 3 weeks and in ill health the past 10 years. Thelma was born in Oxford, IN April 11, 1931, the daughter of Irvin K. “Red” and Thelma Mae (Nicholas) Williams, and was a graduate of Pine Township High School. She married Robert L. Glaspie at the Oxford Church of Christ on August 19, 1950. She had been employed by Farmcraft Farm...

Michal Jon Lockard age 80 of Lafayette passed away Sunday, May 20, 2019 at 1:00 AM. Born on April 8, 1939 in Lafayette, he attended grade school in West Lafayette (Morton), in Ade, IN, and at St. Boniface in Lafayette. He attended High School in West Lafayette, Class of ’57 where he played football, baseball, basketball, and track earning 9 varsity letters. Michael attended Purdue University in Industrial Engineering and Illinois Institute of Technology. Early in his career Michael...