All Obituaries

Dr. Rev. Carl August Malmgren passed away peacefully, Sunday March 3rd, at his home in Lafayette, IN surrounded by family. He was 70. Carl was born May 17th, 1948 in Gothenburg, NE to Stanley and Margret Malmgren. He grew up and attended school in a two room schoolhouse in the sandhills of Western Nebraska. In 1966 he graduated from Chadron Jr./Sr. High School in Chadron, NE. On September 1st, 1973 he married Marilyn (Thompson) Malmgren with whom he would have 3 children and build a...

Kevin P. Leuck, 67, of Oxford, Indiana, passed away at his residence early Sunday morning March 17, 2019. He was born May 11, 1951 in Lafayette, IN to Rosetta Henry Leuck and the late Paul Leuck and was a 1969 graduate of Benton Central High School. Kevin married Cheryl A. ‘Sherry” Hatke at Sacred Heart Church in Fowler April 29, 1972 and she survives. He was a grain and livestock farmer all his life, and served as a Benton County Commissioner from 1991 until 2014 and was a member of St...

Carole Lee (Sutton) Howard, 60, of Lafayette, passed away at Franciscan St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Lafayette 12:48 AM Monday March 18, 2019. She was born in Lafayette June 5, 1958, the daughter of the late Clyde A. and Hortense A. (Klutzke) Sutton, and was a graduate of Lafayette Jefferson High School. Carole was employed in several occupations during her life, but was limited due to her health issues. One thing she really enjoyed was recycling many different materials into artwork....

Major W Sherwin, beloved husband and father, passed away unexpectedly on March 2, while vacationing in Cancun, Mexico. Major was born in Romney, Indiana, on August 30, 1960, the son of the late Mary A Avery and Curtis L Sherwin Sr. He attended Wainwright and McCutcheon high schools, graduating in 1978. He earned an Associates degree In Computer Science from Purdue University. On May 12, 1979, he married Vicki J Wolf, his soulmate and best friend, in Romney. Together, they made a wonderful...

Marcia Lee (Smith) Straw, 75 of Linden, passed away on March11, 2019 at Franciscan Health in Lafayette. Marcia was born in Indianapolis on October 4, 1943 to Paul “Robby” and Vera L. (Richwine) Smith. She graduated from Pike High School, Ball State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and a Master’s degree in Library Science. Prior to her retirement in 2003, she was a media specialist for North Montgomery High School. Marcia married Robert Straw...

Dolores J. Cavanaugh, 88, of Lafayette, passed away at St. Anthony Healthcare in Lafayette 11:29 AM Sunday March 10, 2019. She was born in Lafayette August 8, 1930, the daughter of the late Lawrence O. and Odessa “Bessie” Smith Thompson. Dolores was a 1948 graduate of Lafayette Jefferson High School and a 1951 graduate of Lafayette Home Hospital School of Nursing. She was employed as a registered nurse at Lafayette Home Hospital, Notre Dame Hospital in San Francisco, CA, the former...

Gary D. Hahn, 79, of Fairfield Glade, TN died March 7, 2019 at his home of congestive heart failure. He was born October 4, 1939 in Greensburg, IN, son of the late L. David and Verna R. Hahn. Gary married Barbara Tirey Stark on March 28, 1992 in Indianapolis and she survives. He was a graduate of Crawfordsville, IN high school class of 1957. After serving in the Army, Gary graduated from Indiana College of Mortuary Science. Before retiring in 2005, he was a funeral director for over...

Lawrence “Larry” Belanger, 48, died at home in Lafayette, IN on March 1, 2019 following an extended illness, but death was unexpected. Larry was born on February 19, 1971 in Lafayette, IN and was the son of Arthur W. and Mary R. Belanger. Larry graduated Central Catholic High in Lafayette and with honors from Ball State University. Following high school, Larry moved to Indianapolis and worked various restaurant industry jobs before moving to Lebanon and working as an assistant...

Michael Scott Townsend, 57, of Linden, passed away at his residence 9:30 AM Tuesday February 26, 2019 following a battle with cancer. Mike was born in Elwood, IN February 16, 1962, the son of the late Robert and Patricia Hancock Townsend and was a graduate of Elwood, (IN) High School. He married Jodie Mason in Lafayette and she survives. Mike was a diesel and auto mechanic and co-pastor of St. Paul Community Church in Linden. Surviving with his wife are two sons Kyle Townsend of Linden, IN;...

Ellen Rasmussen January 2, 1921- February 21, 2019 Ellen Lorene Gilbert Rasmussen was born on January 2, 1921 near Rainsville, Indiana, the daughter of Albert Gilbert and Della Mae McBeath Gilbert. Ellen moved several times as a young girl as her father worked for the railroad. She lived in Templeton and graduated from Oxford High School. She graduated from Beautician school and was employed as a beautician for some time. Ellen and Russell were married August 31, 1940 in Somerset Kentucky. A...