All Obituaries

Linden L. Fell, 93, of Oxford, IN passed away Monday July 19, 2021 at IU Arnett Hospital in Lafayette, IN. He was born in Oxford, IN April 16, 1928, the son of the late George E. and Jennie M. (Rasmussen) Fell, and was a graduate of Oxford High School. Linden married Luella M. Herriott in Oxford February 1, 1953, and she preceded him in death December 22, 2014. He served in the U. S. Army during the Korean War; was a member of the Oxford Federated Church, the American Legion in Fowler, and...

David Matthew Minniear, sixty-seven, died on July 16, 2021, while being treated in Indianapolis, IN for the Parkinson’s Disease which he had battled for over twelve years. He was preceded in death by his father, Dr. Edward O. Minniear Sr and his mother, Maude Anna “Nan” Minniear. Born and raised in Lafayette, David was a 1972 graduate of Central Catholic High School. While a student at Central Catholic, he excelled in sports, and was a varsity athlete in football, basketball and...

James Scott Kilgore, 70, of Darlington, IN passed away at his residence Saturday evening July 17, 2021. James was born in Lafayette, IN September 13, 1950, the son of the late Robert W. and Mable L. (Bridges) Kilgore and attended Linden High School. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army, serving during Viet Nam from 1970 until 1972. James was a retired employee Eli Lilly & Co. for over 25 years, working in the tool room. He was a member of the American Legion Post 72 in Crawfordsville and a...

Very Rev. Fr. Gerald J. Borawski, 77, of Lafayette passed away Saturday July 10, 2021 at Creasy Springs Health Center in Lafayette, IN. Fr. Borawski was born Sept. 6, 1943 in Cleveland, OH the son of the late Joseph and Florence (Pzeracki) Borawski. He was a graduate of St. Edward High School in Lakewood, OH and attended Boromeo Seminary in Euclid, OH and Orchard Lake Seminary in Orchard Lake, MI. He was ordained June 3, 1972, and served parishes in the Diocese-of-Lafayette-in-Indiana from...

Phyllis Jean Shoaf, 92, of Lafayette, passed away at Digby Place in Lafayette Wednesday morning, July 14, 2021. She was born in Warren County, IN August 2, 1928, the daughter of the late Albert and Lucy (May) Medley and was a graduate of Hammond Technical Vocational School in Hammond, IN. Phyllis married William L. Shoaf in Lafayette February 5, 1947 and he preceded her in death September 23, 1997. Surviving are two daughters, Linda K. Lehnen (John) of Rossville, IN; Debbie L. Woolf of West...

Thomas Junior Worley, 84, of Oxford, IN passed away at IU Arnett Hospital in Lafayette Thursday July 8, 2021 where he had been a patient since June30. He was born in Bell Farm, KY April 26, 1937, the son of the late Thomas Finley Worley and Alta (Anderson) Worley and attended Oxford High School. Thomas married Joyce Evans in the Oxford Christian Church August 17, 1956 and she survives. He was employed at Essex Wire in Fowler as a supervisor for 20 years, and later worked for Benton County...

Theresa Elizabeth Shrives, 64, of Clarks Hill, IN passed away at Franciscan East, St. Elizabeth Medical Center 10:44 AM Sunday June 27, 2021 where she had been a patient for eight days. Theresa was born in Monticello, IN July 17, 1956, the daughter of John Joseph “Joe” Harris, Jr. and the late Betty Ann (Dittman) Harris. She was a graduate of Lafayette Central Catholic High School and was a retired administrative assistant for Schurman-Lange Moving & Storage. Theresa loved spending time...

Ann M. Robinson, 88, died peacefully surrounded by family on June 21, 2021. She had been in deteriorating health for the past few months. She was born in Carbondale, PA on April 22, 1933, the daughter of Vincent B. Carden and Alice M. (Langan) Carden. She graduated from St. Rose High School (1950) and St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing (1953), Carbondale, PA. She was the head nurse of medicine at Albany (NY) Medical Center where she met her future husband, Dr. Frederick C. Robinson....

Thomas Elmer Johnson, 77, of West Lafayette, IN passed away at the Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis on the afternoon of Friday, June 4, 2021. He was born in Lafayette, IN on March 6, 1944, the son of the late John Irwin and Ann Josephine (Freeman) Johnson. Tom attended Lafayette Central Catholic High School and later Purdue University, graduating with a BS in Forestry. Tom was a devout member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in West Lafayette. In addition to his time at St....

Scott Charles Neff, 42, of Lafayette, IN passed away on Monday, May 31, 2021. With strength and courage, he fought an almost 3 year battle with ALS that ended his life. He was born on August 6, 1978 in Lafayette, IN to Steven Neff (Marla) and Cathy Hunsberger Neff. He was married to Karla Robinson Neff on October 22, 2011. Scott graduated from Lafayette Jefferson High 1996. He worked as a heavy equipment operator in the early 2000’s for the Local 103 IOE. He joined the International...