Obituaries
Montgomery, Tippecanoe & Benton County Obituaries
Carolyn A. Taylor
Dec 8, 2025
Carolyn A. Taylor, 89, of Lafayette passed away at Westminster Village on Monday, December 8, 2025. Born in West Lebanon, IN April 17, 1936 she was the daughter of the late Hiram and Louise (Davis) Ricketts. Carolyn was a 1954 graduate of West Lebanon High School. She married Charles L. Taylor at the West Lebanon Church on February 26, 1955...
Naomi Annette Hocker
Dec 6, 2025
Naomi Annette Hocker, 75, of Lafayette passed away on Saturday, December 6th, 2025 at Franciscan hospital. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on January 22, 1950 to the late Walter H. Hocker Jr. and Nina A. (Switzer) Hocker . She grew up in Speedway, Indiana, and graduated from Speedway High School in 1967. She attended Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, Iowa,...
Esther L. Boes
Nov 15, 2025
Esther Boes, 89, passed away on Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 1:05 pm at IU Health Arnett Hospital. She had previously been a resident at The Springs for the last several weeks. She was born on June 16, 1936 in Lafayette, Indiana to Edward and Gertrude (Bossung) Deephouse. Esther was married to John H Boes Ill on January 31, 1959...
Harriet B. Kamp
Nov 13, 2025
Harriet (Burgess) Kamp, 91 passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 13th, at Saint Anthony Healthcare, where she had been for a month. She had resided at Five Star Assisted Living. Harriet was born on August the 21, 1934, to the late Harry and Marie (Brickler) Burgess Jr. in Lafayette, Indiana. She was a lifelong member of Saint Boniface Catholic Church,...
Stephen P. Lockard
Nov 7, 2025
Stephen P. Lockard, 81, of Lafayette, Indiana, passed away peacefully at home on November 7, 2025. Born on October 9, 1944, in Lafayette, to the late Alfonso A. and Velma Lockard, Stephen was a distinguished individual whose life was marked by service, dedication to family, and a profound love for his community.
Stephen grew up a member of St. Boniface parish,...
Sharon Lynne Easterday Vaughn
Oct 20, 2025
Sharon Lynne Easterday Vaughn, 76 of Lafayette passed away on Monday October 20, 2025. Born in Lafayette, Indiana on September 20, 1949 she was the daughter of the late Robert William and Vivien Pearl (Gard) Smith.
Sharon was a registered nurse for many years working at the home hospital and as a case nurse at St. Elizabeth. She loved her job...
Kelly E. Foerg
Oct 16, 2025
Kelly E. Foerg, beloved son, partner, brother, and friend, passed away on October 16, 2025, at Franciscan Health of Lafayette. He was born in Winimac, IN on April 9, 1963, to Arthur P. Foerg & Judith K. Sheets Foerg.
A graduate of the Eastern Pulaski Community School System in 1982, Kelly dedicated his junior and senior years to honing his skills...
Erin Lee Pearson
Oct 15, 2025
Erin Lee Pearson, 43, of West Lafayette, Indiana, passed away on October 15, 2025, surrounded by her family. Erin passed away peacefully after a courageous three year battle with cancer.
Erin was born in Lafayette, Indiana, on July 11, 1982, to the late Carl D. Pearson and Colleen M. Pearson. She was a graduate of Crawfordsville High School and Purdue University.
Erin...
Rosalie M. Frederick
Oct 12, 2025
Rosalie M. Frederick, 80 of Lafayette passed away at her residence 10:33 AM Sunday October 12, 2025. Born in St. Louis, MO July 7, 1945 she was the daughter of the late Raymond Joseph and Mary Cecelia (Jurotich) Bruenn and was a graduate of St. Agnes High School in Indianapolis. She married Stephen Wayne Frederick in Indianapolis, IN May 22,...
Richard D. Coffman
Oct 5, 2025
Richard D. Coffman, 83, of Lafayette, IN passed away at IU Arnett Hospital Sunday October 5, 2025 at 5:35 PM after a brief illness. He was born in Templeton, IN January 22, 1942, the son of the late Luther Glenn and June Rose (Jarrell) Coffman and was a 1960 graduate of Oxford, IN High School. Richard married Margaret D. Burk...
Max David Fitzgerald
Sep 17, 2025
Max David Fitzgerald, 86, of West Lafayette, went to his heavenly home surrounded by his family, as the sun rose on the morning of September 17, 2025. Max passed peacefully after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease and other health complications.
Max was born in Lafayette, Indiana on November 26, 1938. He was the son of the late Stephania (Altepeter) and...
Kelisa "Kelli" Marie Zink
Sep 15, 2025
Kelisa “Kelli” Marie Zink, age 66, passed away peacefully on September 15, 2025, at Franciscan Health. She was born in Lafayette on February 2, 1959, to Robert & Shirley Zink. She graduated from Benton Central High School in 1977, and then attended Purdue University earning her associates in Nursing.
Kelli was a labor and delivery nurse for 45 years, and took...
Franklin "Frank" E. White
Sep 10, 2025
Franklin “Frank” E. White, 88, passed away Sept. 10 at Franciscan Health Hospital in Lafayette.
Frank was born in Yates Center, Kansas, on June 11, 1937. He was the son of the late Harry and Helen (Liptrap) White. After graduating from high school in Benton County (Ind.), Frank served in the U.S. Army.
He enjoyed being a long-haul truck driver, which allowed...
Linda R. McLean
Sep 6, 2025
Linda R. McLean, a beloved mother, sister, and grandmother, passed away on September 6, 2025, in Lafayette, Indiana, at the age of 77. She was born in Memphis, TN on August 30, 1948, to the late Roy & Willie Jean Castleberry. After losing her biological father early in life, she was lovingly raised by C.A. Miller, who became a devoted...
Margaret Ann Moseley
Sep 3, 2025
Margaret Ann Moseley, age 80, passed away peacefully on September 3, 2025, at home, surrounded by her children. She was born in Washington D.C. on October 20, 1944, to the late James & Annie House.
Margaret worked for the Bell Telephone Company for more than 20 years, starting as an operator and proceeding upward into management. She was part of the...
Meredith Modesta de Jesus
Aug 26, 2025
Meredith Modesta de Jesus, 70, of West Lafayette, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 26th, at her beloved home. She was born in the beautiful island country of Curaçao on February 24, 1955, the daughter of the late Norberto Antonio de Jesus & Olga Laurens de Jesus.
Meredith's career as a kindergarten teacher in Holland was marked by her unwavering commitment...
Charles Richard Larson
Aug 20, 2025
Charles Richard Larson, 68, of Fowler, passed away on Wednesday, August 20th, at Monticello Healthcare after a battle with cancer. He was born in Lafayette, IN on January 10, 1957, the son of Charles Lee and Phyllis E. Larson. He was a 1976 graduate of Benton Central High School.
For the past decade, he had a fulfilling career at the Wolcott...
Sharon Kay Dwenger
Aug 10, 2025
Sharon (Altepeter) Dwenger, age 84, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by family on August 10, 2025, in Oxford, Indiana. Born on August 9, 1941, in Lafayette, Indiana, she lived a life rooted in faith, family, and quiet strength.
Sharon was the daughter of Cecelia and John Altepeter and grew up in Fowler, Indiana, graduating from Fowler High School. She...
Roy Dyer Jr.
Jul 15, 2025
Roy Dyer Jr., 83, of Linden, IN went to be with his Lord and Savior on July 15, 2025 at home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on October 6, 1941, in Tompkinsville, KY the son of the late Roy & Polly Ann Dyer. Roy was a 1961 graduate of Southwestern High School in Lafayette. He met the...
Marilynn M. Bird
Jul 6, 2025
Marilynn M. Bird, 91, of Fowler, IN passed away on July 6, 2025, at University Place in West Lafayette, IN. She was born in Wabash County on Aug. 21, 1933, to the late Paul & Ruby Hoch.
Marilynn was a graduate of La Fontaine High School, class of 1951. Prior to marriage she worked for the Wabash County Extension Office. She...
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