Obituaries
Montgomery, Tippecanoe & Benton County Obituaries
Carolyn Louise Fassnacht
Apr 27, 2025
Carolyn Louise Rowe Fassnacht, 88, of Lafayette died April 27, 2025 at Franciscan Health in Lafayette. Born January 30, 1937 in White County Indiana, daughter of the late John Carl Rowe who died in April of 1954, and Dora E. Plant Rowe Anstett. Dora remarried again in 1959 to John W. Anstett, both preceded her in death.
Carolyn went to Round...
William Joseph Lavezzi
Apr 23, 2025
William Joseph Lavezzi 89, of Lafayette, passed away at IU Arnett Hospital in Lafayette Wednesday April 23, 2025 at 10:20 PM. William was born in Chicago, IL July 26, 1935, the son of the late Douglas V. and Florence P. (Heck) Lavezzi and graduated high school and attended college in Illinois. He married Caryl B. Ludlum in Morris, IL June...
Debra K. "Debbie" Kluszczynski
Apr 23, 2025
Debra K. “Debbie” Kluszczynski, 68, of Linden, IN passed away at her residence Wednesday morning April 23, 2025. She had resided in Linden the past 23 years, moving from South Bend, IN. She was born October 23, 1956, the daughter of the late Paul and Sandra (Hildebrand) Williams and was a graduate of Riley High School in South Bend. Debbie...
Harold B. "Toots" Clark
Apr 22, 2025
Harold B. “Toots” Clark,87, of Lafayette passed away at Franciscan East St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Lafayette Tuesday April 22, 2025 at 4:04 AM where he had been a patient the past two weeks. Harold was born July 9, 1937 in Monon, IN the son of the late Raymond E. and Mary E. (Leach) Clark and was a 1956 graduate...
William "Bill" H. Sullivan
Apr 17, 2025
William “Bill” Harvey Sullivan, 92, of Lafayette, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 17, 2025, at Mulberry Health. Born on June 7, 1932, in Lafayette, Indiana, Bill was the son of Robert M. and Edith C. Sullivan. He graduated from Frankfort High School and went on to attend Purdue University, where he played basketball plus baseball and was a proud...
John G. Robinson
Apr 14, 2025
John G. ‘Robi’ Robinson, 53, of Lafayette, passed away on Monday, April 14, 2025, while on duty at Lafayette Fire Department Station 9.
Born on July 21, 1971, in Lafayette, Robi was the youngest of five children of the late Robert G. and Betty E. (Shearer) Robinson. He grew up on the family farm in White County and graduated from Frontier...
Rosemary Guenther
Apr 5, 2025
Rosemary Guenther, 92, of Lafayette, IN passed away at St. Elizabeth's Healthcare in Delphi, Saturday April 5, 2025. Rosemary was born in Sullivan, IN on July 3,1932 to the late John and Dorothy Wilson. She married Frank John Guenther and he preceded her in death April 21, 1994. Rosemary was a homemaker and the president of the Eagles here in...
Harlan Rhea Vail
Mar 21, 2025
Harlan Rhea Vail, 88, lifelong resident of Linden, died at Belle’s Place of Crawfordsville on Friday March 21, 2025. Born October 20, 1936 in Linden, IN. The son of the late Ernest and Dorothy White Vail, he was a 1954 graduate of Linden High School. Harlan married Patricia E. Miller on September 1, 1957 in Linden. He retired from Fairfield...
Rosemary "Rose" Kiger
Mar 20, 2025
Rosemary (Rose) Kiger, 79, of Darlington, IN passed away at Franciscan East Hospital in Lafayette 2:45 AM Thursday March 20, 2025. She had been a patient there for three days and in failing health for the past several years. Rosemary was born at home near Darlington September 24,1945 to the late Eddie Lee and Dollie Marie (Zachary) Newlin and attended...
Carolyn Joan Speer
Mar 13, 2025
Carolyn Joan Speer, passed away peacefully on March 13, 2025, at St. Mary's Healthcare Center. Born on August 23, 1939, in Lafayette, Carolyn's early years were spent in a loving environment, nurtured by her parents, Frank Russell Speer and Helen June Speer, both of whom have preceded her in death.
Carolyn moved to Florida at the age of 13 and graduated...
Lorinelle Gath
Feb 12, 2025
Lorinelle Gath, age 91, of Lafayette passed away Wednesday evening February 12, 2025 at St. Mary’s Healthcare in Lafayette where she had been a resident since January of 2019. Lorinelle was born in near Greentown in Tipton County, IN July 26, 1933, the daughter of the late Ora Allen and Sylvia Grace (Walker) Hinds. She was a graduate of Eastern...
Deacon John Raymond Jezierski
Feb 8, 2025
Deacon John Raymond Jezierski, age 76, passed away on February 8, 2025. He was born in Shakopee, MN, May 5, 1948, the son of the late Stephen and Helen (Benz) Jezierski. Deacon John married Judith (Sobczyk) Jezierski on September 24, 1976 in Riverdale, IL at the Queen of Apostles Catholic Church.
Deacon John graduated with his BSN from Loyola University of...
Madonna Josephine Misner
Feb 7, 2025
Madonna Josephine Misner, 99, of Buck Creek, IN passed away at Franciscan East Hospital in Lafayette the evening of Friday February 7, 2025. She had been residing at Aster Place in Lafayette the past year. Born March 25, 1925 in Lafayette, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Cecelia Hatke DeBoy. She married was to Robert E. Misner...
Phyllis Ann Greene
Feb 3, 2025
Phyllis Ann Greene, a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great grandmother, passed away peacefully Monday, February 3, 2025 at Five Star Residences in Lafayette. She was born in Lafayette, August 26, 1931, the daughter of the late Manford A. and Helen A. (Nichols) Lawson.
Phyllis retired from the purchasing department at Purdue University. She loved traveling, and never passed up a...
Tongfakuen Wat
Jan 25, 2025
Tongfakuen Wat, age 96, of West Lafayette and formerly of Naperville, IL passed away peacefully at her son, Samuel Wat’s residence in West Lafayette Saturday morning January 25, 2025. She was born in Jiangsu, China October 19, 1928, the daughter of Yi Yue Tong and Yong Xia Xu. Her marriage was to Kam Shan Wat in Hong Kong January 11,...
Betty Ruth Yuill
Jan 18, 2025
Betty Yuill, a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away Saturday January 18, 2025 at Franciscan East Hospital in Lafayette surrounded by her husband and four children.
She was born in Indianapolis, IN October 20, 1943, the daughter of the late William G. and Ocia D. (Kerr) Pruitt and was a graduate of Fowler, IN High School.
Betty worked for many...
Marylyn Joyce Nesbitt
Jan 9, 2025
Marylyn Joyce Nesbitt, a beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away on January 9, 2025, at the Cumberland Pointe Health Campus in West Lafayette. Born on June 24, 1932, in Kokomo, IN, Marylyn was the daughter of the late Clarence & Mildred Rush. She married Daniel Nesbitt on August 29, 1970 in Oxford.
Marylyn's early life reflected her dedication to education,...
Bishop William L. Higi
Jan 3, 2025
Bishop Emeritus William L. Higi, the Fifth Bishop of the Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana, passed from his life peacefully on January 3, 2025, at the age of 91. The Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana has been blessed tremendously with his dedication to serving and leading the people of the diocese and beyond—a true shepherd of Christ. He was a priest of Jesus Christ...
Jane K. (Peterson) Sauriol
Dec 24, 2024
Jane K. (Peterson) Sauriol, 90, of Lafayette, IN passed away December 24, 2024. Jane was born in Elkhorn, WI May 24, 1934 to Martin Peterson and Bernita (MaGill) Peterson. Jane married John Sauriol August 11, 1959. He preceded her in death in 2022.
Jane spoke often and fondly of her childhood in Elkhorn, WI, and growing up above the bakery her...
Sally A. Alkire
Dec 9, 2024
Sally Ann Alkire, age 88, passed away Monday, December 9, 2024 at Franciscan Health in Lafayette. Born November 16, 1936 in Lafayette, she was the daughter of the late Oliver and Marguerite (Dyer) Raub. She graduated from West Lafayette High School and was a 1958 graduate of Western College for Women in Oxford, Ohio.
Sally’s passion for both art and music...
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