Obituaries
Montgomery, Tippecanoe & Benton County Obituaries
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...
Cecilia M. Senesac
Jul 3, 2025
Cecilia M.Senesac of rural Lafayette, age 88, passed peacefully from this life on July 3, 2025. She was born on September 27, 1936 to Frank and Mildred (Hatke) Steiner in their farmhouse in Fowler, Indiana. She graduated as valedictorian from Pine Township School in 1954, and from Indiana Business College where she studied clerical/secretarial work and was then employed by...
Martha Jo Weaver
Jun 17, 2025
Martha Jo Weaver, 70, of Linden, IN passed away on June 17, 2025. She was born on May 21, 1955, in Oklahoma City, OK the daughter of the late Joseph A. & Rebecca J. Weaver.
Martha received a bachelor's degree in Journalism from Oklahoma State University. She started her career in Oklahoma until moving to Indiana to follow her parents in...
Teresa Lynn Shelley
Jun 15, 2025
Teresa Lynn Shelley, 63, of State Line City, IN passed away on June 15, 2025, at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL, leaving behind a legacy of kindness and love. She was born in Danville, IL on Aug. 25, 1961, the daughter of Robert O. & Marilyn K. (Green) Gooch.
Teresa was a graduate of Danville High School, class of 1979....
Francis "Frank" Edward Korchnak
Jun 4, 2025
Francis “Frank” Edward Korchnak, 83, of Romney, passed away on Wednesday, June 4, at Franciscan Health Lafayette. He was born in Johnstown, PA on Oct. 20, 1941, the son of the late Frank John and Anna Cecilia (Pardus) Korchnak. He was a 1959 graduate of Johnstown Catholic High School in Pennsylvania.
After high school, Frank enlisted in the United States Air...
Michael Robert Sparrendahl
Jun 4, 2025
Michael Robert Sparrendahl, age 68 of West Lafayette, passed away at Franciscan St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Lafayette 12:18 AM Wednesday June 4, 2025. Michael ws born in Lafayette January 2, 1957, the son of the late Robert and Barbara (Metzger) Sparrendahl. He resided all of his life in Tippecanoe County and was a graduate of Lafayette Jefferson High School....
James J. Wagner
Jun 2, 2025
James (Jim) Jay Wagner, age 95 of Lafayette, Indiana, passed away on June 2, 2025 at Westminster Village in West Lafayette. He was born September 28, 1929, in Fort Recovery, Ohio, to Charles H. and Savelle Phoebe (Nickerson) Wagner.
One of the biggest highlights from Jim's childhood in Fort Recovery was spending time at the Royal Movie Theatre, which was built,...
Philip Lee Nine
May 30, 2025
Philip Lee Nine passed away peacefully on Friday, May 30, 2025. Philip was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Carole Lynne (Larson) Nine and his parents, Donald and Lillian (Culver) Nine.
Philip is survived by sons Kenneth (Mary) and Thomas (Kyle) along with beloved grandchildren: Bethany Nine- Lawson (Dereke), Cathleen Nine- Altevogt (Colin), Alexandra Nine (Al), Andrew Nine, and great-grandchildren...
John E. Edmundson
May 23, 2025
John E. Edmundson, 86, of Lafayette, passed away at 9:39 PM Friday, May 23, at Franciscan Health Lafayette. He was born in Altamont, IL on Sept. 11, 1938, the son of the late Claude L. and Mildred E. (Drysdale) Edmundson. He was a 1956 graduate of El Campo High School in Texas. John married Carol A. Edmundson at St. Lawrence...
Beatrice "Bea" Louise Steiner
May 20, 2025
Beatrice (Bea) Louise Steiner, age 91, died on May 20, 2025. Beatrice was the 11th of twelve children born to the late Louis A. and Rosa Schafer on July 1, 1933. Beatrice graduated from St. Francis High School in Lafayette. Beatrice married Bernard J. Steiner at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Lafayette on January 8, 1955.
Bea worked in administration at...
Martin Paul Kennedy
May 16, 2025
Martin Paul Kennedy, a cherished figure in Benton County and a dedicated farmer, passed away peacefully on May 16, 2025, with his beloved family by his side. He was born on May 28, 1931, in Lafayette, Indiana, to the late Paul Joseph Kennedy and Theone Hilsabeck Kennedy. He lived a life filled with love, labor, and community service.
Martin attended St....
Ruth Ann Brown
May 16, 2025
Ruth Ann Brown, 76, of Lafayette died May 16, 2025 at Wesley Manor in Frankfort. Born on February 15, 1949 in Lafayette, Indiana, daughter of the late Isabell Batta Winter who died on February 11 of 1970. Ruth Ann married F. Robert “Bob” Brown on August 9, 1969 in Lafayette. He preceded her in death on June 26, 2023.
Ruth Ann...
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...
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