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John Brost
Dec 25, 2019
John Alexander Brost of Indianapolis, IN passed away on December 25, 2019 at the age of 65. John was born on April 12, 1954 in Lafayette, IN to Ray and Peg (McAuley) Brost. He attended Indiana University and spent 41 years in retail working as a buyer for various department stores: LS Ayers, Filenes, and Boston Store. John loved being...
Marie O'Brien
Dec 5, 2019
Marie O’Brien of Lafayette died December 5, 2019 after a two year battle with cancer, she was 88. Marie was born on May 6, 1931 in Earl Park, IN to Emmett & Delvia Doyle. On June 7, 1952 Marie married Richard O’Brien in Earl Park, IN. They moved to Lafayette where they raised their five children. Marie opened the Bridal...
Geri Berns
Nov 29, 2019
Geri J. Berns, 80, of Fishers, IN and formerly of Lafayette, passed away at her residence in Allisonville Meadows at Fishers Friday morning November 29, 2019 where she had resided the past year and a half. She was born in Lafayette April 29, 1939, the daughter of the late Jean and Mary McKibben Hittle. Geri was a graduate of...
Rosetta Leuck
Nov 24, 2019
Rosetta Leuck, age 94 of Pine Village, IN passed away at 2:10 PM Sunday November 24, 2019 at Creasy Springs Health Campus in Lafayette where she had resided the past four years. She was born in Kilrea, northern Ireland to the late Charles and Ann Gilmore Henry and attended Kilrea schools. Rosetta met her husband Paul Leuck in June, 1947...
Rosio Salazar
Nov 24, 2019
We generally think of powerful people as assertive, aggressive, telling everything like it is and leaving nothing unsaid. Then there’s Rosio. How many people are so powerful that they can make you smile with one word? With a smile? A sister, a wife, a mother, a grandmother, a friend: and a saint from every one of those angles. We didn’t...
Rosella Vaughan
Nov 8, 2019
Rosella Margurite Vaughn, 99, of Lafayette, passed away Friday morning November 8, 2019 at St. Anthony Healthcare in Lafayette. Rosella was born in Lafayette March 2, 1920, the daughter of the late Clarence C. and Cecil Hall Buntin. She had resided in Tippecanoe County since 1935 and attended Klondike High School. Rosella married Edward Vaughan in Lafayette April 18,...
Barbara Diamond
Nov 5, 2019
Barbara J (Porter) Diamond, 91, of Coram, NY passed away Tuesday morning November 5, 2019 in New York. Barbara was born June 27, 1928, the daughter of Roy L. and Juanita R Porter, late of Darlington, Indiana. Growing up in New Jersey, Barbara earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology at Wilson College, and completed graduate courses in Biology...
Ernestine Lewis
Nov 5, 2019
Ernestine “Erne” (Dietel) Lewis died peacefully at age 93, with her family by her side, on November 5, 2019. She was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She married Leonard E. Lewis of Lafayette, Indiana on August 20, 1949 and they enjoyed 66 wonderful years together as best friends and constant companions, sharing, celebrating and supporting each other through life's...
Juanita Burnett Marchand
Oct 22, 2019
On October 22, 2019 at 6:30 pm Juanita Maye Newsum Burnett Marchand, 92, joined her Heavenly Father and all her loved ones who passed. She was born to Noble P. Newsum and Flossie L. Oldfield on January 15, 1927 in Indianapolis, Indiana but she was raised by Noble and his second wife, Floris W. Ramsey in the Homeplace community of...
Dr. Richard Shoemaker
Oct 15, 2019
Dr. Richard L. Shoemaker, beloved husband of Alice (Kingma), departed this life on October 15, 2019, after a brief illness. Born in Romney in 1929 to Everet and Elinor (Leaming) Shoemaker, Dick graduated from the Indiana School of Medicine. He married Alice in 1954 and served in the Air Force before opening private practice in Gas City, where he...
Mary Redinbo
Oct 11, 2019
Mary Clare Finley Redinbo died on October 11, 2019 at age 80 of heart failure while at home with her husband in Davis, California. Mrs. Redinbo was born July 17, 1939, in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, and moved with her family in 1949 to Lafayette, Indiana, where she received a diploma from Jefferson High School in 1957. Mrs. Redinbo earned a...
Irene Fee
Oct 6, 2019
Irene A. Fee (nee Stabovitz) passed away on October 6, 2019, less than 6 weeks away from her 103rd birthday. She was born in Chicago, IL to Albin and Anna (Kruczinski) Stabovitz on November 15, 1916. She was the 4th of 6 children and the only daughter in the family, growing up with her 5 brothers. She attended both elementary...
Patricia Scott
Oct 4, 2019
Patricia Ann (Chastain) Scott of Oxford, IN joined the angels early on the morning of October 4, 2019 at her home. Born on a farm outside Oxford on October 7, 1930 to Clint and Stella (Gilstrap) Chastain, she lived her entire life in or near Oxford and graduated from Oxford High School in 1948. Pat was married on June 12,...
Carl Pearson
Oct 1, 2019
Carl D Pearson of Lafayette passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his wife and children on October 1, 2019 at the age of 70. Carl was born on August 22, 1949 in Lafayette, Indiana to Kenneth R and Alberta (Wentz) Pearson. He graduated from Wolcott High School in 1968. He proudly served in the US Army from 1968-1970. Carl...
Rev. Fr. Thomas Fox
Sep 27, 2019
Rev. Fr. Thomas E. Fox, 85, of Lafayette, passed away at Creasy Springs Healthcare Center in Lafayette Friday evening Sept 27, 2019. Fr. Fox was born in Monterey, IN August 20, 1934, the son of the late Fred W. and Elizabeth (Winter) Fox. He was a graduate of Our Lady of the Lake Seminary, attending four years of high school...
Fernanda Corazza
Sep 24, 2019
It is with heavy hearts that the family announces the passing of Fernanda Isabella Maria Corazza on Tuesday, September 24, 2019, at the age of 90 years old. Fernanda is survived by her husband of 65 beautiful years, Alfonso Corazza, aged 91, daughters, Marisa Corazza Valli (husband Angelo) of Como, Italy, Julie Corazza Mueller (husband David) of Lake Oswego, Oregon,...
Darrell Morrison
Sep 20, 2019
Darrell Warren Morrison, 82, of Linden, IN passed away at his residence 2:00 PM Friday September 20, 2019. Darrell was born in Indianapolis April 16, 1937, the son of Russell D. and Onie Alice (Lloyd) Morrison and was a graduate of Arsenal Technical High School in Indianapolis. He married Susan K. Morris in Indianapolis May 26, 1958, and she preceded...
Katherine Biltz
Sep 19, 2019
Katherine Frances (Spitznagle) Biltz, age 100, of Lafayette, passed away at St. Anthony Healthcare in Lafayette 4:08 PM Thursday September 19, 2019 where she had been a resident the past six years. Katherine was born in Lafayette at St. Elizabeth Hospital December 22, 1918, one of 16 children of the late Edward and Katherine (Fassnacht) Spitznagle. She was a graduate...
Doris Miller
Sep 4, 2019
Doris E. Miller, 93, of West Lafayette, IN passed away at Heritage Healthcare in West Lafayette Wednesday morning September 4, 2019. She was born in West Lafayette March 23, 1926 the daughter of the late Wayne K. and Mary Evelyn (Hartman) Miller. Doris was a graduate of Royal Oak, MI High School, and had been employed at Purdue University, and...
Donnabelle Kruszewski
Sep 3, 2019
Donnabelle Raub Kruszewski of Lafayette, 92, passed away peacefully at home at 6:15 a.m. on Tuesday, September 3, 2019. She was born November 10, 1926 in Lafayette to Oliver H. Raub and Marguerite Dyer Raub. She graduated from West Lafayette High School, Purdue University and received a Master’s Degree from Butler University. In 1953 she married Stanley J. Kruszewski in...
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