Obituaries
Montgomery, Tippecanoe & Benton County Obituaries
Richard Switzer, Jr.
Jan 14, 2018
Richard Lex Switzer, Jr., age 65, of Oxford, IN passed away at IU Arnett Hospital Emergency Room Sunday afternoon January 14, 2018 as the result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Benton County. Richard was born in Lafayette February 6, 1952 the son of Margaret Burk Coffman and the late Richard Lex Switzer, Sr. He was a...
Shane Jones
Jan 13, 2018
Shane Kean Jones, 77, of Fowler and formerly of Pine Village, IN passed away at IU Arnett Hospital in Lafayette Saturday January 13, 2017 at 12:05 PM where he had been a patient since Thursday. He was born in Pine Village, IN June 24, 1940, the son of the late Herman Lee and Josephine Irene Pierce Jones. Mr. Jones was...
Daniel Kendrick
Jan 12, 2018
Kendrick, Daniel F. “Dan” Long-time Lafayette resident and businessman Dan Kendrick, 87, passed on to eternal life January 12, 2018, surrounded by family. A native of Michigan, Dan was a proud graduate of Michigan State, a Marine, and a husband, brother, father, and grandfather. Dan and his family came to Lafayette in 1970 when he launched the Kendrick car...
Robert Hoover, Ii
Jan 10, 2018
Robert Dale Hoover, II, age 58, of Oxford, IN passed away at his residence Wednesday morning January 10, 2017. Robert was born in Clarksburg, WV January 30, 1959, the son of Robert Dale Hoover and Charlotte Marsh Lewis. He was a 1977 graduate of Lewis County, WV High School and a graduate of Lincoln Technical Institute. Robert married Rita K....
Nelson Bane
Jan 8, 2018
elson (Nellie) Leon Bane Nelson (Nellie) Leon Bane, also known as Husband/Soul mate, Dad, PaPa Nellie, Coach, Friend, Mr. Bane, and Nellie went to be with the Lord on Monday, January 8, 2018 at Franciscan Hospital after an unexpected and sudden episode of cardiac arrest on New Year’s Eve. Nelson was born on June 24, 1947 at Home Hospital in...
Eleanor Killin
Jan 6, 2018
Eleanor K. Killin, age 97 of Pine Village, IN, passed away peacefully at her residence Saturday January 6, 2018. She was born in Oxford, IN March 20, 1920, the daughter of the late Ralph and Leona McGuire Kennington, and was a graduate of Oxford High School. Her marriage was to Walter L. Killin at Oxford June 15, 1939, and he...
Agnes Snyder
Jan 6, 2018
Agnes M Snyder died quietly early Saturday, January 6, 2018, in Indianapolis, at the home of her daughter, Julie Snyder. Janet, Sue and Tom were also at her side. She was 95. Born, Agnes Mary McGraw on April 5, 1922, at the family farm in Goodland, IN, she grew up as the youngest of 6 children of the late John...
Anna Tokarz
Jan 2, 2018
Anna Clare Tokarz, age 90, of Lafayette, died at her residence in Lafayette 4:06 PM Tuesday January 2, 2018. Anna was born in Whiting, IN October 20, 1927, the daughter of the late George F. and Mary Elizabeth Sarnecky Adams and was a 1946 graduate of George Rogers Clark High School in Whiting, IN. She had previously resided in Hammond,...
James Zink
Dec 30, 2017
James Eugene Zink, 79, of Boswell, IN passed away at St. Mary’s Healthcare in Lafayette 11:40 PM Saturday December 30, 2017 where he had been a patient the past two days. James was born December 17, 1938 in Otterbein, IN the son of the late Carl and Virginia Biddle Zink and attended Otterbein Schools. He married Shirley M. Lecher at...
William Parkinson
Dec 27, 2017
William Lynn Parkinson died peacefully of natural causes on December 27th, 2017 at Franciscan St. Elizabeth Hospital East in Lafayette. He was 89 years old. A quiet, thoughtful and unassuming gentleman, he was known to family and friends for his devotion to his beloved wife, his family, and his Faith. Born in Lafayette, Indiana, on August 1, 1928, he was...
Kevin Reed
Dec 26, 2017
Kevin J. Reed, 61, of Battle Ground, IN died at his residence Tuesday December 26 2017 suddenly and unexpectedly of an apparent heart attack. He was born in Quebec, Canada July 14, 1956, the son of Velma (Ringle) Reed and the late Paul Reed. Kevin was a graduate of Lafayette Central Catholic High School, a member of St. Mary Cathedral...
Carl Click
Dec 24, 2017
Carl J. Click, age 90, died Saturday December 24, 2017 at Westminster Village in West Lafayette, IN. He was born April 28, 1927 in Huntington, IN to the late Scott and Merle (Elser) Click. Carl’s mother died when he was very young and he was raised by his older sisters, Berniece, Wilda, Letha and Othella, who preceded him in...
Mary Nichols
Dec 23, 2017
Mary T. Harrington Nichols, 87, passed away in her home in West Lafayette, IN, on Saturday December 23, 2017 surrounded by her loving family. Mary was born on May 7, 1930 to the late John and Mary Ellen (Tolen) Harrington. Mary was looking forward to celebrating her 68th wedding anniversary on December 31, 2017. After attending Indiana University for one...
James Hatke
Dec 22, 2017
James Dennis Hatke, 75, of Lafayette, passed away suddenly at his residence Friday morning December 22, 2017. He was born in Lafayette August 15, 1942, the son of the late Walter and Margaret Wiese Hatke, and was a 1960 graduate of Lafayette Central Catholic High School and attended Purdue University. James married Kathleen M. Malady at St. Ann’s Catholic Church...
Caroline Griswold
Dec 21, 2017
Caroline Grace Griswold, 82, of Lafayette, passed away at her residence in Lafayette 1:36 AM Thursday December 21, 2017. She was born in Lafayette November 13, 1935, the daughter of the late Duane M. and Dorothea L. Vess Corbin and was a graduate of Morton Memorial High School in Knightstown, IN. Caroline was married to Russell Patrick Griswold, Sr. in...
Edith Shirar
Dec 7, 2017
Edith Shirar, age 91, of Lafayette, passed away at St. Elizabeth East Emergency Room unexpectedly at 8:17 PM Thursday December 7, 2017. She was born in Tompkinsville, KY June 6, 1926, the daughter of the late Benton and Edna Bartley Hagan and attended Tompkinsville schools. Edith married Dale Shirar at Frankfort, IN November 8, 1947, and he preceded her...
Richard O'Brien
Dec 4, 2017
Richard Paul “Rich” O’Brien of Lafayette died December 4, 2017 at St. Mary’s Health Care, he was 88.Rich was born on September 6, 1929 in Brook, IN to Henry & Anna O’Brien and was raised in Kentland, IN. After graduating high school in Kentland, Rich served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. On June 7, 1952 Rich married...
Mary Robb
Nov 28, 2017
Mary J. Robb, 85, of Lafayette and formerly of Crystal Lake, IL passed away at Creasy Springs Health Campus in Lafayette 7:00 PM Tuesday Nov. 28, 2017. Mary was born in Prairie Green Township, Iroquois County, IL May 15, 1932, the daughter of the late Theodore and Anne Elizabeth Becker Scherer. She was a 1950 graduate of St. Francis High...
Ottilia Clute
Nov 28, 2017
Ottilia M. “Tillie” Clute, 90, of Lafayette, passed away at St. Anthony Healthcare in Lafayette 10:00 AM Tuesday November 28, 2017. Ottilia was born in Lafayette December 29, 1926, the daughter of the late Fred H. and Ottilia Sondgerath Klinker and was a 1945 graduate of Montmorenci High School. She married Lyle E. Clute at St. Charles Catholic Church...
Natalie Molter
Nov 19, 2017
Natalie Catherine (Joest) Molter, 88, of Lafayette, died peacefully on November 19, 2017 at St. Mary Healthcare Center. She was a loving parent and grandparent who, after raising her four sons, became involved in Lafayette civic and business affairs for several years. She also liked to decorate, garden and attend the theatre. Born on August 22, 1929, in Evansville, Indiana,...
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