Obituaries

Montgomery, Tippecanoe & Benton County Obituaries

Margaret Staley

Margaret Staley

Sep 7, 2017

Margaret L. Staley, 94, of Lafayette, IN passed away at Rosewalk Village of Lafayette 12:46 AM Thursday Sept. 7, 2017. She was born in Marshall, IN April 5, 1923, the daughter of the late William Earl and Martha Hershberger Myers and attended Marshall and Montezuma Schools in Parke County, IN. and later received her GED from Lafayette Jefferson High School....

Joseph Emond

Joseph Emond

Sep 7, 2017

Joseph Louis “Joe” Emond, 85, of Lafayette, died at Cumberland Point Healthcare in West Lafayette 7:58 PM Thursday Sept. 7, 2017 where he had been a patient since mid July. He was born in Wolcott, IN February 24, 1932, the son of the late Bert and Anna Haberkorn Emond and was a graduate of Wolcott High School. Joe served in...

Creed Smith, Jr.

Creed Smith, Jr.

Aug 30, 2017

Creed C. Smith, Jr., 62 of Lafayette, passed away at his residence in Lafayette unexpectedly Wednesday August 30, 2017. He was born in Lafayette October 14, 1954, the son of the late Creed C. Smith, Sr. and Patricia J. Leach Smith. Creed was a graduate of Lafayette Jefferson High School and served in the U. S. Navy from 1973 until...

Fr. John Zahn

Fr. John Zahn

Aug 27, 2017

Father John H. Zahn, 74, a priest of the Lafayette diocese for 45 years, died Sunday Aug. 27 at his home in Lafayette. John H. Zahn was born Feb. 12, 1943, in Lafayette, to Charles E. and Catherine (Kessen) Zahn. He has one younger sister, Mary Alice Bloom, (husband Joseph) of Lafayette who survives. Also surviving are two nieces,...

James Dehahn

James Dehahn

Aug 9, 2017

James "Jim" R. DeHahn, 76, of West Lafayette , passed away peacefully surrounded by family Wednesday August 9, 2017 at 8:34 PM following a brief hospitalization at St Elizabeth Franciscan Hospital. Mr. DeHahn was born in Lafayette, May 22, 1941, the son of the late Beulah "Boots" Rumpza (Murr) and George DeHahn. Jim was a 1959 graduate of Lafayette...

John Benner

John Benner

Aug 4, 2017

John Christian “Chris” Benner, 70, of Linden, passed away at his residence suddenly and unexpectedly Friday August 4, 2017 at 5:30 PM of an apparent heart attack. Mr. Benner was born in Rensselaer, IN April 28, 1947, the son of Wilma L. Medley Benner and the late Elmer Christian Benner. Chris was a 1965 graduate of Lafayette Central Catholic...

Lee Cole, Jr.

Lee Cole, Jr.

Jul 23, 2017

Lee Albert Cole Jr., 74, died Sunday July 23, 2017 at IU Arnett Hospital in Lafayette, IN. He leaves his son Joshua N. Cole (wife Diane Lin) and daughter Julie C. Watson (husband Ford) sister Sara Roth and three grandchildren, Blake Watson, Lucinda and Ansel Cole. Born in Chicago, IL and raised in Rensselaer, IN the son of Lee...

Leonora Taylor

Leonora Taylor

Jul 14, 2017

Leonora R. “Sis”Taylor, 99 of Lafayette, passed away at her residence in Lafayette 2:00 PM Friday July 14, 2017. Leonora was born in Lafayette January 19, 1918, the daughter of the late Paul F. and Mabel J. Lehnen Butz and was a 1936 graduate of St. Francis High School. She married Theodore C. Taylor in Lafayette January 31, 1943, and...

Richard Molter

Richard Molter

Jul 7, 2017

Richard James Molter, 88, of Lafayette, died peacefully on July 7, 2017 at St. Mary Healthcare Center. A music teacher who taught thousands of Indiana school children the value and beauty of music for over six decades and instilled in each of them the benefits of music education – discipline, practice, self-improvement and success – for use later in life,...

Mary Mowle

Mary Mowle

Jul 6, 2017

Mary Jane Mowle, 80, of West Lafayette, passed away July 6, 2017 at Franciscan St. Elizabeth East Hospital. Her Life Story Mary Jane was born in South Bend, IN to Stanley and Helen Schoen on Oct 15, 1936. Mary Jane graduated with the last class of South Bend Catholic High School (1953). She earned a B.S. in Elementary Education...

Roy "Bob" Erwin, Jr.

Roy "Bob" Erwin, Jr.

Jul 5, 2017

Roy R. “Bob” Erwin, Jr. 90, of Lafayette, passed away at The Springs of Lafayette 3:20 AM Wednesday July 5, 2017 where he had been a patient the past two weeks. Bob was born in Lafayette October 27, 1926, the son of the late Roy R. Erwin, Sr. and Ethel C. Carter Erwin. He attended Lafayette Jefferson High School, and...

Marjorie Gick

Marjorie Gick

Jun 10, 2017

Marjorie Joanne (Spitznagle) Gick, age 84, of Lafayette, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at 12:35 AM Saturday, June 10, 2017, at St. Mary's Healthcare Center . Born on March 7, 1933 in Lafayette. She was the daughter of the late Edward Spitznagle and Katherine Fassnacht. She married Marvin Gick, who survives, on April 30, 1960 at St. Boniface...

Thomas Hausladen

Thomas Hausladen

Jun 3, 2017

Thomas Joseph Hausladen 77, of Lafayette, passed away at his residence in Lafayette 2:00 PM Saturday June 3, 2017. He was born in West Union, Iowa January 20, 1940, the son of the late Anton and Theresa Kraemer Hausladen. Tom was a graduate of Sacred Heart High School in Waterloo, Iowa and received his Bachelor’s Degree from Loras College...

Robert Scanlon

Robert Scanlon

Jun 2, 2017

Robert Eugene Scanlon, 90, of Clarks Hill, IN He passed away on June 2, 2017 at Franciscan St. Elizabeth Hospital. Born on August 20, 1926 in Lafayette, IN, he was the son of the late William and Grace (Coe) Scanlon. Robert graduated from West Lafayette High School in 1943. He attended Purdue University and was a member of ROTC....

Paul Brutus

Paul Brutus

Jun 2, 2017

Paul F. Brutus, 83, of Greensburg, IN and formerly of Lafayette and Pine Village, IN, passed away at AMG Specialty Hospital in Greenfield, IN Friday June 2, 2017 at 2:16 AM. He was born in Pine Village May 20, 1934, the son of the late Arba and Addie Jones Brutus and was a graduate of Pine Village High School and...

Mildred Buckles

Mildred Buckles

May 28, 2017

Mildred Elizabeth (Poody) Buckles, 93, of West Point, passed away at 4:15 p.m., May 28, 2017 at St. Anthony Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, where she had been a patient for several months. She was born March 4, 1924, in Lafayette, to the late Charles L. and Mae Crowe. Poody lived her entire full and rich life in Tippecanoe County....

Gerry Lord

Gerry Lord

May 28, 2017

Gerry R. Lord, 38, of Lafayette and formerly of Oxford, IN passed away Sunday May 28, 2017 at IU Arnett Emergency Room in Lafayette of a heart attack. He was born in Lafayette March 25, 1979, the son of the late Bruce E. and Donna M Childers Lord and attended Benton Central High School. His marriage was to Summer R....

Patricia Smith

Patricia Smith

May 28, 2017

Patricia J. Smith, 81, of Lafayette, passed away at The Springs in Lafayette 6:35 AM Sunday May 28, 2017 where she had been a patient the past nine days. She was born in Lafayette April 13, 1936, the daughter of the late Stanford A. and Beatrice Tracey Leach and attended St. Mary’s School. Her marriage was to Creed C. Smith,...

Jane Sedam

Jane Sedam

May 21, 2017

Jane K. Sedam, 67, of Indianapolis, IN and formerly of Lafayette, IN passed away in Indianapolis Sunday morning May 21, 2017 with her family present at the residence of her son, Brian Sedam. She was born in Lafayette November 4, 1949, the daughter of the late Oliver Wendell and Harriett Margaret Muinzer Franklin. Jane was a graduate of Central...

Basil Bauch

Basil Bauch

May 16, 2017

Basil T. Bauch, 84, of Lafayette, died at his residence Tuesday May 16, 2017. Basil was born in Earl Park, IN December 20, 1932, the son of the late John C. and Leona G. Hubertz Bauch. He was a graduate of Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, IN attended Purdue University and was a graduate of the Kentucky College of...