Obituaries
Montgomery, Tippecanoe & Benton County Obituaries
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,...
Barbara Clark
Nov 17, 2017
Barbara Irene Clark, 77, of Lafayette, passed away at Creasy Springs Health Campus in Lafayette 10:30 PM Friday November 17, 2017 where she had been a patient the past nine days. Barbara was born in Lafayette October 22, 1940, the daughter of the late Joseph Michael and Irene Barbara Metzinger Clark. Barabara was a graduate of Lafayette Central Catholic...
Margaret Bernal
Nov 15, 2017
Margaret L. Bernal, age 94, of Oxford, IN passed away at Green-Hill Manor in Fowler at 9:15 PM Wednesday November 15, 2017 where she had been a patient for 2 days. Margaret was born in Boswell, IN February 19, 1923, the daughter of the late Major O. and Elizabeth Hanner Winsett and attended Oxford High School. She married George R....
Walter "Buck" Harrison
Nov 6, 2017
Walter D. “Buck” Harrison, 83, of Linden, IN passed away at Franciscan East St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lafayette 12:57 AM Monday November 6, 2017 where he had been a patient the past two and a half weeks. Buck was born in Clarks Hill, IN May 25, 1934, the son of the late Lowell and Emma Ritchey Harrison and was...
David Crabtree
Nov 4, 2017
David L. Crabtree, 75, of Linden, Indiana passed away on November 4, 2017, at the IU Arnett Hospital in Lafayette following a stroke suffered in October and complications resulting from congestive heart and organ failure. David was born in Crawfordsville on July 17, 1942, to the late Roy and Gladys (Soards) Crabtree. He graduated from Coal Creek Central High...
Jerome "Jerry" Klinker
Nov 3, 2017
Jerome F. “Jerry” Klinker, 83, of Lafayette passed away Friday November 3rd at St. Anthony Health Care after a long battle with heart disease. Jerry was an entrepreneur and businessman, a friend of Lafayette Catholic Schools, a Purdue University supporter and a family man. Jerry was born December 10, 1933 to Fred and Ottilia Klinker of Otterbein and graduated from...
Kathleen Lester
Oct 27, 2017
Kathleen M. “Kathy” (Peters) Lester, 58, of West Point, IN passed away at Franciscan St. Elizabeth East Hospital in Lafayette at 10:47 PM Friday October 27, 2017. She had been a patient there since Tuesday, and had battled breast cancer for several years. Kathy was born in Lafayette September 15, 1959, the daughter of Mary Ellen (Kantz) Peters and the...
James Wilkerson
Oct 21, 2017
James Raymond Wilkerson, 65, of Lafayette, died at Roudebush VA Hospital in Indianapolis Saturday October 21, 2017. James was born in Lafayette June 27, 1952 to the late Hillard James and Thelma Lucille Hardesty Wilkerson. He was a graduate of Rossville, IN High School and served in the U. S. Army from 1972 until 1974 during the Viet Nam War....
Dale Campbell
Oct 8, 2017
Dale E. Campbell, 58, of West Lafayette, passed away at his residence 11:10 PM Sunday October 8, 2017. Dale was born in Lafayette August 29, 1959, the son of Lorinelle Hinds Campbell of Lafayette and the late Natharn Campbell, Jr. He attended Benton Central High School, and had been employed as an auto mechanic and handyman. Dale enjoyed fishing,...
James Rumpza
Oct 4, 2017
James Joseph Rumpza, 81, of Lafayette, passed away at Rosewalk Village Healthcare Center in Lafayette 4:17 AM Wednesday October 4, 2017. He was born in Lafayette March 13, 1936, the son of the late George and Mary Donahoe Rumpza. James was a graduate of Lafayette Jefferson High School and attended Indiana State University where he played football. He was...
James Weigle
Oct 2, 2017
James Lee Weigle, 73, of Lafayette, passed away at his residence 5:13 AM Monday October 2, 2017. He was born in Lafayette May 4, 1944, the son of the late Orville R. and Martha Louise Smith Weigle and was a graduate of Klondike High School. James was a retired employee of Rostone Corporation. He enjoyed fishing and hunting, gardening, and...
Charles Burns
Sep 27, 2017
Charles Thomas Burns, 65, of West Lafayette passed away unexpectedly at Franciscan Health St. Elizabeth Hospital Emergency Room Wednesday September 27, 2017. He was born in Lafayette September 8, 1952, the son of the late Charles and Marybelle Louise James Burns. Charles was a graduate of Lafayette Central Catholic High School, attended Purdue University and was a graduate of Harrison...
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