Obituaries
Montgomery, Tippecanoe & Benton County Obituaries
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
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
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...
David Melville
May 13, 2017
David A. Melville, 71, of Lafayette, passed away at his residence surrounded by family Saturday May 13 at 6:28 PM. He was born in Lafayette August 9, 1945, the son of the late William L. and Margaret E. “Peg” Hasser and was life-long Lafayette resident. David was a graduate of Central Catholic High School in Lafayette, and was a graduate...
Larry Kilgore
May 12, 2017
Reverend Larry Lee Kilgore passed away unexpectedly at his residence in Linden In. Friday May 12th. Larry was born in Beech Grove Indiana on March 15th 1949. He graduated in 1967 from Linden High School. After High School he served a four year term in the U.S. Navy aboard the U.S.S. Truckee AO-147. Following his proud service to our country...
Barbara Kochert
May 8, 2017
Barbara Ann Kochert, 85, of Lafayette passed away at home at 11:45pm on May 8, 2017, surrounded by her family after battling cancer. Visitation and funeral service will be held on Thursday, May 11, 2017 at Saint Ann’s Catholic Church in Lafayette with Father Dominic G. Young officiating. Visitation will commence at 9:30am with service starting at 10:30am. A memorial...
Hellen Batina
May 7, 2017
Hellen N. Batina, 92, of Lafayette, died at Creasy Springs Healthcare in Lafayette 1:45 AM Sunday May 7, 2017 where she had been a patient since January. Hellen was born April 11, 1925 in Berwyn, IL, the daughter of the late George J. and Verena Fern Martin Neher. She was a graduate of the Nazareth Academy in LaGrange, IL and...
John Siemers
May 7, 2017
John H. Siemers, 79, of Lafayette passed away at 7:50 p.m. on Sunday May 7, 2017 at his residence due to complications from a stroke. He was born September 1, 1937 in Lafayette, Indiana to the late Herman “Dutch” and Alice Keller Siemers. A lifetime resident of Lafayette he was a graduate of Lafayette Jefferson High School class of 1955....
Mary Brickler
Apr 19, 2017
Mary P. “Phyllis” Brickler, 93, of Lafayette, died at her residence Wednesday morning April 19, 2017. Phyllis was born in Lafayette May 5, 1923, the daughter of the late Walter and Margaret C. Eberle Dewenter and was a graduate of St. Francis High School in Lafayette. She married Robert I. Bricker in Lafayette September 9, 1950 and he preceded her...
Carol Hanna Morris
Apr 13, 2017
Carol A. Hanna Morris, 81, of Romney, IN, died at Signature Healthcare in Lafayette, IN Thursday April 13, 2017. Carol was born in Lafayette November 18, 1935, the daughter of the late Francis and Anna Hinkle Corwin, and was a 1953 graduate of Lafayette Jefferson High School. She was first married to Bob Dean Hanna February 28, 1954 in Lafayette...
Olive Roberts
Mar 30, 2017
Olive (Atkinson) Roberts passed away in West Lafayette, IN on Thursday March 30, 2017 at the age of 100. She was born June 14, 1916, in Benton County, IN, the daughter of the Elmer and Viola Ruth (Phares) Atkinson. Olive grew up on the Atkinson family farm where she could fish, play with animals and pick wild berries. She...
James Burke
Mar 20, 2017
James A. Burke of Guerneville, California was called home to be with God on March 20, 2017 at 1:07am in his home in Lafayette, In. James was born on March 12, 1973 at Petaluma Hospital at 9:12am to his loving parents Ann and David Marciano of Galt, California. James was an active member of AA/NA and a longtime volunteer of...
Bruce Cooke
Mar 6, 2017
The Reverend Bruce Henry Cooke, a retired Episcopal priest and chaplain, Brigadier General, United States Air Force Reserve (Ret.) died March 6, 2017 at University Place in West Lafayette, Indiana. He lived with his beloved wife, Janice Mullen Cooke, at Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia from 1988 to 2009, before moving to West Lafayette. Bruce was born June 14, 1923...
Betty Fletcher
Feb 28, 2017
Betty Lee Fletcher, 88, of Otterbein, IN died at Rosewalk Village Healthcare Center in Lafayette 10:15 PM Tuesday February 28, 2017 where she had been a patient since December. She was born in Sims, IL February 18, 1929, the daughter of the late Chester R. and Alice E. Miller Weber. Betty married Robert L. Fletcher at Springfield, IL March...
Vaughn Zink
Feb 28, 2017
Vaughn J. Zink, 51, of Lafayette, IN, passed away on Tuesday February 28th, 2017. He was born on January 29, 1966 in Lafayette to Ronald W. Zink and Barbara A. Zink of West Point, IN. Vaughn graduated from McCutcheon High School in 1984 and was an avid mechanic and auto-body man for many years. He enjoyed motorcycles, fixing or painting...
Michael Nichols
Feb 27, 2017
Michael Fidelis Nichols, 54, passed away on February 27, 2017, at his home in Noblesville, IN. Mike, as he was known by most, was born in Benton County, IN, on February 5, 1963, to his parents Tom and Mary (Harrington) Nichols. He graduated from Benton Central High School in Oxford, IN. Growing up, Mike played baseball, basketball, football and swam....
Sharon Sturgeon
Feb 26, 2017
Sharon K. Sturgeon, 72, of Lafayette, died at her residence Sunday February 26, 2017 at 11:20 AM. She was born in St. Louis, MO May 5, 1944, the daughter of the late Melvin D. and Pauline Elizabeth Sala Ellis, but was raised in Bakersfield, CA. Sharon was a graduate of North High School in Bakersfield, and was a graduate...
Laurence "Butch" Budreau
Feb 23, 2017
Laurence Dean “Butch” Budreau, 75, of Fowler, IN died at his residence in Fowler Tuesday February 23, 2017. Butch was born in Fowler February 2, 1942, the son of the late Isadore L. and Edna Francis Budreau and was a 1961 graduate of Fowler, High School. He served in the US Army from June 8, 1961 until August 22, 1966...
Nycha Senesac
Feb 23, 2017
Nycha Senesac, 73, of Oxford, Indiana passed away on February 23, 2017. The funeral service will be held at Oxford United Methodist Church with Pastor Linda Sproull officiating. Visitation will be held from 3:00-5:00 on Thursday March 2 with services following at 5:00 PM. Nycha was born in Lafayette on August 2, 1943 to Rollin and Edna (Fell) Hay....
Bonnie Covey
Feb 17, 2017
Bonnie M. Covey, 96, of Niagara Falls, New York, and formerly of Boswell, IN died at Elderwood at Wheatfield Skilled Living Center in Niagara Falls Friday February 17, 2017. She was born in Boswell, IN April 19, 1920, the daughter of the late Clarence D. and Ola Nichols Orr. Bonnie was a graduate of Boswell, IN High School and...
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