Obituaries

Montgomery, Tippecanoe & Benton County Obituaries

Rosario Santos

Rosario Santos

Apr 3, 2016

Rosario Ponce Santos, 88, lovingly called "Lola Nene" by her family, died at St. Elizabeth East Hospital in Lafayette 11:30 AM Sunday April 3, 2016 with her family around her. Rosario was born in the Manila, Phillipines November 9, 1927, the daughter of the late Antonino and Felicidad Veneracion Ponce. She was a graduate of Rizal High School in...

Richard Kemmer

Richard Kemmer

Mar 25, 2016

Richard E. Kemmer, 83, of Lafayette, died at St. Anthony Healthcare in Lafayette 11:51 PM Friday March 25, 2016 where he had been a patient since February 18. Richard, a lifelong Lafayette resident, was born in Lafayette July 26, 1932, the son of the late Eugene Schofield and Nettie Mae Hanawalt Kemmer. He was a graduate of Lafayette Jefferson...

A. Clark

A. Clark

Mar 25, 2016

A. Pauline "Polly" Clark, 90, of Lafayette, IN died at Mulberry Health and Retirement Center in Mulberry 2:16 AM Friday March 25, 2016. Polly was born in Holland, MI July 24, 1925, the daughter of the late Michael and Bessie Grubbs Howard. She was raised in Crawfordsville, IN and was a graduate of Crawfordsville High School. Her first marriage...

Mark Thiel

Mark Thiel

Mar 25, 2016

Mark A. Thiel, 69, of Lafayette, died at 10:10 AM Friday March 25, 2016 in his residence. Mark was born in Gary, IN November 1, 1946, the son of the late John W. and Joyce Ida Hansvold Thiel, II. He was a 1964 graduate of Lafayette Jefferson High School and received his Bachelor's Degree in Communications from Purdue University....

Lois Roberts

Lois Roberts

Mar 22, 2016

Lois Ann Roberts, 86, of Lafayette, died at St. Elizabeth East Hospital in Lafayette 2:04 AM Tuesday March 22, 2016. She was born in Lafayette October 4, 1929, the daughter of the late Everett and Marie Weyls Klinker. Lois was a graduate of St. Francis High School and the St. Elizabeth Hospital School of Nursing. She married Charles E....

Emil Koekenberg

Emil Koekenberg

Mar 21, 2016

Emil Koekenberg, 94, of Monon died 10:00pm, Monday, March 21, 2016 at I.U. White Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born March 5, 1922 in Allendale, MN to Peter & Louise Marie (Van Laere) Koekenberg. He served in the Army from September 24, 1942 to November 10, 1945 in the Aleutian Campaign during WWII, receiving his Asiatic Pacific...

Margaret Boots

Margaret Boots

Mar 17, 2016

Margaret Rebecca "Becky" Boots, 87, of rural Darlington, IN. died Thursday March 17, 2016 at Homewood Healthcare Center, Lebanon, IN. She was born June 19, 1928 to Ross D. Boots and Elizabeth "Betty" Walliser. Beck graduated from Bowers High School, class of 1946. Following retirement as secretary at R.R. Donnelley & Sons Crawfordsville Division, Becky returned home to the...

Mary Gillam

Mary Gillam

Mar 15, 2016

Mary Jane Gillam, 87, of Lafayette, and formerly of Kokomo, IN. died at IU Arnett Hospital in Lafayette 7:49 PM Tuesday March 15, 2016. She was born in Kokomo, IN September 6, 1928, the daughter of the late Mark and Agnes O'Rourke Conner and was a 1946 graduate of Kokomo High School. Mary Jane married Charles William Gillam at...

Lawrence Fitzgerald

Lawrence Fitzgerald

Mar 6, 2016

Larry J. Fitzgerald, a lifelong resident of Lafayette, was born March 14, 1927 and died peacefully March 6, 2016 in Indianapolis. Son of the late John and Stephania Fitzgerald, he grew up with his eight brothers on the family farm in Stockwell, IN. He graduated from Stockwell High School in 1945, attended Purdue University and served in the Korean...

Karen Arth

Karen Arth

Mar 5, 2016

Karen Haas Arth, 61, of Battle Ground, IN died Saturday March 5, 2016. Karen was born in Minneapolis, MN. August 7, 1954 the daughter of Rosemarie Lawrence and the late Charles F. Haas. She was a graduate of West Lafayette High School in 1972 and received her Bachelors of Pharmacy from Purdue University in 1975. She had been employed...

Joyce Mcafee

Joyce Mcafee

Mar 4, 2016

Joyce Lee McAfee, 71, of Oxford died 1:21am, Friday, March 4, 2016 at I. U. Arnett Hospital in Lafayette, IN. She was born September 23, 1944 in rural Claiborne County near Tazewell, TN. On January 9, 1964 she married Kyle McAfee in Tazewell, TN, he preceded her January 1, 2013. She owned & operated Little Rascals Daycare for 20+...

Isadore Loepker

Isadore Loepker

Mar 4, 2016

Isadore "Izzy" B. Loepker, 87, of Lafayette died 3:40am Friday, March 4, 2016 at Creasy Springs after an extended illness. Born May 3, 1928 at Beckemeyer, IL of Isadore Henry Loepker and Margaret Peiler, both preceded him in death. He married Mary Ann Peterson at St. Boniface Church on May 26, 1951 & she survives. They had four children,...

Randall Cripe

Randall Cripe

Feb 24, 2016

Randall Martin "Randy" Cripe, 65 of Lafayette died 3:33am, Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at his residence. He was born September 6, 1950 to Robert Cripe & Lueva Padgett. He earned an Associate's Degree in Electrical Engineering. He served in the Army, having served 2 tours in Vietnam. He was a member of the Lafayette VFW, 40&8 and American Legion....

Velma Albertson

Velma Albertson

Feb 20, 2016

Velma Buchanan Albertson, 91, of West Lafayette, IN, and formerly of Benton County, IN went to be with Jesus at 11:35 PM Saturday February 20, 2016 at St. Elizabeth East Hospital in Lafayette, IN. Velma was born in Nancy, KY October 12, 1924, the daughter of the late Daniel and Flora Merrick Prather, and was a graduate of Nancy,...

Jane Burton

Jane Burton

Feb 20, 2016

Jane M. Burton, 85, of Lafayette, died at Westminster Village Healthcare in West Lafayette 2:17 PM Saturday February 20, 2016 where she had been a patient the past three weeks. Jane was born in Bloomington, IL March 31, 1930 the daughter of the late Herman William and Mary E. McKinley Orendorff and was a graduate of Trinity High School...

Dr. Robert Dale

Dr. Robert Dale

Feb 1, 2016

Dr. Robert (Bob) Frederick Dale, age 94, of West Lafayette, IN, passed away February 1, 2016. Bob Dale was born in Lincoln, NE, on December 5, 1921 to Professor Frederick G. and Edythe Wrigley Dale and was raised in Wayne, NE. He married Anna Margaret (Amy) Clark of Chevy Chase, MD, in 1949, and together they raised five children:...

Dr. Robert (Bob) Dale

Dr. Robert (Bob) Dale

Feb 1, 2016

Dr. Robert (Bob) Frederick Dale, age 94, of West Lafayette, IN, passed away February 1, 2016. Bob Dale was born in Lincoln, NE, on December 5, 1921 to Professor Frederick G. and Edythe Wrigley Dale and was raised in Wayne, NE. He married Anna Margaret (Amy) Clark of Chevy Chase, MD, in 1949, and together they raised five children: Anne,...

Gregory Martin

Gregory Martin

Jan 21, 2016

Gregory Jerome Martin, 59, of West Lafayette, died at his residence Thursday January 21, 2016 suddenly and unexpectedly. Gregory was born in Rensselear, IN August 12, 1956, the son of Elizabeth Jane Conlin Martin and the late George Jerome Martin. He was a graduate of Lafayette Central Catholic High School and attended Purdue University. He retired from Tate and...

Charles Parker

Charles Parker

Jan 21, 2016

Charles McBee Parker, Professor Emeritus of Theatre at the University of Wyoming died 1-21-2016 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Mr. Parker was born February 2, 1922 in Greencastle, Indiana to Ralph William Parker and Elsie (McBee) Parker. The family moved to Martinsville, Indiana in 1925. He attended the Martinsville schools until 1937; living in Linden, Indiana until graduation from Linden High...

Helen Hession

Helen Hession

Jan 19, 2016

Helen E. Hession, 63, of Lafayette died at Rosewalk Village in Lafayette following a brief illness. Helen was born in Lafayette March 20, 1952, the daughter of the late George and Frances Jarka Hession, and was a 1970 graduate of Lafayette Central Catholic High School. She was employed by the City of Lafayette Police Department in the records division...