Obituaries

Apr 18, 2014

Col. Donald R. James, (USAF, Ret.) 86, of Lafayette, IN. died at St. Elizabeth Central Friday April 18, 2014 at 3:00 PM. Donald was born in Anderson, IN. October 10, 1927, the son of the late Perry and Mary James and was a graduate of Anderson High School and Purdue University. He married Dolores N. Naville July...

Apr 17, 2014

Mary M. Hamm, 95, of Mooresville, IN. and formerly of Romney, IN. died at Meadow Lakes Healthcare Center in Mooresville, IN. Thursday April 17, 2014 at 6:00 AM where she had resided the past three years. Mary was born in Tippecanoe County, near Romney December 27, 1918, the daughter of the late Walter and Ivis Dunbar Martin....

Apr 10, 2014

Arrangements Pending

Apr 9, 2014

Virginia Mae Zink, 87, of Oxford, IN. died at Rosewalk Village Healthcare in Lafayette, IN. Wednesday April 9, 2014 where she had been a patient since February 13. Virginia was born in Hammond, IN. September 19, 1926, the daughter of the late Jesse and Leora Frodge Green and attended Attica, IN. schools. She married Albert E. “Red”...

Apr 2, 2014

Josephine Marie Pollock, 97, of Crawfordsville, IN, formerly of New Richmond, IN died at the Lane House in Crawfordsville 5:20 PM Wednesday April 2, 2014 where she had resided since 2006. Josephine was born in Hazleton, PA July 16, 1916, the daughter of the late Angelo and Marie Cardamone Barbetta and attended Hazleton schools. She married Ernest...

Mar 27, 2014

Brian Douglas Simons, 38, of Darlington died 5:05p.m. Thursday, March 27, 2014 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born September 14, 1975 in Wabash, IN. He was a 1994 graduate of Southwood High School in Wabash. On September 5, 1998 he married Jennifer Diane Moseley at Hanfield United Methodist Church. He owned &...

Mar 16, 2014

Lelia Mae Griffin, 85, of West Point, IN. died at Creasy Springs Healthcare in Lafayette 3:37 PM Sunday March 16, 2014 where she had been a patient since November. Lelia was born in Independence, IN. March 17, 1928, the daughter of the late Arthur and Lola B. Smith Crane and was a graduate of Attica, IN. High...

Mar 16, 2014

Margaret I. Watson

Mother. Sister. Grandmother. Niece. Godchild. Friend. Margie was all of these which says nothing of her great spirit; her sense of humor; her boundless giving; her resolute determination; and seldom complaint. She was a giver and a fighter. She got the most joy from the simple things in life. Margie was born...

Feb 18, 2014

Heather Lynn Boehle, 32, of Oxford, IN. died at IU Health, Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis 3:31 PM Tuesday February 18, 2014, where she had been a patient since Sunday. For the past six years, she had been undergoing treatment for brain cancer. Heather was born in Dothan, Alabama August 29, 1981, the daughter of Steve Dawson and Tina Vessels,...

Feb 16, 2014

Roy Douglas "Doug" Stevenson, 64, of Fowler, IN. and formerly of Jasonville, IN. died at St. Elizabeth Central Hospital Emergency Room in Lafayette, IN. 1:21 PM Sunday February 16, 2014. Doug was born in Linton, IN. November 26, 1949, the son of Donna Joan Miller Stevenson Butts and the late Robert Lee Stevenson. He was a graduate of Shakamak...

Feb 1, 2014

Edward P. Hitze, 82, of Lafayette, died at his residence Saturday evening, February 1, 2014. He was born in Lafayette February 15, 1931, the son of the late Edward L. and Genevieve A. Kessen Hitze, and was a 1949 graduate of Lafayette Jefferson High School. Edward served in the U.S. Army from 1951 until 1953, being stationed in Ft....

Jan 19, 2014

George H. Albert, 64, of Linden, IN. died at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Emergency Room in Crawfordsville, IN. Sunday January 19, 2014. George was born in Cincinnati, OH. June 10, 1949, the son of the late Lawrence Henry and Ruth Marie Dagley Albert. He married Connie Carol Parrish at Attica, IN. December 21, 1969, and she survives. George served...

Jan 17, 2014

John Edwin Lehnen, 87, of Lafayette, died at St. Anthony Healthcare in Lafayette Friday January 17, 2014. John was born in Lafayette May 8, 1926, the son of the late Louis W. and Mary Florence Straubringer Lehnen. John was a 1944 graduate of Lafayette Jefferson High School and attended Purdue University. He married Anita Jean Baldwin September 13, 1947,...

Jan 12, 2014

Margaret Lucille "Muggs" Barrett, 85, of Lafayette, IN. and formerly of Ambia, IN. died at Waterford Place Healthcare Center in Kokomo, IN. Sunday January 12, 2014. Margaret was born in Iroquois County, IL September 13, 1928 the daughter of the late John Joseph and Mary Artie Tubbs Grogan and moved to Lafayette in 2001. She graduated from St. Mary's...

Jan 11, 2014

William H. Snellenbarger, 83, of West Lafayette and formerly of New Richmond, died at the Indiana Veterans Home in West Lafayette 8:25 AM Saturday January 11, 2014. William was born in Marshalltown, Iowa June 24, 1930, the son of the late William Ora and Pearl Wild Snellenbarger. He was a graduate of New Richmond High School and attended the...

Jan 10, 2014

Rose Ann Vianco, 90, of Lafayette, formerly of Indianapolis, IN. died at St. Elizabeth East Hospital 4:40 AM Friday January 10, 2014. Rose Ann was born in Delphi, IN. July 5, 1923, the daughter of the late William "Pete" and Margaret Becker Vianco. She was a 1941 graduate of Delphi High School and attended beauty college in Indianapolis. Rose...

Jan 3, 2014

Mary Ellen Freel, 79, of Lafayette, died at Signature Healthcare Center in Lafayette Friday, January 3, 2014, where she had resided the past two years. Mary Ellen was born in Lafayette October 10, 1934, the daughter of the late Wilfred and Fairy McDonald Freel. She was a graduate of West Lafayette High School in 1952, and received her bachelor's...

Dec 29, 2013

Virgil E. Firkins, 97, of West Lafayette, formerly of Romney, IN. died at his residence at Westminster Village 7:02 AM Sunday December 29, 2013 where he had resided the past three years. Virgil was born in Linden, IN. December 18, 1916, the son of the late Elam and Velma Garmon Firkins, and was a graduate of Jackson Township High...

Dec 28, 2013

Richard V. Phillips, 86, of Lafayette, died at Signature Halthcare Center in Lafayette Saturday December 28, 2013 at 9:30 P.M. Richard was born in Tippecanoe County, IN. December 7, 1927, the son of the late Clyde and Clara Mugg Phillips and was a lifelong Tippecanoe County resident. He was a graduate of Battle Ground High School, and had been...

Dec 27, 2013

Beth Ann Borsching, 44, of Lafayette, died at Rosewalk Village in Lafayette 10:20 AM Friday December 27, 2013. Beth Ann was born in Lafayette October3, 1969, the daughter of David L. and Mary Kathleen "Kathy" Parker Drerup. She was a graduate of Palatine High School, Palatine, IL. and attended Illinois State University at Bloomington-Normal, IL. Mary Beth had most...