Obituaries
Montgomery, Tippecanoe & Benton County Obituaries
Patrick Fitzgerald
Dec 3, 2014
Patrick G. Fitzgerald, 86, of Lafayette, died at Creasy Springs Health Campus 11:10 PM Wednesday December 3, 2014 where he had been a patient since October. Mr. Fitzgerald was born in Lafayette September 30, 1928, the son of John and Stephenia Altepeter Fitzgerald and was a 1946 graduate of Stockwell High School. He married Mary Lou Austin at St....
Hubert Yount
Nov 25, 2014
Hubert D. Yount Hubert D. Yount, 88, passed away at home November 25, 2014 surrounded by his loving family. Hubert was the youngest child of the late Melvin B. Yount, Jr. & Ruth L. Garrott. Hubert was born in Lafayette, Indiana on April 28, 1926 and was raised in Brookston, Indiana. He was a 1944 graduate of Brookston High...
Phyllis Fell
Nov 24, 2014
Phyllis Ann Fell, 87, of Oxford, IN. died at Green Hill Manor in Fowler, IN. Monday November 24, 2014 at 4:07 A.M. Phyllis was born in Lafayette, IN. September 21, 1927, the daughter of the late Isaac and Thelma Brown Eberly and was a graduate of Pine Village High School. She was first married to Francis C. Greenwood February...
Nelva Whiles
Nov 18, 2014
Nelva Whiles, 94, of Lafayette, died at Cumberland Pointe Healthcare in West Lafayette Thursday November 18, 2014 where she had been a patient the past three weeks. Nelva was born in Naomi, Kentucky September 5, 1920, the daughter of the late Flourmesy and Polly Jane Van Hoosier Thimble. She married Ezra M. Whiles at Mt. Zion, Kentucky august 8,...
Thomas Muller
Nov 13, 2014
Thomas Allen Muller, 56, of West Lafayette and formerly of Boswell, IN. died at St. Elizabeth East Hospital in Lafayette 6:07 PM Thursday November 13, 2014 where he had been a patient the past 8 days. Thomas was born in Lafayette January 2, 1958, the son of the late Sylvester B. and Mary Agnes Gretencord Muller and was a...
Heath Wolverton
Oct 23, 2014
Heath Joseph Wolverton, 39, of Lafayette, IN., the loving son of Joseph M. Wolverton and Myrna Leuck Wolverton, passed away Thursday October 23, 2014. Heath was born February 13, 1975 in Lafayette, IN. and lived all of his life in Lafayette. He graduated from Lafayette Jefferson High School in 1993 and attended Ivy Tech. Heath worked at Columbian Park,...
Kathleen Conley
Oct 22, 2014
Kathleen (Kay) T. Conley, 96, of Lafayette passed away Wednesday, October 22, 2014. Born in Chicago, IL on February 10, 1918, she was the daughter of Thomas O'Grady of County Limerick, Ireland and Alice (Burke) O'Grady of County Clare, Ireland. Upon graduation from Visitation Parish High School, she attended business college in Chicago, which led to a career at...
Anthony Hatke
Oct 22, 2014
Tony Hatke of Lafayette passed away Wednesday, October 22, 2014. Born March 25, 1928, in Lafayette, he was the son of Edward P. Hatke and Gertrude E. Hatke. Tony graduated from St. Boniface Grade School and Wea High School, where he played basketball and baseball. He also attended Indiana Business College and Purdue University. From October 1950 to October...
Willard Hornbeck
Oct 15, 2014
Willard R. (Bill) Hornbeck died peacefully at his home on October 15, 2014 after a long time battle with Alzheimer's Disease. Bill was born on June 7, 1923 in Lafayette,IN to Willard D. and Ruby A. Hornbeck. He lived a wonderful childhood growing up in the theater and entertainment business with his Mom and Dad and uncles. His family...
Michael Richardson
Oct 8, 2014
Michael D. "Dusty" Richardson, 52, of Boswell, was found at his residence on Wednesday October 8, death due to an apparent heart attack. Michael was born in Coral Gables, Florida September 24, 1962, the son of the late Isaac W. and Wynonia Katherine Clerico Richardson. He had resided in the Benton County area since 2003, and was employed at...
Mary Terry
Oct 7, 2014
Mary Lou Terry, 87, of Lafayette and formerly of the Boswell area, died at St. Mary's Healthcare Center in Lafayette Tuesday October 7, 2014, where she had been a patient since January. Mrs. Terry was born in Hoopeston, IL August 5, 1927, the daughter of the late Lloyd and Hazel Marie Musk Chaffee and was a 1945 graduate of...
Walter Yost
Oct 2, 2014
Walter J. Yost, 79, of Lafayette, lovingly known as "Mr. Fix-it", died at his residence on Thursday evening, October 2, 2014. He was born in Lafayette on September 9, 1935, the son of the late Earl A. and Sadie B. Larimore Yost. He attended Jefferson High School through his junior year, graduated from Klondike High School, and then attended...
Lorraine Hitze
Sep 24, 2014
Lorraine T. Hitze, 82, of Lafayette died at her residence unexpectedly Wednesday September 24, 2014. Lorraine was born in Fowler, IN September 1, 1932, the daughter of the late Francis and Agnes Gick Senesac and graduated from Wadena High School. She married Edward Paul Hitze at Sacred Heart Church in Fowler August 28, 1954, and he preceded her in...
Helen Parke
Sep 24, 2014
Helen Louise Parke, 95, of Romney, IN. died at Rosewalk Village Healthcare in Lafayette 3:35 AM Wednesday Sept. 24, 2014. Helen was born in Indianapolis, IN. July 22, 1919, the daughter of the late Ernest J. and Mary Jane Keller Baldwin and attended Rushville, Lebanon and Romney schools. Helen was a homemaker, but had worked at Duncan Electric, St....
Joseph Weaver
Sep 19, 2014
Joseph Aaron Weaver, 89, of Linden, died at 4:35 p.m. Friday, September 19, 2014 at St. Elizabeth East hospital, Lafayette, from complications brought on by infection. Born July 4, 1925, in Odon, Indiana, he was the son of the late Charles E. and Ethel Jolliff Weaver. He served in World War II from Oct 1943 to Oct 1945 in...
Jean Smelser
Sep 15, 2014
Jean Ann Smelser, 77, of Lafayette, died at her residence Monday morning September 15, 2014. Jean was born in Lafayette, IN January 23, 1937, the daughter of the late Vernon Paul and Esther Marie Egnew Smith and graduated from Wainwright High School in 1968. Jean married Stanley R. Smelser in Lafayette April 28, 1961, and he survives. She was...
Maria Parkinson
Aug 30, 2014
Maria T. Parkinson, 93, of Brookston, IN. died at IU Arnett Hospital Saturday August 30, 2014. Maria was born in Hirschhorn, Bavaria, Germany July 28, 1921, the daughter of the late Ludwig and Christina Holzelwimmer and was educated in Germany. She married William L. Parkinson in Oberammergau, Germany August 1, 1953 and he survives. Maria was a homemaker and...
Marion Graves
Aug 24, 2014
Marion R. Graves, 87, former Oxford, IN resident, died on August 24, 2014 in Riverview, FL. Mr. Graves is survived by his wife of 66 years, Beverly; his son, Steve (Barbie), daughter Dianne (Lyman), six grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be held on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014 at 11:00 AM at the Justus Cemetery in Oxford. A...
Inez Patterson
Aug 24, 2014
Inez Roseann Patterson, 71, of Stockwell, IN. died at her residence Sunday August 24, 2014. Roseann was born in Lafayette, IN August 4, 1943, the daughter of the late Arthur L. and Agnes P. Detty Coddington and was a graduate of Southwestern High School and the House of James Beauty College in Indianapolis. She married Larry Joe Patterson in...
Kevin Lindstrom
Aug 22, 2014
Kevin C. Lindstrom, 24, of Williamsport, IN. died Friday August 22, 2014 as a result of injuries sustained in a single vehicle accident near Attica in Warren County. Kevin was born in Lafayette, IN. November 15, 1989 the son of Christopher N. Lindstrom and Jami L. Dixon Clute. He was employed at Crossroads Farms and enjoyed bowling and playing...
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