Obituaries
Montgomery, Tippecanoe & Benton County Obituaries
Infant Miskin
Oct 1, 2011
Infant Joseph David Miskin, son of David Ryan and Teresa Brooke Purvines Miskin, died shortly after birth Saturday October 1, 2011 at 9:15 AM in Indiana University Health North in Carmel, IN. Surviving with his parents are 2 sisters, Abigail Teresa and Elizabeth Irene Miskin, both of the home. Also surviving are maternal grandparents, Stephen & Leslie Purvines of...
Eleanor Ehlen
Sep 28, 2011
Eleanor F. Ehlen, 90, of Lafayette, died at Indiana University Health Arnett Hospital 2:46 PM Wednesday September 28, 2011. She was born in Lafayette November 5, 1920, the daughter of the late Leo and Mary E. McAulliffe Weast, and attended St. Mary's Grade School and was a 1938 graduate of St. Francis High School. Ms. Ehlen was employed at...
John Aschenberg
Sep 28, 2011
John F. Aschenberg, 77, of Lafayette, died at Seton Specialty Hospital at St. Elizabeth Central 4:00 AM Wednesday September 28, 2011. Mr. Aschenberg had been in failing health since March. He was born in Lafayette October 14, 1933, the son of the late Maurice and Helen Dienhart Aschenberg, attended St. Boniface School and was a graduate of Lafayette Jefferson...
Kathleen Walker
Sep 23, 2011
Kathleen Walker, 79, of Veedersburg, IN. died at her residence in Veedersburg 12:50 AM Friday September 23, 2011. She was born in Glasgow, KY. July 4, 1932, the daughter of the late Roscoe P. and Mamie J. Clark Walker and attended schools in Glasgow, KY. Ms. Walker had worked as a nurses aide for the former Turtle Creek Nursing...
Ellen Faust
Sep 21, 2011
Ellen Faust, 87, of Linden, IN. died at Bickford Cottage of Crawfordsville Wednesday September 21, 2011 at 1:35 PM. She had made her residence there since December, 2005. Mrs. Faust was born in Montgomery County, IN. September 10, 1924, the daughter of the late Roy C. and Elizabeth Martin Sabens, and was a graduate of Clarks Hill, IN. High...
Wendell Bussell, Jr
Sep 17, 2011
Wendell E. Bussell, Jr., 55, of Lafayette, was found at his residence Saturday Sept. 17, 2011 following failing health of several years. Mr. Bussell was born in Middlesboro, KY. December 5, 1955 the son of Barbara J, Cavins Kilgore and the late Wendell E. Bussell, Sr. He formerly was employed in maintenance at Rea Wire and Purdue University, and...
Michael Siple
Sep 6, 2011
Michael J. "Mike" Siple, 66, of Lafayette, died suddenly and unexpectedly of an apparent heart attack at his residence at 9:52 AM Tuesday Sept. 6, 2011. Mr. Siple was born in Lafayette October 11, 1944, the son of the late Russell B. and Elsie Stader Siple, and was a graduate of Dayton, IN. High School. He married Nancy J....
Deloris Burdine-Carte
Sep 1, 2011
Deloris A. "Dee" Burdine-Carte, 91, of Lafayette, died at Mulberry Health and Retirement Center in Mulberry, IN. 2:15 AM Thursday Sept. 1, 2011 where she had been a resident since 2006. She was born April 9, 1920 in the family residence in Lafayette on Green Street, the daughter of the late Lawrence "Sawlog" and Bessie L. Covey Turner. Mrs....

Katherine Holder
Aug 26, 2011
Katherine Sue "Kathy" Holder, 50 of West Lafayette, IN. died at Franciscan Health, St. Elizabeth East in Lafayette 12:12 AM Friday August 26, 2011 where she had been a patient since August 8 following a brief illness with cancer. Mrs. Holder was born in Zweibruken, Germany, February 3, 1961, the daughter of the late Calvin C. and Nortrud Schumann...
John Haley
Aug 22, 2011
John H. Haley, 50, of Oxford, IN. died at his residence in Oxford Monday August 22, 2011, due to a rollover accident while mowing. Mr. Haley was born in Marion, IN. January 30, 1961, the son of the late Joseph and Mary Tarr Haley, and was a graduate of Eastbrook High School, Purdue University in 1992, and most recently...
Angeline Collins
Aug 22, 2011
Angeline Pauline Collins, 84, of Lafayette, and formerly of Linden, IN. died at her residence 2:15 PM Monday August 22, 2011. She had been in failing health the past year. Mrs. Collins was born in Linden, IN. February 14, 1927, the daughter of the late John Paul and Pauline Marie Coyner Jones, and was a 1946 graduate of Linden...
George Rasmussen
Aug 14, 2011
George Ronald Rasmussen, 98, of Oxford, IN. died at Rosewalk Village Healthcare Center in Lafayette at 2:46 AM Sunday August 14, 2011 where he had resided the past 5 years. Mr. Rasmussen was born in Oxford, IN. June 13, 1913, the son of the late Henry and Rosa Catherine Rasmussen and attended Oxford Schools. He married Marivene Elizabeth Copas...
Mabel Peterson
Aug 11, 2011
Mabel B. Peterson, 95, of Locust Grove, Georgia, and formerly of Linden, IN. died Thursday August 11, 2011 at the residence of her daughter, Karen Blue, where she had resided since December of 2007. Mrs. Peterson was born in Mudlick, KY. January 25, 1916, the daughter of the late William F. and Ella Shirley Martin, and was a graduate...
Chloe Long
Aug 9, 2011
Chloe Long of Lafayette, IN died on Aug 9, 2011 at the residence of her granddaughter, Becky Daubenmier. She had formerly been a resident of Milner Community Health Care in Rossville, IN since 2010. Born, July 7, 1920 in Lima, OH she was the daughter of the late Chester and Mary Cooper. Ms. Long lived the majority of her...
Shirley Emge
Aug 6, 2011
Shirley Ann Emge, 75, of Lafayette, died at Franciscan Health, St. Elizabeth East at 10:41 AM Saturday August 6, 2011, where she had been a patient since Wednesday. Mrs. Emge was born in Detroit, Michigan May 16, 1936, the daughter of the late Herman George and Edna Delores Strain Farrand, and had resided in Lafayette since 1970. She married...
Harvey Wolfe
Aug 4, 2011
Harvey C. Wolfe, 87, of Oxford, IN. died at Rosewalk Village in Lafayette, IN. Thursday August 4, 2011 at 3:45 PM where he had been a resident since December. Mr. Wolfe was born in Harrison County, IN.,November 13, 1923, the son of the late William J. and Alda Cline Wolfe, and was a 1943 graduate of Oxford High School....
William Weimer, Jr
Aug 1, 2011
William A. "Bud" Weimer, Jr., 66, of Lafayette, died at Major Hospital emergency room in Shelbyville, IN. suddenly and unexpectedly at 11:26 PM Monday August 1, 2011 where he and his wife had been to care for her ill father. Mr. Weimer was born in Greensburg, IN. February 6, 1945, the son of the late William Arthur and Averill...
Virginia Simons
Jul 31, 2011
Virginia Newkirk Simons, 89, of Lafayette, died at Franciscan Health, St. Elizabeth Central Hospital 6:15 AM Sunday July 31, 2011 shortly after admission. Mrs. Simons was born in Linden, IN. September 14, 1921, the daughter of the late Joseph Franklin and Mary Stephenson Newkirk, and was a 1939 graduate of Linden, IN. High School and had resided in the...
Chester Staley, Jr
Jul 22, 2011
Chester E. "Buddy" "Pappio" Staley, Jr., 61 of Lafayette, IN. died at Regency Place in Lafayette Friday July 22, 2011 at 9:35 AM. He had resided in Lafayette since 2006, moving from Indianapolis, and having previously resided in Terre Haute, IN. Mr. Staley was born in Terre Haute, IN. the son of the late Chester E. and Fairy Wynona...
Robert Nichols
Jul 21, 2011
Robert M. Nichols, age 90, of Lafayette, IN. died at his residence 6:25 AM Thursday July 21, 2011. He was born in Decatur, IL. February 17, 1921, the son of the late Robert N. and Clara Hubbard Nichols, and attended St. Mary's Grade School and was a graduate of Lafayette Jefferson High School as well as Lafayette Business College....
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