Obituaries
Montgomery, Tippecanoe & Benton County Obituaries
Phylis Ann Bower
Oct 25, 2023
Phylis Ann Bower, passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by her family on October 25, 2023. She was born on September 30, 1937, in Lafayette, Indiana to Courtney and Essie Johnson.
Phylis grew up in Lafayette and graduated from Battle Ground High School in 1955. She dedicated her life to creating a loving and nurturing home for her...
Colleen Marie Fisher
Oct 20, 2023
Colleen Marie Fisher, a member of the Lafayette community, passed away peacefully on October 20, 2023, at The Springs at Lafayette. Born on February 29, 1952, in Lafayette, IN, Colleen was the daughter of John J. Halsema and Katherine Weast.
In 1971, Colleen graduated from Lafayette Jefferson High School, where she formed lasting friendships that lasted throughout her life. Colleen had...
Joyce Lucille Linder
Sep 22, 2023
Joyce (Williams) Linder, 91, of West Lafayette passed at 4:33pm at St. Vincent Hospice in Indianapolis on Friday, September 22.
Joyce was born to Zora (Cravens) and Rufus Williams on February 1, 1932. She was the thirteenth of fourteen children growing up on a farm in Lafayette. She graduated from Jefferson High School and later in 1983 received an...
Barbara Marie Facemyer
Sep 18, 2023
Barbara Marie (Rieli) Facemyer, 74, of Chalmers, IN died peacefully surrounded by loved ones on Monday September 18, 2023 at Community North Hospital in Indianapolis. Due to complications with Lymphoma.
She was born August 4, 1949 in Detroit, MI to Anthony and Mary Margaret (Logsdon) Rieli. She was the second of nine children and attended St. Paul school...
James Donald "Don" Yochem
Aug 28, 2023
James Donald “Don” Yochem, 93, of Lafayette, passed away at St. Anthony’s Healthcare in Lafayette 5:10 PM Monday August 28, 2023. Don was born in Fowler, IN January 19, 1930, the son of the late Otto and Irene (Anstett) Yochem. He was a 1948 graduate of Lafayette Jefferson High School, and received his Bachelor’s Degree in 1955 in Social...
Billie E. Toy
Aug 26, 2023
Billie E. Toy, 83, of rural Attica, IN passed away at Franciscan East Hospital in Lafayette, IN Saturday August 26, 2023 at 2:30 PM. He had been in failing health the past month. He was born in Pocahontas, Arkansas March 18, 1940, the son of the late Ervin E. and Velma (Stokes) Toy. He married Phyllis L. Stevens in...
Rebecca Ellen Waterman (Griffin)
Jul 31, 2023
Our beloved Rebecca Ellen Waterman (Griffin), age 47, passed unexpectedly in the early morning of July 31, 2023. She was a deeply loyal and devoted wife, loving mother, sister, daughter, and cherished friend. Many recall her as being inclusive to others, serving her community in many ways, and being a close sister to many. Rebecca was born on December 24,...
Jerald "Jerry" L. Scott
Jul 28, 2023
Jerald “Jerry” L Scott
On July 28 our dad, grandpa, brother, uncle and friend unexpectedly passed away and is now dancing eternally with his beloved wife, Pat. Born October 4, 1930 to Edgar and Inez Scott, his dad was a coach and teacher who instilled a lifelong love of sports. He met Pat (born only three days after Dad)...
Rebecca S. (Perkins) Vandeveer
Jul 25, 2023
Rebecca S. (Perkins) Vandeveer, 73, of Oxford, passed away suddenly on July 25, 2023. Rebecca was born on January 24, 1950, in Lafayette, Indiana to the late Floyd Leroy Perkins and Wanda Maxine (Leuck) Perkins. Rebecca graduated in the class of 1968 from Oxford High School. On January 24, 1970, Rebecca wed Felix C. “Butch” Vandeveer, Jr. at the Oxford...
Juanita Alice Young
Jul 12, 2023
Juanita Alice Young, 89, of Pine Village, IN passed away at Cumberland Pointe Healthcare Center in West Lafayette Wednesday July 12, 2023. Juanita was born March 9, 1934 the daughter of the late Isaac and Thelma Brown Eberly and was a graduate of Pine Village High School. She married William E. Young in Pine Village, IN June 7, 1952...
Rebecca Ann Woerner
Jul 9, 2023
Rebecca Ann Woerner, 74, of Templeton, IN passed away at Five Star Living Center in Lafayette, IN 10:50 PM Sunday July 9, 2023 where she had been residing the past 18 months. Rebecca was born in Indianapolis, IN June 10, 1949, the daughter of the late William H. and Wilma J. Buhr. She was a graduate of Oxford, IN...
F. Robert "Bob" Brown
Jun 26, 2023
F. Robert “Bob” Brown, 88, of Lafayette, passed away at IU Arnett Hospital in Lafayette 8:15 AM Monday June 26, 2023 where he had been a patient for the past week. Bob was born August 11, 1934 in Lafayette, IN the son of the late Floyd Edward and Susan (Alkire) Brown and was a graduate of Williamsport, IN High...
Douglas Garrett Boersma
Jun 21, 2023
Douglas G. Boersma, 48, of West Lafayette, passed away from an unexpected heart attack on Wednesday, June 21, 2023.
Doug was born in Highland, IN, on October 13, 1974, to the late Bonnie and Jerry Boersma. After 13 years of dating, he married his seventh-grade sweetheart, Cari (Brown) Boersma, on June 10, 2000. If you knew Doug, it was...
Manuel Salvador Olivas
Jun 16, 2023
Manuel Salvador Olivas, 63, of Lafayette, passed away unexpectedly Friday June 16, 2023 while visiting family in Cortez, CO. Manuel was born in Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico December 25, 1959, the son of the late Antonio and Oralia (Maestas) Olivas. He was a graduate of Montezuma-Cortez High School and attended technical school in Cortez, CO. Manuel married Diane Louise...
Gerald Jackson
Jun 10, 2023
Gerald Lee Jackson, 79, of West Lafayette, passed away at his residence Saturday June 10, 2023. Gerald was born in Lafayette July 7, 1943, the son of the late Francis and Florence (Swick) Jackson and was a graduate of Lafayette Jefferson High School. He married Merilou M. Jennings at Lafayette July 21, 1963, and she survives. Gerald was employed...
Ruth Deboer
Jun 6, 2023
Ruth Olga (Kanwischer) DeBoer, 93, a resident of University Place in West Lafayette, Indiana, passed away on the morning of Tuesday, June 6, 2023. She was born on May 6, 1930, in Rochester, New York, to the late Oswald and Olga Zuch Kanwischer. She grew up in Rochester’s German-American community, a member of the Andrews Street Baptist Church, where...
Patricia Fitzsimons White
Jun 2, 2023
Patricia J. (Hatke) FitzSimons White, 93, of Lafayette, passed away on Friday evening June 2, 2023 at the residence of her daughter, Rose Marie Killian-Alenduff. Patricia was born in Lafayette February 27, 1930, the daughter of the late George P. Hatke, Jr. and Mildred C. (Farrell) Hatke. Patricia was a lifelong Lafayette resident and a 1948 graduate of St....
Marie Max
Jun 1, 2023
Marie M. Max, 74, of rural Pine Village, IN passed away on June 1, 2023 surrounded by family. She was born September 23, 1948 to the late Raymond and Roverta (Freyman) Wang. On December 22, 1967 she married J. Lindy Max, and he survives. Marie enjoyed spending time with her children, grandchildren and great grandson, camping during the summer and...
Josephine Halsmer
May 19, 2023
Josephine (McCarthy) Halsmer Mangus of West Lafayette passed into eternal life on May 19, 2023 at the age of 102. Born in Crawfordsville, IN to her parents James and Anna (Carver) McCarthy, who preceded her in death, as did brothers James McCarthy, Kevin McCarthy, and Thomas McCarthy. Her brother Fredrick (Kenny) McCarthy currently resides in Indianapolis, IN. After attending...
Michael Roe
May 6, 2023
Michael Edward Roe passed away peacefully at home on May 6th, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. Mike was born June 23rd, 1952, in Monterey, CA. He grew up in Speedway and Brownsburg, Indiana. With his goal of attending college, Mike started caddying at age 13 at the Country Club of Indianapolis, which began a life-long love of golf. Mike...
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