Obituaries

Montgomery, Tippecanoe & Benton County Obituaries

Catherine Gordon

Catherine Gordon

Aug 14, 2010

Catherine V. Gordon, 95, of Lafayette, died at Clarian Arnett Hospital 1:34 PM Saturday August 14, 2010. She was born August 6, 1915, in Lafayette, IN. to the late George and Esther Kurtz Vaughan, and had resided in the Tippecanoe and Benton county areas most all of her life, and was a graduate of St. Francis High School in...

William Elston

William Elston

Aug 1, 2010

William D. "Bill" Elston, 89 of West Lafayette died 11:56am Sunday, August 1, 2010 at his residence. He was born July 25, 1921 in Monon, IN to the late Edward & Elsie Strong Elston. He attended school in Monon. He was a U.S. Army veteran and served in 358th Infantry Regiment during WWII from 1942-43. On October 25, 1942...

Lloyd Mettes

Lloyd Mettes

Jul 30, 2010

Lloyd Quenton Mettes, 87, of Oxford, IN. and Atlanta, MO. Passed away on July 30, 2010 at St. Elizabeth Central in Lafayette, IN. after a short illness. He was born November 2, 1922 in the Healy Settlement of Macon County, MO., the second of five children of Joseph Bernard and Jewell Goldiette Roberts Mettes. Lloyd was baptized at St....

James Gretencord, Jr

James Gretencord, Jr

Jul 29, 2010

James M. "Jim" Gretencord, Jr., 52, of Fowler, died Wednesday July 29, 2010 at St. Elizabeth Central Emergency Room in Lafayette of an apparent aortic aneurysm. Jim was born in Lafayette October 11, 1957, the son of James E. and Janet M. Demiere Gretencord, Sr. He was a life- long resident of Benton County, and a graduate of Benton...

Vivian Shepherd

Vivian Shepherd

Jul 29, 2010

Vivian L. Shepherd, 90, of Lafayette, died at St. Mary's Healthcare Center in Lafayette 10:05 PM Thursday July 29, 2010 where she had been a patient the past 2 years. Velma was born at Alamo, Indiana September 20, 1919, the daughter of the late Charles and Flossie Bowman Fruits. She had resided in Tippecanoe County since 1940, moving here...

Velma Clements

Velma Clements

Jul 27, 2010

Velma O. Clements, 81, of Waynetown, died at St. Clare Medical Center Emergency Room at Crawfordsville 10:51 PM Tuesday July 27, 2010. Velma was born January 11, 1929 at St. Francisville, IL. the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Alta Shaner Edgin. She attended St. Francisville, IL. schools, and had resided in Waynetown since 1971, moving there from...

Kathy White

Kathy White

Jul 17, 2010

Kathy A. White, 63, of Lafayette, died at her residence 7:00 PM Saturday July 17, 2010. She was born July 8, 1947 in Lafayette to Virginia Helen Harrer Aper and the late William Walter Aper, and attended Lafayette Jefferson High School. Kathy married Donald Edward White in Lafayette June 23, 1972, and he preceded her in death May 12,...

Eleanor Mclaughlin

Eleanor Mclaughlin

Jul 14, 2010

Eleanor T. McLaughlin, 84, of West Lafayette, died at St. Elizabeth Central Hospital 7:05 PM Wednesday July 14, 2010, where she had been a patient for the past 6 days. Eleanor was born June 24, 1926 in Scranton, PA., the daughter of the late Francis A. and Leona M. Neave Trethewey. She was a graduate of Syracuse University, receiving...

Ermil Spurgeon

Ermil Spurgeon

Jul 13, 2010

Ermil M. Spurgeon, 93, of Linden, IN. formerly of Monon, IN. died at the Ben Hur Nursing Home in Crawfordsville, IN. 1:10 AM Tuesday July 13, 2010. Born at Wolcott, IN. August 14, 1916, the daughter of the late James T. and Margaret E. Armstrong Lilly, she attended Wolcott schools and had lived in Monon most of her life,...

John Jones

John Jones

Jun 29, 2010

J. Michael "Mike" Jones, 56, of West Lafayette, died at St. Elizabeth Central 11:20 PM Tuesday June 29, 2010. Mike was born in Indianapolis November 10, 1953 to John Paul and Patricia Ann Wright Jones. He was a graduate of Hamilton Southeastern High School and received his Bachelors degree from Purdue University in management. Mike married Elizabeth A. "Beth"...

Helen Doyle

Helen Doyle

Jun 25, 2010

Helen E. Doyle, 90, of Lafayette, died at her residence 11:35 AM Friday June 25, 2010. Helen was born in Lafayette July 5, 1919, the daughter of the late Henry W. and Mary Grace Halpin Gagen. She was a graduate of St. Francis High School in 1937, and had worked as a secretary and bookkeeper for the Coca-Cola Bottling...

Steven Grant

Steven Grant

Jun 22, 2010

Steven L."Steve" Grant, age 61, of Lafayette, died at St. Vincent's Hospital in Indianapolis Tuesday morning June 22, 2010, where he had been a patient for 1 day. Born June 10, 1949 in Lafayette to Raymond J. and Dorothy E. Hild Grant, he was a graduate of Battle Ground High School, attended Indiana State University, and a graduate of...

Rebecca Weaver

Rebecca Weaver

Jun 20, 2010

Rebecca Jane Weaver, 82, of Linden, died at St. Elizabeth East Hospital in Lafayette, IN. at 2:56 AM Sunday June 20, 2010 from complications brought on by cancer. The daughter of the late Floyd and Evangeline Morrow Fraley, Mrs. Weaver was born in Montgomery County, Indiana, May 10, 1928. She was a long time area resident, and attended Linden,...

Judith Simpson

Judith Simpson

Jun 17, 2010

Judith Ann Simpson, 70, of Oxford, died at Green Hill Manor in Fowler, IN 8:25 AM Thursday June 17, 2010. Born February 13, 1940 in Detroit, MI., the daughter of the late Harold and Eleanor Garriott Miller, she attended schools in Detroit, and graduate from high school there. She married James D. "Jim" Simpson at Fairview, MI. December 22,...

Beverly Englert

Beverly Englert

Jun 3, 2010

Beverly Jane Englert, 78, of West Lafayette, died at Heritage Healthcare 4:30 AM Thursday June 3, 2010 where she had been a patient the past 10 days. Born in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, December 15, 1931, the daughter of the late Russell and Margaret E. Clark Thompson, she was a life- long area resident, and attended Stockwell, IN. schools. Her...

Mary Datzman

Mary Datzman

May 19, 2010

Mary Annette Datzman, 83, of Lafayette, formerly of Fowler, died at St. Anthony's Healthcare Center in Lafayette 5:25 AM Wednesday May 19, 2010, where she had been a patient since 2006. Born in Round Grove, White County, Indiana August 11, 1926 the daughter of the late John and Nettie Guinn Cain, she was a graduate of Round Grove High...

Vicky Robinson

Vicky Robinson

May 16, 2010

Vicky Lynn Robinson, 59, of Lafayette, died at St. Elizabeth Central Hospital 7:52 P.M. Sunday May 16, 2010. Born July 3, 1950 in Frankfort, IN. the daughter of the late Lester V. and Nina M. Garrett Sheets, she had resided in Lafayette for 40 years. She married Robert Dale Robinson in Lafayette March 27, 1996 and he survives. Mrs....

Marvin Sherfey

Marvin Sherfey

May 14, 2010

Marvin Eugene "Gene" Sherfey, 86, of Linden, died at Clarian-Arnett Hospital in Lafayette, IN. Friday morning, May 14, 2010. Born August 24, 1923 in Linden, IN. the son of the late Harrison Porter and Loma Flowers Sherfey, he was a 1941 graduate of Linden High School. Mr. Sherfey had resided most of his life in Crawfordsville. He first married...

Mamie Whitus

Mamie Whitus

May 9, 2010

Mamie B. "Penny" Whitus, 85, of Battle Ground, IN. died at her residence Sunday morning May 9, 2010. Born May 1, 1925 in Lamar County, Alabama, the daughter of the late William and Lillian Carr Pennington, she had resided in the Lafayette-Battle Ground area for the past 50 years. She married Vestel B. Whitus in West Lafayette, IN. August...

Robert Whitesell

Robert Whitesell

May 9, 2010

Robert J. Whitesell, 93, of Cedar Park, Texas and formerly of Oxford, IN. died Sunday May 9, 2010 in Cedar Park. Robert was born April 3, 1917 in Downs, McLean County, Illinois the son of the late Earl and Myrtle Green Whitesell. He moved with his family to Pine Township in 1920, and graduated from Oxford High School in...

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