Obituaries
Montgomery, Tippecanoe & Benton County Obituaries
Christopher Faulkner
Jan 20, 2023
Christopher Michael Faulkner, 38, of Lafayette, passed away at Franciscan East, St. Elizabeth Hospital 2:10 PM Friday January 20, 2023, where he had been a patient since Tuesday. Christopher was born in Lafayette, IN May 23, 1984, the son of Patty L. Faulkner. He was a graduate of Cornerstone Christian School and Academy as well as ISSA College. He...
Constance Watson
Jan 13, 2023
Constance Jean Watson died peacefully on January 13, 2023, at Cumberland Pointe Health Campus in West Lafayette, IN. Connie was born on May 31, 1932, in Reedsburg, WI to Dr. Harold and Mrs. Ferne Kleeber. After spending her childhood in Reedsburg, she graduated from Northwestern University in 1954. Connie was proud to be a Northwestern alumna and remained an avid...
Matthias Puetz
Jan 4, 2023
Matthias James Puetz, 64, of Lafayette, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, January 4, 2023 surrounded by his family. He was born in Watseka, Illinois on May 16, 1958 to Edmund and Jacqueline Puetz. He grew up in both Fowler and Oxford, Indiana most of his adolescence with his five brothers John (Nanci), Doug (Michelle), Richard (Cindy), Max (Patty)...
George Rumpza
Dec 30, 2022
George David “Butch” Rumpza, 76, of Morro Bay, CA, formerly of Lafayette, IN passed away at Bayside Care Center in Morro Bay Friday December 30, 2022. Butch was born in Lafayette October 10, 1946, the son of the late George Frank and Mary A. (Donahoe) Rumpza and was a graduate of Lafayette Central Catholic High School. While residing in...
Armilda "Mil" Jones
Dec 28, 2022
Armilda Jones passed away on Wednesday, December 28, 2022, at IU Health Arnett Hospital after an illness resulting from a stroke in 2013. She had lived with her daughter, Jeanna Jones, since her stroke. Mil was born December 8, 1926, in Terre Haute, Indiana, to Roy Clifford Cox and Lula Marie Kirchner Cox. Mil graduated from Wiley High School in...
Diane Nichols
Dec 28, 2022
Diane Louise Nichols, 56, of Oxford, Indiana, passed away unexpectedly on December 28, 2022, at Green-Hill Manor in Fowler, Indiana, where she had resided since January 2015. She was born December 9, 1966, in Lafayette, Indiana to Edwin L. Nichols and Martha A. Nichols (Burkhardt). She graduated From Benton Central High School in 1985. Diane was a loving daughter,...
Imogene "Jean" Lester
Dec 23, 2022
Imogene S. “Jean” Halsema Lester, 96, of West Lafayette and formerly of West Point, IN passed away at Cumberland Point Health Care in West Lafayette 5:00 PM Friday December 23, 2022 where she had resided the past nine years. Jean was born July 12,1926 in West Point, IN the daughter of the late John and Blanche Stover Halsema and attended...
Howard Dushane
Nov 30, 2022
Howard Eugene Dushane, a United States Navy veteran, of Lafayette, Indiana went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday afternoon, November 30, 2022. He was 77. He was born September 27, 1945 in Marquette, Michigan to Leo J. Sr. and Goldie E. (Platz) Dushane. He is survived by his loving wife of 34 years, Dianne (Bailiff) Dushane. Howard was...
James Burkhardt
Nov 17, 2022
James Phillip Burkhardt, 67, of Ft. Wayne, IN and formerly of Lafayette, passed away at his residence in Ft. Wayne 2:37 AM Thursday November 17, 2022. James was born in Lafayette August 5, 1955, the son of the late Charles J. “Pete” Burkhardt and Elaine A. (Smith) Burkhardt. Surviving are three brothers, Michael E. (Ellen) Burkhardt of Lanesville, IN; Stephen...
Stephen Mclean
Nov 10, 2022
Stephen D. McLean, 74, of Lafayette, IN passed away at Creasy Springs Health Campus Thursday November 10, 2022 at 9:42 AM. He was born in Danville, IL February 20, 1948 the son of the late Chester and Ovetta Fauniel Smith McLean and was a graduate of Covington, IN High School. Following high school, he enlisted in the U. S. Airforce,...
Robert Bowman
Oct 25, 2022
Robert E. “Bob” Bowman, age 90 of Dayton, Indiana died at home on October 25, 2022 of congestive heart failure. He was the middle child of 7 sons born to Arthur and Veronica (Wichman) Bowman in Vincennes, Indiana on March 28, 1932. He was baptized, confirmed and finished 8 grades at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and school. He...
Jerri Heath
Oct 14, 2022
Jerri Ruth Heath, 83, of Lafayette, passed away at her residence Friday October 14, 2022 at 6:21 AM. Jerri was born in Lafayette September 9, 1939, the daughter of the late Vincent and Lena Lolita (Parker) Sperback and was a 1957 graduate of Lafayette Jefferson High School. She married Thomas E. Heath at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Lafayette October...
Joanne Cox
Oct 13, 2022
Joanne Jean Cox, 90, of Lafayette, passed away at Green-Hill Manor in Fowler, IN 6:28 AM Thursday October 13, 2022 where she had been a patient the past two years. Joanne was born in Boston, MA September 26, 1932, the daughter of the late Robert and Mary (Marshall) Johnson. She was a graduate of South High School in Wooster, MA...
John Sauriol
Oct 5, 2022
John P. Sauriol, 81, of Lafayette, passed away at his residence Wednesday October 5, 2022. John was born in Chicago, IL April 30, 1936, the son of the late Peter A. and Margaret M. (Dawson) Sauriol. He married Jane K. Peterson in Elkhorn, WI August 11, 1959 and she survives. John grew up on the west side of Chicago and...
Gary Heinold
Sep 22, 2022
Gary L. Heinold, 81, passed away September 22, 2022, peacefully with his wife by his side at Creasy Springs Legacy in Lafayette, IN. He was born November 8, 1940 in LaCrosse, IN, to Charles and Ina Mae (Bruder) Heinold. He was a graduate of LaCrosse High School and then attended Purdue in Civil Engineering. He worked at Fauber Construction in...
Nancy Irvin (Previously Richardson And Barnett)
Sep 20, 2022
Nancy Lee Irvin (previously Richardson and Barnett) passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home on Tuesday, September 20th, 2022 after a long battle with cancer. She was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 18th, 1960, but spent most of her life in Lafayette, Indiana. Nancy was one of the kindest and friendliest people you would ever meet, and...
Gail Knowles
Sep 7, 2022
Gail Lynne Knowles, 70, of Crawfordsville, IN passed away at Mulberry Health & Retirement Center in Mulberry, IN Wednesday Sept. 7, 2022 at 6:37 AM. She was born in Crawfordsville, IN the daughter of Delta Mae Clore Owens and the late Irvin Junior Owens. She was a 1970 graduate of Southwestern High School in Tippecanoe County. Her marriage was to...
Lanny Mcdaniel
Sep 6, 2022
Lanny Ross McDaniel, age 81 of Covington, TN and formerly of Benton County, IN passed away in Memphis, TN Tuesday Sept. 6, 2022. He was born in Boswell, IN November 9, 1940, the son of the late Charles and Elnora Anderson McDaniel. His marriage was to Julia Shoaf in Oxford, IN June 3, 1961 at the Oxford Presbyterian Church and...
David Roach
Aug 31, 2022
David Hastings Roach was born in Louisville, Kentucky on November 29, 1946. He was raised in Northern California and attended Yampa Valley College. David spent his adult life coping with his illness of schizophrenia. He worked hard on his living recovery in Topeka, Kansas to secure and enjoy his independence while coping with the paranoia with humor and Christian faith....
Harold Brannan
Aug 26, 2022
Harold D. “Dennis” Brannan, 80, of Monticello, IN passed away peacefully in his daughter’s home in Lafayette on Friday, August 26, 2022 surrounded by the love of his family. He was born on November 4, 1941, in Virginia, Illinois to the late Harold J. Brannan and Mary Aileen (Young) Brannan. After graduating from Virginia High School in 1959, Dennis served...
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