Obituaries

Feb 28, 2024

Mary J. Land, 72, of Lafayette, died at home February 28, 2024 peacefully with her family by her side. She was born March 22, 1951 in Carrollton, ILL to Glen Carroll and Jeane Gombas.  Mary was married to Millage T. Land, Jr. in Lafayette where they lived for over 30 years and were together since 1966 until his death...

Feb 22, 2024

Leonard Douglas Wise, 76, of Lafayette, passed away at home Thursday, February 22, 2024. He was born August 11, 1947, in Valparaiso, IN, the son of, the late, George W. Sr. and Donna A. Wise.  He is preceded in death by his parents and brother, George W. Wise Jr. He is survived by wife, Susan Wise of Lafayette, daughters,...

Feb 21, 2024

Jeffrey R Strawn, 43, of Lafayette passed away at home Wednesday, February 21 2024.. He was born in Jeffersonville, IN March 3, 1980 to Thomas B. Strawn, MD of Peoria, AZ and Barbara A. Henk of Lafayette.   He graduated from Jeffersonville High School in 1998 then received an Associate of Arts degree in Psychology from Vincennes Univ.  He worked...

Feb 20, 2024

Kevin J. Loveless, a force of nature, departed this world on February 20th at the age of 64 in Lafayette, IN. Known for his wit and a knack for making memorable moments, he will be remembered as someone who lived life on his terms.

Born in Lafayette on June 02,1959, to William Loveless and the late Beverly...

Feb 16, 2024

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved

sister, Greta Lynn (Terry) Becker, who passed away on February 16,

2024 at the age of 51.

Greta, was born on December 12th, 1972, in Lafayette, Indiana to

Douglas “Barry” and Theresa (Funk) Terry. She grew up in...

Feb 11, 2024

Theodore "Ted" Teets, 89, died in his sleep February 11, 2024, in Lafayette, Indiana. He was born in 1934 in East Chicago, IN, to John and Helen (Hoyda) Teets, and married his wife of nearly 64 years, Virginia (Antkowiak) Teets in Whiting, IN.

Ted served in the U.S. Army and was a retiree of LTV Steel (now...

Feb 6, 2024

Mary Elizabeth Kemm, passed away peacefully February 6, 2024 at Fivestar Residences of Lafayette. She was born September 15th, 1923 in Detroit to Carl and Martha Kemm.

After graduating from Napoleon Ohio High School in 1941, Mary went on to study General Home Economics at Ohio State University, graduating with a B.S. in 1945.  She also married...

Jan 17, 2024

Carol Colleen Campbell, 59, of Crawfordsville, formerly of Central Illinois, found peace January 17, 2024 at 1:17 AM with family at her side. Carol had many passions in her life: music, nature, travel and reading, but her biggest passion was her family. Carol was known to all as the neighborhood mom. She is survived by mother, Victoria Zindars (Illinois),...

Jan 13, 2024

Catherine “Katie” Sue Mills, 65, of Lafayette, passed away in her home on January 13, 2024.

Katie was born on October 4, 1958, to the late Arnold and Virginia Mills.

She had three daughters that survive her, Tiffanie Davis of Upland, IN, Megan Davis of Marion, IN, Leslie Davis-Moffitt (Troy) of Lafayette, IN, and numerous...

Jan 7, 2024

Joseph A Miller, 77, passed away peacefully at White Oak Health Campus in Monticello, IN. Sunday, January 7, 2023.

Joseph was born November 3, 1946, in Lafayette to the late Ralph and Jean (Lawler) Miller Head.

He married the love of his life, Donna Sue, October 8, 1965 in Indianapolis.  Joseph served in the US...

Jan 1, 2024

Deanna Marie Pozesny, 83, of Lafayette, passed away peacefully at Saint Franciscan East in Lafayette on January 1, 2024 and has now come home to join her beloved late husband of 52 years, Ret. SGM Alfred Gottfried Pozesny. Deanna Marie was born March 16th, 1940 at Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital in Pontiac, Michigan to the late Edward Joseph and...

Dec 24, 2023

Mary M. Hart, 66, of Winamac, IN, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at her daughter's home on December 24, 2023 after a short battle with cancer.

Mary was born on September 7, 1957 in Hazelcrest, IL to the late William "Bill" and Joan Passafiume. Mary attended Seven Holy Founders grade school and Sandburg high school before...

Dec 22, 2023

Beverly “Bev” Ann Anderson, 74, passed away peacefully at Saint Franciscan East of Lafayette Friday, December 22,2023. Bev was born  February 21,1949 to Delbert and Lois McCall, in Rockville Indiana. She married the love of her life, Gene Robbins, October 10, 1965 in Lafayette. He proceeded her in death, May 11, 1994. Bev attended Jefferson High School of Lafayette....

Dec 3, 2023

Chris (Garr) Runion, 66, of Lafayette, died December 3, 2023 at Indiana University Hospital. She was born December 5, 1956, the daughter of the late, Michael and Arlene Garr in Crawfordsville.  She was a graduate of North Montgomery 1975 and then worked at Crawfords Industries until 1993.

Chris is survived by siblings, Michael E. Garr of Crawfordsville,...

Nov 2, 2023

Frankie Walker, 66, of Lafayette, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, November 2, 2023, with family and friends by his side.

Frankie was born June 21, 1957, in Lafayette to, the late, Frank and Nona (Bussell) Walker and was a lifelong Indiana resident.

Over his lifetime Frankie worked at Arni’s, Merkel Excavating, Waste...

Oct 10, 2023

James Robert Weldon, 76, of Lafayette, IN Jim passed away from injuries sustained in an automobile accident October 10, 2023.

Jim was born July 17, 1947, to, the late, Orville and Norma Weldon. He enlisted in the Marines when he was 17 and served 2 tours in Viet Nam (1965-1969).

On November 1, 1980, he...

Oct 5, 2023

Terry L. VerHoeven, age 70, died peacefully at his home in Lafayette, Indiana with his faithful dog Neco by his side on Thursday, October 5th, 2023.

Terry is survived by his son Christopher VerHoeven (wife Janice) of Lakeland FL, daughter Katelyn Johnson of Chalmers IN, and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father, John...

Sep 16, 2023

Katherine Marie Hattendorf, 74, passed away Saturday, September 16, 2023 in her home in Lafayette, IN with her dear friend Sam by her side.

Katherine was born April 4, 1949. She graduated from Southgate High school in 1968. She served for a short time in the United States Army before starting a family and beginning a career...

Sep 11, 2023

Russell Alan Hildebrandt, 60, of Lafayette, IN, passed away on September 11, 2023. He was born April 18, 1963 in Gary and lived in northwest Indiana for many decades before relocating. Sometimes known as Rusty or Ralph, Russ was a 1981 graduate of Lew Wallace High School and maintained contact with many of his childhood friends throughout his life....

Sep 7, 2023

John R. Hudelson, 72, of Delphi, IN went to meet his heavenly father on 9/7/2023 at 2:38 am in Mulberry, IN at Mulberry Health where he had been a resident since June of this year on Hospice.

John graduated from Wainwright High School in 1969. Then, in July 1969, John married Ronda Martin-King and they had 2...