All Obituaries

Mary M. Rockwell, 92, formerly of Oxford, Indiana, passed away Thursday, January 16 in the Williamsport Nursing Home. Mary was born November 24, 1927 in Wheatfield, Indiana to Orville and Jesse Jones Meyers. Mary graduated from Wheatfield High School in 1945 and Lowenstein’s Beauty School in 1946. Her greatest joy was working as a sales representative and manager over 25 years with World Book Encyclopedia. Mary married Ralph Rockwell, a farmer, in Rensselaer, Indiana in...

John R. Wehrle, 90, of Lafayette, passed away at IU Arnett Hospital in Lafayette Tuesday January 14, 2020 at 10:48 PM where he had been a patient the past six days. He was born in Monitor, Tippecanoe County, IN August 12, 1929, the son of Joseph L. and Elsie M. Sheperd Wehrle and was a graduate of Lafayette Jefferson High School. John married Margaret C. “Dee” Platt June 1, 1985, and she preceded him in death January 7, 2019. John was a member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church. He...

John Alexander Brost of Indianapolis, IN passed away on December 25, 2019 at the age of 65. John was born on April 12, 1954 in Lafayette, IN to Ray and Peg (McAuley) Brost. He attended Indiana University and spent 41 years in retail working as a buyer for various department stores: LS Ayers, Filenes, and Boston Store. John loved being around water and enjoyed frequent trips to various coasts. A few of his favorite places to visit included Maine, Florida and Ireland, where his mother was...

Marie O’Brien of Lafayette died December 5, 2019 after a two year battle with cancer, she was 88. Marie was born on May 6, 1931 in Earl Park, IN to Emmett & Delvia Doyle. On June 7, 1952 Marie married Richard O’Brien in Earl Park, IN. They moved to Lafayette where they raised their five children. Marie opened the Bridal Boutique in downtown Lafayette in 1974. After selling the store in 1985 she became a realtor at the Lux Agency until she retired. Marie was also a model for the...

Geri J. Berns, 80, of Fishers, IN and formerly of Lafayette, passed away at her residence in Allisonville Meadows at Fishers Friday morning November 29, 2019 where she had resided the past year and a half. She was born in Lafayette April 29, 1939, the daughter of the late Jean and Mary McKibben Hittle. Geri was a graduate of St. Joseph High School in South Bend and attended Ancilla College. She married Robert J. Berns at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Lafayette and he preceded her in death...

We generally think of powerful people as assertive, aggressive, telling everything like it is and leaving nothing unsaid. Then there’s Rosio. How many people are so powerful that they can make you smile with one word? With a smile? A sister, a wife, a mother, a grandmother, a friend: and a saint from every one of those angles. We didn’t have her nearly long enough and yet, we had her much longer than we deserved. She’s finally in heaven with other angels, away from the pains of this...

Rosetta Leuck, age 94 of Pine Village, IN passed away at 2:10 PM Sunday November 24, 2019 at Creasy Springs Health Campus in Lafayette where she had resided the past four years. She was born in Kilrea, northern Ireland to the late Charles and Ann Gilmore Henry and attended Kilrea schools. Rosetta met her husband Paul Leuck in June, 1947 while Paul was stationed in the military in England, and he was on leave in Ireland. She moved to the United States later in 1947, and they were married at...

Barbara J (Porter) Diamond, 91, of Coram, NY passed away Tuesday morning November 5, 2019 in New York. Barbara was born June 27, 1928, the daughter of Roy L. and Juanita R Porter, late of Darlington, Indiana. Growing up in New Jersey, Barbara earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology at Wilson College, and completed graduate courses in Biology at Columbia University. She was employed as a Research Technician at Columbia University, the University of Rochester, and at the Eastman Dental...

Rosella Margurite Vaughn, 99, of Lafayette, passed away Friday morning November 8, 2019 at St. Anthony Healthcare in Lafayette. Rosella was born in Lafayette March 2, 1920, the daughter of the late Clarence C. and Cecil Hall Buntin. She had resided in Tippecanoe County since 1935 and attended Klondike High School. Rosella married Edward Vaughan in Lafayette April 18, 1949 and he preceded her in death December 16, 1998. She was a homemaker, enjoyed Purdue basketball and loved chocolate candy....

Ernestine “Erne” (Dietel) Lewis died peacefully at age 93, with her family by her side, on November 5, 2019. She was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She married Leonard E. Lewis of Lafayette, Indiana on August 20, 1949 and they enjoyed 66 wonderful years together as best friends and constant companions, sharing, celebrating and supporting each other through life's many journeys. Erne retired from the Indiana License Bureau in Lafayette and she and Leonard moved to Logansport,...