All Obituaries

Raymond A. Loepker, 88, of Lafayette, passed away at Rosewalk Village in Lafayette 1:34 PM Sunday February 10, 2019. He was born in Beckemeyer, IL November 16, 1930, the son of the late Isadore and Margaret Pilar Loepker and had resided in Lafayette sine 1945. He married Donna L. Richard at St. Boniface Church in Lafayette November, 1951 and she preceded him in death December 17, 1990. Raymond was a bus driver for Lafayette School Corporation for 31 years, and also was employed by Lafayette...

Maria Avila, 88, of Lafayette, died Wednesday February 13, 2019 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico suddenly and unexpectedly while visiting her sister, Angeles. Maria was born in Monteesobedo, Zacatecas, Mexico May 20, 1930, the daughter of the late Francisco Avila and Domitila Trinidad. She married Ruben Montoya at Monteesobedo, Zacvatecas, Mexico in 1958 and he preceded her in death in 1978. Maria was a homemaker and a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church in Lafayette and had formerly been...

Kim L. Jones, 61, of Otterbein, slipped into heaven at 2:38 pm on Friday, February 8th, 2019 at IU Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born on June 11, 1957, along with his twin brother Kent, in Lafayette to the late Charles Don and Kathleen (Jones) Jones. He roared away from Benton Central HS in his orange ’69 Camaro for the last time in 1975, graduating from Lincoln Technical Institute in Indianapolis the following year. Kim worked at M.W. Reed Chevrolet in Fowler, Lafayette Truck...

John Earl Burrell, 88, of Lafayette, Indiana, fortified with the Sacraments of the Roman Catholic Church, passed into Eternity on the morning of Friday, February 8th, 2019 at St. Anthony Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. John was born on December 18th, 1930 in Lawrenceville, Illinois, to the late John and Wastella Burrell of Sumner, Illinois. He was preceded in death by his Sister, Norma Jean, and his Brother, Harry, as well as his beloved wife, Marilyn “Jane” Burrell. He...

Eunice E. Ritchey, 90, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 9th, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on September 13, 1928 in Standardsville, Virginia to the late Clarence Collier and Mary (Morris) Collier. On October 31, 1959, she married her husband Earl W. Ritchey, in Richmond, Indiana, and they were married 35 years before his unexpected death in 1994. Eunice was kind-hearted and dearly loved by all who knew her. She loved her family above all else and would often...

James M. Hobaugh, 85, of Lafayette, passed away at Franciscan East, St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lafayette Wednesday February 6, 2019 at 12:51 PM. He was born in Lafayette March 28, 1933, the son of the late Edward M. and Florence M. Klutzke Hobaugh. He was a 1951 graduate of Montmorenci High School, and received a Bachelor’s of Science in Agricultureal Engineering and his Master’s of Science in Mathematics from Purdue University. James taught at Boswell High School from 1958 until 1964....

Curtis Lee Sherwin, Jr. 71 of Romney, IN passed away Thursday January 31, 2019 at Banner Baywood Medical Center in Mesa, AZ. Curtis was born in Crawfordsville, IN March 25, 1947, the son of the late Curtis Lee Sherwin, Sr. and Mary Annabel (Avery) Sherwin. He was a graduate of Stockwell, IN High School and attended Purdue University. Curtis was a veteran of the US Army, Vietnam War, serving from October 1966 until June of 1968 as a medical corpsman. He married Candace Jane Brunner at...

Timothy John Barnard, 65, of Oxford, IN passed away unexpectedly at his residence Tuesday January 29, 2019 of an apparent heart attack. Timothy was born in Lafayette October 19, 1953, the son of the late Gene and Loretta (Bennett) Barnard and was a 1972 graduate of Benton Central High School. He had been employed for 40 years at Cargill in Lafayette. Timothy loved his family, and loved the great outdoors, enjoying hunting, trapping, fishing and finding arrow heads. Surviving are three...

On Saturday January 19, 2019, Sue Faust Chenoweth, loving mother of two sons, passed away at the age of 63. Sue was born on November 10, 1955 in Lafayette, IN to Leland and Jean Faust. She received her Bachelor’s degree in accounting from Ball State University in 1978 which began a forty year career in accounting: early with the Indiana Department of Revenue, later with the big eight accounting firm, Coopers & Lybrand, and culminating with a twenty year career as a sole...

Brian Jacob Slopsema, age 43, was born on November 11th, 1975 in Lafayette, Indiana, and passed away on January 20th, 2019. He was the first born child of Edward and Patricia Slopsema, and the older brother to Jason Slopsema. He grew up in Lafayette, Indiana, and graduated from Central Catholic Junior/Senior High School in 1994. He attended Purdue University graduating in 1998, and was forever a devoted Boilermaker. While attending Purdue, he worked at Kirby Risk Inc. Upon graduating...