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Kathleen Marie VanCoppenolle

Kathleen Marie VanCoppenolle, 69 of West Lafayette, passed away peacefully at home on Monday May 20th.  She was born in Toledo, OH on February 8,1950 to James Joseph and Helen Marie White Robarge. Kathleen had been a general manager, banquet…...

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Ola Jean Madlung

Ola Jean Madlung, 92 of Lafayette died unexpectedly at her home on Wednesday May 8th. She was born December 3,1926 in Clarks Hill to Melvin and Bertha Rayburn Arndt.  Ola worked at CTS Microelectronics in West Lafayette as an inspector…...

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Michael N. Burke

Michael N. Burke, 95 of West Lafayette passed away at his residence at 1:12 pm on Thursday May 16th. He was born in North Bergen, NJ on November 21,1923 to Matilda Burke.  He grew up in New Jersey and served…...

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Norma Jean Borders

Norma Jean Borders, 66 of West Lafayette died peacefully at her home on Sunday May 5th.  She was born in Marion County, IN on November 14,1952 to the late Robert D and Helen M. Brown Wade.  Her marriage was to…...

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Chester Ray French

Chester Ray French, 76 of Lafayette passed away at St Elizabeth East Hospital in Lafayette on Tuesday April 23 at 12:24 am.  He was born in Danville, IL to Gail and Lydia Virginia Cadle French.  Chester was a welder for…...

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Robert L. Culbreth

Robet L. Culbreth, 63 of Brookston, died unexpectedly at St. Elizabeth East Hospital on Tuesday, April 16th at 8:29 pm. He was born August 1, 1955 in Schererville, IN to the late Richard and Fleta Jones Culbreth. He worked as…...

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Adolph “Al” Altschaeffl

Professor Adolph Altschaeffl, 88 of West Lafayette, known to friends and colleagues as Al, passed away on April 12 ,2019. He was born July 20,1930 at Passaic, NJ to German Immigrants Ludwig and Crescenz Altschaeffl. After growing up in Brooklyn…...

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Kathy S. Coppock Makinde

Kathy S. (Orr) Coppock Makinde, 53, of Lafayette passed away at 4:11 p.m., Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at IU Arnett Hospital. Born on June 16, 1965 in Lafayette, she was the daughter of Larry and Norma Orr. Kathy was employed…...

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