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Obituaries January 9, 2008
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Lewis L. Hayden Jr.
      Lewis L. "Butch" Hayden Jr., 66, of Delphi, died unexpectedly Jan. 6, 2008, at 11 a.m. in his home. He was born Feb. 7, 1941, in Peru, to the late Lewis and Bessie Newburn Hayden. Mr. Hayden formerly worked in the manufacturing of agricultural products in Delphi.
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Mildred S. Peters
      Mildred Suzanne Peters, 81, of Elida, Ohio, died at 3:35 p.m. Jan. 6, 2008, at her residence. Born March 6, 1926, in Clinton County, Ind., she was the daughter of Russell and Cora Gascho Flory. Her marriage was on March 6, 1948, to Everett C. Peters, who preceded her in death on Dec. 7, 2003.
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Robert Huff
      Robert "Bob" Huff, 81, of Delphi, unexpectedly passed away Jan. 4, 2008, at 9:25 a.m. in his home. He was born Sept. 6, 1926, in Hazelcrest, Ill., to the late Robert H. and Leeta Lou Adams Huff. His mother died when he was a child. His father then married Dorothy Weiland Huff, his stepmother. His...
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Ralph L. Layer
      Ralph L. Layer, 74, of Delphi, died at 11:45 a.m. Monday, Jan. 7, 2008, at his residence. Born Nov. 11, 1933, in Royal Center, he was the son of Fred and Nellie Reinholt Layer. His marriage was on Sept. 18, 1958, in Logansport, to Lena Robertson. She preceded him in death on Nov. 14, 2001.
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Jack Heinzelman
      John C. "Jack" Heinzelman, 68, of Cutler, passed away at 5 p.m. Tues., Jan. 1, 2008, at St. Joseph Hospital in Kokomo. Born March 20, 1939, in Wolcott, he was the son of John and Isabel Mull Heinzelman. He was married to Linda Langston on Aug. 2, 1963, at the Burlington United Methodist Church. S...
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Lynn Thomsen
      Lynn Thomsen passed away at 10:45 a.m. on Jan. 3, 2008, at the IU Medical Center, Indianapolis. She was born in Lafayette on July 30, 1957, and lived with her parents in Delphi until her graduation from Delphi Community High School in 1975.
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Richard D. Sass
      Richard Dean "Rick" Sass, 63, of Monticello, died Dec. 31, 2007, at 9 a.m. in White County Memorial Hospital in Monticello. He was born March 11, 1944, in Chicago, Ill. to the late Ernest and Carol Eding Sass. He married Dawn Powers on July 6, 1979, in Monticello.
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Rev. James W. Rankin
      Rev. James William Rankin, 90, of Delphi, passed away Jan. 1, 2008, at 2:10 p.m. at St. Mary Health Care Center in Lafayette, where he had been a resident since 2004. Rev. Rankin was born Jan. 8, 1917, at his family home in Brownstown, the youngest of seven children born to David Franklin and Je...
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Ruby A. Thompson
      Ruby Alice Thompson, 96, of Lafayette, formerly of Flora, died at 11:35 a.m. Fri., Jan. 4, 2008, at Regency Place, Lafayette. She had been a resident there for three years. Born Nov. 27, 1911, in Bloomington, she was the daughter of James W. and Orpha G. Percifield Richardson.
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Lois Wolf Cowger
      Lois Wolf Cowger, 83, of Monticello, died at 3:04 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008, at Home Hospital, Lafayette. She was born and raised in Camden and graduated from Camden High School. Arrangements are pending at Springer-Voorhis-Draper Funeral Home, Monticello.
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Gerald E. Christiansen
      Gerald Edward Christiansen Sr., 71, of Monticello, formerly of Flora, died at 5 a.m. Jan. 3, 2007, at his residence. Born Aug. 19, 1936, in Manistee, Mich., he was the son of Carl Louis and Wilma Marie Ferrier Christiansen. He was married on May 3, 1966, in Delphi, to Frances Adele Bernauer, who...
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Other Death Notices
      John W. Smith, 81, of Lafayette, formerly of Wolcott, died Jan. 1, 2008. He was born July 3, 1926, in Wolcott. He married Marilyn Kelly in 1950, in Delphi, and she preceded him in death in 1995. Mr. Smith worked with the Tippecanoe County Highway and Health departments. Survivors include his daug...
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