Journal and Courier from Lafayette, Indiana (2024)

February 23, 2021

Publication:

Journal and Courieri

Location:

Lafayette, Indiana

Issue Date:

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Page:

7

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Obituaries i JCONLINECOM I TUESDAY EBRUARY 23 2021 7A Just when the caterpillar it became a butterfly 'Vi Thou who live in the hearts afothers Never die Ssk saitEwimdaaian thought the I world was over 44 Randall Brenner WILLIAMSPORT IN Randall Bren ner age 72 of Williamsport IN passed away at 5:20 am on Sunday ebruary 21202 1 at St Mary Healthcare Center in Lafayette IN a Randy was born on March 1 1 1948 in William sport IN He was the son of Hugh Morton and Rosemary Brenner Randy was a lifelong Warren County resident He was a 1966 graduate of Seeger High School Randy later attended weld ing school in Nashville TN to become a certified welder He married Peggy (Milton) Hutchison on November 26 1987 at the Hickman Heights Christian Church and she survives After welding school Randy joined and proudly served the USMC reserve out of Danville Illinois for six years attaining rank of Sgt During this time Randy drove a fuel truck for arm Bureau Co op then went to Harrison Steel Castings Co in Attica IN until he could begin to farm and farmed until 1986 While farming he was elected to 4 terms as Warren County Commissioner After farming Randy worked for McGee Oil then Senesacs He then started work at airfield Manufacturing Company in Lafayette IN as a set up lead man and machinist until his retirement in 2014 Randy was a member of the Williamsport Christian Church He enjoyed golfing taking family vacations and going out to eat with his family Surviving with his wife Peggy are Catherine Streifel LAAYETTE Catherine Streifel 60 of La fayette Indiana formerly of Minnewaukan ND passed away Tuesday ebruary 1 6 202 1 She is the daughter of Paul and Irene Streifel ofMinnewauken Catherine graduated from Minnewauken High School in 1 978 She attended the University of North Dakota in Grand orks North Dakota and Majored in Social Work and a MA in Sociology She attended Penn State University in State College Pennsylvania and received a PhD in Sociology She served on the faculty at Purdue University as a Professor of Sociology She received a degree in counseling and a MA and PhD in Psychology She was employed at Valley Oaks Health in Lafayette as a Psychologist She is preceded in death by her mother Irene She is survived by her father Paul who resides in Minnewauken brothers Steven of Grand orks David (Ellen Broden) of Rochester MN Roger of Bismark sister Debra (Streifel) Harper of Minnewauken nephew Dan Streifel of Rochester MN nieces Erica (Matt) Grustafan and Nikki (Hunter) Heringer of Minneapolis Saint Paul area 5 1 1 A Ji jtfe A Tx jZ aawO'tY cr A Name Age Town State Death Date Arrangements Randall 72 Williamsport 21 eb Grady uneral Home Phyllis Attica 19 eb Genda uneral Home Mulberry Chapel Buck Dennis 65 Lafayette 21 eb Asher uneral Chapel Lafeyette Terry 91 Lafayette 20 eb Hippensteel uneral Service and Crematory Eskildsen Vivian 82 Logansport 20 eb Asher uneral Chapel Logansport Havens Herbert 92 Logansport 17 eb Asher uneral Chapel Logansport Paul 68 Battle Ground 21 eb Clapper uneral Services Kennedy Jr Everett 59 Lafayette 17 eb' Asher uneral Chapel Lafayette James Joe 78 Williamsport 19 eb Grady uneral Home Mason Larry 85 Logansport 19 eb Asher uneral Chapel Logansport Patricia Anne 85 owler 19 eb Simplicity uneral Care Pozek Martha Lafayette 19 eb Asher uneral Chapel Lafayette Ronald 90 Brookston 20 eb Hippensteel uneral Home Catherine 60 Lafayette 16 eb Duane Robert 64 Buck Creek 17 eb Asher uneral Chapel Lafayette Krisstoffer 53 Lafayette 17 eb Hippensteel uneral Home Additional information in display obituaries Obituaries appear in print and online atMwwlegacycomobituanesJCQnlins 5 Children Scott Brenner (Shiho) of San Diego CA Jennifer Cork (Chris) of Zionsville IN El izabeth Reece of Williamsport IN Russ Brenner (Joanna) of Williamsport IN and Melissa Lopez (Jose) of Covington IN Twin sister Cannie Sue Inman (William of Williamsport IN Brothers twins Warren Brenner (Marianne) of Lafayette IN and William Brenner (Dee) of Shelbyville IN 12 grandchildren Midori Brenner Maya Brenner Olivia Rueth Anthony Wilks Devon Reece Jeff Reece Kailey Brenner Konner Brenner Leland Pickett Julian Pickett Taran Pickett and Adrian Lopez Randy was preceded in death by his parents father in law and mother in law Kenneth Dorcas Milton brother in law Samuel Milton son Lucas A Hutchison still born twin sons Matthew and Mark Brenner and still bom granddaughter Isabel aith Cork Visitation will be Wednesday ebruary 24 2021 at the Williamsport Chris tian Church from 1 1:00 am until service time at 1 :00 pm with Ministers Gary Milton and Jesse Stoner officiating Memorial contributions maybe made to the Williamsport Christian Church Childrens Ministry The family would like everyone attending to please wear a mask Burial will be held at a later date in Highland Cemetery Online condolences may be made at wwwgradyfuneralhomecom Cathy is most remembered as being a happy loving compassionate empathetic person who always put others ahead of herself She was always traveling back to North Dakota and also tourist areas in the United States and other countries One of her hobbies was to take as many pictures as possible while on vacation and post them on acebook etc Cathy was integral to the community: She was deeply involved with the SUR club and served on the board of directors She was instrumental in establishing a Recovery Cafe here in Lafayette and played an active role in its day to day operations She supported the Drug Coalition annual Recovery Rally and countless other community activities and events She made herself personally available to anyone in need particularly i the recovery community Anywhere anytime she was there Her life was truly spent supporting others She spent alot of time with several close knit friends attending concerts plays theatres and restaurants She was famously named Cat as she loved cats tremendously and her cats were like her children She left behind Rusty Destiny Archie and Reggie will find new forever homes amongst her many friends A celebration of life will be held locally at a later date Patricia Anne Messman OWLER PatriciaAnne Messman 85 of owler passcd away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on riday ebruary 19202 1 at 9:05 pm atk her residence Patricia was bom on January 20 1936 a in Lafayette to the late Kenneth and Juanita (Kellar)f Richardson She married Kenneth Messman on January 1 1979 in owler IN and he preceded her in death on November 23 2007 Patricia worked for Ameritech for 25 years before retiring in 1994 sfe She was a member of the irst Christian Church in owler Patricia was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary 52 and previously served as the presidentfor 2 years She was a former Crisis Center volunteer loved L'J quilting playing Bingo and spending time with her family Surviving are six children Don (Marion) of Maine Tina (Garn) Betts of Midvale UT Sandra Ekola of Midvale UT Richard Ekola of Lafayette Mia Ekola of owler and Merry (Hank) Carden of Edisto IslandJ SC two daughter in Margo Elliott of West Lafayette and Mary Ekbla of owler surviving are two brothers Tom Richardson of Springfield MO and Kenny Lewis Richardson of Las Vegas NV 24 grandchildren 42 great grandchildren and 5 great great grandchildren She is preceded in death by one son Terry Elliott one daughter Sheri 2 Ekola one brother Donald Richardson two sisters Margaret and Connie Ekola two grandchildren Sheri Ekola and BJ Ekota and one great grandchild Erin Tibbett Memorial Services will be held on Wednesday ebruary 24 202 1 at 2:00 pm with" visitation one hour prior at Simplicity uneral Care with Rev Kirk Zimmerman officiating There will also be a Celebration Life held at a later date In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the ASPCA or St Jude Hospital Current Covid 19 precautions will be observed along wi th social distancing and current government attendance guidelines Masks are required' The memorial service will also be live web cast and the link can be located on our website under obituary Share memories and condolences at wwwsimplicity funcralcarecom 4' me' Krisstoffer VanDame LAAYETTE Krisstoffer VanDame Krisstoffer VanDame 53 of Lafayette passed away unexpectedly Wednesday ebruary 1 7 202 1 at ranciscan Hospital He was bom December 14 1967 to Gerald and Cathee (Hare) DesEnfants in Michigan and later was a adopted by Thomas VanDame Kriss was a BMW Technician for Deouw Chevrolet for 27 years Kriss was an active member of his community and impacted all the lives he came in touch withHe was a member of the raternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary 2548 VW Auxiliary 9383 Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge 1529 He was an excellent mechanic who enjoyed playing softball throwing darts and riding his Harley Davidson He was an avid fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New York Yankees and loved his Kriss loved animals especially his Great Danes SnSOh thd Kriss is survived by his former wife of 23 years Jennifer VanDame 'of La fayette siblings: Shane VanDame of Pomeroy OH Travis VanDame of Austin TX Nikki Cattell Schmitz (husband Greg) of lorida Jason (wife Shyanna) VanDame of Kokomo Jennifer VanDame of Indianapolis and adopted sister CesShandra Davis of Hastings NB His two step children: Katie Bennett (husband Steve Greene) of Lafayette and Nick (wife Allison) Bennett of Lorton VA 4 grandchildren: McKenzie Greene Avery Greene Carson Bennett and Nora Bennett 333 He is preceded in death by his birth father: Gerald DesEnfants mother: a Cathee Davis adopted father: Thomas Edward VanDame and grandparents Visitation will be Wednesday ebruary 24 2021 from 5pm 8pm at Hip pensteel uneral Home Private family service will be held Thursday eb ruary 25 2021 at 2pfn at Hippensteel uneral Home Current Covid 19 precautions will be observed along with social distancing and current gov ernment attendance guidelines' Masks are requiredriends and those out of town are invited to watch alive webcast of the funeral service that will be available on dur website under obituary In lieu of flowers me morial contributions may be directed to American Heart Association Share memories and condolences online at wwwhippensteelfuneralservicecom Simplicity uneral Care V'hm Rantathtrutf VUNRAL strvtCE ano cREMATOer 1 i' 'J Tf tbj4Au A.

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