Elizabeth P. Redar (nee Phillips), age 86 of Lake Station passed away Friday, January 21, 2011. She was born on July 7, 1924 in Gary, Indiana. She worked as a correspondent for the Post Tribune and the Times and as an Editor for the Herald Newspaper. She was a longtime member of St Francis Xavier Church. Elizabeth served as the first female President of the Lake Station School Board.

She is survived by 5 children, Martha (Bob) McGuckin of Valparaiso, IN; Robert (Eleanor) Redar of Fort Myers, FL; David (Jill) Redar of Tucson, AZ; Paul Redar of Lake Station, IN; John (Claire) Redar of Murfreesboro, AK; 1 brother, Sam Phillips of San Francisco, CA; 1 sister, Janette Baughman of Albuquerque, NM; 14 grandchildren, Catherine, Robert, Mike, Robert, Jaclyn, Yomara, Michelle, Joseph, Beth, Katie, Paul II, Chris, Tiffany, and Zoe, and 14 great-grandchildren and numerous beloved nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Naomi Phillips, her husband, Francis Redar, infant son, Joseph Anthony Redar, 2 brothers, Bob and Mike Phillips, and 1 sister, Sally Hunt.

Memorial donations are appreciated to Lake Station Dollars for Scholars or Aseracare Hospice, 332 W. Us Hwy 30 Suite E, Valparaiso, IN 46385.

Funeral services are Monday, January 24, 2011 at 7 p.m. at Rees Funeral Home, Brady Chapel, 3781 Central Ave., Lake Station with Rev. Eduardo Malagon officiating. Cremation will follow. Vistation is Monday just prior to the service from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Rees Funeral Home Brady Chapel. Call (219) 962-1606 or online at www.Reesfuneralhomes.com.