ROBERTA L. THOMASINO, age 86, of Valparaiso, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2022.  She was born on November 14, 1936 to the late Fred and Helen Crawford.  Roberta was a devoted member of First Baptist of Hobart for many years.  She had a talent for writing poetry, which is cherished by family and friends.  Roberta will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, great-great grandmother, sister, aunt and friend.

She is survived by her 4 daughters, Teri (Rev. Larry) Pender of KY, Robin (Jack) Furgye of Walkerton, Gayle (Nick) Giorgi and Tina (Joseph) Dravet of Hobart; 13 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; 1 great-great grandchild; brother, Fred (Ruth) Crawford; 2 sisters, Linda Achor and Sue Boldin; sister-in-law, Linda Crawford; other loving family and friends.

Roberta was preceded in death by her husband of over 50 years, Guy; granddaughter, Andrea Pender; brother, Harold; sister, Jane Soderquist; grandson-in-law, Ronald Carpenter.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to VNA Hospice.

There will be visitation Saturday, November 26, 2022 from 11:00 a.m. until the time of funeral service at 1:30 p.m. at Rees Funeral Home, Hobart Chapel, 600 W. Old Ridge Rd., Hobart. Burial will follow at Evergreen Memorial Park. Please visit www.reesfuneralhomes.com to share online condolences.