Maggie Lewis-Waddell
May 29, 2020
Maggie M. Lewis -Waddell
Age 92, of Portage passed away Friday, May 29, 2020 at Porter Regional. She was born on November 23, 1927 in Prestonsburg, Kentucky to the late Marion and Roxy Lafferty. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Lake Station and retired from Anco Wiper Blades where she worked as a line...
Hector Ramirez
May 27, 2020
Hector Ramirez, age 73, of Hobart, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2020. He was born on August 14, 1946 in Donna, Texas to the late Andres and Guillermina Ramirez. He proudly served his country as a member of the United States Army during the Vietnam War. On April 19, 1971, he married Jennie Aleman. Hector was employed as a...
Billie L. Arndell
May 27, 2020
Billie L. Arndell
Age 85 passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at her home in Hobart. She was born on January 1, 1935 in Beach Creek, Kentucky to the late Lee and Eva (nee Beliles) Addison. She was a cafeteria worker at Sears in Merrillville, Indiana for 10 yrs. Â She was a member of Church of the...
Brenda D. Cozad
May 27, 2020
Brenda D. Cozad, age 64, of Hammond, passed away May 27, 2020. She was born on March 7, 1956 in Gary, Indiana to the late Robert and Clara Cozad.
She is survived by her son, Steven (Cristina) Cozad; daughter, Rebecca Burden; 11 grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren; brother, Richard (Dawn) Cozad; sisters, Cindy Lewis and Cathy (Poncho) Warren....
Bill Bowen
May 23, 2020
Francis "Bill" W. Bowen, age 78, of Lake Station, passed away Saturday, May 23, 2020 at St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart. He was born in Pardee, Virginia on April 25, 1942 to the late Samuel and Lila (nee Williams) Bowen. He retired from US Steel after 42 years of service. Bill enjoyed working on cars, fishing, camping, and...
Lenard Swain Lacoss
May 23, 2020
Lenard Swain "Sonny" LaCoss
Age 78 of Hobart went to be with his Lord and Savior on May 23, 2020. He was born in Walnut Ridge Arkansas on June 14, 1941 to the late Clarence Lenard and Kathleen M. (nee Jones) LaCoss. He married the love of his life, Georgia Moore on June 18, 1963. Lenard grew...
Aleen Delia Barnes
May 23, 2020
Aleen D Barnes (nee Doolittle)
Age 102, of Lake Station, formerly of Hobart, passed away May 23, 2020 at Miller's Merry Manor in Portage. She was born on January 13, 1918 in Hobart, Indiana to the late Robert and Elsie Doolittle. Aleen was a devoted housewife and a member of D.A.R Daughters of American Revolution, Royal Neighbors...
Chuck J. Rubino
May 23, 2020
Charles "Chuck" Joseph Rubino, age 55, of Chesterton, passed away Saturday, May 23, 2020. He was born in Gary, Indiana on October 7, 1964 to the late Albert and Jean (nee Walters) Rubino. Chuck worked for the City of Portage as a laborer. He was an avid Notre Dame fan.
Chuck is survived by his daughter, Christen...
Judith "Judy" Hynes
May 22, 2020
Judith J. Hynes, age 79, a resident of Winfield/ Crown Point, Indiana passed away Friday May 22, 2020 at St Mary Medical Center in Hobart, Indiana. Judy was born May 6, 1941in Hammond, Indiana to the late Joseph and Frances (Kraska) Pykosz. She retired from NIPSCO with thirty-eight years of service in the complaint department where she served as...
Terry W. Gamble
May 19, 2020
Terry "Dingo" W. Gamble, age 63, of Hobart, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at Porter Regional Hospital in Valparaiso. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on January 11, 1957 to the late Raymond and Mable (nee Jones) Gamble. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of New Chicago. Terry enjoyed mowing the grass at church, cooking,...
Shirley A. Baker
May 18, 2020
Shirley A. Baker, age 89, of Hobart passed away Monday May 18, 2020 at the VNA Hospice Center in Valparaiso. Shirley was born September 30, 1930 in Crafton, Pennsylvania to the late Jacob and Alice (Sasse) Staiger. She was a homemaker, loving wife, mother and "Nana". She will be dearly missed by her friends and family. Shirley enjoyed puzzles...
Edward D. Howard
May 16, 2020
Edward D. Howard, age 78, of Valparaiso, passed away at home on Saturday, May 16, 2020. He was born on April 8, 1942 in Rensselaer, Indiana to the late Edward Howard and Minnie Nuss. He proudly served his country as a member of the United States Army. On February 28, 1968, he married Erma (nee Brunker) Howard. Ed retired...
David L. Pepoff
May 14, 2020
David L. Pepoff, age 54, of Portage, passed away Thursday, Thursday, May 14, 2020. He was born on August 5, 1965 in Gary, Indiana to the late Robert and Mary Ann Pepoff. David was a avid Marathon runner who ran several marathons and races all over the United States. He was a fitness guru who enjoyed training for his...
Victor Gonzalez Sr.
May 13, 2020
Victor Gonzalez Sr., age 61 a longtime Valparaiso resident passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2020. He was born on February 22, 1959 to the late Robustiano and Margarita Gonzalez. Victor retired from U.S. Steel after 41 years of service. He was a devout Christian and a longtime member of South Haven Christian Church. He was very devoted to his...
David Buster Allen Kinsler
May 13, 2020
David Buster Allen Kinsler, age 59, of Valparaiso passed away Wednesday May 13, 2020 at Porter Regional Hospital. David was born August 24, 1960 in Gary, Indiana to the late Buster and Mary Sue (Todd) Kinsler. He worked several years for Opportunity Enterprises in Valparaiso. He loved all things related to Batman.
He is survived by three...
Lois Ann Dandrea
May 13, 2020
Lois Ann Dandrea, age 88, of Portage (formerly of Hobart), passed away May 13, 2020 at Miller's Merry Manor in Portage. She was born in Wheeling, West Virginia on May 12, 1932 to the late Lonnie and Lydia (nee Glendenning) Stewart. She was a member of Resurrection Lutheran Church in Crown Point. Lois received her RN from Ohio Valley General...
Rich E. Cawley
May 12, 2020
Richard "Kunkle" "Grumpy Old Man" E. Cawley, age 55, of Hobart passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart. He was born in Gary, Indiana on July 14, 1964 to the late William and Mary (nee Shaw) Cawley, Sr. Richard enjoyed fishing, cars, and was a jack of all trades.
Richard is...
Shirley E. Hancock
May 11, 2020
Shirley E. Hancock, age 72, of Crown Point, formerly of Portage, passed away at home on Monday, May 11, 2020. She was born in Gary, Indiana on March 31, 1948 to the late John and Charlotte (nee McHargue) Davis.
Shirley is survived by her loving husband of 51 years, Ronald Hancock, Sr.; sons, Ronald (Nikia) Hancock, Jr.,...
Adam Rogozinski
May 11, 2020
Adam Rogozinski, age 99, of Hobart, passed away Monday, May 11, 2020. He was born on December 18, 1920 in Posen, Illinois to the late Stanislaw and Maryjanna Rogozinski. Shortly after he was born, his family moved back to Poland where he was raised. In June of 1948 at the age of 27, he returned to the United States,...
Mildred "Millie" Modrowski
May 10, 2020
Mildred "Millie" Modrowski, age 98, of Portage passed away Sunday May 10, 2020 in the Miller's Merry Manor Nursing Center in Portage. She was born May 31, 1921 in Gary, Indiana to the late Vid and Milka (Hlapchik) Repya. Millie was a homemaker that held various short-term jobs throughout her lifetime. She was a 1939 graduate of Gary Emerson...
