obituaries

Oct 19, 2020

Francis C. Monroe, age 97, of Hobart passed away Monday October 19, 2020.  He was born May 10, 1923 in Milwaukee, WI to the late John and Caroline (Strupp) Monroe.  Francis retired from Inland Steel in 1985 where he worked as a mechanic.  He also worked for 23 years for Bear Brand Hosiery.  He was a WWII US Army...

Oct 19, 2020

Dorothy H. Anderson (nee Cox), age 91, of Hobart, passed away October 19, 2020. She was born on January 7, 1929 in Gary, Indiana to the late Everett and Blanche Cox. Dorothy was a 1946 graduate of Tolleston High Scholl. She retired from the City of Hobart where she thoroughly enjoyed working as a clerk for 26 years. At...

Oct 18, 2020

Jacqueline L. (nee Burton) Bernhardt, age 73, of Lake Station passed away Sunday, October 18, 2020 at St Mary Medical Center in Hobart.  Jacqueline was born November 13, 1946 in Hammond, Indiana to the late Jesse and Esther (nee Pressley) Burton.  She will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, and friend.

Jacqueline is survived by her...

Oct 17, 2020

Joseph Snarskis, age 77, of Valparaiso, passed away Saturday, October 17, 2020 at home. He was born on May 9, 1943 in Vilnius, Lithuania to the late Leonas and Magdalena Snarskis. Joe was a hard worker, loving husband and all-around good man. He retired from On-Core Foods where he worked as a truck driver. On October 16, 2003, he...

Oct 15, 2020

Menelaos "Mel" Kopanakis, age 95, of Lake Station passed away Thursday, October 15, 2020. Mel was born January 31, 1925 in St. Ioannis, Crete, Greece to the late George and Katerina (nee Asprathakis) Kopanakis. Mel's life experiences included significant accomplishments beginning at an early age where he was an intelligence runner in Crete, Greece during WWII at 15 years...

Oct 15, 2020

Frank J. Manjarrez, age 88, of Valparaiso, passed away Thursday, October 15, 2020. He was born on March 4, 1932 in Gary, Indiana to the late Jesus and Marie Manjarrez. Frank retired in 1998 from Mickey's Linen where he worked as a route representative. A lifelong Northwest Indiana resident, he enjoyed sports, horse racing, old movies, politics and collecting...

Oct 14, 2020

Adrienne Goril

Age 67 passed away Wednesday, October 14,2020 at St. Mary's Medical Center in Hobart. She was born on October 13, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois to the late Julius and Mary (nee Zabzder) Szuflita. She retired from Munster Community Hospital where she worked as a registered nurse for over 40 yrs. and was a member of...

Oct 14, 2020

Christopher French, born February 28, 1968 in Gary, Indiana, passed away peacefully on October 14, 2020. Chris was a 1986 graduate of River Forest High School. He was formerly an HVAC installer with Builders Supply in Crestwood, Illinois and was a proud member of the Sheet Metal Workers' Local Union No. 73.  When Chris was healthy, he enjoyed playing...

Oct 14, 2020

Pearl E. Garrison, age 76, of Hobart, passed away at home on Wednesday, October 14, 2020.  She was born in Gary, Indiana on May 20, 1944 to the late John and Margaret (nee Stephens) Garrison.  She worked at Coil Tran as a janitor for 44 years.

Pearl is survived by her sisters in law, Darlene Garrison, Judy...

Oct 14, 2020

Euliss Eugene "Gene" Royal, age 85 a longtime Portage resident passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at his home.  He was born on August 12, 1935 in Clanton, Alabama to the late Glen and Aline Royal.  Gene graduated from B.B. Comer Memorial High School, Class of 1954.  He served his country for 3 years in the U.S. Army spending...

Oct 14, 2020

Daniel William Lenover, age 50 a longtime Lake Station/Portage resident passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2020.  He was born on September 22, 1970 in Auburn, California.  Daniel worked as a Truck Driver for UPS Freight and was a member of Local Union 705.  He also served as a Union Steward for Local 705 for 13 years.  He was part...

Oct 13, 2020

Lunnie Erving Jr., age 67, of Crown Point, passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at home. He was born on March 9, 1953 in East Chicago, Indiana to the late Lunnie Sr. and Annie (Ellis) Erving. Lunnie was a member of Christ Presbyterian Church and retired from Inland Steel in East Chicago. He will be remembered as a loving...

Oct 13, 2020

Patricia "Patti" Arlene Thurman, age 67, of South Bend, passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2020.  She was born in Gary, Indiana on January 16, 1953 to the late Albert and Frances (nee Lynch) Thurman.  Patti was enrolled at IU South Bend taking classes to earn her master's degree.  She enjoyed the outdoors, traveling, animals, and children.  She will be...

Oct 12, 2020

Robert "Bob" Earl Roney, age 74, of Portage passed away at his home on Monday October 12, 2020.  Robert was born December 31, 1945 in Camden, Tennessee to the late Austin and Jewel (Lineberry) Roney.  Bob was a steelworker that retired from Inland Steel. He loved spending time with his grandkids. Followed closely by spending time with the rest...

Oct 9, 2020

Delores M. Kulp (nee Cline), age 86, of Lake Station passed away Friday, October 9, 2020. She was born on July 7, 1934 in Dow, Illinois to the late Chester and Mary Cline. Delores was a homemaker and dedicated her life to taking care of her family. She adored being with them during the holidays and never missed a...

Oct 8, 2020

Robert Paul Greenburg, age 88, of Hobart passed away Thursday October 8, 2020 at the Indiana Veterans Home in West Lafayette, Indiana.  Robert was born December 21, 1931 in Gary, Indiana to the late Robert and Agnes (Robinson) Greenburg.  He retired as Superintendent of the Munster Post Office retiring in 1989.  Robert was a veteran of the US Air...

Oct 8, 2020

Tamara M. Briggs (nee Osten), age 41 of Slidell, Louisiana, and formerly of Portage, Indiana passed away Thursday, October 8, 2020. She was born on December 9, 1978  to Curtis and Tommy Osten. Tamara was a loving mother and dedicated her life to taking care of her family. She was an avid fan of horror films.

Tamara...

Oct 5, 2020

Rene A (nee Huddleston) Maza, age 63, of Lake Station passed away Monday, October 5, 2020 in St. Mary Medical Center.  Rene was born July 9, 1957 in Gary, Indiana to the late Don and Helen (nee Muraco) Huddleston. She enjoyed spending time with her family, and friends. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister,...

Oct 3, 2020

Joyus Bednash Windsor, 81, of Portage, IN passed away on October 3, 2020, surrounded by her loving family. She was anxiously awaiting her entrance into the presence of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Joyus was born in Gary, IN, October 29, 1938 to Anna (Walters) & Joe Bednash. She was preceded in death by her husband,...

Sep 28, 2020

Anthony "Tony" B. Hammond, age 27, of Merrillville, passed away Monday, September 28, 2020.  He was born in Munster, Indiana on September 15, 1993.  Tony appreciated plants and flowers and liked to install stereos and work with electric.  He enjoyed life and will be remembered for saying "you only have one life to live."

Tony is survived...