William George Colville Jr.
Jan 2, 2020
William G. Colville Jr., age 83, of Portage, passed away Thursday, January 2, 2020. He was born on July 31, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois to the late William G. and Mary (nee Sum) Colville Sr.. On August 18, 1956 William married the love of his life Barbara Eisenhauer in Schererville, Indiana. He retired from U.S. Steel where he worked...
Carlos Abila
Jan 2, 2020
Carlos "Charlie" Abila,
Age 89, of Hobart passed away Thursday, January 2, 2020 at St Mary's Medical Center in Hobart. Charlie was born on September 17, 1930 in LaSalle, Illinois to the late Francisco and Ramona (nee Montano) Abila. Charlie married Consuelo "Connie" on May 23, 1952. He retired from US Steel in Gary, Indiana and was...
Lauren Marie Romeo
Jan 1, 2020
Lauren Marie Romeo, age 17, of Hobart, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2020 due to a sudden, very aggressive illness . She was born on April 27, 2002 in Hobart, Indiana to Sam and Diane Romeo. She was a senior attending Hobart High School where she was an academic scholar and athlete. She was an active member of the...
Melody A. Lowe
Dec 31, 2019
Melody A. (nee Parker) Lowe, age 67, of Portage, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at her home, surrounded by family. She was born in Gary, Indiana on June 17, 1952 to the late Tom and Gertrude (nee Jackson) Parker. She retired from the Wise Way Supermarket where she worked in Management. She will be remembered as a loving...
Richard J. Lind
Dec 31, 2019
RICHARD J. "RICK" LIND, age 64, of Valparaiso, passed away suddenly on December 31, 2019. He was born in Gary on May 8, 1955. Rick was a graduate of Hobart High School, Class of 1973. He had worked for over 30 years at McDonald's and most recently was working with Laborers Local 41. Rick enjoyed being outdoors tending to...
Andrew Luttinen
Dec 30, 2019
Andrew David Luttinen, age 50, of Hobart, passed away unexpectedly Monday, December 30, 2019. He was born on September 11, 1969 in Gary, Indiana to the late Neil and Bonnie Luttinen. Andy was a lifelong resident of Northwest Indiana. He graduated from Merrillville Senior High School class of 1988 and attended Indiana University Northwest where he received his Bachelor's degree...
Yvetta Rose Strobel
Dec 28, 2019
Yvetta Rose Strobel, 95, of Haleyville, Alabama entered into rest on Saturday December28, 2019.
Mrs. Strobel was born April 2, 1924 in Chester, Illinois. She enjoyed bingo and going to auctions.
Visitation will be held on Saturday January 4, 2020 from 9:30 am to 11:30 am at Rees Funeral Home 600 W. Old Ridge Road,...
Kristen J. Rojo-Vandiver
Dec 28, 2019
Kristen Rojo-Vandiver, age 37, of Lake Station, passed away Saturday, December 28, 2019. She was born in Munster, Indiana on May 9, 1982. Kristen loved watching sports, especially the Chicago Bears. She enjoyed watching the news and was involved in politics. She adored her family and will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, and daughter.
Herbert A. Todd
Dec 26, 2019
HERBERT A. "HERB" TODD, age 72, of Hobart, passed away Thursday, December 26, 2019. He was born on February 17, 1947 to the late Robert and June Todd. Herb worked at Menard's for many years as an inventory controller. His true passion was being a jeweler at Everts Jewelry, which he owned and operated with his wife, Karen, for...
David J. Van Horn
Dec 26, 2019
David J. Van Horn, age 77 passed away Thursday, December 26, 2019. David was a resident of Crown Point and was a formerly a longtime Hobart resident. He was born on August 26, 1942 in Hammond, Indiana to the late Ralph and Bonnie Van Horn. David graduated from Griffith High School, Class of 1961.  He retired from Nipsco in...
Richard A. Nowicki
Dec 26, 2019
Richard A Nowicki, age 67 of Hebron, formerly of Hobart, passed away Thursday, December 26 th , 2019.
He was born on June 18 th , 1952 to the late Richard and Rose Nowicki, and was raised in Hammond, Indiana. Richard was impressively handy and enjoyed renovating his home and property.   He was a self-taught electrician, and...
Ina Majka
Dec 25, 2019
Ina Majka of Hobart passed away Wednesday December 25, 2019. Ina was born March 28, 1934 in Caruthersville, Missouri to the late Johnny Lee and Emma J. (Eckridge) Hooker. She was a homemaker, mother, grandmother and wife.
Ina is survived by her, four children; Patricia Breyfogle of Cullman, Alabama, Carl (Melody) Miller of Lake Station, Mary (George)...
Ida Knies
Dec 25, 2019
Ida L. Knies (nee Zanellato), age 92, of Hobart, died Wednesday, December 25, 2019 in Merrillville. She was born on September 20, 1927 in Gary. Ida was a member of Assumption BVM Church in New Chicago.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Cletus "Curley" Knies; her twin brother, Ivan Zanellato; her mother, Teresa Zanellato and...
Mary Lou Adams
Dec 23, 2019
Mary Lou Adams, age 80, of Gary, passed away Monday, December 23,2019. She was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on February 7, 1939 to the late Baker and Edna Murphy. She was a member of the Glen Park Fraternal Order of Eagles, Post 2413.
She is survived by her children, Glen F. (Annette Teeter) Embry, Nancy M. Revers,...
Louise Anna Weyant
Dec 22, 2019
Louise A. Weyant (nee Butler), age 82, of Portage, passed away Sunday, December 22, 2019. She was born on December 5, 1937 in New Orleans, LA to the late Charles and Lillian Butler. She loved her job, reading her Bible every day and she enjoyed listening to country music. Louise also had a love for dogs, especially poodles.
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Lorraine M. Rearick
Dec 19, 2019
Lorraine M. Rearick, age 95, of Hobart, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on December 19, 2019 at her daughter's home. She was born on June 24, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois to the late Walter H. and Ruby G. (nee Solen) Anderson.  On July 21, 1945 Lorraine married the love of her life, the late Carl J. Rearick...
Janina W. Mcgee
Dec 19, 2019
Janina W. McGee, age 67, of Gary, passed away Thursday, December 19, 2019. She was born May 30, 1952 in Slupsk, Poland.
A funeral service will take place Friday, December 27, 2019 at 12:00 pm with Rev. Thaddeus Tabak officiating at Rees Funeral Home, 600 W. Old Ridge Rd. Hobart, IN 46342. Burial will follow at Calvary...
Ronald P. Irwin
Dec 18, 2019
Ronald P. Irwin, age 60, of Gary passed away Wednesday December 18, 2019 in his home. Ronald was born to Fred and Susie (Austin) Irwin December 27, 1958 in Chicago Heights, Illinois. Ronald was a member of the United Auto Workers Union and worked at the Ford Stamping Plant in Chicago Heights. He was a proud union member. He...
Cori L. Burke
Dec 17, 2019
Cori L. Burke, age 40, of Hobart passed away Tuesday December 17, 2019 at St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart. Cori was born January 10, 1979 in East Chicago, Indiana to Arthur Lawson and Cindy Kirk. Cori was a loving daughter, mother and wife. Her family was her life.
She is survived by her loving husband, Michael...
Agnes M. Obsitnik
Dec 16, 2019
Agnes M. Obsitnik
Agnes was born in Slovakia January 28, 1931 to parents, Juraj and Mary Skyba. She immigrated to the US at the age of 6 years and was raised by her loving aunt and uncle, Michael and Mary Skiba. Agnes graduated from Portage High School and the Gary Business College. She worked both for US...
